Ph.D., Oral Biology and Maxillofacial Pathology
Georgia Regents University, 2014
Ph.D., Oral Medicine and Periodontology
Al-Azham University, 2013
MS, Oral Medicine and Periodontology
Al-Azhar University, 2005
BDS, Bachelor of Dental Surgery
Al-Azhar University, 1998
Certifications
DIPLOMATE THE AMERICAN BOARD OF PERIODONTOLOGY
AMERICAN BOARD OF PERIODONTOLOGY, 2022
Conscious Sedation Permit
Georgia Board of Dentistry, 2020
STATE OF GEORGIA Georgia Board of Dentistry Conscious Sedation Permit
STATE OF GEORGIA Georgia Board of Dentistry, 2022
DEN
Georgia Board of Dentistry, 2019
STATE OF GEORGIA Georgia Board of Dentistry Dental Faculty
STATE OF GEORGIA Georgia Board of Dentistry, 2019
Awards & Honors
THE DR. COLIN RICHMAN PERIO-ORTHO AWARD
American Academy of Periodontology Foundation, 2022
Educator Award
American Academy of Periodontology , 2022
AAP Teaching Fellowships
American Academy of Periodontology Foundation, 2021
AAP Educator Scholarships
American Academy of Periodontology Foundation, 2015
Balint Orban memorial award
American Academy of Periodontology, 2015
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
PERR 7101
Clinical Periodontics I
PERR 9012
Perio Trmt Plan/Sugery Sem V
PERR 9010
Periodontal Journal Club V
PERR 8012
Periodontal Research III
OBMP 8001
Topics in Oral Biology 1
OBPR 8001
Topics in Oral Biology I
PERI 5211
Fundamentals of Periodontology
PEIM 5611
Intro to Oral Implantology
PERI 5692
Periodontics Clinic II
PERI 5894
Periodontics Clinic IV
PERI 5613
Surgical Periodontics
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
Dendritic cells a critical link to alveolar bone loss and systemic disease risk in periodontitis: Immunotherapeutic implications, 2022 Journal Article, Professional Journal
Matrix-Bound Zolzoledronate Enhances the Biofilm Colonization of Hydroxyapatite: Effects on Osteonecrosis, 2021 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Porphyromonas gingivalis Provokes Exosome Secretion and Paracrine Immune Senescence in Bystander Dendritic Cells, 2021 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Influence of T2DM and prediabetes on blood DC subsets and function in subjects with periodontitis, 2019 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Polymicrobial synergy within oral biofilm promotes invasion of dendritic cells and survival of consortia members, 2019 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Department Service
Faculty Senate
2023 - Present
Role: Committee Chair
Steering Committee
2023 - Present
Role: Committee Chair
DCG Interdisciplinary-Collaborative Research Grant
2023 - Present
Role: Committee Member
Director of Predoctoral Program of Periodontics
2020 - Present
Role: Other
CEPAC (Clinical Education and Process Advisory Committee)
2020 - Present
Role: Committee Member
College Service
CEPAC
2020 - Present
Role: Committee Member
Director of the pre-doctoral periodontics Program
2020 - Present
