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Persoal :                                                                                

• Full name  :   Mahmoud Al Ghamian
• Date of birth: 21/5/56
• Nationality:   Syrian
• Phone        :   +963-944-431617         
• E-mail       :   gam.tlo@scs-net.org 
• Address     :    P.O.Box  9846 - Damascus - Syria

Education:

• Certificate of completion of University of Pennsylvania Continuing Dental Education Program
• Diploma in Orthodontics Damascus University 1982.
• D.D.S graduated from Damascus University 1979.

Experience:

• Practicing Orthodontic treatment since 1981 with more than 2500 documented   

Sever, moderate and mild cases.

·        programming & developing Dr. Elbert Owen Cephalometric analysis (Boxes) by computer Aids..

·        Trainer for Orthodontic Dental technicians for 28 years

·        Subscribed to Journal of clinical orthodontics ,American Journal of orthodontics and Dentofacial orthopedics  , Quintessence international journal since 1981.

Organization membership

• Member in American Association of Orthodontist since 1990

• Member in World Federation of Orthodontists since 1996.
• Member in Syrian Society for Research and Preventive Dentistry.
• Member in Syrian Orthodontic Society
• Member in Syrian Association of  IT (information technology)

Courses and conferences attended:                   

Orthodontics:

• Course in improving orthodontic results (6 credits)  11\2007

                                            Prof Dr. John Bennett ( USA )

• Course in lingual orthodontics & adult treatment (6 credits)  11\2007

                                           Prof. Dr. Olivier Sorel

• Course in management of TMJ disorders  (6 credits)  11\2007

                                       Dr.Reda Abdul Fattah

• Eighth Arab Orthodontic Congress.   (24 credits)   11\2007
• Course in micro implant anchorage in orthodontics (6 credits)  6\2006

                                            Prof. Dr. Hee –moon Kyung ( Korea )

• Course in immediate load implant_ Bone decortications      1/2006

                                              Prof. Dr. Donald Ferguson ( USA )

• Course in lingual orthodontics                 1/2006

                                              Prof Dr. Anthonio Norcini

• Course in management of functional malocclusion  7\2005

                                            Dr.kohaut Jean Charles

• Course in Orthodontic yesterday, today and tomorrow       3/2005

                                         Dr.Pierre Planche & Dr.George Skinazi

• Level Anchorage System Root       5/2004

                                    Dr.Claude Lemasson (President of G.R.E.A.T)

• Course in Straight Wire (New Concept)   7/2002

                                            Prof. Dr.Pierre Planche ( France )

• Course in Bioprogressive Therapy Seminars    10/2000

                                           Prof. Dr. Ruel Bench

• Third Scientific Orthodontic Congress     10/2000
• Second Scientific Orthodontic Congress      12/1998
• First Saudi Orthodontic Club Meeting (Jeddah)        11/1998
• Course in The current concept of Tweed Technique                       5/1998

                             Prof.Dr Arthur E. Phelps   Cleveland Univ. Ohio , USA

• Third Arab Orthodontic Congress       10/1997
• Course in Advanced Techniques, Diagnosis and treatment    11/1997

                                                       Prof.Dr. Ram Nanda

• Course in Orthodontic surgery              10/1997

                                                  Prof.Dr.I.Rudzki

• Second Scientific Orthodontic Congress of Lebanese Orthodontic Society     1/1995 
• Typodont Workshop on Straight arch technique Roth 022                1/1995

                                                       Dr. Jurgen Bachmann                                                                                                            

• Course in Perston Technique.             3/1993

                                                         Prof.Dr. Birte Melsen  ( Greece )

• Course in Causes and Management                         4/1988

                                             Prof.Dr.Samir Beshara   Cleveland Univ. Ohio , USA  

• Second Annual meeting of the European Academy of CranioMandibular Disorder     10/87

                                      Prof.Dr. Sandro Palla ( Zurich , Switzerland )

Lecturer:

• Sixth Scientific Congress in Damascus 11/2006  ( A New Non-Surgical Approach For Treatment of Extreme Dolichocephalic Malocclusions And Gummy Smile )
• Sixth Annual Seminar of Syrian Society for Research and Preventive Dentistry on Esthetic Dentistry  6/1997 {computer stimulation in Dental education }
• Fifteenth Arab Dental Congress    Jordan 4/1988 {programming & developing Dr. Elbert Owen Cephalometric analysis (Boxes) by computer Aids...} 
• Annual Seminar of Arab Dental Society {Computing Dental Office}  3/1988

References: Available upon requests