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SAMEER ABDULLAH MOKEEM
Qualifications
BDS, MSc, PhD
Positions
Associate Professor, Periodontics
Contact
Office phone : 467-7219
Office fax : 467-9017
Office location : Rm - 2B7
Email address : smokeem@ksu.edu.sa
Education
Doctorate of Medical Science Degree (D.M.Sc), Harvard School of Dental Medicine, January 1996- September 1999.
Master Science Degree (Ms. D), Tufts School of Dental Medicine, September 1994 - January 1996.
Periodontology Specialty Program, Tufts school of Dental Medicine, September 1991 - August 1994.
Internship, King Saud University, College of Dentistry, February 1988 - February 1989.
Bachelor Degree of Dentistry (B.D.S) (Equivalent to DDS degree), King Saud University, College of Dentistry, February 1983 - February 1988
Professional Membership
Saudi Dental Society
Research Interest
Microbiology
Publications
The effect of two different demineralization methods with saturated tetracycline hydrochloride on the attachment and growth of gingival fibroblasts. A scanning electron microscopic study. Odontostomatol Trop. 2005 Mar;28(109):33-8.
The Prevalence and Relationship between l Periodontal Disease and Pre-term Low Birth Weight Infants at King Khalid University Hospitalin Riyadh, SaudiArabia. J Contemp Dent Pract. 2004 May 15;5(2):40-56.
Similarity of the oral microbiota of pre-school children with that of their caregivers in a population-based study. Oral Microbial Immunol. 2002 Dec;17(6):379-87. Erratum in: Oral Microbial Immunol. 2003 Oct;18(5):338.
The Microbiota of Young Children from Tooth and Tongue Samples. J Dent Res. 2002 Jan;81(1):53-7.
Periodontal Pathogen Detection in Gingiva/Tooth and Tongue Flora Samples from 18- to 48-month-old Children and Periodontal Status of their Mothers. Oral Microbial Immunol. 2002 Feb;17(1):55-9.
Doctorate Thesis “Intraoral Colonization of Dental Pathogens of Young Children and their Adult Care-Givers”. I presented part of the results at Paris-Niece 1999.
Master Thesis “The effect of glass ionomer and composite fillings on gingival crevicular fluid flow”. I presented the results at Orlando IADR 1997.
Embedded dental roots in dentulous and edentulous jaws; SDJ 1992. I presented the results at the 6th Saudi dental meeting.
Prevalence of shovel-shaped incisors in Saudi Arabian dental patients; Oral Med. Oral Pathol. 70(4): 540-4, 1990 Oct.
Shovel-shaped incisors and associated investigation in some Asian and African populations; Journal of Dentistry 18(4): 216-20, 1990 Aug.
A retrospective assessment of the medical status of patients treated for periodontal disease at the college of dentistry in Riyadh. Prevalence of certain systemic and/or contagious conditions as risk factors to patients, dentists and dental staff.
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