Personal Information

 Professor

Department of  Department of Conservative Dentistry

Faculty of Dentistry

Contact Information

Phone: 6402000 Ext. 20326

Email: taabakhsh@kau.edu.sa

Turki bin Abdulsalam Abdullah Bakhsh

 Professor

Profile

Turki Bakhsh - B.D.S.- King Abdulaziz University (2005) / CACT, PhD - Tokyo Medical and Dental University (2013).
Turki Bakhsh received his PhD in 2D/3D Biomedical Imaging  of nanotechnology based dental composites from Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.

Currently he is a full professor and consultant in the department of Restorative Dentistry. Also, he is the head of the international collaboration committee at the dental school as well as Advanced Technologies Dental Research Laboratory supervisor 

He is a part-time consultant at Dr. Samir Abbass hospital since 2018. 

 
His main area of interest in research are composite adaptation and characterization of the nano-interaction zone at tooth-resin interface using Optical Coherence Tomography, Micro Computed Tomography, Focused Ion Beam/TEM-SEM and CLSM.
He has several ISI publications and presented many of them in well-recognized conferences (IADR, SPIE,...etc).

Currently he is working on several papers and contributing to many others. 

Education

  • 2005

    Bachelor degree from Dental Science Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2013

    Doctorate degree from Operative DentistryFaculty of Dentistry, Tokyo Medical and Dental Uiversity, Tokyo, اليــابــان

Employment

  • 1900-1900

    , , , المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2005-2006

    Dentist / Intern, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2006-2008

    General Dentist, Ministry of Health, مكة المكرمة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2008-2008

    General Dentist, King Khaled National Guard, مكة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2008-2013

    Demonestrator, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2009-2009

    General Dentist, rKing Abdulaziz Medical City, Alwaha Health Cente, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2011-2013

    Teaching Assistant, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, طوكيو, اليــابــان

  • 2011-2022

    Traveling Lecturer, Optical Society of America, دولي, امــريــكـا

  • 2013-2013

    President of Saudi Arabian Students’ Association in Japan , Confederation of International Student Association, طوكيو, اليــابــان

  • 2014-2016

    Operative and Esthetic Dentistry, Samaya Advanced & Cosmetic Dentistry, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2014-2018

    Assistant professor , Faculty of Dentistry - KAU, Jeddah, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2015-2017

    Director of Prosthetic and production lab, King Abdulaziz University Dental Hospital, Jeddah, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2016-2018

    Cosmetic Dentistry Consultant, International Medical Center, Jeddah, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2017-2018

    Head of Academic Advising, Faculty of dentistry, , المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2017-2022

    Part-time - Faculty Member, Al-farabi Privet colleges, Jeddah, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2018-2021

    Head of Division, Operative and Esthetic Dentistry, Jeddah, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2018-2022

    Associate Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, KAU, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2018-حاليا

    Part-time Consultant consultant, Dr. Samir Abbass, Jeddah, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2020-2022

    Board member , International Association for Dental Research - Saudi Arabian Division , Jeddah, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2021-2022

    Guest Editor, Biomed Research International , , المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2021-حاليا

    Board Member, Africa/Middle east region International Association for Dental Research , , المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2021-حاليا

    Head of Committee, KAUFD International Collaboration Committee, , المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2022-حاليا

    Advanced Technology Dental Research Laboratory Supervisor, Faculty of Dentistry, KAU, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2022-حاليا

    Full Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, KAU, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

Research Interests

  1. Advanced Bio-Medical imaging systems (OCT, Micro-CT, Thermal Imaging)

  2. 3D Image analysis

  3. Nano-technology in the restorative dental sciences

  4. Lasers in Dentistry

  5. Mechanism of dentin bonding

  6. Adhesion of biomaterials to dental tissues

  7. Advanced mechanical characterization of  tooth-biomaterial  bonding  strength

  8. Caries research

  9. Physic-chemical and manipulative properties of restorative materials

  10. Durability of restorative materials

  11. Improvement of various esthetic restorative techniques for direct and indirect restorations

  12. Simulated Pulpal pressure

     

Scientific interests

  1. Biomaterilas 
  2. Management of Teeth Hypersensitivity
  3. Dental Caries
  4. Teeth Whitening
  5. Esthetic Restoration 
  6. Biomechanical Adhesion
  7. Cosmetic Dentistry
  8. Biomedical Imaging

Courses

Operative Dentistry 311 CDS
Operative Dentistry 411 CDS
Operative Dentistry 511 CDS
comprehensive Care Clinic - Operative Dentistry 600 CCC
Saudi Board

Areas of expertise

Organization of International Conferences Contribution in organizing many domestic and international conferences
Tokyo Medical and Dental University Visiting Professor
Head of Production and Prosthetic Lab
Head of Academic Advising Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, KAU Supervisor
Operative and Esthetic Dentistry Division Head of Division
KAUFD International Collaboration Committee Head of Committee.
Advanced Technology Dental Research Laboratory, KAU Supervisor