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Anas Al-Salami Biography Academic Appointments Professional Education Teaching Honors and Awards Publications Membership of Professional Bodies and Associations Research Interests Clinical and Community Service

Dr. Al Salami is currently a Lecturer and Consultant in Pediatric Dentistry and Special Needs at Hamdan Bin Mohammed College of Dental Medicine, MBRU. He is also a member of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK and Ireland. Dr. Al Salami is currently obtaining his PhD degree from Queen’s University Belfast. He is in the academia and research since he obtained his D.D.S. degree and has published several articles in scientific journals of international repute. He published his first book of “Oral Health of Children of Incarcerated Mothers at UAE Jail Nurseries” in 2017. Dr. Al Salami is a clinical tutor and supervisor at Dubai Dental Hospital since 2018. He is also involved as a volunteer pediatric dentist in the UAE Red Crescent Medical Center in the UAE since 2015.

Academic Appointments

2021 - Present

Lecturer and Consultant

Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE

2018 - 2021

Lecturer and Specialist

Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE

2012-2014

Lecturer and Clinical Tutor

Ajman University, UAE

Professional Education

2019 - Present

Ph.D Student

Queen’s University Belfast, NI

2017

M Paed-Dent RCSEd

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK

2017

MSc in Pediatric Dentistry

Hamdan Bin Mohammed College of Dental Medicine, MBRU, UAE

2014

MFD RCSI

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Ireland

2012

Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S)

Ajman University, UAE

Teaching

  • Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry
  • Clinical and Pre-Clinical Oral Surgery and Pain Control
  • Clinical Endodontics

Honors and Awards

2018

Excellence award of the “Young Healthcare Professional Award”

Dubai Healthcare City, UAE

2018

Sole winner of the “Unilever Hutton Award” from UAE section

International Association of Dental Research IADR

2017

Scored the highest sore in the Tri-Collegiate Membership in Paediatric Dentistry Examination (M Paed Dent RCSEd)

Edinburgh, UK

2017

Scored the highest rank AGPA graduate resident in MSc Pediatric Dentistry Program

Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE

2016

Awarded “Volunteer Doctor of the Year”

UAE Red Crescent, UAE

2012

Awarded “The 2nd Highest AGPA Graduate Student of College of Dentistry”

by H.H Sheikh Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi-Ruler of Emirate of Ajman & president of Ajman University

2012

Awarded “The Best Research Project”

Ajman University

2012

Awarded the “1st place in the Scientific Poster Competition”

AEEDC, UAE

Publications

Fluoride concentration of commercially available infant formulae in the United Arab Emirates.

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Enamel defects and caries prevalence in preterm children aged 5-10 years in Dubai.

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Hall technique crowns and children's masseter muscle activity: A surface electromyography pilot study.

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A single-centre investigator blinded randomised parallel group clinical trial to investigate the effect of probiotic strains Streptococcus salivarius M18 and Lactobacillus acidophilus on gingival health of paediatric patients undergoing treatment with fixed orthodontic appliances: study protocol.

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A study protocol of a single-center investigator blinded randomized parallel group study to investigate the effect of an acclimatization visit on children’s behavior during inhalational sedation in a United Arab Emirates pediatric dentistry postgraduate setting as measured by the levels of salivary Alpha Amylase and Cortisol.

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Use of the Hall technique by specialist paediatric dentists: a global perspective.

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United Arab Emirates dentists’ perceptions about the management of broken down first permanent molars and their enforced extraction in children: a questionnaire survey.

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Oral health status of pre-school children of incarcerated mothers in United Arab Emirates prison nurseries and oral health knowledge and attitudes of their caregivers.

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A Comparison of Parental Satisfaction with Three Tooth-Colored Full-Coronal Restorations in Primary Maxillary Incisors.

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A randomized controlled clinical trial of three aesthetic full-coronal restorations in primary maxillary teeth.

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Membership of Professional Bodies and Associations

  • American Association of Pediatric Dentistry
  • European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry
  • Arabian Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
  • Emirates Pediatric Dentistry Club
  • The Roya College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
  • The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
  • International Association of Dental Research
  • Arab Society for Disability and Oral Health

Research Interests

  • Public health and prevention
  • Esthetic restorations in primary dentition
  • Oral health of medical compromised children
  • Pediatric Oral Medicine and Pathology
  • Minimal Intervention Dentistry

Clinical and Community Service

  • Pediatric Dentist at UAE Red Crescent Clinics, UAE
  • General Dentist at Al-Ihsan Charity Clinic, Ajman, UAE
  • Pediatric Dentist Volunteer at UAE Red Crescent Medical Center, UAE