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Executive Board

Cavid AHMEDBEYLI DDS EFP PhD

President of the Executive Board

Cavid Ahmedbeyli graduated from Yeditepe University Faculty of Dentistry (Istanbul) in 2005. He graduated from European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) accredited postgraduate programme in Periodontology and received the EFP certificate of a specialist in Periodontology and Implantology in 2011 from Yeditepe University. He received PhD in Periodontology in 2012 and completed residency in Periodontology in 2013 from the same university. He maintains his private practice limited to Periodontology and Implant Dentistry in Baku. He serves as an Associate Professor at the Department of Periodontology at Aziz Aliyev Azerbaijani State Advanced Training Institute for Doctors. His research interests are regenerative and esthetic plastic periodontal surgery, antiseptics, antibiotics, lasers and probiotic therapy in the treatment of periodontal and peri-implant diseases. He has authored several publications in peer reviewed national and international journals. He is editorial board member of Journal of Advanced Periodontology and Implant Dentistry. He is the co-founder and current president of Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology. He has been actively involved in the activities organized by the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology and European Federation of Periodontology. He was the chairman of the Organizing Committee of the EstePerio International Congress of Periodontology and Esthetic Dentistry, organized by the Azerbaijan Periodontology Society in Baku in 2013, 2016 and 2018. He was the Delegate of the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology to the European Federation of Periodontology in 2017-2018. He was 12 may Gum Health Day Azerbaijani national coordinator in 2017. He presented Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology at the EFP General Assembly, where the Society was accepted as the EFP Associate member (2017, Santiago de Compostela) and EuroPerio9 International Conference in Periodontology opening ceremony and flag parade, where the National Society 1st time attended the EuroPerio Conference as the EFP member (2018, Amsterdam). He actively participated in recognition of the Periodontology as the speciality in Azerbaijan by the Cabinet of Ministry of Azerbaijan Republic in 2019. He was Working Group Chair of EFP 2017 classification of periodontal and peri-implant diseases and conditions’’, ‘‘Treatment of Stage I-III Periodontitis-The EFP S3 Level Clinical Practice Guideline’’, EFP Perio&Caries campaign, EFP Perio&Diabetes campaign, EFP Oral Health&Pregnancy campaign, EFP Perio&Cardio campaign translation and dissemination in Azerbaijan. As the 1st Azerbaijani EFP Alumni he was the speaker at the EuroPerio9 International Conference in Periodontology Perio Talks Session with the topic of “Life experience changing national periodontology vision” (2018, Amsterdam) and had the interview “Multidisciplinary or specialist practice?” for Perio Life, EFP Alumni Magazine, 2nd Issue (2021). He presented Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology at the EFP General Assembly, where the Society was accepted as the EFP Full member (2022, Vienna) and EuroPerio10 International Conference in Periodontology opening ceremony and flag parade, where the National Society 1st time attended the EuroPerio Conference as the EFP Full member (2022, Copenhagen). Since 2023, he is the Chair of Organizing Committee and Speaker at the Periodontology Curriculum, continuing annual program on the diagnosis, non-surgical & surgical treatment of periodontal and peri-implant diseases, organized by the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology. Since 2023, he is European Federation of Periodontology Executive Committee member and Perio Master Clinic 2026 Baku Confrence Chair.​ He is the member of the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology (PERIOAZ) and European Federation of Periodontology (EFP). He speaks fluently Azerbaijani, English, Turkish, Russian languages.

