The 2025 International Dentist of the Year Award goes to Dr. Gurien Demiraqi, PHD in oral implantology in the Faculty of Dentistry, Tirana University

Dr. Gurien Demiraqi

DDS, MS, PhD

Graduated in dentistry in the Faculty of Dentistry, Tirana University in 2003. From 2003-2006 specialized in Oral surgery and Implantology with DDS, BwKh Berlin (University hospital of Charite) and OMF Surgery, BwKh Amberg (University hospital of Friedrich-Alexander- Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg) Germany, BwzKh Koblenz (University hospital of Johannes Gutenberg University— Mainz) Germany. From 2007, pedagogue and lecturer in oral surgery; OMF surgery; oral anesthetics and implantology in the Dentistry Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences of the Albanian University. From 2009-2015 chef of OMF surgery cathedra in the Dentistry Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences of the Albanian University.
From 2010 Master and later PHD in oral implantology in the Faculty of Dentistry, Tirana University. Speaker in and outside Albania in important events. Author and coauthor of several articles in Albanian and international magazines concerning oral and maxillofacial surgery and implantology. Organizer of courses in grafting, implantology at different levels, accelerated orthodontics and endodontics. Maintains the private practice at the clinic “DemiraqiDental” in Tirana Albania.

Inventor of the “Sticky Tooth” grafting material, Co-inventor of the Baruti-Demiraqi approach, a PAOO enhancement technique with hard and soft tissue grafting protocol. Member of European Association for Osteointegration (EAO), World Dental Federation (FDI), South Europe, North Africa Middle East Society of Implantology and Modern Dentistry (SENAME), Balkan Stomatological Society (BASS) etc. Major areas of interest include oral and maxillofacial surgery, implantology, accelerated orthodontics, guided regeneration, endodontic surgery, growth factors, emergency profiles in implantology and so on.