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Dr. Rifat Mazhar Falak

General Dentist, MSc Geriatric Dentistry (USC)

For 29 years, Dr. Rifat has cared for patients of every age. Today her work focuses on the people who most often find dental care hard to reach: older adults, people with disabilities, and people living with complex medical conditions.

Full credentials and academic work

Dr. Rifat Mazhar Falak, smiling, wearing a white clinical coat

Why this work

During nearly two decades in hospital dentistry, Dr. Rifat saw the same problem again and again: the people who needed dental care most, older adults and those with disabilities or serious illness, were often the ones who found it hardest to get. She was troubled by that gap between need and care, and decided to do something about it.

In 2019 she completed a Master's degree in Geriatric Dentistry at the University of Southern California, focusing on dental care for older adults and medically complex patients. Her research on how oral health affects nutrition in adults over 65 was published in the Journal of Prosthodontic Research.

Today she is the UAE Country Ambassador for the Federation of Special Care Dentistry, and works to raise awareness of oral health for older and vulnerable people across the region.

Dr. Rifat at the DentisTree clinic in Al Mizhar
At DentisTree Dental Clinic, Al Mizhar.

How she practises

Holistic and minimally invasive: saving natural teeth, preventing problems before they start, and connecting mouth health to whole-body health.

  • Appointments are never rushed. Patients get the time they need.
  • Families and carers are welcome, and are part of the conversation.
  • Every step is explained clearly, before it happens.
  • Treatment is planned around health, medicines and what matters to the patient.

Care beyond the clinic

  • Voluntary COVID-19 front-line worker at Hind Humanitarian City, Dubai.
  • Corporate social responsibility and community oral-health programmes at Zulekha Hospitals and Clover Medical Centre.

Languages

Dr. Rifat consults in English, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi, Gujarati and Marathi.

Outside the clinic

Dr. Rifat is deeply spiritual, and is always looking for a fresh perspective through travel, exploration, and learning from unfamiliar people and places.

Career at a glance

  1. 1997

    Graduates in dentistry (BDS) and begins practice in Mumbai, soon opening her own clinic.

  2. 2002

    Joins Zulekha Hospitals in the UAE, beginning 19 years of hospital dentistry.

  3. 2002-2021

    Head of the Dentistry Department and Clinical Quality Coordinator at Zulekha Hospitals.

  4. 2019

    Completes a Master's degree in Geriatric Dentistry at the University of Southern California.

  5. 2020

    Volunteers as a COVID-19 front-line worker at Hind Humanitarian City, Dubai.

  6. 2023

    Edits the geriatric edition of the Federation of Special Care Dentistry's e-gazette, as FSCD Country Ambassador for the UAE.

  7. 2024

    Scientific Chairperson and speaker at the GERIADENT 2024 international conference.

  8. Today

    Cares for patients at Clover Medical Centre, Al Nahda, and DentisTree Dental Clinic, Al Mizhar.

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