The Department shares the College of Dentistry’s overall mission to provide programs of excellence in education in Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics, Periodontics and Dental Public Health. In addition, the department responsibility is to serve the community by providing high quality dental consultation and treatment of oral diseases in pediatric, adult and geriatric populations. Furthermore, the department provides community education and oral health promotion and prevention of oral diseases in the community settings. The department hosts the three courses of dental research in which dental students are enabled to conduct their own graduation research projects which will contribute to the basic dental science and clinical knowledge.
Preventive dental science department comprised the following disciplines
- Pediatric Dentistry
- Orthodontics
- Periodontics
- Dental Public Health
Full-Time Faculty members
Name | Rank | Specialty | |
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Prof. Abed Al-Hadi Hamasha | Professor | Dental Public Health | hamashaa@ksau-hs.edu.sa |
Khansa Ababneh | Associate professor | Periodontics | ababnehk@ksau-hs.edu.sa |
Dr. Azzam Al Jundi | Associate professor | Orthodontics | jundia@ksau-hs.edu.sa |
Dr. Hicham Riba | Associate professor | Pediatric Dentistry | ribah@ksau-hs.edu.sa |
Dr. Mohammed Awawdeh | Associate professor | Orthodontics | awawdehm@ksau-hs.edu.sa |
Dr. Amritha Geevarghese | Lecturer | Dental Public Health | geevarghesea@ksau-hs.edu.sa |
Dr. Fathima Fazrina Farook | Lecturer | Periodontics | fazrinaf@ksau-hs.edu.sa |
Dr. Vineet Khinda | Lecturer | Pediatric Dentistry | khindav@ksau-hs.edu.sa |
Dr. Paramjit Khinda | Lecturer | Periodontics | khindap@ksau-hs.edu.sa |
Dr. Farraj Al Balawi | In process | Orthodontics | albalawi_f@hotmail.com |
Dr. Haifa Al Amro | In process | Pediatric Dentistry | AmroH@ksau-hs.edu.sa |
Dr. Sarah Almotlag | In process | Periodontics | dr.sarah.almotlag@gmail.com |
Administrative Staff
Name | Rank | |
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Prof. Abed Al-Hadi Hamasha | Chairperson | hamashaa@ksau-hs.edu.sa |
Ms. Eliza J. Villanueva | Administrative Assistant | villanuevae@ksau-hs.edu.sa |
Ms. Aljoharah Al-Mazyad | Administrative Assistant | mazyada@ksau-hs.edu.sa |