Basma DABBAGH

Basma Dabbagh is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Montreal, specializing in Pediatric Dentistry. She is affiliated with the Department of Oral Health and practices at CHU Sainte-Justine (Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center). Her clinical and research work focuses on dental traumatology, oral health promotion for at-risk populations, and regenerative dentistry.

• Academic Rank: Associate Professor
• Primary Institution: University of Montreal
• Department: Oral Health
• Teaching: Courses in Pediatric Endodontics, Clinical Pediatric Dentistry, and Dental Emergency Management.
• Secondary Affiliation: CHU Sainte-Justine

Her research explores frontier areas including:

• Regeneration of immature necrotized permanent teeth
• Oral manifestations of genetic syndromes
• Salivary pH dynamics in neurologically impaired children
• Malocclusion patterns in autism spectrum disorder
• Dental trauma management
• Oral health disparities in refugee populations

Publications exhibit expertise in pediatric dental emergencies, regenerative endodontics, and special needs dentistry. She supervises graduate students on topics ranging from cleft lip/palate esthetics to gestational diabetes-related oral health impacts.

• 2024: Smile esthetics in cleft lip/palate patients
• 2024: Protective stabilization in pediatric dentistry
• 2024: Dental caries and gestational diabetes
• 2023: Sleep disorders and gestational diabetes
• 2022: Temporomandibular joint disorders in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

As a clinical specialist, she contributes to multidisciplinary salivary control clinics at MAB-Mackay rehabilitation center and Montreal Children's Hospital.