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Prof. Abdullah Al Yahya

Qualifications:
B.D.S.,  MSc,  Clinical Certificate in Endodontics
 
Current Positions:
Professor, Restorative Dental Science Department - Endodontic Division, College of Dentistry, King Saud University
Dean, College of Dentistry, King Saud University

Contact:
Office Tel.:  467-7396
RDS Secretary:  467-7420
Dean' Secretary:  467-7395, 467-7390
 
E-mail:  asyahya@ksu.edu.sa
Personal website:  http://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/alyahya/default.aspx

Faculty Office:  Rm. 11/2A

Mailing Address: 

King Saud University, College of Dentistry
P.O. Box 60169, Riyadh 11545
Saudi Arabia

Education:

Clinical Certificate in Endodontics (Aug. 31, 1987), College of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.

MSc (July 31, 1987), College of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.

B.D.S. (Feb. 20, 1982), King Saud University, College of Dentistry, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia          

Academic Posts:

·       Professor (October 9, 2006 to the present)

·    Associate Professor (December 13, 1999 up to October 8, 2006)

·     Assistant Professor (July 14, 1990 – December 12, 1999)

·     Lecturer (August 17, 1987 – July 13, 1990)

·     Demonstrator (June 3, 1983 – August 16, 1987)

Administrative Appointments:

Dean (July 1, 2006 to the present)
College of Dentistry, King Saud University

Vice Dean for Academic Affairs (August 28, 2002 – June 28, 2006),  College of Dentistry, King Saud University

Chairman (May 01, 1999 – August 27, 2002)
Department of Restorative Dental Sciences
College of Dentistry

Research Interest:

  1.  Endodontic microleakage

  2.  Root canal instrumentation

  3.  Anatomy of the pulpal space      

Publications: 

1.                 A. S. Al Yahya, S. J. Khattab, A. Y. Saad.  Assessment of apical seals using two thermoplasticized gutta-percha techniques compared with lateral condensation, An In Vitro Study.

 

2.                 A. S. Al Yahya. Patients’ knowledge about endodontic treatment in the College of Dentistry at King Saud University

 

3.                K. Al Ali, H. Manghalani, A. S. Al Yahya, R. Omar. An assessment of endodontic re-treatment decision-making in an educational Setting, published in the International Endodontics Journal, 38, 470-478, 2005. 

 

4.              A. S. Al Yahya. A cross sectional analysis of restorative treatments planned at a dental school, published in Journal of Pakistan Dental Association, Vol. 14, No.  1, January – March 2005.

 

5.                  S. Mahmoud, A. Al Yahya, A. Saad, K. Aba Hussain. Reason for root canal treatment in student’s and interns’ clinic in College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia: An in vitro study, published in Journal of Pakistan Dental Association, Vol. 12, No. 1, January - March 2003.

 

6.                 A.Y. Saad, A.S. Al Yahya. The location of the cemento dentinal junction in single rooted mandibular first premolars from Egyptian and Saudi Patients: A   histologic study, published in the International Endodontic Journal, 36, 541-544, 2003.

 

7.               Salwa Khier, Abdullah S. Al Yahya. Structural and surface characterizations of sterilized Ni-Ti endodontic files, published in Journal of the Pakistan Dental Association, Vol. 12, No.1, January-March 2003.

 

8.                 Abdullah S. Al Yahya, Naif N. Al Masoud, Abdulaziz A. Al Majed, Abdelhamied Y. Saad.  Apical sealing ability of MTA for canal apices prepared by ultrasonic: An in vitro study, published in Egyptian Dental Journal, Vol. 48, No. 3, July 2002.

 

9.                Salwa Khier, Abdullah S. Al Yahya. Failure analysis of hand driven Ni-Ti endodontic instruments, published in Journal of the Pakistan Dental Association, Vol. 11, No. 1, January – March 2002.

 

10.              Abdelhamied Y. Saad, Abdullah S. Al Yahya. Leakage evaluation of glass ionomer cement as an endodontic sealer using the single cone technique: An in vitro study, published in Pakistan Oral & Dental Journal, Vol. 21, No. 2, December 2001.

 

11.            Abdullah S. Al Yahya. Radiographic evaluation of pre-clinical endodontic training, published in the Egyptian Dental Journal, Vol. 45, No. 3, July 1999.

 

12.              Abdelhamied Y. Saad, El Said Abdelatief, Khalid Ali, Abdullah S. Al Yahya. Healing assessment of mandibular defect with the use of freeze-dried bone allografts, published in Cairo Dental Journal, Vol. 15 No. 1, March 1999.

 

13.             Abdelhamied Y. Saad, Abdullah S. Al Yahya. Endodontic therapy of transverse root fractured permanent incisors in 9-14 years old children, published in the Egyptian Dental Journal, Vol. 45, No. 1, January 1999.

 

14.             Abdullah S. Al Yahya, Hamdi Mohammad, Hassan Selim, Effat Abdullah. Quantitation of microleakage from root canals obturated with four obturation techniques, published in the Saudi Dental Journal, Vol. 10, No. 2, May – August 1998.

 

15.              Abdullah S. Al Yahya. Use of collagen implant material in repair of experimental osseous mandibular defects. A clinical and roentgenographic study, published in the Egyptian Dental Journal, Vol. 44, No. 2, April 1998.

 

16.            Abdelhamied Y. Saad, Abdullah S. Al Yahya, El Said M. Abdelatief, Khaled M. Ali. Use of collagen implant material in repair of experimental osseous mandibular defects: A histological study, published in the Egyptian Dental Journal, Vol. 22, No. 2, April 1998.

 

17.             Abdelhamied Saad, Abdullah S. Al Yahya. Pulpal features and management of symptomatic permanent anterior teeth with enamel hypoplasia, published in Cairo Dental Journal, Vol. 14, No. 1, March 1998.

 

18.              Mohammed Rahmatulla, Abdullah S. Al Yahya, Amjad H. Wyne. Assessment of emergency and primary dental care at King Saud University, College of Dentistry, published in The Saudi Dental Journal, Vol. 6, No. 1, January 1994.

 

19.            Saad Al Nazhan, Abdullah S. Al Yahya, Maryam Al Hindi. Evaluating the accuracy of an electronic root canal measuring device using the clearing technique,   published in the Saudi Dental Journal, Vol. 5, No. 3 September 1993.

 

20.            Madeha M. Jomaa, Abdullah S. Al Yahya. Frequency of two canalled maxillary first molars in an Asiatic population, published in Cairo Dental Journal, Vol. 9,   No. 1, March 1993.

 

21.             Abdullah S. Al Yahya. Analysis of the student’s performance and gender in an undergraduate endodontics program, published in Saudi Dental Journal, Vol. 2   No. 1, 1990.

 

22.             Abdullah S. Al Yahya, Hassan Selim and Ernest Guile. The etiology and symptoms of endodontic cases treated in a University clinic in Saudi Arabia, published in the Saudi Dental Journal, Vol. No. 3, December 1989.

 

23.             Abdullah S. Al Yahya, Abdullah R. Al Shammery. Broken dental appointments; A comparison between dental students and dentists at King Saud University, published in the Egyptian Dental Journal, Vol. 35, No. 3, July 1989.

 

24.             Abdullah S. Al Yahya, Mohammad Eldeeb. Effect of sonic versus ultrasonic instrumentation on canal preparation, published in the Journal of Endodontics, Vol. No. 6, June 1989.

 

         

 
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