Anfal Alolayah

Anfal Alolayah is a researcher active in the fields of Dentistry, Public Health, and Health Workforce Planning. Her work focuses on optimizing oral health workforce models, analyzing supply-demand dynamics, and improving skill mix strategies in dental care systems.

• Doctoral Thesis: Dental Hygienists’ Contribution to the Oral Health Workforce in Saudi Arabia (Expected 2025)
• Co-authored a highly cited review article on oral health workforce planning (14 citations, 57 Mendeley readers)

Research Interests

• Development of evidence-based models for oral health workforce planning
• Policy analysis for dental care service delivery
• Role of dental hygienists in public health systems
• Supply-demand forecasting in healthcare workforce

Collaborations & Networks

• Active in oral health research networks
• Collaborated with international experts (Scopus citations)
• Engaged with policy stakeholders (1 referenced policy source)