Dr. Zakirulla Meer completed his BDS in 2003 from the KGF College of Dental Sciences, KGF, India, and completed his masters (MDS) in Pediatric Dentistry from prestigious College of Dental Sciences (CODS), Davangere in 2007. Presently working as Assistant Professor in College of Dentistry King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Dr. Zakirulla Meer has authored over 50 scientific articles, and serves as a reviewer/board member to many national and international journals. He has also attended many conferences and has also been the chair person and judge for poster presentations & scientific paper presentations at various national conferences. He is also an active speaker at various national and international conference. He is an active member of various committees dealing with scientific research, student welfare, social causes, environmental issues, sports activities in the college. He was awarded the best paper award by faculty at 13th Annual Research Day held at King Khalid University in 2018. He is a life member of ISPPD (Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry) and SDS (Saudi Dental Society).

Research Interest:  Teaching, Clinical Research in Pediatric Dentistry, dental caries, Pulp Therapy, Dental Traumatology, Surveys, Epidemiology.

URL:  Google Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=C76xznIAAAAJ&hl=en
Research gate Link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Zakirulla_Meer 
Publons Link: https://publons.com/researcher/1701097/m-zakirulla/

List of Publications:

1.    Zakirulla M, Uloopi K.S, Reddy V.V. Subba. “Invivo comparison of reduction in bacterial count after caries excavation with three different techniques”. J Dent Child, January/April 2011;78(1):31-35.
2.    Shashikiran ND, Reddy VV, Yavagal CM, Zakirulla M. Application of Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in contemporary pediatric dentistry. J Clin Pediatr Dent 2006; 30(4): 283-286.
3.    Sadatullah S, Odusanya S, Mustafa A, Abdul Razak P, Abdul Wahab M, Meer Zakirulla. Prevalence of Mesiopalatal Cusp in the upper molars (Caravelli trait) in Saudi Arabian school students. Int. J. Morphol 2012; 30(2):757-760.
4.    Rafi A Togoo, Nasim VS, Zakirulla Meer, Syed Yaseen. Knowledge and practice of pulp therapy in deciduous teeth among general dental practitioners in 2 cities of southern Saudi Arabia. Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research. July 2012; 2(2):119-123.
5.    Sachin B. Mangalekar, Tajammul Ahmed, M Zakirulla, Halawar Sangmesh Shivappa, F. B. Bheemappa, Chandrashekar Yavagal. Molariform Mesiodens in Primary Dentition. Case Rep Dent. 2013; 2013:750107. doi: 10.1155/2013/750107. Epub 2013 Mar 31.
6.    Yaseen SM, Togo RA, Zakirulla M, Al-Dheer AM, Al-Futaih MA, Al-Jalal AA, Al-Qahtani NA. Dental erosion among 12-15-year-old school boys in southern Saudi Arabia. Arch Orofac Sci 2013; 8(1):1-6.
7.    Zakirulla Meer. Malocclusion in deciduous dentition of Saudi children: A cross-sectional study. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science 2012. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science 2012; 11(4): 343-346.
8.    Al-Hammadi AA, Al-Rabai NA, Togoo RA, Zakirulla M, Alshahrani I, Alshahrani A. Knowledge, attitude, and behavior related to use of miswak (Chewing Stick): A cross-sectional study from aseer region, Saudi Arabia. Contemp Clin Dent 2018 Jun; 9 (Suppl 1):S64-S68. doi: 10.4103/ccd.ccd_45_18.
9.    Rawan A Saddah, Shahad H Alhassani, Rafi A Togoo, Zakirulla M. Awareness about emergency management of dental trauma among nursing interns in Saudi Arabia. Medical Science 2018; 22(91):279-287.
10.    Abu-Melha AS, Zakirulla M, Almojathel Alqisi AY, Qasem Khawshal AA. Evaluation of cell pack paper points before and after sterilization: A microbiological study. Int J of Med Dent 2018;22(2):144-148.
11.    Alshahrani I, Tikare S, Zakirulla M, Mustafa A, Abdulwahab M, Sadatullah S. Prevalence of dental caries among male students aged 15-17 years in Southern Asir, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Dent J 2018 Jul;30(3):214-218. doi: 10.1016/j.sdentj.2018.03.003. Epub 2018 Apr 3.
12.    Zakirulla M, Essa A Khormi, Hamed M Bakri, Mohammed Y Tarrosh, Mosa A Shubayr, Hussain Almubarak. “Prevalence of Molar Incisor Hypomineralisation (MIH) in 7-10 year old school children in southern Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study”. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Public Health-2018;Special Feb (2):192-207.
13.    Shaik Mohammed Asif, Naheeda Shaik, Bhavna Barthunia, Sultan Mohammed Kaleem, M Zakirulla, Mohammed Zahir Kota and Fawaz Abdul Hamid Baig. Nifedipine induced gingival enlargement in an edentulous patient: a case report with one year follow up. BMC Oral Health. 2018 Dec 27;18(1):227. doi: 10.1186/s12903-018-0690-4.
14.    Shaik Mohammed Asif, Shaik Naheeda, Khalil Ibrahim Assiri, Hussain Mohammed AL Mubarak, M Zakirulla, Sultan Mohammed Kaleem, Fawaz Abdul Hamid Baig, Mohammed Zahir Kota. Oral Hygiene practice and Periodontal Status among Two Tribal Population of Telangana State, India- An Epidemiological Study. BMC Oral Health. 2019 Jan 9;19(1):8. doi.org/10.1186/s12903-018-0705-1.
15.    M Zakirulla, Amerah Bedah Muraih, Amjad Ali Al-whlan, Ohood Saeed Almerei, Rasha Hussain Al-zahrani, Abdulaziz Bedah Alshahrani, Allah Baksh Meer. Dental students’ knowledge and practices regarding antibiotic prescribing guidelines in children in Abha, KSA: A cross sectional study. Medical Science, 2019, 23(96), 179-184.
16.    Sharaf ALOTHMAN, Shatha MOHAMMED, Nada ALRABAI, Asma ASIRI, Ibrahim ALSHAHRANI, Rafi TOGOO, M ZAKIRULLA. Variation in the buccal surface morphology of primary first molars among Saudi children. Int J Med Dent 2019;23(1):74-78.

