Dr. Shah undertook his specialist Residency training in Periodontology and received his Masters’ at Boston University Institute for Dental Research and Education in Dubai in 2011. He has lectured in various community-based health awareness programs and conferences. He has helped deliver hands-on periodontal surgical courses for General Dental Practitioners and Periodontists and has also published in globally based peer reviewed scientific journals. Dr. Shah has been working as a Lecturer and a Consultant Periodontist and Oral Implantologist at the Hamdan Bin Mohammed College of Dental Medicine and undertakes a wide range of specialist non-surgical, surgical periodontal and dental implant related procedures.
Academic Appointments
Lecturer - Periodontology
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Professional Education
Masters of Science in Dentistry (M.S.D.)
Boston University - Institute for Dental Research and Education, UAE
Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Periodontology (C.A.G.S.)
Boston University - Institute for Dental Research and Education, UAE
Bachelor of Dental Surgery (B.D.S.)
Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai, India
Teaching
- Conducting didactic seminars on topics related to Periodontology for postgraduate periodontology residents.
- Conducting didactic seminars on topics related to Implantology for postgraduate periodontology and prosthodontology residents.
- Conducting preclinical hands on sessions and supervision of postgraduate specialty clinics.
- Mentoring Periodontology residents for completion of MSc research thesis.
Publications
Membership of Professional Bodies and Associations
- Indian Dental Association (IDA)
- Emirates Medical Association (EMA)
- International Team of Implantology (ITI)
Research Interests
- Isolation and characterization of CD146+NOTCH3+ subpopulation from different types of dental tissues derived stem cells.
- Comparison of diameter dental implants for replacing single posterior missing teeth: a randomized controlled trial: International Team of Implantology (ITI)
- Next generation sequencing for evaluation of single cells isolated from dental pulp.
Clinical and Community Service
- Dec 2012 to August 2020 – Specialist Periodontist at Dubai Dental Hospital; Hamdan Bin Mohammed College of Dental Medicine, MBR University of Medical & Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE
- January 2016 to April 2018 – Part-time Specialist Periodontist & Oral Implantologist at North Carolina Dental Practice, Building no. 24, Dubai Health Care City, UAE
- October 2005 to June 2008 – Partner and Chief Dental Surgeon at Tender Care Dental Clinic, Mumbai
- April 2007 to February 2008 – Dental Surgeon – Part time at Sarvodaya Charitable hospital, Mumbai