On July 10-11, 2026, the beautiful coastal city of Batumi will host the XXII International Congress of the Georgian Dental Association (GSA). The central theme and primary focus of this year’s landmark event is “Special Care Dentistry” – a field that plays a vital role in the advancement of modern, inclusive healthcare and clinical medicine.
The congress will bring together local and international delegates. Over the course of a comprehensive two-day scientific program, world-class experts from the USA, Poland, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Georgia will share their latest clinical experiences, guidelines, and research.
Preliminary Program
Day 1 – July 10
10:00 – 10:30 | Opening Ceremony of the Congress
10:30 – 11:30 | Infant Mandibular Distraction for Airway Management in Syndromic Micrognathies, Alton Varol – Head of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bahçeşehir University (Istanbul and Batumi campuses), Turkey – Georgia
11:30 – 12:30 Planning and Management of Dental Interventions in Patients with Hematological Pathologies – Sophio Samkharadze – Doctor of Medicine, Professor, Vice-President of the Georgian Dental Association, Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry at European University, Georgia
12:30 – 13:30 | Break
13:30 – 14:30 | Impact of Systemic Conditions on Dental Treatment Planning and Clinical Management: Case-Based Analysis – Marika Zurmukhtashvili, Doctor of Medicine, Professor, Co-head of Dentistry Program at European University, Georgia
14:30 – 15:30 | Pre-ongoing-post oral care for patients with cancer, Elżbieta Paszyńska – Professor of Medical and Health Sciences, Poznan University, Poland
15:30 – 16:30 | Registered Assistive Personal Hygiene Devices for Persons with Disabilities in Georgia, Tamta Chikobava – Academic Member of BAU International University, Invited Lecturer at Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Georgia
Day 2 – July 11
11:00 – 12:30 | An advanced perspective on lithium disilicate restorations in the age of zirconia – Kenneth A. Malament, D.D.S., M.Sc.D., USA
12:30 – 13:30 | Use of Erbium Laser in the Treatment of Periodontal Diseases, Peri-implantitis and Endodontic Procedures, Georgi Tomov – Professor, Medical University of Plovdiv, Executive Board Member of the International Society for Laser Dentistry (ISLD), Bulgaria
13:30 – 14:30 | Break
14:30 – 15:30 | Occlusion in Modern-Day Ceramic Materials and Workflows – Mariam Margvelashvili-Malament, DMD, MSc, PhD, FACP, USA – Georgia
15:30 – 16:30 | BIO-NECK concept ” A new way of driving Implantology” – Dr R.Fromental, Lyon, France
16:30 – 17:30 | Laser Dentistry – Luxury or Necessity, Olga Nikolaevna Risovannaya – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, International
17:30 – 17:00 | Closing Ceremony and Congress Summary