Research Interest: Endodontics.

Senior research fellow d-r Vesna Ambarkova has received her McS  in Ss.Cyril & Methodius  University during the period of 1994-2004. She has received Ph.D from Ss.Cyril & Methodius University in 2015. Currently, she is working as teaching assistant  in the Department for preventive and pediatric dentistry at the Ss.Cyril & Methodius University. She have successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities as   a member of the Coordinating body for prevention of oral diseases in children 0 to 14 years of the Republic of Macedonia for the period 2008 to 2018 designated by the Minister of Health of the Republic of Macedonia.

Her research has included dental age estimation, oral health, DMFT scores, ethics, inform consent, fluoridated drinking water.   Based on this research and fellowship training he has received several awards and honors, such as: Acknowledgement awarded for active participation in the pursuit of goals and objectives of the Macedonian Medical Association, 2000.   Acknowledgement awarded by the Faculty of Stomatology at the jubilee - 50 years of existence as  appreciation for participation in the work of the Faculty of Stomatology 2009. The winner of the certificate shown great results in scientific research in 2014 by the rector of St. Cyril and Methodius.

She is serving as an editorial member of several reputed journals like  Journal of Dental Applications, Imaging Journal of Clinical and Medical Sciences, International Journal of Oral and Dental Health, Peertechz Journal of Biological Research and Development   and Austin Journal of dentistry  & expert Reviewers for journals like  Acta Stomatologica Croatica, Collegium antropologicum, Journal of Cranio-Maxillary Diseases and Journal of Theory, Journal of Dental and Oral Health, Edorium Journal of Dentistry, Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research, Annals of Forensic Research and Analysis, Journal of Nutrition and  Health Sciences, Annals of Anatomy, European Journal of Forensic Science, Allied Academies Journal, Journal of dentistry and orofacial surgery, Journal of International Society of Preventive and   Comunity Dentistrtry  and Practice of Dental Public Health. 

She has authored many research articles, Тhe National Strategy for  Prevention of Oral Diseases for  children of 0-14 year of the Republic of Macedonia and Guidebook for Implementation of the National Strategy for  Prevention of Oral Diseases for  children of 0-14 year of the Republic of Macedonia. Ministry of Health, Department for Dental Health Care,Skopje, 2010. 

 She is a member of  Macedonian Stomatological Chamber., Macedonian Medical Society. Macedonian Stomatological Society, Member of Association of specialists in Pediatric and Preventive dentistry of the Republic of Macedonia, Member of International association of pediatric dentists, Member of International Society for Fluoride Research INC, International Association for Paleodontology. She has honored as а member of organizing committee of the 5-th Macedonian Dental Congress with International Participation, which was held in Ohrid, 2009.

Research Interest: Rare diseases, Dental caries, Oral epidemiology, Special care dentistry

Grants: 

Travel grants from the European Association of Dental Public Health for participation at the Congress EADPH 2015 20th EADPH Congress

17th-19th September 2015, 23th EADPH Congress, 18th-20th October 2018, Palam de Mallorca, Spain.

22th EADPH Congress, 8th-10th June 2017, Vilnius, Lithuania

24th EADPH Congress, 12th-14th September 2019 Ghent, Belgium

ORCA Conference Travel Fellowship for attending the Congress 2015 Athens Greece

Research Interest: Preventive dentistry, paediatric dentistry, dental public health.

