Credentials and professional record

Geriatric, General and Special Care Dentist

DentisTree Dental Clinic, Dubai

• Treats advanced dental disease in medically complex patients, accounting for systemic risk, functional capacity and patient values.
• Advises against invasive treatment where the risks outweigh the benefits, choosing minimal-intervention or palliative care when that is right for the patient.

Geriatric and Family Dentist

Clover Medical Centre, Dubai

• Thorough medical and dental evaluation, individual treatment plans agreed with each patient, and careful counselling before and after treatment.
• Runs annual community geriatric oral wellness camps.

Head of the Dental Department at Zulekha Hospital, the UAE’s first JCI-accredited private hospital

General Dentist, Head of Dental Department (2011 to 2020), Healthcare Quality Coordinator (2006 to 2021)

Zulekha Hospital, Sharjah

• Cared for a medically complex population, including people with dementia, Parkinson’s disease, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and kidney or liver disease, coordinating routinely with hospital physicians and specialists.
• Treated patients with special needs under general anaesthesia when care was not possible in the clinic.
• Designed bias-resistant clinical quality measures (KPIs) for the department’s decision-making.
• Pioneered an antibiotic stewardship programme for root canal treatment in line with WHO and CDC guidance, among the earliest dental-specific initiatives of its kind in the UAE.
• Co-authored the Manual of Dentistry and standard operating protocols to JCI standards, covering patient safety, sterilisation, infection control, antibiotic policy and radiation safety.
• As Head of Department: dental policies, recruitment, appraisals, supervision and mentoring of the dental team.

Director and Dentist; Associate Dentist

Falak Dental Clinic and Parle Dental Clinic, Mumbai

• Built and independently ran her own clinic, managing complex restorative and rehabilitation cases.