Proceedings of 8 th Socratic Lectures 2023 23 of 202 Invited lecture/Scientific contribution Assessment of Oral Health Status among Medical Students in Georgia Samkharadze Sophio 1* , Zurmukhtashvili Marika 1 , Kokhreidze Eka 1,2 , Kharashvili Elene 1 , Beriashvili Sesili 1 1 European University, Tbilisi, Georgia 2 National Centre for Tuberculosis and Lung diseases (NCTLD), Tbilisi, Georgia * Correspondence: Sophio Samkharadze; sopho.samkharadze@eu.edu.ge Abstract: Oral health is considered as important part of general health. Dental caries and periodontal diseases are among most prevalent diseases worldwide. According to WHO oral diseases affect nearly 3.5 billion people and untreated dental caries is the most common health con- dition. Young adults may neglect oral health. The aim of our study was to evaluate oral health status (dental caries and periodontal diseases) among medical students at European University affiliated dental clinics in Georgia. Simple random sampling method was used. Assessment was conducted using modified WHO Oral Health Assessment Form (2013). Study sample were medical undergraduate students aged between 17 and 25 years at the European University - affiliated dental clinics, Tbilisi, Georgia. Level of dental caries was evaluated by assessment of decayed, missing, and filled teeth scores (DMFT index), while periodontal status was assessed using Community Periodontal Index (CPI) modified in- dex. Statistical analysis of data was performed. Results: Totally 225 students (150 males and 75 females) originally from Georgia, Jordan, Iran, Egypt, Great Britain and Sweden were included in the study. Mean age of partici- pants was 20.7 years. Mean DMFT score in males was 3.11 and in females it was 3.25; over- all mean DMFT was 3.18. Percentage of all individuals in two groups with dental caries (DFT ≥ 1) was 84%. Mean CPI index was 0.82 in males and 0.75 in females. Mean DMFT were compared to National estimates for DMFT index for same age group in developed countries. Conclusion: Study showed medium prevalence of caries and low prevalence of periodon- tal diseases in participant students. Keywords: Oral health, DMFT index, CPI index Citation: Samkharadze S, Zurmu- khtashvili M, Kokhreidze E, Kha- rashvili E, Beriashvili S. Assessment of Oral Health Status among Medi- cal Students in Georgia. Proceedings of Socratic Lectures. 2023, 8; 23-27. https://doi.org/10.55295/PSL.2023.II4 Publisher’s Note: UL ZF stays neu- tral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and insti- tutional affiliations. Copyright: © 2023 by the authors. Submitted for possible open access publication under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licens es/by/4.0/).