#  Hesham Alhazmi 

Lecturer on Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology

 

 

 



   ![HESHAM ALHAZMI](/sites/g/files/omnuum6001/files/styles/hwp_4_5__320x400/public/dental/files/heshams_photo.png?itok=HFF0nO9v) 

 



 

 email [hesham\_alhazmi@hsdm.harvard.edu](mailto:hesham_alhazmi@hsdm.harvard.edu) 

 



 

Dr. Hesham Alhazmi is board-certified in both pediatric dentistry and dental public health. He earned a clinical certificate in pediatric dentistry and a Master of Science (MS) in Dental Research from Tufts University. He then earned a certificate in dental public health and a Doctor of Medical Sciences (DMSc) in Oral Biology from Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM). Alhazmi is an assistant professor at Umm Al-Qura University in Saudi Arabia and a consulting biostatistician at Boston Children’s Hospital. Alongside his academic work, he practices pediatric dentistry at a private clinic in Jeddah. He also serves as a thesis committee member, involved with various MS and DMSc thesis projects at HSDM.

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

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



 

 

 





 

 

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- ## Department or Program
    
     [Dental Public Health](/filter-department-or-program/dental-public-health) [Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology](/filter-department-or-program/oral-health-policy-and-epidemiology)
- ## Role
    
     [Faculty, Part-Time](/people-role/faculty-part-time)