Dr G. Lukanova graduated her education on dental medicine in the Medical Academy, Sofia, in 1992.
Her path and progress in the art of the dental medicine has always followed the needs of patients having looked therefor.
After graduating, she started her first job in the emergency room in the 21st polyclinic in Mladost living quarters in Sofia. After that, she worked in the private emergency centre “Dental labor 5“.
In May 1994, she established the “Denta plus” clinic which she has managed and developed so far.
Her practice is as a family dentist.
2000-2003 - she has specialized PERIODONTOLOGY with prof. M.Danan
2005-2007 - she has passed through a number of training courses on AESTHETIC DENTISTRY, MESOTHERAPY with PLASMA and FILLERS of Filorgа.
2007-2010 - She has specialized IMPLATOLOGY with prof. Manfred Lang and Dr Branimir Kirilov. She has passed training on operation with different implant systems - 3i, Bredent, Biohorizons. She constantly maintains high level of knowledge about novelties and recent development of implantology, periodontology and aesthetic dentistry by participating in implantological congresses and online workshops of world leading and recognized lectors.
She is a member of Dental XP and Science direct. These are online platforms for post-graduate training. Science direct gives information about all scientific research activities conducted at the moment in the art of medicine, treatment methods and results thereof.
Dr Lukanova is the only person in Bulgaria to have trained to work with and use the NACD and Talk tools methods for children.
Since 2010 and until now, she has trained herself to work with children having the Down syndrome with Bob Domen /neurodevelopmentalist / NACD /The National Association for Child Development/ .
She has had her post-graduate training in Talk tools.
- Feeding therapy: A sensory Motor Approach with Lori Overland
- Early Intervention: Oral Placement Therapy for Children with Down Syndrome.
- Feeding skills in the Down Syndrome Population from birth to adulthood
- A Three-Part Treatment Plan for Oral Placement Therapy with Sarah Rosenfeld.
2010 - Early Intervention: Oral Placement Therapy for Children with Down Syndrome.
2010-2020 – post-graduate trainings in Talk tools
2014 - Feeding therapy :A sensory Motor Approach with Lori Overland
2014 Feeding skills in the Down Syndrome Population from birth to adulthood
2016 A Three-Part Treatment Plan for Oral Placement Therapy with Sara Rozenfeld
2018 october - webinar - "Orthodontics, Airway, Apnea and OPT for the Down Syndrome Population"
2019 march - webinar -Pediatric Dysphagia: Impacts of the Cranial Nerve System
In 2015 -2016, she started training in Myofunctional orthodontics . The reason for opening a new page in her development as a dental doctor is her own children. At that time, one of her children was at the age of four and grinded their teeth and no orthodontist consulted was able to help, and her other child, who was nine years old, was offered to wait for brackets for indefinite time. The lack of adequate treatment urged her to develop herself in the myofunctional orthodontics. Her children were her first patients who started treatment with the Myobrace system. She, together with the whole team, has passed training also in the training centre MRC Europe - Training Facility in Waalwijk Holand / and in-situ in the clinic in Sofia.
In June 2017, she attended the International congress of Filorga in Athens on Anti-age therapy / improvement of the work with Filorga products /.
USA Myobrace Summit /August 2017 / - she continued to develop herself in natural teeth straightening and, therefore, together with her dental assistant and myofunctional trainer, she attended the International 6-day congress for Myofunctional Orthodontics, sleep apnoea treatment and correct breathing / MRC USA - Training Facility LA /
2017 june – Filorga World Summit
2017 august – USA Myobrace Summit – she continues developoing her knowledge in Myofunctional orthodontics and attends the 6-day summit with her crew
2018 may - BIOHORIZONS INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM CROATIA
2018 november – CHOUKROUN PRF – one of the best therapies in implantology, periodontology and oral surgery
2019 november - MRC EU SUMMIT 2019 - MRC Training Facility Waalwijk, Netherlands
2020 february - The Lip menu webinar – treatment of the perioral area with ART FILLER LIPS and ART FILLER LIPS SOFT / FILLMED laboratories/
2020 december - ALF AND CRANIAL OSTEOPATHY 101 passed a one-year online training in ALF Orthodontics and Cranial osteopathy for dentists
In 2015 -2016, she started training in Myofunctional orthodontics . The reason for opening a new page in her development as a dental doctor is her own children. At that time, one of her children was at the age of four and grinded their teeth and no orthodontist consulted was able to help, and her other child, who was nine years old, was offered to wait for brackets for indefinite time. The lack of adequate treatment urged her to develop herself in the myofunctional orthodontics. Her children were her first patients who started treatment with the Myobrace system. She, together with the whole team, has passed training also in the training centre MRC Europe - Training Facility in Waalwijk Holand / and in-situ in the clinic in Sofia.
In June 2017, she attended the International congress of Filorga in Athens on Anti-age therapy / improvement of the work with Filorga products /.
USA Myobrace Summit /August 2017 / - she continued to develop herself in natural teeth straightening and, therefore, together with her dental assistant and myofunctional trainer, she attended the International 6-day congress for Myofunctional Orthodontics, sleep apnoea treatment and correct breathing / MRC USA - Training Facility LA /
Upcomming congresses and training courses
Publications in magazines and presentations
1. "THE JOURNAL OF AIRWAY, GNATHOLOGIC ORTHOPEDICS AND FACIALORTHOTROPICS"
2. JOURNAL "PRACTICAL PEDIATRICS"
3. Presentation Introduction to Mayobrace and myofunctional orthodontics