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Dr. Rifat Falak

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Credentials and academic work

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Education

  • BDS, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (1997)
  • MSc Geriatric Dentistry, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California (2019)

Clinical leadership

  • Head of Department and Clinical Quality Coordinator, Dentistry, Zulekha Hospitals (2002-2021)
  • Private practice, Mumbai (from 1997)

Professional roles

  • Country Ambassador (UAE), Federation of Special Care Dentistry (FSCD)
  • Honorary Member, Board of Geriatric Dentistry (FSCD)
  • Member, International Association for Disability and Oral Health (IADH)

Academic work

  • Scientific Chairperson and Speaker, GERIADENT 2024 International Conference
  • Editor, FSCD e-Gazette: Geriatric Edition (December 2023)
  • Co-author, research on the association of oral health and nutritional status in adults over 65, Journal of Prosthodontic Research

Service

  • Voluntary COVID-19 front-line worker, Hind Humanitarian City, Dubai

Licence

General Dentist, MSc Geriatric Dentistry (USC). Licensed by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), licence number 00240872.

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