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Director, Graduate Periodontics Program, Dalhousie University, Canada
Dr. Nader Hamdan, BDS, MSc, MDent (Perio), FRCD (C) is
an assistant professor in the division of periodontics, Faculty of Dentistry at
Dalhousie University (Canada). Dr.
Hamdan obtained his BDS (DDS) degree in 1999 from Jordan University of Science
and Technology, practised dentistry in Jordan and Qatar for 12 years before
pursuing an MSc in dental sciences program at McGill University (Canada), which
he completed in 2013. Under the supervision of the world-known professor for
research on implant overdentures, Prof. Jocelyne Feine, Dr. Hamdan's research
at McGill focused on the differences in the dietary intake between mandibular
complete denture wearers vs those wearing two-implant overdentures. The
findings of this research were published in the Journal of Dental Research?
special supplement on dental implantology.
Dr. Hamdan went on to complete a three-year fully accredited
MDent Periodontics program at the University of Manitoba (Canada). His research
looked at the upregulation of one of the novel potential biomarkers within the
gingival crevicular fluid of patients suffering from moderate-severe
periodontal disease. In 2016, Dr. Hamdan passed both components of the Canadian
National Dental Specialty Examination and was certified as a periodontist and
later became Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada (FRCD(C)).
Besides his academic full-time position, Dr. Hamdan treats his own patients in
a part-time private practice limited to periodontics. Dr. Hamdan enjoys
lecturing and sharing knowledge with his colleagues through giving CDE courses
and has many peer-reviewed publications in addition to co-authoring book
chapters and books.