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EMAN ABDULRAHMAN ALKOFIDE

Qualifications
BDS, FCMDOP, MS, D.Sc.

Positions
Professor, Orthodontics
 
Contact
Office phone    :  478-4524 Ext. 347
Office fax         :  467-8548
Office Location :  Rm - 311 [MUC]
Email address   :  ealkofide@hotmail.com

Education

Doctorate degree in Dental Public Health, Boston University Boston, MA, 1993-1997

Postgraduate training in Orthodontics. Received certificate in Clinical Orthodontics, Tufts University Boston, MA, 1992-1994.

Masters Degree in Dental Science, Tufts University Boston, MA, 1990-1992.

Fellowship in Craniomandibular Dysfunction and Orofacial Pain, Tufts University Boston, MA, 1990-1992.

Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) from the College of Dentistry, King Saud University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1982-1987

Honored from Tufts University Dental School for graduating with a G.P.A. above 4.0 from 4.0, Tufts University, Boston, MA, 1992 

Received an honorary award from The American Academy of Dental Materials, for excellence in the field of Dental Materials, American Academy of Dental Materials, Chicago, IL, 1987
 
Certification

Board Certified, Diplomate of American Association of Orthodontists, 2007

Board Eligible, American Association of Orthodontists, 1994 - 2006

Associate member American Academy of Head, Neck, Facial Pain & TMJ,  Orthopedics, 1992 till present

Professional Membership

American Dental Association
American Association of Orthodontists
American Academy of Head, Neck, Facial Pain & TMJ Orthopedics
International Association for Orthodontics
World Federation of Orthodontists
Saudi Dental Society
Saudi Orthodontic Society
European Orthodontic Society

Research Interest

Orthodontics
Temporomandibular Joints

Publications

“Mathematical analyses of dental arch curvature in normal occlusion”. Accepted for publication by the Angle Orthodontist, 2007.

“The shape and size of sella turcica in skeletal Class I, Class II, and Class III Saudi subjects. Accepted for publication by the European Orthodontic Journal, 2007.

“Predominant gender and cleft side in unilateral cleft lip and palate patients”. Accepted for publication by the Cairo Dental Journal, 2007.

“The association between posture of the head and malocclusion in Saudi subjects”. Published in the Journal of Craniomandibular Practice, Vol 25(2): 98-105, 2007.

“Growth status of Saudi Patients with cleft lip and palate”. Published in the Saudi Medical Journal, Vol. 23(7): 823-827, 2002.

“Intermaxillary Tooth Size Discrepancies Among Different Malocclusion classes: A comparative Study”. Published in the Journal of Pediatric Dentistry, Vol. 26(4):383-387, 2002.

“Pituitary Adenoma: A Cephalometric Finding”. Published in the American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics November issue 2001.

“Class II division 1 Malocclusions; The subdivision problem”. Published in the Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry 26: 37-40, 2001.

“Evaluation of the Social Impact of Cleft Lip & Palate on Parents & Patients, and their Level of Satisfaction of Treatment”. Published in the Egyptian Dental Journal 47: 1033-39, 2001.

“Cleft Lip & Palate Knowledge Among 5th year Medical and Dental Students at King Saud University”. Published in the Cairo Dental Journal 17: 77-80, 2001.

“The Anatomical and Structural Relationship between the Temporomandibular Ligament and the Anterior Malleolar Ligament”. Published in the Journal of Orofacial Pain, January, 1997.

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