Department of Dental Education (DDE)

DDE
About Department

The Department of Dental Education (DDE) is responsible for monitoring and reviewing the curriculum, peer review of courses, and recommending curriculum development as needed. It also provides faculty support for teaching strategies and assessment methods.

 

Objectives
  • Evaluate, revise, and recommend policies to implement the BDS curriculum.
  • Update faculty on the latest teaching and assessment strategies.
  • Promote the latest dental education practices.
  • Develop educational and non-educational processes for the college through media relations activities.
  • Provide centralized systems for exam printing, scanning, and analysis.
Head of the Department
Dr. Thurayya
Dr. Thuraya S. Gadah

Email: tghadah@kku.edu.sa

Tel: +966562274477
Previous HODs
No Name Period
1 Dr. Mohammed AlObaid 27-03-2023 to 18-12-2024
2 Dr. Zuhair Motlak Alkahtani 8-08-2019 to 26-03-2023
3 Prof. Rafi Ahmad Togoo 7-08-2015 to 7-08-2019
4 Prof. Stephen A. Odusanya 2011-2015
Department Divisions
No Division Name Scope
1 Teaching Strategies and Curriculum Development Committee (TSCD) Reviews and updates policies for the BDS curriculum and shares teaching strategies.
2 Faculty Development and Media Committee (FDM) Promotes faculty development programs and manages media relations.
3 Assessment and Evaluation Committee (AE) Implements new assessment methods and conducts exams effectively.
Faculty Details
No Name Rank Specialty Email
1 Dr. Thuraya S. Gadah Assistant Professor Advanced Prosthodontics tghadah@kku.edu.sa
2 Dr. Sadatullah Syed Assistant Professor Health Profession Education & Oral Biology sasadat@kku.edu.sa
3 Dr. Mohamed Abdul Kader Assistant Professor Restorative Dentistry & Endodontology msaheb@kku.edu.sa
4 Dr. Mansoor Shariff Assistant Professor Prosthetic Dentistry msmostfa@kku.edu.sa
5 Dr. Abdullah Kamran Associate Professor Orthodontics mmuhammad@kku.edu.sa
6 Dr. Mohasin Abdul Khader Assistant Professor Periodontics mabdulqader@kku.edu.sa
7 Dr. Shahabe Saquib Assistant Professor Periodontics sshahabe@kku.edu.sa