Speaker

Dr Abeer AlHadidi

Topic

The Role of 3 Dimensional Imaging in the Treatment Planning of the Dental Patient: a Focus on Digital Work Flows

Abstract

This presentation aims to introduce audience to the clinical applications of 3D imaging in dental practice. This lecture is designed for general dentists and dental specialists with a goal of providing a comprehensive, clinically oriented view that will enable dentists to implement a system of prescribing, evaluating and effectively utilizing CBCT imaging in treatment planning and therapy including its pivotal role in digital dentistry.

Biography

Dr AlHadidi is a Senior Clinical Practitioner in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology at the Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong. She was an Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology as well as the head of the Department of Oral surgery, Oral medicine, Oral Pathology, and Periodontology at the School of Dentistry, The University of Jordan. Dr AlHadidi received her DDS degree in 2004 from the University of Jordan and received her certificate and MS degree in Oral and maxillofacial radiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2010. She got her PhD in 2014 from King’s college/University of London. She completed a fellowship in Oral and Maxillofacial radiology at UNC and is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor there. In 2011 Dr AlHadidi became a Diplomat of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology. She also got her Jordanian Board certification in the same specialty. Her research has always focused on the use of 3D data and 3D image analysis in treatment planning of corrective surgical procedures. Her PhD work was on the Use of 3D image analysis in the diagnosis and treatment planning of mandibular asymmetry.