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• Dec 2022
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Academic Staff Joins the Dental Family

The Faculty extends warmest regards to newly joined academic staff and wishes them a great beginning and life at Prince Philip Dental Hospital and in Hong Kong.

Despite the 7,667-kilometer distance between Jordan and Hong Kong, Dr Alhadidi Abeer, an Oral and Maxillofacial radiologist, travelled here to accept the position of Senior Clinical Practitioner in Applied Oral Sciences & Community Dental Care because "HKU Faculty of Dentistry provides a vibrant mix of stellar researchers, excellent clinicians, and passionate educators creating great opportunities for collaboration and teamwork."

Before joining HKU Faculty of Dentistry, Dr Alhadidi was an Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology as well as the head of the Department of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, and Periodontology at the School of Dentistry, The University of Jordan. She is excited to share with us her current research. “I have been lucky to start working with multiple teams in Restorative Dental Sciences and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery on research projects that aims to employ AI and image analysis techniques in detection of disease processes and to increase the efficiency of dental implant digital dentistry workflow”, she says. Additionally, with the support of the Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology team, we are modifying the teaching and learning activities of the undergraduate and the graduate Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology courses to further integrate three-dimensional imaging into the curriculum.

Outside of her busy professional life, Dr Alhadidi is studying an MBA at the HKU Business School, which offers her the experience she needs to be an effective leader. "The curriculum gave insight and a comprehensive approach to establishing effective teams, making decisions, and fostering innovation", she said.

When it comes to pastimes, she enjoys travelling as every part of the world has a special blend of people, culture, music, scenery, and cuisine. Florence, Paris, Cape Town, and San Diego are amongst the places she enjoyed most. Apart from travelling, she loves going on hikes as well, especially on the trails in Jordan's Al-Rayyan Valley (Wadi Al-Rayyan) in the spring and Al-Karak Valley (Wadi Al-Karak) in the summer. She also likes to discover US national state parks and hike on Hong Kong's Morning Trails.

Dr Alhadidi Abeer enjoys travelling