Asmaa Othman Alkhtib

Experienced public health professional with a strong background in oral health. Senior consultant at the Ministry of Public Health and associate professor of Public Health Dentistry at Qatar University, playing a pivotal role in the development of the National Oral Health roadmap in Qatar. Expertise in health research, health systems, policy and strategy implementation, as well as health education and promotion. Completed a PhD in Primary Health Care and Population Health, receiving an academic award for outstanding work.

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• Graduate of the Executive Leaders Program, Qatar Leadership Centre (QLC), 01/01/16, 01/01/17
• Various Leadership and Corporate Strategy Courses, 01/01/14, 01/01/16
• Short courses at Melbourne University, 01/01/06, 01/01/13

• Senior Consultant and Lead of National Programs of Dentistry and Oral Health, MOPH, 01/01/23, Present
• IRB member for Qatar Bio-bank, 01/01/16, Present
• Consultant of Primary Health Care & Population Health, PHCC, 01/01/22, Present
• Director of Dentistry, PHCC, 11/01/18, 01/01/22
• Manager of Dental and Oral Health Operation and support, PHCC, Qatar, 05/01/14, 11/01/18
• Co-chair National Oral Health Strategy, Ministry of Public Health, Qatar, 01/01/17, Present
• Program Manager, National Oral Health Strategy, Ministry of Public Health, Qatar, 08/01/15, 01/01/17

• The Role of Nationality in Childhood Caries in Qatar, Community Dent Oral Epidemiol, 10/30/24
• Correlates of childhood caries: A study in Qatar, Int J Paediatr Dent, 03/01/24
• Barriers and enablers for oral health promotion programs amongst primary healthcare stakeholders in Qatar - a qualitative investigation, BMC Oral Health, 11/25/23
• Current knowledge about early childhood caries in the gulf cooperation council with worldwide reflection: Scoping review of the scientific literature (2010–2021), PLOS Global Public Health, 01/12/23
• Potocki-Lupski Syndrome: Holistic Dental Management at Primary Healthcare-Qatar, European Journal of Dental and Oral Health, 01/01/22
• Urinary Fluoride Excretion among Children in Qatar, Ann Pediatr Child Health, 01/01/21
• Knowledge, attitudes and practices of primary health care providers towards oral health of preschool children in Qatar, J Prev Med Hyg, 07/04/20
• Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Mothers of Preschool Children About Oral Health in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Survey, Dent J (Basel), 12/01/18
• Prevalence of early childhood caries and enamel defects in four and five-year old Qatari preschool children, BMC Oral Health, 08/18/16
• Effects of bleaching agents and Tooth MousseTM on human enamel hardness, Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry, 05/01/13
• Preservation of teeth involved with an odontogenic cyst, European Archive of Paediatric Dentistry, 06/01/10

• Dr. Ghanim Almannai, Sr Consultant, Endodontics, Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), (+974) 44393789, (+974) 33352266, galmannai@hamad.qa
• Professor Meredith Temple-Smith, Director of Research Training, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, 780 Berkeley St, Carlton, Victoria, 3010, Australia, +61383443371, +61429858248, m.temple-smith@unimelb.edu.au