Personal profile
Dr Gaballah graduated from the University of Benghazi in 1993. Since graduation he showed a great interest in the field of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery for which he was extensively trained and practiced in many countries including Libya, Egypt, Ireland, United Kingdom and Norway. During his surgical training, he was awarded with the fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in both England and Ireland. Dr Gaballah was also trained in Oral Medicine at the TCD of the Ireland. Completed a PhD in cancer gene therapy from KCL,UK 2005. Awarded with certificate in HE academic practice, London 2006.
Education
- PhD. Doctor of Philosophy. King’s College London, University of London. Thesis title: Novel Strategies to destroy Oral Precancer and Residual disease. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2007
- GCAP. Graduate Certificate of Academic Practice, King’s Institute of Learning and Teaching, King’s College London, 2006.
- FDS RCS. Fellowship of Faculty of Dental Surgery-Royal College of Surgeons in England (Specialties: Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine). London, July, 2002.
- FFD RCSI (OSOM) Fellowship of Faculty of Dentistry-Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (Oral Surgery with Oral Medicine) Dublin, April, 2002
- MSc, Department of Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Medicine, Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya. Grade: Excellent . March 2000.
- B D S. Bechalor of dental Surgery. Faculty of Dentistry, Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya. Grade: Very Good (with Distinction) July 1993.
- Completed the Maxicourse for the Fellowship of American Academy of Oral Implantology, 2018-2019
Experience
- 2007-2008:Clinical Lecturer, King’s College London, University of London,UK. •Lecture and Clinical Teaching of Oral Surgery to undergraduate students in years 3,4 and 5. Teaching Local anesthesia and sedation to year 3 and 4 students. The lead Oral Surgery teacher for the final year students. Clinical examiner for final year BDS students. Supervision the SHOs and junior dentists and leader for the clinical service in the Acute Dental Care department. Treat patients in Oral surgery and Acute Dental Care departments (under LA, •IV sedation and day surgery unit). On call or the maxillofacial Unit, King’s College Hospital (the major maxillofacial trauma referral unit for the south east London). oClinical Audit and Research. •Various Presentations to the staff of the Oral Surgery.
- January 2005- February 2006. Part Timer. Clinical Assistant/ Clinical Teacher in Acute Dental Care, King’s College Hospital My duties included supervision and teaching undergraduates and postgraduates, providing treatment for patients and managing the clinical service in the department.
- 2003- 2006: PhD studentship. King’s College London, University of London UK-- January 2005 – September 2005, As a part of my PhD project, I was doing three soft tissue surgery sessions a week. Cases include various oral biopsies and surgical excision of potentially-malignant oral lesions at King’s college Hospital.
- Feb 2006-August 2006:Senior House Officer in Maxillofacial Surgery,King’s College Hospital,UK Main Duties including Type of work : Management of patient with facial injuries, facial fracture treatment, Accident and Emergency, Othognathic and Craniofacial surgery, Dentoalveolar surgery, Day case surgeries.
- August 2006-Feb 2006 :Senior House Officer in Maxillofacial Surgery,Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospital LondonUK Main Duties including Type of work Management of patient with facial injuries, oral and head and neck cancer, salivary gland disorders and surgeries, Accident and Emergency, Dento-alveolar surgery, Day case surgeries.
- November 2001-October 2002:Honory Registrar in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,St james’s hospital and Dublin Dental Hospital,Ireland Main Duties including : Honory Registrar in the following units in Dublin-Ireland: •Oral Surgery Department, Dublin Dental Hospital and School. •Oral Medicine Department, Dublin Dental Hospital and School. •The National Maxillofacial Surgery Unit- St. James’s Hospital, Dublin. •Management of patient for various facial injuries, facial fracture treatment, Accident and Emergency, Orthognathic and Craniofacial surgery, Dento-alveolar surgery, Day case surgeries. •Management of patients with various oral mucosal diseases.
