Igli Mecuku

Igli Mecuku

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon | Implantologist

Founder & Lead Oral Surgeon, Unident Clinic — Tirana, Albania

Languages: Albanian (native), Russian (fluent), English (professional), Italian (working/basic)

Professional Profile

Oral and maxillofacial surgeon with more than 13 years of clinical surgical experience across Moscow and Tirana, with a primary focus on dental implantology, complex oral surgery, hard- and soft-tissue reconstruction, sinus augmentation, immediate implant placement and comprehensive implant-supported rehabilitation. Founder of Unident Clinic in Tirana. Postgraduate scientific work focused on reinforced membranes for three-dimensional reconstruction of alveolar bone defects in implant dentistry.

Estimated Clinical Volume

• ≈28,000 implant placements
• ≈420 pterygoid implants
• ≈390 sinus-lift procedures/sites
• ≈205 GBR procedures/sites

Core Surgical Expertise

• Dental implant surgery: immediate, delayed and reconstructive cases
• Pterygoid implant placement and complex posterior maxillary rehabilitation
• Guided bone regeneration and autogenous bone augmentation
• Lateral and crestal maxillary sinus augmentation
• Soft-tissue augmentation around implants and natural teeth
• Complex and impacted tooth extraction
• Apical surgery (apicoectomy) and cyst surgery
• Periodontal surgery, curettage and root-coverage procedures
• CBCT interpretation, 3D imaging and surgical treatment planning
• Orthodontic mini-implant placement and digital dental photography

Professional Experience

Founder & Lead Oral Surgeon — Unident Clinic, Tirana, Albania

Dec 2025–Present

• Leads implant and oral surgery services, including advanced implantology, reconstructive surgery and full-mouth treatment planning.
• Oversees clinical protocols, interdisciplinary care, technology adoption and surgical quality standards.

Oral Surgeon — Elite Dental, Tirana, Albania

Sep 2019–Dec 2025

Worked as an oral surgeon; from 2022, continued clinical activity as an independent practitioner.

Oral Surgeon — Brianza Dent, Tirana, Albania

Feb–Aug 2019

Dental Surgeon & Head of Oral Surgery Department — Dentalis Clinic, Moscow, Russia

2015–2019

Performed oral surgery and implant procedures and led the clinic's oral surgery department.

Dental Surgeon — Diamant Dental Clinic, Moscow, Russia

2013–2016

Assistant Dentist / Assistant Dental Surgeon — Diamant Dental Clinic, Moscow, Russia

2008–2014

Education & Postgraduate Qualifications

Specialization / Clinical Training, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery — Polyclinic No. 25, Moscow, Russia

2017–2019

Specialization in Dental Surgery — Penza State University, Faculty of Medicine, Penza, Russia

2015

Postgraduate Doctoral Studies (Aspirantura) & Scientific Research — Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (PFUR), Moscow, Russia

2014–2017

Research: “Clinical and experimental basis for the use of reinforced membranes in reconstruction of alveolar bone defects during dental implantation.”

Diploma awarded: “Medical Researcher. Lecturer-Researcher.”

Specialization in Maxillofacial Surgery — PFUR, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Moscow, Russia

2012–2014

Degree in Dentistry, Specialist Qualification: Dentist — Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (PFUR), Moscow

2007–2012

University Preparation Program — Moscow, Russia

2006–2007

Selected Advanced Training & Professional Development

2025 — The Easy and Modern Approach for Direct Composite Restorations in Anterior and Posterior Teeth — Dr. Adriano Teixeira, GC Europe Campus, Leuven, Belgium (16 hours).

2025 — Soft Tissue Management Around Teeth and Implants in Aesthetic Area — PgO UCAM Albania / Aesthetic Dental Leader Academy, Tirana, Albania.

2024 — University Post-Graduate Course in Oral Rehabilitation with Zygomatic Implants — Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.

2023 — SIRIO Congress — Rome, Italy.

2021 — Theoretical and clinical phase at the clinics of Prof. Tiziano Testori — Como, Italy.

2021 — Tooth preparation for veneers, inlays and onlays — Maxim Belograd, Kyiv.

2020 — A-PRF, S-PRF and i-PRF+ theoretical-practical training — Joseph Choukroun, Tirana.

2019 — Cardiovascular System Updates: Focus on Hypertension — MAYA Association, Tirana, Albania.

2018 — Clinical complications around implants: diagnosis and treatment — Giulio Rasperini & Alexander Ostrovskiy, Moscow.

2018 — Dentsply Sirona World 2018, 2nd International Dental Congress — Moscow.

2017 — Three-dimensional, vertical and horizontal bone reconstruction — Nikolay Deryabin & Alexander Rarov, Moscow.

2016 — Advanced surgical methods in implantology — Pascal Valentini, Moscow.

2016 — Autogenous bone block augmentation in implant dentistry — George Deryabin, Moscow.

2016 — Regeneration Factors (A-PRF): biology, physiology and clinical use — Vladimir Khantsis, Moscow.

2015 — ASTRA TECH advanced implantology: live surgery, sinus lifting and bone reconstruction in atrophic areas — Mia Jensen, Sweden.

2015 — Current aspects of 3D imaging in dentistry and maxillofacial surgery — Z. I. Yarulina, Moscow.

2012 — Clinical training in implant treatment, Astra Tech — Kiki Firas, Moscow.

Professional Memberships

Member — International Team for Implantology (ITI), ITI Region Europe.

Scientific Publications

2017 — Comparative Characteristics of Various Types of Membranes Used for Bone Grafting and Guided Tissue Regeneration in Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery. Russian Journal of Dentistry.
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2017 — A Novel Approach to Alveolar Bone Complex Defects 3D Reconstruction. Modern Technologies in Medicine.
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Awards & Academic Achievements

• 2009 — 1st Place, IV Russian Student Olympiad, “Propaedeutics of Oral Surgery”, Volgograd, Russia.
• 2009 — Represented Albania at the 2nd Linguistic Festival “Passion for Science”, Moscow, Russia.
• 2012 — Laureate, European Semifinal of the World Student Olympiad, Moscow, Russia.
• 2012 — 1st Place, XII Russian National Student Olympiad “Russian Language for Foreigners”, Moscow, Russia.