Chairs
Dental caries rate has reached high and alarming percentages in children of the Kingdom. Several studies have shown that 9out of 10 children in the Kingdom suffer from the epidemic of dental caries, and that affect them physically, psychologically, and socially due to tooth loss, pain, malnutrition, poor school performance and frequent absences from school. College of Dentistry at King Saud University believes in the need for effective prevention against dental caries, and the role of research in supporting these efforts, thatís how the Dental Caries Research Chair was established. The chair aims to conduct evidence-based advanced researche at both local and international levels about children caries, scientifc recommendations which would reinforce the health policies to confront this disease in the Kingdom, and a clear national strategy planning to control it, taking into account the environmental circumstances of the Saudi community and the behavioral and social lifestyles of its individuals. Currently, the chair runs laboratory and hereditary studies, epidemiological studies, and economical studies about dental caries in children by a specialized team of faculty members chaired by Dr. Hassan S. Halawany, Assistant Professor in the Department of Periodontics and Community Dentistry.
ENGR. ABDULLAH BUGSHAN RESEARCH CHAIR FOR DENTAL & ORAL REHABILITATION
Dental Implant and Osseointegration Research Chair
King Saud University has sup-ported lately the establishment of Dental Implant 
and Osseointegration Research Chair which aims to de-velop scientifc research that gener-ates knowledge in the area of teeth loss disability and replacement, and contributes in the development of a distinct generation of researchers and graduate students in this feld. Dr. Abdullah M. Al-Farraj, the Assistant Professor in the Department of Prosthetic Dental Sciences oversees the researches chair. Currently, the chair works on identifying the need for dental implants in the Kingdom, the extent of tooth loss disability and the ability of its replacement by implants, building up knowledge through the creation of new methods for treatment of tooth loss, and facilitating the exchange of scientifc experiences in the area of dental Implants and os-seointegration research.
Dental Biomaterials Research and Development Chair