- Sept 1998-Nov 2001:Registrar /Lecturer in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,Faculty of dentistry, University of Benghazi and AlJala Hospital BenghaziLibya •Main Duties including : Registrar in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya. I was performing minor surgical procedures including most of the Dento-alveolar surgeries under local and general anesthesia such as impacted wisdom teeth, endodontic, preprosthetic surgery and biopsies.-I was also involved in the clinical teaching of undergraduates and supervision of dental interns in the department. Ward duties included Clerking assisting and operating in major surgical cases that include maxillofacial trauma, odontogenic tumours and cysts cases, Tempromandibular joint ankylosis and few cases of cancer, orthognathic surgery and maxillofacial Distraction Osteogenesis. On Call duties 1 in 2. At Aljalla Hospital (the main Emergency, Accidents and Surgery hospital in Benghazi and eastern part of Libya).lecturing and clinical teaching for oral and maxillofacial surgery.
Teaching Area
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Oral Medicine
- General Surgery for Students of Dentistry
- General Medicine for Students of Dentistry
- Teaching experience and skills: 1- Associate Professor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Medicine. Ajman University.2- October 2008-date Visiting undergraduate Lecturer and examiner to various Dental Schools in Libya . 3-2008-present. Visiting Postgraduate lecturer for MSc Program , Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya. 4-Clinical Lecturer in Oral Surgery, GKT Dental Institute February 2007- October 2008. 5-Clinical Teacher, Oral Surgery and Acute Dental Care, GKT Dental Institute (January 2005 –February 2006). 6-Completed the requirements and awarded with Graduate Certificate of academic practice (GCAP) at King’s College London.7- In April 1999-2000, I was appointed as an lecturer in department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya.
Research
- Cancer Research Experience and Skills: I was extensively involved in a research project leading to a PhD degree of the University of London. The project consists from three main sections: 1. Isolation and growth of oral dysplastic cells in different conditions and establishment of three dimensional preclinical models of oral cancer and precancer. 2. Testing of gene therapy for selective destruction of oral precancer. 3. Testing a novel anti-angiogenesis agent to eliminate residual oral cancer lesions. a. Tissue culture techniques including enzymatic and explant methods for isolation of oral keratinocytes and fibroblasts. b. Engineering in vitro models for oral mucosa (normal, dysplastic and neoplastic). c. Manual processing of tissues. d. Freezing and cutting of cryostat sections. e. Immunohistochemistry f. The use of Conditionally Replicating Adenovirus for selective destruction of oral dysplastic and neoplastic epithelia. g. Adenovirus replication assays. h. The use of flow cytometry for cell cycle analysis. i. Western blotting assays for proteins. j. Cell viability and cytoxocity assays
- Early Cancer Detection, Cancer Public awareness
- Dental Education, Competency-based teaching/training
Publications
- Arab dentists’ refusal to treat HIV positive patients: a survey of recently graduated dentists from three Arab dental schools A Arheiam, M El Tantawi, A Al-Ansari, M Ingafou, A El-Howiti, K Gaballah, ... Acta Odontologica Scandinavica 75 (5), 355-360
- Spotlight on oral cancer in the United Arab Emirates: the presentation and treatment K Gaballah, R Anis International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 46, 285
- Knowledge and attitude of dentists on bisphosphonates use in the UAE: a descriptive cross-sectional study K Gaballah, M Hassan International Surgery Journal 4 (4), 1398-1404
- Competency of dental students in report of oral mucosal lesions: a potential role of dentists in early cancer detection K Gaballah, F Mahmoud, E Albalkhi International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 46, 285
- Minimizing the injury of inferior dental nerve during removal of lower third molar: A systematic approach K Gaballah, Z Yilmaz, T Renton Dentistry 2015
- Can presence of oral Fordyce's granules serve as a marker for hyperlipidemia? KY Gaballah, I Rahimi Dental research journal 11 (5), 553
- The Knowledge and Attitude of Practicing Dentists towards the Antibiotic Prescription: A Regional Study. K Gaballah, AA Bahmani, A Salami, NAM Hassan
- Postgraduate dental training in the United Arab Emirates K Gaballah, SK Al-Salehi Faculty Dental Journal 4 (3), 148-151
