š Qualifications
2001: The General Secondary Education Certificate (GSEC); Ministry of Education, Zarqa, Jordan, 2006: Bachelor in Dental Surgery (BDS); The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, 2008: Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (MFDSRCSI), Dublin, Ireland, 2011: Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FFDRCSI/OSOM), Dublin, Ireland, 2013: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD); University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, 2013: Jordanian Board in Oral Medicine (JB/OM); Jordan Medical Council, Amman, Jordan
š Clinical Training
2006-2007: Internship dentist at Jordan University Hospital; Jordan, 2007-2009: Resident in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; The University of Jordan Hospital; Jordan, 2009-2013: Clinical fellow in Oral Medicine and Special Care Dentistry; Bristol Dental Hospital; UK
š Research Training
2008-2009: Research assistant; School of Dentistry; The University of Jordan, 2009-2013: Research fellow; School of Medicine and Dentistry; University of Bristol; UK
š Awards
2006: Nabil Barakat prize for distinguished students; The University of Jordan, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019: The most published researcher prize; The University of Jordan, 2018: Yong research competition award; International Association for Disability and Oral Health (IADH), 2020: Hamdi Mango award for distinguished researchers, 2022: IADH research award
šØāāļø Current Posts
Dean; School of Dentistry; Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Director; Centre for Oral Diseases Studies (CODS), Head of Oral Medicine Education Committee; Jordan Medical Council, Program director Postgraduate Oral Medicine and Special Care Dentistry; The University of Jordan Hospital, Consultant Oral Medicine and Special Care Dentistry; The University of Jordan Hospital, Consultant Special Care Dentistry; Saudi Hospital; Amman, Founding member of the Jordanian Society of Oral Medicine and Pathology
šØāš Previous Posts
Professor; School of Dentistry; The University of Jordan, Vice Dean for Academic and Administrative affairs School of Dentistry; The University of Jordan, Assistant Dean for Quality assurance; The University of Jordan, Assistant Dean for Student affairs; The University of Jordan
š¼ Clinical Expertise
Dental treatment of special care patients, including medically complex patients, elderly individuals, cancer patients, and patients with disabilities. Medical management of oral and maxillofacial diseases, covering a wide spectrum of oral mucosal diseases, salivary disorders, jaw diseases, orofacial pain, and oral sensory and motor disorders.
š¬ Research Interest
Diagnostic delay in oral diseases, Quality of patient-related health informatics, Oral diseases in syndromic patients, Oral health care in vulnerable individuals
š Continuing Education
Active local/international speaker on various fields of special care dentistry. Organized several courses on dental management of special care patients, dental care in autism spectrum disorder, dental care in cerebral palsy, dental care under general anesthesia for the special care patient, and management of medical emergencies in dental practice.
šØāš« Teaching and Examinations
Oral medicine courses (clinical and theory) for fourth and fifth-year dental students, Case-Based Learning (CBL) of systemic diseases for dental students, Clinical-pathological conference (CPC) for residents and interns, External examiner for several master theses at the University of Jordan and at Jordan University of Science and Technology, External examiner for 5th-year dental students at Jordan University of Science and Technology
š Editorial and Peer Reviewing
Editorial board on Oral Diseases, Editor-in-chief ASDH digest (Journal of the Arab Society for Disability and Oral Health), Active reviewer for various journals, including Oral diseases, Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, International Dental Journal, European Journal of Dental Education, Journal of Oral Path