المعلومات الأكاديمية
الاسم الكامل
قبيس حاجم محمد العساف
اللقب العلمي
مدرس
الشهادة
🎓 دكتوراه
البريد الإلكتروني المؤسسي
الكلية
كلية طب الأسنان
القسم العلمي
معالجة الاسنان
التخصصات العلمية
التخصص العام
طب الاسنان
التخصص الدقيق
معالجة الاسنان
الخبرات العلمية
الخبرة الأكاديمية والمهنية
Dr. Kubais Hachim Al-Assaf, BDS, MSc, PhD
Specialist Dentist | Dental Implantology | Digital & Aesthetic Dentistry | Operative Dentistry & Dental Materials | International Speaker
Mosul & Erbil, Iraq
---
Professional Profile
Dr. Kubais Hachim Al-Assaf is a specialist dentist with extensive academic and clinical experience in Operative Dentistry, Dental Materials, Dental Implantology, Aesthetic Dentistry, Digital Dentistry, Restorative Dentistry, Fixed Prosthodontics and Endodontics.
He graduated from the College of Dentistry, University of Mosul, in 1996, achieving the first rank among 38 graduates. He subsequently obtained an MSc in Operative Dentistry and Dental Materials from the University of Mosul in 1999 and a PhD in Operative Dentistry and Dental Materials from the School of Dentistry at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, in 2008.
His professional development in dental implantology began early in his career. His CV records a six-month Dental Implantology education course in 2000–2001 through the Iraqi Group of Oral Implantology, where he achieved the first rank among 40 graduates. He subsequently completed further implant-related training in Sweden, including surgical implantation and bone-replacement training with Straumann.
Dr. Al-Assaf has developed an international clinical and academic career spanning Iraq, Greece, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Spain and Turkey.
His professional experience includes academic teaching at the University of Mosul, Al-Hadbaa University College and Al Noor University, clinical work within the Swedish public dental-care system, senior clinical work at Professionell Tandvård i Uppsala AB, and clinical and academic activities in Iraq.
From 2024–2026, he also worked at Tishk International University (TIU), Erbil, in the Endodontics Department, as an Endodontics specialist/academic.
He is currently involved in clinical dentistry in Mosul and Erbil, including his work at Onyx Specialist Dental Clinics / Onyx Dental Beauty in Mosul and clinical practice in Erbil.
---
Areas of Clinical Expertise
Dental Implantology
Dr. Al-Assaf has longstanding experience and professional training in dental implantology, including:
- Dental implant treatment
- Implant treatment planning
- Digital implant planning
- Guided implant surgery
- Minimally invasive implant procedures
- Surgical implantology
- Bone replacement procedures associated with implant treatment
- Implant-supported restorations
- Implant prosthodontics
- Integration of digital workflows into implant treatment
His documented implantology training includes early implantology education in Iraq, participation in the International Symposium for Implantation in Strasbourg, and surgical implantology and bone-replacement courses with Straumann in Sweden.
---
Digital Dentistry
Digital dentistry is one of Dr. Al-Assaf's current areas of clinical, educational and professional interest.
His digital workflow includes:
- Digital smile analysis
- Digital Smile Design
- Digital treatment planning
- Intraoral digital scanning
- Three-dimensional facial scanning
- Digital implant planning
- Guided implant surgery
- CAD/CAM dentistry
- Digital prosthodontics
- Digital aesthetic dentistry
- 3D printing
- Integration of digital facial and dental records
He has also been involved in teaching digital scanning and digital design workflows to dental students and professionals.
Digital Dentistry Software Training
Dr. Al-Assaf completed professional training in NemoScan, NemoSmile Design and NemoCast in Madrid, Spain. His CV records this training in April 2019.
Additional training related to Nemo Studio / digital smile design software can be added to the final profile once the relevant certificate or documentation confirms the exact course and date.
---
Microscope-Assisted Dentistry
Dr. Al-Assaf incorporates the dental operating microscope into clinical procedures requiring enhanced visualization and precision.
His microscope-assisted clinical interests and experience include:
- Microscopic Endodontics
- Microscope-assisted Operative Dentistry
- Microscope-assisted Restorative Dentistry
- Microscope-assisted Prosthodontics
- Precision restorative procedures
- Minimally invasive dentistry
- Enhanced visualization in complex clinical procedures
In addition to clinical application, he has participated as a speaker and lecturer on dental microscopy, including educational presentations on the use of microscopy in dentistry.
His microscopy teaching and speaking portfolio includes a lecture associated with the Makkah International Dental Conference; the exact conference title, presentation title and year should be confirmed from the original program or certificate before publication.
---
Aesthetic & Cosmetic Dentistry
Dr. Al-Assaf's current clinical interests include modern aesthetic dentistry and comprehensive smile rehabilitation.
Areas include:
- Digital Smile Design
- Smile analysis
- Ceramic restorations
- Porcelain veneers
- Esthetic anterior restorations
- Smile rehabilitation
- Fixed prosthodontics
- Digital aesthetic treatment planning
- CAD/CAM aesthetic restorations
- Integration of facial and dental analysis
The objective is to integrate facial aesthetics, tooth proportions, function, biological considerations and digital treatment planning into comprehensive aesthetic dental treatment.
