Dr. Hisham Badawi

DDS, MSc, PhD, Morth RCSEd, FRCDC
Certified Specialist in Orthodontics

Dr. Badawi completed his DDS at Jordan University, then his MSc at the Eastman Dental Institute, University College London. In 2002 he became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Dr. Badawi took a teaching position as an assistant professor at the University of Manitoba, before moving on to do his PhD at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. In 2005, he won the prestigious American Association of Orthodontists faculty development award in recognition of his PhD research.

Dr. Badawi currently maintains a busy private practice in Calgary and is actively involved in orthodontic biomechanics research at the University of Alberta, where he holds a part-time faculty position. He is active in the field of three dimensional orthodontic biomechanics research and has authored many peer reviewed papers on this topic. His work offers ground breaking research in the field of orthodontics which could ultimately change the way orthodontics is perceived and practiced.

One of Dr. Badawi's research interests was the in vitro investigation of orthodontic appliance systems. He concluded that Passive Self-ligating orthodontic systems such as the Damon system, offer the most efficient type of orthodontic treatment. He then began working closely with Dr. Damon to further refine the technique and has been instrumental in advancing use of the Damon system within the orthodontic profession. Dr. Damon and Dr. Badawi along with a group of distinguished doctors conduct seminars worldwide instructing doctors on the proper utilization of the Damon system.

Dr. Badawi maintains a very busy schedule between his full-time private practice, his research activity at the University of Alberta and his international lecturing commitments. Over the last 4 years he lectured in more than 25 cities across world with audience numbers ranging from a few hundred to as many as 2000 attendees.

His area of expertise is in the effective use of self-ligating orthodontic appliances for non-invasive/non-extraction orthodontic treatments. In an attempt to study orthodontic force systems of fixed appliances a research team at the University of Alberta in Edmonton Canada, composed of two orthodontists, four mechanical engineers and a computer engineer, with Dr. Badawi as the principal investigator, built the Orthodontic Simulator. This Apparatus (for the first time in the history of orthodontics) measures the forces applied on all the teeth in the dental arch simultaneously in 3D, creating a new frontier in orthodontic biomechanics research. Dr. Badawi uses this new insight into 3D orthodontic fixed appliance mechanics to customize his force delivery systems providing the most efficient orthodontic force systems.

He enjoys spending time with his wife and three sons, squash, travelling, chess, motor racing and high tech research!

Accomplishments

• Article American Journal of Orthodontics - Oct. '09