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Aslan MAMMADOV DDS MSc PhD

Vice President of the Executive Board

Azerbaijani Delegate to the European Federation of Periodontology

Aslan Mammadov received his Dentistry Diploma (DDS) from  Azerbaijan Medical University in 2001. He visited the residency program at Erlangen-Nurenberg University Hospital, department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Germany in 2004. He obtained curriculum in Oral Implantology from Eppendorf University Medical Center, Hamburg in 2006. He completed postgraduate program in Periodontology at the institute of Periodontology and Implantology (IPI) in Munich, Germany from 2007-2010. He obtained Master of Science degree (MSc) in Oral Implantology from J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt in 2011-2013. Since 2013, he started his post-graduate education and research in Department of Periodontology, Vienna Medical University and got the certificate of a specialist in Periodontology from the Austrian Society of Periodontology in 2014. He received his PhD degree from the Azerbaijan Medical University in 2015. He completed the comprehensive continuing dental education program of Kois Center in Seattle, USA ​in 2016-2018. He has authored several publications in peer reviewed national and international journals. He had lectured at different national and international dental meetings. He serves as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Periodontology at Aziz Aliyev Azerbaijani State Advanced Training Institute for Doctors. He maintains his private practice limited to Periodontology and Implant Dentistry in Baku. Since 2015, he is the Executive Board member and current vice-president of Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology. He has been actively involved in the activities organized by the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology and European Federation of Periodontology. Since 2019, he is the Delegate of the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology to the European Federation of Periodontology. He was the member of the Organizing Committee of the EstePerio International Congress of Periodontology and Esthetic Dentistry, organized by the Azerbaijan Periodontology Society in Baku in 2016 and 2018. He was 12 may Gum Health Day Azerbaijani national coordinator in 2018. He was Working Group member of ‘‘EFP 2017 classification of periodontal and peri-implant diseases and conditions’’ and ‘‘Treatment of Stage I-III Periodontitis-The EFP S3 Level Clinical Practice Guideline’’ translation and dissemination in Azerbaijan. Since 2023, he is the Scientific Coordinator and Speaker at the Periodontology Curriculum, continuing annual program on the diagnosis, non-surgical & surgical treatment of periodontal and peri-implant diseases, organized by the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology. He is the member of the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology (PERIOAZ), European Federation of Periodontology (EFP), International Team for Implantology (ITI), German Society of Periodontology (DGP), Austrian Society of Periodontology (OeGP), American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) and German Association of Dental Implantology (DGZI). He speaks fluently Azerbaijani, Russian, English and German languages.

Vafa KHANMAMMADOVA DDS

General Secretary

Social Media Coordinator

Vafa Khanmammadova received her diploma in Dentistry (DDS) from Azerbaijan Medical University Faculty of Dentistry in 2017. She has completed the residency in General Dentistry at the same university in 2020. Since 2017, she maintaines her private dental practice in Baku. Since 2018, she is the member of the Executive Board of Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology. She serves as the social media coordinator (since 2018) and the General Secretary (since 2019) of Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology. She was the member of the Organizing Committee of the EstePerio International Congress of Periodontology and Esthetic Dentistry, organized by the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology in Baku in 2018. She was Working Group member of ‘‘EFP 2017 classification of periodontal and peri-implant diseases and conditions’’ and EFP Oral Health&Pregnancy campaign translation and dissemination in Azerbaijan. She was 12 may Gum Health Day Azerbaijani national coordinator in 2023. Since 2023, she is the Speaker at the Periodontology Curriculum, continuing annual program on the diagnosis, non-surgical & surgical treatment of periodontal and peri-implant diseases, organized by the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology. She is the member of the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology (PERIOAZ) and European Federation of Periodontology (EFP). She speaks fluently Azerbaijani, Russian and English languages.

Nargiz ALIYEVA DDS EFP

Member of the Executive Board

EuroPerio11 Ambassador

12 May 2024 Gum Health Day coordinator

Nargiz Aliyeva graduated with honors from Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry Faculty of Dentistry in 2008. She completed the Residency Training programme at the Faculty of Reconstructive Dental Surgery of the same university in 2011. She graduated from the European Federation of Periodontology accredited postgraduate programme in Periodontology at the University of Turin in Italy and received "Master of Science" degree and EFP Certificate of the specialist in Periodontology and Implantology in 2023. Currently, she maintains her private practice limited to Periodontology and Implant Dentistry in Baku.  Since 2023, she is the member of the Executive Board of Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology. She was 12 may Gum Health Day Azerbaijani national coordinator in 2024. She is the Ambassador of the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology at the EuroPerio11 International Conference in Periodontology (Vienna, 2025). Since 2023, she is the Speaker at the Periodontology Curriculum, continuing annual program on the diagnosis, non-surgical & surgical treatment of periodontal and peri-implant diseases, organized by the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology. She is the member of Azerbaijan Society of Periodontology (PERIOAZ), European Federation of Periodontology (EFP), Italian Society of Periodontology and Implantology (SIDP). She speaks fluently Azerbaijani, English, Italian, Turkish and Russian.

