The College of Dentistry at Gulf Medical University warmly congratulates Moheb Silwadi, a third-year MDS Periodontics postgraduate student, on the successful defense of his master’s thesis on the 25th of September 2026.
The research, titled “Evaluation of Peri-implant Hard and Soft Tissues Changes following Immediate Implant Placement with Socket Shield Technique and Immediate Restoration Versus Early Type II Implant Placement in The Esthetic Zone-A Randomized Control Clinical Trial,” investigated advanced techniques in dental implantology by assessing peri-implant tissue modifications across different clinical protocols in the esthetic zone.
The thesis research was conducted under the supervision of Dr. Mohamed Atef, Assistant Professor of Periodontics, COD, GMU with Dr. Bhavna Jha Kukreja, Associate Professor of Periodontics, Program Director, MDS Periodontics Program COD, GMU as Co-Supervisor. The defense evaluation panel featured Dr. Sunaina Shetty, Assistant Professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry at the College of Dental Medicine, University of Sharjah, as the External Examiner, alongside Dr. Yahya Amer, Assistant Professor of Periodontics ,COD, GMU, as the Internal Examiner.
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