College of Dentistry University of Dammam

College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University
	View of both buildings of the College of Dentistry
Established	2001
Location	Dammam , Eastern Province , Saudi Arabia
Website	www.iau.edu.sa/en/colleges/college-of-dentistry

Last updated July 23, 2022

The 'College of Dentistry at the Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University is a school of Dentistry associated with the Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University; its purpose is to disseminate knowledge of all disciplines of dentistry and promote development in dental education, treatment, and research.

Deans of the College of Dentistry

There have been four deans of the College:

Prof. Dr. Abdulsalam Abdullah Al Sulaiman (2001-2005) - Founding Dean
Prof. Dr. Abdullah Mohammad Al Rubaish (2005-2007)
Dr. Ra'ed Mohammad Bukhari (2007-2009)
Prof. Fahad Ahmed Al Harbi (2009–2019)
Dr. Jehan Ahmed AlHumaid (2019–Present)

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Vice Deans

Dr. Muhanad Alhareky,^[2] Vice Dean for Academic Affairs
Dr. Faisal Al Onaizan, Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs
Dr. Suliman Shahin,^[3] Vice Dean for Studies Development and Community Service
Dr. Faisal Alqarni,^[4] Vice Dean for Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research
Dr. Maram AlGhamdi,^[5] Vice Dean for Female Student Affairs

Departments

Biomedical Dental Sciences

Dept. Head: Dr. Amr Bugshan

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

In this division, the students are trained on the clinical skills necessary for tooth extraction. They are also trained to apply different surgical techniques to manage aesthetic and prosthetic situations, trauma, and tumors.

Oral Biology

Is the study of the basic biological characteristics of the oral tissue and peri-oral areas in health and their application in sickness

Oral Radiology

In this division, students learn the physics of radiation, how to make radiographs and how to interpret them.

Oral Diagnosis

This division aims to teach and train the students the modern techniques used in diagnosis of oral diseases.

Preventive Dental Sciences

Dept. Head: Dr. Muhanad Alhareky

Orthodontics

Dr. Essam Nassar Dr. Naif Al Masoud Dr. Suliman Shahin

Periodontics

Dr. Khalid Al Mas Dr. Adel Alagl Dr. Steph Smith Dr. Abdulkareem Al Hhmaidan

Pedodontics

Dr. Azza Taguldin Dr. Yousef Al Yousef Dr. Jehan AL Humaid Dr. Muhannad Alhareky Dr. Sumit Bedi Dr. Eman Bakhurji Dr. Mazin Alqahtani

Community Dental Health and Public Health

Dr. Khalifa Al Khalifa Dr. Asim Al Ansari Dr. Balgis Gaffar

Restorative Dental Sciences

Dept. Head: Dr. Khalid AlMulhim

Endodontics

Dr. Emad AlShwaimi

Operative Dentistry
Bio-Dental Material

Substitutive Dental Sciences

Dept. Head: Dr. Yousif AlDulaijan

Fixed Prosthodontics
Advanced Prosthodontics
Removable Prosthodontics

Dr. Amr Mahrous

General information

Admission requirements

To be admitted to the College of Dentistry, the students must:

Hold Saudi Nationality
Hold Saudi high school certificate, science section or its equivalent
Not have exceeded two years from the date of graduation from high school
Be of good behavior and conduct
Pass the professional health assessment
Pass the examination of the National Center for Assessment

Academic counseling

As the university colleges and programs for study are diversified, the college administration is very keen to prepare, develop and apply special counseling programs to orient and advise students on curriculum, study courses, college departments and available student's activities. This starts from admission to the college and continues throughout the years of study. The students are arranged in small groups, each supervised by one faculty staff member.

The aim of Academic counseling is to recognize problems and difficulties, which the students may encounter during their studies, as well as to encourage their participation and cooperation with their colleagues in other colleges to interact with the community.

Student activities

The aim of the students' activities is to utilize the students leisure time in useful activities. Both the students and the faculty staff participate in these activities through a number of committees.

Teaching aids

The College of Dentistry has an audiovisual unit, which provides teaching aid services, overhead and transparent projectors, models, mannequins, modern computer display equivalent, televisions, videos and cassette recorders; it also provide medical photography services for the faculty staff and students. Along with this there is a computer laboratory for students, not only to enhance their computer skills but to use this powerful tool for learning as well.

Community services

One of the main purposes of the College of Dentistry is to improve the health awareness and education of all community members. The community dentistry department organize and conducts outreach programs and symposia, which cover the health centers and other community service centers and facilities.the community dentistry department also provides oral health care education and treatment for residents of social care homes. The College provides many activities in this field such as:

Annual Dental Symposium (ADS)
Monthly educational and scientific lectures
Training courses

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