- Oral cancer in the UAE: a multicenter, retrospective study R Anis, K Gaballah Libyan Journal of Medicine 8 (1), 21782
- Evaluation of trigeminal nerve injuries in relation to third molar surgery in a prospective patient cohort. Recommendations for prevention T Renton, Z Yilmaz, K Gaballah International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery 41 (12), 1509-1518
- Trigeminal Nerve Injury Related To Mandibular Third Molar Surgery Z Yilmaz, K Gaballah, T Renton Pain Practice 12, 103-104
- Needle stick injuries among dental students: risk factors and recommendations for prevention K Gaballah, D Warbuton, K Sihmbly, T Renton Libyan Journal of Medicine 7 (1), 17507
- The antiangiogenic agent ZD4190 prevents tumour outgrowth in a model of minimal residual carcinoma in deep tissues K Gaballah, R Oakley, A Hills, A Ryan, M Partridge British journal of cancer 101 (3), 418-423
- Tissue engineering of oral dysplasia K Gaballah, DE Costea, A Hills, SM Gollin, P Harrison, M Partridge The Journal of pathology 215 (3), 280-289
- Lysis of dysplastic but not normal oral keratinocytes and tissue-engineered epithelia with conditionally replicating adenoviruses K Gaballah, A Hills, D Curiel, G Hallden, P Harrison, M Partridge Cancer research 67 (15), 7284-7294
- P166 Lysis of dysplastic but not normal organotypical oral epithelium with conditionally replicating adenoviruses K Gaballah, M Partridge, A Hills, D Curiel, G Hallden, P Harrison Oral Oncology Supplement 2 (1), 181
- P163 Recapitulating the features of mild, moderate and severe dysplasia using keratinocytes derived from clinical lesions and artificial connective tissue supports M Partridge, DE Costea, K Gaballah, A Hills, P Harrison Oral Oncology Supplement 2 (1), 180-181
- O162 The antiangiogenic agent ZD4190 prevents outgrowth of squamous tumor cells in a model of minimal residual cancer M Partridge, K Gaballah, O Ruth, A Hills, A Ryan Oral Oncology Supplement 2 (1), 116
- New technique to correct occlusal cant, report of 30 cases H El-Mekkawi, R El-Gehani, M Hassan, T Taher, K Gaballah, M Elsalanti International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 34, 91
- Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the primary tumor type in head and neck cancer. Typically, these tumor cells show persistent invasion that frequently leads to loc... J T\xedm\xe1r, M Partridge, K Gaballah, X Huang, TL Whiteside Cancer and Metastasis Reviews 24 (1), 129-146
- Molecular markers for diagnosis and prognosis M Partridge, K Gaballah, X Huang Cancer and Metastasis Reviews 24 (1), 71-85
- Fractures of facial bones in benghazi KY Gaballah Qatar Medical Journal 2000 (2), 14
- Competency of dental students to detect lesions suspicious for oral cancer and oral potentially malignant disorders.2019
- Knowledge and attitude of dentists on bisphosphonates use in the UAE: a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Conference Presentation
- TMD etiology: Do we have a support for the current treatments? The international conference of oral and maxillofacial surgery, ICOMS,March 2017, Hong Kong
- Cancer viral therapy. The European Association of Craniomaxillofacial surgery, London, September 2016
- Oral Cancer in the UAE: How are we doing? Emirates Dental Society, Dubai,Dec.2016
- Minimizing injuries to Inferior dental nerve during lower third molar surgery. Dentistry 2015,Dubai, March 2015.
- Novel therapies for oral cancer and Precancer. World Congress on Cancer and Prevention Methods. Dubai, August 2015
- Management of medically compromised dental patients. . Ibn Sinna medical conference, AjmanDecember, 2014
- 6.Evidence based care for individual with Tempromandibular disorders. Ibn Sinna medical conference,Ajman, November, 2013
- Viral Therapy for Oral Cancer and Precancer. TAOMS, Antalya, May 2013
- Tips in Manuscript writing up. Faculty of Dentistry, University of Benghazi, August, 2013.
- How to avoid manuscript rejection. General Surgery Unit,Hawari General hospital, Benghazi, Libya, August, 2013.
- Needle Stick Injuries in Dentistry, the 7th RAK Dental Conference, May,2013
- Management of occupational exposure hazard. AIPEC conference , Dubai, Ocober, 2012
- The Surgeon Hands in Implant Dentistry. Ibn Sinna conference, Ajman, December,2012
- The role of stem cells in regenerative surgery and dentistry. AIPEC conference , Dubai, Ocober, 2012
- One day long course with hands on cross infection control,Dubai, December,2012
- Risk factors for Tempromandibular Disorders. the 6th International Conference in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,Antalya, Turkey, June 2012.
