Iyad, is a United Kingdom (UK) “Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry”  since 2001.  He joined the Hamdan Bin Mohammed College of Dental Medicine (HBMCDM), MBRU in July 2014, and has been working since as part of the college”s paediatric dentistry team to provide clinical and academic specialist postgraduate training to  postgraduate residents.  He has 27 years of experience in various aspects of dentistry and has Membership of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (MFDSRCPSGlasg). Prior to joining MBRU, he worked for 24 years in various clinical and academic posts accross the UK (England and Scotland) .  His last post involved working for 16 years at the 100 year old instituation Dundee Dental School and Hospital (Scotland) providing teaching , clincial training and examining in paediatric dentistry, restorative dentistry and oral surgery and medicine.  He gained his specialty training at Leeds Dental Institute (England) in 1995 and completed his Master of Dental Science there.  He has Full Registration with the UK”s General Dental Council (GDC) after obtaining the GDC”s entry qualification (GDC Statutory Examination) in 1999 [see (www.gdc-uk.org)]. Iyad received his undergraduate training  at the University of Damascus (Syria) in 1990 qualifying with a Doctor of Dental Science (DDS).  He has an interest in  dental anxiety, periodolontology, oral medicine and oral surgery in paediatric dentistry. He has several publications in international journals. He is married and has three children