Championship in Hand Instrumentation for Students and Post-Graduate Students

Georgian Society of Periodontology and Implantology is conducting second student championship in hand instrumentation, but the first time also post-graduate students and students from Armenia and Azerbaijan will take part in the project.

The aim of the Championship is to spread the new evidence-based information regarding non-surgical periodontal treatment and effective and safe use of manual periodontal instruments among the students from different universities in Georgia. Beyond the theoretical education, the aim of the championship is to improve students’ manual skills of supra- and sub-gingival instrumentation.

Parts of championship:

Part I (April 12) – Theoretical and practical training of students

Part II (April 13) – Conducting championship between the students

First part of the championship, theoretical part, can be attended by all students of the Dental faculty. In the practical course and championship part II (Competition) can participate the students who have completed or are taking clinical periodontology training courses and post-graduate students (After online registration, you should send a photo of the electronic journal or a certificate from the university to the email info@gspi.ge stating that the student has successfully passed or is currently passing the clinical periodontology course or document from the post-graduate center confirming you are thier student).

Lecturer of theoretical part:

Tea Natsvlishvili

Head of Albius International PerioSchool
Co-Founder of Georgian Society of Periodontology and Implantology
Master of Science in Periodontology (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Trainers of Practical part:

Nana Vasadze -The president of Georgian Society of Periodontology and Implantology (2023-2024), Lecturer at New Vision University

Landa Lursmanashvili - Lecturer at European University

Nato Abuladze - Lecturer at the New Vision University

Salome Jmukhadze - Lecturer at the New Vision University

Mariam Khardziani - Lecturer at the Tbilisi State University

The championship will reveal three winners, who will be announced after participating on the theoretical (test) and practical part and accumulate maximum points.

There will be 4 winners, who will be determined after participating in the theoretical (testing) and practical parts and accumulating maximum points. Students and post-graduate students will be evaluated separately and the first and second place winners will be determined separately.

Championship awards:

I. Place - The trip to Helsinki (Finland) and attending the Dental Education Summit on July 3-4 (2025).

II. Place - Attendance at the May 3 International Conference organized by the Georgian Society of Periodontology and Implantology, where the worldwide known speaker Markus Hurzeler will speak about modern approaches to the management of peri-implant soft and hard tissues dehiscences and peri-implantitis.

Championship details:

April 12 15:00 (registration opens at 14:30)

Venue: Paragraph Hotel Freedom Square

April 13 10:00 (registration opens at 9:30)

Venue: New Vision University (Nodar Bokhua 11)

The last day to register for the championship is April 10, 2025.

All participants (both theoretical and practical) will receive a certificate.

Supporting Organizers: Saparus and LM-Instruments.

During the practical part students will use LM hand instruments.