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Dr. Shadi EL Bahra

Assistant Professor

Educational Qualification:
  • PhD (2016) Prosthodontics, German Doctorate degree (Doktorarbeit)
  • Master Degree of Prosthodontics 2008
  • Diploma of Removable Prosthodontics 2003
  • Diploma of Fixed Prosthodontics 1999
Professional Career:
  • 2010-2016: Doctor, Visiting Doctor, Researcher and doctorate candidate in the Department of Prosthodontics, Propaedeutics and Dental Materials, School of Dentistry, Christian-Albrechts University at Kiel, Germany.
  • 2003-2010: Clinical Instructor and laboratory demonstrator in the Removable Prosthodontics Department, School of Dentistry, Damascus University, Syria.
  • 2001-2003: Trainee Doctor, clinical Instructor and laboratory demonstrator in the Removable Prosthodontics Department, School of Dentistry, Damascus University,Syria.
  • 1997-1999: Trainee Doctor, clinical Instructor and laboratory demonstrator in the Fixed Prosthodontics Department, School of Dentistry, Damascus University, Syria.
Achievements/ Interests/Publications/Awards
  • Al-Ammari A., Samran A., El Bahra S., Wille S., Kern M. Influence of saliva contamination and cleaning procedure on the tensile bond strength of two self-adhesive resin cements to zirconia ceramic. Poster session. Deutscher Zahnärztetag Kongress (DTZT), Frankfurt am Main, Germany, November 11, 2016.
  • Al-Ammari A., El Bahra S., Samran A., Wille S., Kern M. Effect of saliva contamination and cleaning on zirconia ceramic bonding. Poster session. 40th European Prosthodontic Association (EPA), 65th German Society for Prosthetic Dentistry and Biomaterials (DGPro), Halle, Germany, September 16, 2016.
  • Mehl C., Ali S., El Bahra S., Harder S., Vollrath O., Kern M. Is There a Correlation Between Tensile Strength and Retrievability of Cemented Implant-Retained Crowns Using Artificial Aging? Int J Prosthodont. 2016 Jan-Feb;29(1):83-90.
  • Mehl C.J., Ali S., El Bahra S., Vollrath O., Kern M. Influence of masticatory loading, thermal cycling and storage duration on the retrievability of implant-supported crowns. Oral Presentation. The 63rd Annual Meeting of the German Society for Prosthodontics and Biomaterials, Aachen, Germany, May 17, 2014.
  • Samran A., El Bahra S., Kern M. The influence of ferrule height and substance loss on the fracture resistance of endodontically treated teeth. An in vitro study. Dent Mater. 2013 Dec;29(12):1280-6.
  • El Bahra S., Ludwig K., Samran A., Freitag-Wolf S., Kern M. Linear and volumetric dimensional changes of injection-molded PMMA denture base resins. Dent Mater. 2013 Nov;29(11):1091-7.
  • El Bahra S., Ludwig K., Kern M. Dimensional changes of injection-molded PMMA denture base resins. J Dent Res 92, Spec Iss A, Abstr No 2444 (2013).

Conferences/Workshops:

  • 2010-2016: Internal advanced training in the Department of Prosthodontics, Propaedeutics and Dental Materials, School of Dentistry, Christian-Albrechts University at Kiel, Germany.
  • 2015: “Implantatgetragene Prothetik” course entitled: “Das ANKYLOS® System” held in the Department of Prosthodontics, Propaedeutics and Dental Materials, School of Dentistry, Christian-Albrechts University at Kiel, Germany, January 23-24, 2015.
  • 2014: “Trainingskurs Implantatprothetik” course entitled: “Aktuelle Konzepte und Entwicklungen in der Implantatprothetik aus Praxis und Wissenschaft”, held in the Department of Prosthodontics, Propaedeutics and Dental Materials, School of Dentistry, Christian-Albrechts University at Kiel, Germany, December 5-6, 2014.
  • The 17th Kiel-Copenhagen-Symposium. An advanced training meeting entitled: “Update in der Implantologie: Bone remodelling, Knochenersatzmaterialien, Implantatmaterialien” held in the main auditorium of Christian-Albrechts University at Kiel, Germany, November 05, 2016.
  • The “KAI” advanced training meeting held in the clinic and polyclinic of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Campus Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein University Hospital, Germany, April 13, 2016.
  • “ITI Study Club Kiel” advanced training meeting entitled: “Zementieren oder Verschrauben? – Indikationen für die Fixierung des Zahnersatzes” held in School of Dentistry, Schleswig-Holstein University Hospital, Campus Kiel, Germany, February 17, 2016.
  • The “KAI” advanced training meeting held in the clinic and polyclinic of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Campus Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein University Hospital, Germany, December 09, 2015.
  • The 16 th Kiel-Copenhagen-Symposium. An advanced training meeting entitled: “Innovationen in der Implantologie: Von der stammzellbasierten Augmentation bis zum kurzen Implantat” held in the main auditorium of Christian-Albrechts University at Kiel, Germany, November 07, 2015.
  • The “KAI” advanced training meeting held in the clinic and polyclinic of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Campus Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein University Hospital, Germany, June 17, 2015.
  • The 64th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Prosthodontics and Biomaterials, Ulm, Germany, June 11-13, 2015.
  • The 28th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Implantology, Düsseldorf, Germany, November 27-29, 2014 – The 15th Kiel-Copenhagen-Symposium. An advanced training meeting entitled: “Treatment concepts of sleep Apnea in dental practice” held in the main auditorium of Christian-Albrechts University at Kiel, Germany, November 08, 2014.
  • “ITI Study Club Kiel” advanced training meeting entitled: “All-ceramic restorations in Implantology” held in School of Dentistry, Schleswig-Holstein University Hospital, Campus Kiel, Germany, October 29, 2014 – The “KAI” advanced training meeting held in the clinic and polyclinic of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Campus Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein University Hospital, Germany, September 17, 2014.
  • The 63rd Annual Meeting of the German Society for Prosthodontics and Biomaterials, Aachen, Germany, May 15-17, 2014.
  • The 14th Kiel-Copenhagen-Symposium. An advanced training meeting entitled: “Possible effects of the medical therapy of general diseases in dental surgical interventions” held in the main auditorium of Christian-Albrechts University at Kiel, Germany, November 02, 2013.
  • The 91st General Session & Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), the 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) and the 37th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR), Seattle, Washington, USA, March 20-23, 2013.
  • The “3. Kieler Arbeitskreis Dysgnathie” advanced training meeting held in the Center for Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Schleswig-Holstein University Hospital, Campus Kiel, Germany, February 13, 2013.
  • The “KAI” advanced training meeting held in the clinic and polyclinic of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Campus Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein University Hospital, Germany, December 07, 2011.
  • The Associated Dental Scientific Conference, Syrian Endodontics & Prosthodontics Associations, Damascus, Syria, October 8-10, 2008.
  • The 3rd Congress of the Syrian Prosthodontists Society, Damascus, Syria, September 12-14, 2006.
  • The 1st Arabian Congress of Arab Prosthodontists Societies Union & the 2nd Congress of the Syrian Prosthodontists Society, Damascus, Syria, October 2-3, 2000.
  • The 7th Congress of Arab Dental Organizations Union & the 12th International Scientific Congress of the Syrian Dental Association, Damascus, Syria, September 21-23, 1999.