Research Interest: Bond strength of composite resins, microleakage and repair, Placement techniques for composite resins, polymerization shrinkage and curing lights, Adhesive resins and resin cements, Bleaching of discolored teeth. 

Biography: Amer A. Taqa is a Professor at Dental Basic Science, College dentistry, Mosul University, Iraq. Have PhD degree in Dental chemistry. He has published more 100 researches papers in national and international academic journals and authored 22 books. His research interests include dental chemistry, medical chemistry, and inorganic chemistry. He is editorial member in more than 140 international journals. He nominated as a member of the organizing committees for a number of international and local conferences.

Research Interest: Dental chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry

Biography: Gianni Frisardi has completed his bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Dentistry in 1983 and 1987 respectively at the “La Sapienza” University in Rome. In 1993 he attained a Master in Bioengineering and his experimental thesis “Mandibular Kinematics has been awarded by the ENEA Institute. He worked for several years in the trigeminal neurophysiology laboratory in order to transfer the know how in the field of the gnathology. He published papers in reputed journals and in 2014 was candidated as Editor by the World Dental Federation for the International Dental Journal. He has been Visiting Professor at the University of Rome, Chieti, Ancona and currently at the University of Sassari in the Department of Masticatory Rehabilitation and Orofacial Pain.

Research Interest: Gnathology, Temporomandibolar Disorders, Orofacial Pain and Orthodontics.

Research Interest: A Prospective Study on Temporomandibular Disorders (Disorders of Temporomandibular Joints and Masticatory Muscles) and Other Causes of Orofacial Pain of Non-Odontogenic Etiology (Such as Trigeminal Neuralgia, Headaches, Systemic and Local Rheumatic Diseases, Syndromes Related to Cervical Spine and other Painful Symptoms in the Orofacial Region) will be based on Patients' Data Collected in Standardised Studies from 2001 to Date.

Research Interest: Endodontic microbiology, retreatment endodontics, laser endodontics, regenerative endodontics, dental composites. 

Biography:

Dr. Cecilia Young was trained at the Prince Dental Philip Dental Hospital and graduated from the University of Hong Kong with the Bachelor of Dental Surgery in 1994. She has been a general dental practitioner and an independent researcher. She obtained her Master in Public Health in 2006.

She was the Consultant for the The Federation of H.K. Chinese Travel Agents Ltd., Dental consultant and columnist of The Hong Kong Economic Journal and Health Plus Magazine. She has been the Consultant and columnist of Physician, Pharmacist, People Health Magazine since 2002. 

Research interest: Dental Emergency Epidemiology, Health Education, Health Promotion, Low Level Light Therapy, Dental Trauma, Dental Scaling

Publications:

1. Survey on Misunderstanding of Dental Scaling in Hong Kong (International Journal of Dental Hygiene 6 2008, 25-36)

2. Effectiveness of Educational Poster on Knowledge of Emergency Management of Dental Trauma--Part 2: Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial for Secondary School Students. Young C, Wong KY, Cheung LK. PLoS One. 2014 Aug5;9(8):e101972. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101972. eCollection 2014.

3. A Survey on Hong Kong Secondary School Students' Knowledge of Emergency Management of Dental Trauma. Young C, Wong KY, Cheung LK. PLoS One. 2014Jan 6;9(1):e84406. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084406. eCollection 2014.

4. Effectiveness of Educational Poster on Knowledge of Emergency Management of Dental Trauma--Part 1: Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial for Primary and Secondary School Teachers. Young C, Wong KY, Cheung LK. PLoS One. 2013 Sep 11;8(9):e74833. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074833. eCollection 2013.

5. Emergency Management of Dental Trauma: Knowledge of Hong Kong Primary and Secondary School Teachers. Young C, Wong KY, Cheung LK. Hong Kong Med J. 2012 Oct;18(5):362-70.

6. Low Level Light Therapy (LLLT): Penetration and Photobiomodulation. Young C, Mak CL. J Oral Health Craniofac Sci. 2017; 2: 080-082.

7. “Could Ethics Committees please welcome Independent Researchers?” Cecilia YOUNG. Oral Health and Dentistry 1.4 (2017): 180-182.

8. Editorial : Maxillofacial trauma and Psychological Stress” Journal of Medical and Psychological Trauma (2018) Cecilia Young, CYYJ Yeung Journal of Medical and Psychological Trauma Volume No: 1 Issue No:1

9. Patient Perception from Internet on Adverse Effects vs Benefits of Vaccination - An Internet Message from a Public Figure in Hong Kong Cecilia Young* and TH Tai ACTA SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL SCIENCES  April 30, 2018; Volume 2 Issue 2: 45-47.

Research Interest:  Root canal irrigants, endodontic disinfection, smear layer and endodontic medicaments. 

Research Interest: Oral Microbiology, Pediatric Dentistry.

Research Interest: Immunosenescence, Innate immunology, neutrophils.