Education

  • PhD, University of Florence and Siena, Italy, 2013
  • MSc, University of Florence and Siena, Italy, 2009
  • DMD, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2007

Biography

Dr. Margvelashvili-Malament is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Prosthodontics at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (TUSDM). She is the Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and Fellow of American College of Prosthodontics.

Dr. Margvelashvili-Malament received her DMD from the Tbilisi State University in Georgia in 2007, also Master of Science and PhD Degrees in Dental Materials from the University of Siena, Italy in 2009 and 2013 respectively. She was a post-Doctoral researcher at TUSDM conducting research on Stem Cells during 2009-2011.

Dr. Margvelashvili-Malament is a co-author of national residency program in Prosthodontics in Georgia. She was also the Founding Chair and Full Professor of the International Dental Program at the University of Georgia during 2013-2014. She worked in private practice during 2012-2014 focusing on prosthodontics and implant dentistry.

She returned to the USA after she became a recipient of ITI International Team for Implantology Scholarship to pursue implant training at the Department of Prosthodontics at TUSDM. She then completed Advanced Graduate training in Prosthodontics at TUSDM and graduated with high honors.

Dr. Margvelashvili-Malament has lectured internationally in Continuing Education (CE) Courses, including FDI World Dental Federation CE courses. She has published numerous scientific articles as well as serves as a reviewer for international journals.

Her clinical skills include full mouth reconstructions, implant dentistry and restorations in aesthetic zones. Her research interests focus on digital technologies, implant dentistry and dental materials.