Dental Services-KAMC provides tertiary dental care for out-patients as well as in-patients in the main hospital’s Emergency Room (ER), and to the Medically Compromised Patients (MCP) as well.
With the mission to ensure accessible, innovative and high-quality oral and dental health care to National Guard personnel and their eligible dependents, while ensuring efficiency, safety , digital transformation and proper utilization of available resources.
The dental clinics are being served and operated by highly qualified Consultant tracks and Staff Dentists who has Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) licensure in different specialties i.e. Advanced General Dentistry (AGD), Endodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS), Orthodontics, Pediatric Dentistry, Periodontics, Prosthodontics, Restorative Dentistry, and Dental Hygiene.
The Dental Department is also providing dental specialties treatment utilizing updated technologies in the field of dentistry i.e. digital dentistry.
The Department also participates in community services through the School Dental Prevention Program (SDPP) that is being implemented to give preventive dental health care among children and by raising the level of dental health awareness within the National Guard population. Four (4) sophisticated dental mobile vans with 2-dental chairs per van are utilized to compliment this program.
In 1983, King Fahad National Guard Hospital opened nine (9) Dental Clinics within a culture that is spirited in quality and service excellence. Now, a total of 196 clinics are being operated in different areas (King Abdulaziz Dental Center (KADC), King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital (KASCH), College of Dentistry-King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (COD-KSAU-HS)) by Dental Services-KAMC.
The main dental clinic is located in King Abdulaziz Dental Center (KADC) which has the facility which caters the Operating Rooms for patients needing general anesthesia dental procedures. It also has a Digital Dentistry area which responds to the technology advancement in dentistry and is functioning with multiple technical and educational area.
The operation and facilities of the Dental Services-KAMC responds to its vision to be one of the leading data-driven dental centers in the nation that push the boundaries of innovation to provide dental education, prevention and treatment utilizing the state-of-the-art dental and digital technology.
Divisions of Dental Services
Educational and Clinical Programs
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Oral School Health Program.
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Dental Assistant Enhancement Program.
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Multidisciplinary Head and Neck and Oncology Service.
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Multidisciplinary Dental Implant Service.
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Multidisciplinary Orthognathic Service.
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Multidisciplinary Cleft Lip and Palate Service.
In the academic front, the Dental Department is one of the largest training center accredited by the SCFHS to educate young dentists through its Residency Training Programs, as follows:
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Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) Program – in-house residency training program for qualified general practitioner dentists for two years.
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Saudi Board in Pediatric Dentistry (SB-PD) Program.
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Saudi Board in Prosthodontics (SB-Prosth) Program.
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Saudi Board in Advanced Restorative Dentistry (SB-ARD).
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Saudi Board in Periodontics (SB-Perio) Program.
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Saudi Board in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics(SB-Ortho) Program.
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Saudi Board in Endodontics (SB-Endo) Program.
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Saudi Board in Oral Maxillofacial Surgery (SB-OMFS) Program.
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Saudi Board in Oral Medicine and Pathology Program.
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Saudi Board in Family Dentistry Program.
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Consequently, the Department is also accepting internship for Dental Hygiene, Dental Assisting, and Dental Laboratory.
Leadership of Dental Services
Dr. Abdulaziz Abdullah Bin Ahmed
Chairman
Dr. Ali Jhani
Deputy Chairman Dental Quality and Patient Safety
Dr. Mohammed Al Ousaimi
Deputy Chairman Clinical Services KADC
Dr. Abeer Al-Subait
Section Head, Advanced General Dentistry
Dr. Ahmad Al-Reshaid
Endodontics Division Head
Dr. Yanal Mohammed Nusair
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Division Head
Dr. Balsam Al Eissa
Orthodontics Division Head
Dr. Saad Manea
Pediatric Dentistry Division Head
Dr. Nabil Al Sourani
Periodontics Division Head
Dr. Abdulkader Al Jarrah
Prosthodontics Division Head
Dr. Sultan Al Deyab
Restorative Dentistry Division Head
Dr. Ali Anwar Aboalela
Head, Dental Clinic
Dr. Meshael Abdullah Baeshen
Head, Dental Clinic
Dr. Abdulmalik Al Yahya
Head, Dental Clinic
Contact Dental Services
Phone: +966-11-8011111, Ext. 17244, 14123, 14090, 14061, 17297
