Contact
s.abufanas@ajman.ac.ae
06 705 6403
Ajman Campus
Salem Hassan Abu Fanas

BDS, MSc, PhD, FADI Graduated from Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya and later completed the MSc and Doctorate from Manchester University, Manchester, U. K. Following the Doctorate, joined Arab Medical University in Benghazi as an academic staff and went on to become the Head of the Department of Periodontics. Currently is a visiting professor to Misrata dental college. In 1999 joined Ajman University and was instrumental in the DDS program accreditation. Later was appointed as clinical supervisor and Head of Surgical Sciences Department in College of Dentistry. Successfully headed the team for the initiation of the College of Dentistry in Fujairah, the dental internship training program in both campuses and the postgraduate program in Ajman. Currently is the head of the team for accreditation of all academic program of the college of dentistry in both campuses and also for joint affairs with foreign institutions such as the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Awarded Fellow of Academy of Dentistry International, USA in 2007 for outstanding contribution in the field of dentistry. Currently is Professor and Dean of the College of Dentistry.

Experience
  • 2001 till date- Dean, College of Dentistry, Ajman University .
  • 2010 till date- Professor, College of Dentistry, Ajman University of Science and Technology
  • 2011 till date - Visiting Professor in Periodontics, Misrata Dental College, Libya.
  • 2015 & 2016- Examiner for MFD examination of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
  • 2001-2010- Associate Professor, College of Dentistry, Ajman University of Science and Technology.
  • 1999-2001- Assistant Professor, Clinical supervisor and Head of Surgical Sciences Department, College of Dentistry, Ajman University of Science and Technology.
  • 1993 to1998- Assistant Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, Benghazi, Libya.
  • 1990 to1993- Lecturer in Periodontology Faculty of Dentistry, Benghazi, Libya.
  • 1999- to 2003-Consultant Periodontist, Technosphere Dental Clinic, Dubai, UAE.
  • 1993 to 1998- Consultant Periodontist, Al Arab Medical University private clinic, Libya.
Research
  • Periodontal disease management
  • Dental epidemiology
  • Periodontal microflora
Publications