- Stem cells and cancer stem cells: overview .The international conference on stem cells: Theory and Practice. Ajman University. December, 2011.
- Can Presence of Oral Fordyce’s Granules Serve as a Marker for Hyperlipidemia? The 2nd conference of the world wide association of Dental Schools, Leeds, UK. July.2011.
- Complications of gel fillers in orofacial region. The 10th meeting of the British association for academic Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Cardiff. Wales, UK. November 2010 .
- Smoking cessation: the role of Dental Care workers. Smoking cessation symposium. Ajman university, May 2010.
- Clinical Assessment Methods in undergraduate Dentistry: Lessons From the British Experience.. invited lecture, the 5th Libyan Dental Conference, Tripoli, July, 2010
- Wisdom in lower third Molar Surgery. invited lecture, the 5th Libyan Dental Conference, Tripoli, July, 2010
- Closing the loop: the principles of effective audit. The staff professional development symposium, Ajman University, October 2009.
- The Role of GDP in the Diagnosis and Management of Bisphosphonate- related Jaw Necrosis. Iraqi International Medical Association conference, UAE, May, 2009
- Selection of Gloves for Oral Surgery. Dental Institute, King’s College a.London, London. May, 2008.
- Viral Therapy . The Association of Academic British Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (ABOAMS).Glasgow November, 2007.
- Anti-angiogenic agents for the treatment of residual head and neck cancer. The 1st World Congress of the International Academy of Oral Oncology (IAOO). Oral Oncology: A Global Challenge. Amsterdam, May 2007
- Mallkerson-Rosenthal Syndrome: Atypical presentation. The Pan London group of Oral medicine. December, 2006, King’s college Hospital, London.
- Can conditionally replicating adenoviruses be used to modulate the growth of precancerous epithelia to prevent the subsequent emergence of a tumour? NCRI-cancer conference October, 2005, Birmingham,UK.
- Targeting oral precancer. Hauckland Hospital, University of Bergen, Norway, December, 2005.
- Clinical Observations on Odontogenic Keratocytic Lesions of the Jaws: Case Series.
- Is coronectomy a viable option for the symptomatic impacted third molars?
- Wisdom tooth surgery: round table.
Memberships, Awards and Honors
- Memberships: 1.International dental Research Association 2.Founding member of the Libyan Section of IDAR 3.Member of the Association of Academic British Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. 4.Associate of the Higher Education Council UK. 5.Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in England. 6.Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons In Ireland 7.Member of the British Association for Cancer Research 8.Member of the British Dental Association. 9.Member of the Egyptian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. 10.Member of the Libyan Dental Syndicate, Benghazi-Branch.
- Awards and Honors: 1.Award for the supervision of best research, college of dentistry , Ajman, May 2016 2.Award for the supervision of best research, college of dentistry , Ajman, May 2012 3.BDS, with Distinction, 1993 University of Garyounis , Libya 4.PhD- Scholarship Grant Higher education,2002, Libya 5.Cancer antiangiogenesis Research Grant, 2003 Astra Zeneca, UK 6.Award for the Best Research, Guy’s Hospital, London,2004 7.Assessor for the posters at the AEDEC Dubai, 2009,2013, 2019 8.Assessor for the research in the5th Approach Conference, Ajman,2009 9.Assessor for the research in the 6th Approach Conference, Ajman,2010,2012,2013 10.Chairperson in AEDEC Dubai, 2016,2017
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JournalRevisiting the risk factors for multiple symptoms of temporomandibular disorders: A structured cross-sectional study2020 | Bentham Science Publishers- JournalSerum uric acid levels in patients with oral cancer, leukoplakia and submucous fibrosis: A cross-sectional study2020 | AME Publishing Company
- ArticlesCompetency of dental students to detect lesions suspicious for oral cancer and oral potentially malignant disorders2019 | University of Dicle
Research ArticleCompetency of dental students in report of oral mucosal lesions: a potential role of dentists in early cancer detection2017 | Elsevier
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