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Rustam AGAZADA DDS MSc PhD

Member of the Executive Board

Rustam Aghazada received his diploma in Dentistry (DDS) with honors from Azerbaijan Medical University Faculty of Dentistry in 2012. In 2014 he received his Master of Science (MS) diploma with honors in Periodontology and in 2018 he received his PhD degree from the Sapienza University of Rome. In 2012 at 15th Friadent World Symposium was the winner of the Best Student Poster Award with the subject of report «XIVE 3.0 small diameter implants in the edentulous jaws of the patients with osteoporosis and osteopenia». In 2016 in Osteology International congress he received The Audience Poster Award for his research. Currently, he maintains his private practice limited to Periodontology and Implant Dentistry in Baku. Since 2024, he is the member of the Executive Board of Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology. Since 2023, he is the Speaker at the Periodontology Curriculum, continuing annual program on the diagnosis, non-surgical & surgical treatment of periodontal and peri-implant diseases, organized by the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology. He is the member of Azerbaijan Society of Periodontology (PERIOAZ), European Federation of Periodontology (EFP), Italian Society of Periodontology and Implantology (SIDP) and Florence Perio Group (FPG). He speaks fluently Azerbaijani, English, Italian, Turkish and Russian.

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Hikmat BAKHISHOV DDS PhD

Member of the Executive Board

Project Coordinator

Hikmat Bakhishov received his diploma in Dentistry (DDS) with honors from Azerbaijan Medical University Faculty of Dentistry in 2008. In 2018, he studied at the Department of Periodontology of the Kopfklinik Hospital of Heidelberg University within the Erasmus program. In 2019, he defended his thesis on "Evaluation of the use of subepithelial connective palatal tissue graft and de-epithelialized free gingival graft in the treatment of multiple gingival recessions by the tunnel method" at the Department of Periodontology of Gazi University, and completed the doctoral program in Periodontology and received the PhD in Periodontology. His research on the relationship between occlusion and gingival recession, hard tissue augmentation of atrophied jaws and periodontal plastic surgery by tunnel technique have been presented at national and international scientific conferences and published in scientific journals. He is the author of up to 25 publications, 2 grant projects and 1 book chapter. Currently, he maintains his private practice limited to Periodontology and Implant Dentistry in Baku. Since 2024, he is the member of the Executive Board and project coordinator of Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology. Since 2023, he is the Speaker at the Periodontology Curriculum, continuing annual program on the diagnosis, non-surgical & surgical treatment of periodontal and peri-implant diseases, organized by the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology. He is the member of Azerbaijan Society of Periodontology (PERIOAZ), European Federation of Periodontology (EFP), Turkish Society of Periodontology and Implantology (TPD) and Turkish Society of Osseointegration (Osseder). He speaks fluently Azerbaijani, English, Turkish and Russian.

Leyla Bəkirova

Leyla BAKIROVA DDS

Member of the Executive Board

Event Coordinator

Leyla Bakirova graduated from Dental Faculty of the Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry in 2011. She completed an internship course at the same University in 2012-2013. She completed an internship at the Department of Periodontology of the Central Scientific and Research Institute for Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery in Moscow in 2013-2014 and entered the residency at the same Institute in 2014. She served as the Senior Assistant (2015-2018) and currently is as an Assistant Professor (since 2018) at the Department of Prosthodontics of the Azerbaijan Medical University. She completed Curaden Academy iTOP Level 1 & Level 2 in 2011 and iTop Teacher trainings in 2016 and became a certified iTOP Instructor. She is a certified lecturer of Swiss Dental Academy for Guided Biofilm Therapy (GBT). She had lectured at different national and international dental meetings organized by the Azerbaijani Society of PeriodontologySince 2021, she is the member of the Executive Board of Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology. She was 12 may Gum Health Day Azerbaijani national coordinator in 2022. Since 2023, she is the Speaker at the Periodontology Curriculum, continuing annual program on the diagnosis, non-surgical & surgical treatment of periodontal and peri-implant diseases, organized by the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology. She is the member of the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology (PERIOAZ) and European Federation of Periodontology (EFP). She speaks fluently Azerbaijani, English, Russian languages.

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