Essam Ahmed Z. AlOmar

Accomplished Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon with over 28 years of clinical, academic, and research experience across leading institutions in Saudi Arabia, the UK, and Ireland. Graduated with distinction from University College London (UCL) and obtained Specialty Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Active researcher and international speaker with extensive publications in oral cancer diagnosis, orthognathic surgery, and maxillofacial trauma. Proven leadership as department head, and hospital director.

Educator with strong foundation in academic teaching and research. Adept at fostering engaging learning environment while collaborating effectively with colleagues. Skilled in curriculum development, student mentorship, and scholarly publication. Known for adaptability and delivering measurable results in line with institutional goals.

• Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (Active)
• Fellow, International Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (Active)
• Associate Member, British Association of Oral Surgeons (Active)
• Senior Fellow, Head & Neck Optical Diagnostics Society, University College London (Active)
• Member, Saudi Dental Society (Non-Active)
• Member, Pan Arab Association for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (Non-Active)

• Head, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Taibah University (2009–2011)
• Head, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department, King Khalid University (2006–2008)
• Director, Dental Hospital, King Khalid University (2006–2008)
• Head, Oral Basic & Clinical Sciences Department, Taibah University (2008–2009)
• Member, Curriculum Development Committees at King Khalid & Taibah Universities

Best Abstract Award, Baltic Sea Conference of Orthognathic Surgery and Orthodontics (BSCOSO), 2015, 

Ambassador, European Association of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery Conference, Riga, Latvia (2015)

Speaker in Local Seminars and Conferences:

• Sleep Apnia causes and modalities of treatment, Dec. 2005, Faculty of Dentistry, King AbdulAziz University (Department Meeting), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• Management of alveolar cleft and grafting materials, concept and current ideas. April, 2006. King Fahad General Hospital (Department Meeting), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
• Biological Causes for failure of Dental Implant, Dec.2008. College of Dentistry, Taibah University. Al-Madenah, Saudi Arabia
• Systemic and Local Complications of facial trauma. causes and their management, Jan. 2009, College of Dentistry, Taibah University. Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
• Management of Complications of facial trauma, April. 2009, King Fahad General Hospital (SDS), Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
• Facial Trauma: Diagnosis of Critical Systemic Complications, May.2010. College of Dentistry Annual Seminar, Taibah University, Saudi Arabia.

Speaker in Regional Conferences:

• Causes and Management of possible Medical Emergency may in Dental Chair. First southern province Dental Conference (SDS). 2007, Abha Private Hospital, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
• Facial Trauma. Possible Systemic and Local Complications, Dec. 2009, Presented to Saudi dental sociaty (SDS) at Gizan, Saudi Arabia.
• Biological Causes for failure of Dental Implant, Dec. 2009, Presented to Saudi dental society (SDS) at Gizan, Saudi Arabia.

Speaker in International Conferences:

• Outline of Prognosis and new advances in Diagnosis Of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC). 2nd International Conference and Exhibition on Dental and Oral Health (OMICS GROUP), April 21-23, 2014, Crown Plaza, Dubai, UAE.
• Future clinical vision of non-invasive modalities in diagnosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), XXII Congress of European Association of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial surgery 2014 (EACMF-2014), 23-26 Sepbtemr 2014, Prague, Czuch.
• Current Prospective of Optical biopsy and Saliva based-diagnosis for diagnosing oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), 24th Jordanian International Dental Conference. 21-24 October 2014, Amman, Jordan.
• Current concepts and future of noninvasive procedures for diagnosing oral squamous cell carcinoma. 17-19 Febreuary AEEEDC-2015, Dubai, UAE. Chairperson of Oral and Maxillofacial session at AEEEDC-2015, Dubai, UAE.
• Ambassador of The Baltic Sea Conference of Orthognathic Surgery-(BSCOSO-2015) and Speaker, the presentation title was “Assessment of Orthognathic Surgery outcomes by Using of a passive robot arm” Sponsored by Europian Association of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery . Riga, Latvia.
• The abstract of this presentation has been awarded (the award of best abstract in the conference BSCOSO-2015 by Europian Journal of Clinical Orthodontics.
• Systematic Review Study: Current concepts and future of optical biopsy for diagnosing oral squamous cell carcinoma. E. Omar - Saudi Arabia (Speaker). 29th World Congress of the International College for Maxillofacial Surgery (ICMFS), between the 5th and 9th of October 2015. Limassol, Cyprus.
• Saliva: The future of oral fluid – based in Diagnosis of Oral squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC), Meta-analysis of relevant studies. E. Omar - Saudi Arabia (Speaker). 29th World Congress of the International College for Maxillofacial Surgery (ICMFS), between the 5th and 9th of October 2015. Limassol, Cyprus.
• Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC) staging system: what other prognostic factors should be considered– Literatures Review. E. Omar – Saudi Arabia (Speaker). 23rd Congress of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery, London, United Kingdom, 13-16 September 2016
• CURRENT CONCEPTS AND FUTURE OF SALIVARY MARKERS FOR DIAGNOSING ORAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA: A REVIVE AND META-ANALYSIS OF RELEVANT PUBLISHED STUDIES. E. Omar – Saudi Arabia (Speaker). 23rd Congress of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery, London, United Kingdom, 13-16 September 2016

• Resident Trainee – King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah (1997–2002)
• Resident Trainee – Maxillofacial/Facial Plastic Surgery Rotation - Northwest Armed Forces Hospitals & King Abdul Aziz Armed Forces Hospital, Tabuk (2000–2001- Recommended Rotation by RCSI)
• Resident Trainee – Eastman Dental Institute & UCL Hospitals, London (2002–2004)

• Speaker, AEEEDC Dubai (2015, 2016)
• Speaker, European Association for Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery Congress (2014, 2016)
• Speaker, International College for Maxillofacial Surgery World Congress (2015)
• Speaker, Jordanian International Dental Conference (2014)
• Omar E. Current concepts and future of noninvasive procedures for diagnosing oral squamous cell carcinoma - a systematic review. Head Face Med. 2015.
• Omar E. Future Imaging Alternatives: Non-invasive Modalities in Diagnosis of OSCC. Open Dentistry Journal, 2015.
• Omar E. Perceptions of Teaching Methods for Preclinical Oral Surgery. Open Dent J, 2017.
• Omar E. Outline of Prognosis and Advances in Diagnosis of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. J Oral Oncology, 2013.
• Orthognathic model surgery by using of a passive Robot Arm. SDJ, 2010.
• Esam Ahmad Z. Omar, M.A. Bamber. Orthognathic model surgery by using of a passive Robot Arm. SDJ. Volume 22, Issue 2, Pages 45-98 (April 2010).