Harvard Catalyst Profiles

Harvard University	DMSc	05/2021	Oral Health Policy and Epidimiology
American Board of Dental Public Health	Board	04/2021	Dental Public Health
Harvard University	Residency	05/2020	Dental Public Health
American Board of Pediatric Dentistry	Board	09/2017	Pediatric Dentistry
Tufts University	MS	05/2017	Master of Science in Dental Research
Tufts University	Residency	06/2016	Pediatric Dentistry
King Abdulaziz University	BDS	06/2011	Bachelor of Dental Medicine and Surgery

Dr. Hesham Alhazmi is a dual board-certified in Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health. He earned his Bachelor of Dental Medicine and Surgery degree from King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia. After that, he earned a certificate in Pediatric Dentistry and a Master's of Science degree from Tufts University. He earned a certificate in Dental Public Health and a Doctor of Medical Sciences Degree in Oral Biology from Harvard University. Dr. Alhazmi is an Assistant Professor at Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia, at the Department of Preventive Dentistry. Also, he is a Consulting Biostatistician at Boston Children’s Hospital.

His research focuses on analyzing national data, implementing school-based oral health programs, integrating oral health and primary care, and dental curriculum reform. Dr. Alhazmi participated in the collaboration between Harvard School of Dental Medicine with the Health Advancement Initiative in Vietnam to reform the dental curriculum. Also, he worked with Center for Integration of Primary Care and Oral Health team to assess the integration of different topics within the Advanced General Dentistry and General Practice Residency curricula.

Dr. Alhazmi received Dr. James M. Dunning Award for Outstanding Research in Oral Epidemiology/Public Health Dentistry, Lois K. Cohen Award for Excellence in Global Health, Caswell A. Evans Population Oral Health Post-Professional Award, and Leverett Graduate Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dental Public Health.