WORK EXPERIENCE

 

2014 - Present     Working in several private practices in the DC Metropolitan area 

 

 

EDUCATION

 

Graduate

2006 - 2011     Saint Joseph University School of Dental Medicine – Beirut, Lebanon

                         Major in Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S)                        

 

Post-Graduate

2011 - 2014     Columbia University School of Dental Medicine – New York City

                         Masters of Science in Periodontics

 

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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

 

2012 - 2014     Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of a Coronally Advanced Flap

                         with a Full Thickness or Partial Thickness Flap

                         Mentors: Dr. Ulrike Schulze-Spate – Dr. Daniel Royzman

 

 

HONORS/AWARDS

 

2007     Merit Partial Scholarship from Saint Joseph University for ranking 2nd in class

 

2011     Prize from Saint Joseph University for ranking 3rd in class for the past 5 years

 

2012     Murray Schwartz Scholarship from Columbia University “recognizing a resident who

             has demonstrated extraordinary commitment and performance during the first year of

             the graduate program”

 

2013     Scholarship sponsored by BioHorizons to attend a course on “Minimally Invasive Soft

             Tissue Grafting for Teeth and Implants” at the Edward P. Allen Center for Advanced

             Dental Education in Texas.

 

2014     Finalist at the Tannenbaum Memorial Competition at the Northeastern Society of

             Periodontists

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

2013     Columbia Dental Review: Obtaining Root Coverage of Miller Class III Recession

             Defects using Allografts and the Tunnel Technique: a Case Report

 

 

PRESENTATIONS

 

2012     Saint Joseph University - Contemporary Impression Materials and Techniques

 

2012     Saint Joseph University - Proalveoly: Clinical Aspects, Risks and Treatments

 

2012     Saint Joseph University - Suturing Materials and Techniques

 

2014     Robert Schoor Northeast Postgraduate Implant Symposium at Tufts University: 3D

             Soft Tissue Management around Dental Implants

 

2014     Metropolitan Periodontal Forum at Rutgers University: Acellular Dermal Matrix and

             Tunneling: A Paradigm Shift in Root Coverage

 

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

 

2012 - Present     Member of the American Academy of Periodontology

 

2015 - Present     Member of the Lebanese Dental Association

 

 

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE

 

2014     Western Regional Examining Board certification

 

2015     Board Certified in the American Academy of Periodontology

 

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE

 

2007 - 2011     Member and part time volunteer in an NGO.

                        Participated, managed and organized summer camps for kids.

 

 

LANGUAGES/OTHER SKILLS

 

Fluent in English, French and Arabic

Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel)

 

 

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