---
Operative & Restorative Dentistry
His academic background is strongly based in Operative Dentistry and Dental Materials, with MSc and PhD training in this field.
His research and clinical interests include:
- Adhesive dentistry
- Restorative dentistry
- Dental materials
- Resin-based restorative materials
- Amalgam/composite restorations
- Minimal intervention dentistry
- Microscope-assisted operative procedures
- Contemporary restorative techniques
---
Fixed Prosthodontics
His clinical interests in fixed prosthodontics include:
- Ceramic crowns
- Fixed dental restorations
- Veneers
- CAD/CAM restorations
- Digital impressions/scanning
- Digital treatment planning
- Aesthetic rehabilitation
- Implant-supported fixed restorations
- Microscope-assisted prosthodontic procedures
---
Endodontics
Dr. Al-Assaf has clinical and academic experience in endodontics, including microscope-assisted endodontics.
From 2024–2026, he worked with Tishk International University (TIU), Erbil, in the Endodontics Department as an Endodontics specialist/academic.
His endodontic interests include:
- Microscopic Endodontics
- Advanced visualization
- Endodontic diagnosis and treatment
- Conservative access and restorative principles
- Integration of digital technologies into endodontic treatment
---
Academic Career
University of Mosul — Iraq
Dr. Al-Assaf worked at the College of Dentistry, University of Mosul, from 1997–2008, combining academic work with clinical practice.
His academic background at the University of Mosul includes his BDS and MSc education and subsequent university teaching.
Al-Hadbaa University College — Mosul
Lecturer, Operative Dentistry — 2021
Al Noor University — Mosul
Lecturer, Operative Dentistry — from 2022
Tishk International University — Erbil
Endodontics Department — 2024–2026
Academic and clinical teaching activity in Endodontics.
---
International Clinical Experience
Sweden
Dr. Al-Assaf obtained Swedish dental registration in 2010 and worked within Folktandvården, the Swedish public dental-care system, from 2010–2017 according to his CV.
He subsequently worked at Professionell Tandvård i Uppsala AB, where his CV identifies him as Chief Dentist.
His Swedish professional development also included implant-related training with Straumann, including surgical implantation and bone replacement before implant surgery.
---
International Professional Registration
The current CV records dental registration/licensing in:
- Iraq
- Sweden
- United Kingdom — General Dental Council
- United Arab Emirates — Ministry of Health specialist dental licence
The CV records UK GDC registration number 248132 and UAE specialist dental licensing in 2013.
The final website should display each registration exactly according to the current official documentation and current status.
---
International Speaker & Conference Experience
Dr. Al-Assaf has participated in international and local dental conferences as a speaker, guest speaker and poster presenter in several countries.
Documented activities in the current CV include:
United Arab Emirates
AEEDC International Dental Congress — 2014
Main Speaker.
AEEDC International Dental Congress — 2009
Poster presentation.
Saudi Arabia
Makkah International Dental Conference
Main Speaker — year recorded in the current CV as 2015.
Italy
23rd International Conference on Dentistry and Dental Materials — Rome, Italy, 2018
Speaker.
Sweden
European Association for Osseointegration — Stockholm, 2015
Poster Presentation.
Turkey
Endo Online Conference — 2015
Speaker — presentation related to microscopy in dentistry.
Greece
Participation and research presentations at the Hellenic Dental Congress, including presentations related to dental materials and operative dentistry.
Iraq
Speaker at the Mosul Dental Conference — 2021.
---
Research & Publications
Dr. Al-Assaf's academic research background includes operative dentistry, dental materials, restorative dentistry and related dental sciences.
Documented research and presentations include studies involving:
- Phosphate-bonded investment materials
- Burnout temperature and investment strength
- Anterior and middle superior alveolar block anesthesia
- Graphite and phosphate-bonded investment
- Mandibular canal anatomy/behavior in edentulous patients
- Resin/amalgam combined restorations
- Amalgam aging and microleakage
- Polymerization shrinkage of flowable resins
- Dental implant design and long-term implant success
- Adhesive luting resin and denti
Specialist Dentist | Dental Implantology | Digital & Aesthetic Dentistry | Operative Dentistry & Dental Materials | International Speaker
Mosul & Erbil, Iraq
---
Professional Profile
Dr. Kubais Hachim Al-Assaf is a specialist dentist with extensive academic and clinical experience in Operative Dentistry, Dental Materials, Dental Implantology, Aesthetic Dentistry, Digital Dentistry, Restorative Dentistry, Fixed Prosthodontics and Endodontics.
He graduated from the College of Dentistry, University of Mosul, in 1996, achieving the first rank among 38 graduates. He subsequently obtained an MSc in Operative Dentistry and Dental Materials from the University of Mosul in 1999 and a PhD in Operative Dentistry and Dental Materials from the School of Dentistry at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, in 2008.
His professional development in dental implantology began early in his career. His CV records a six-month Dental Implantology education course in 2000–2001 through the Iraqi Group of Oral Implantology, where he achieved the first rank among 40 graduates. He subsequently completed further implant-related training in Sweden, including surgical implantation and bone-replacement training with Straumann.
Dr. Al-Assaf has developed an international clinical and academic career spanning Iraq, Greece, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Spain and Turkey.
His professional experience includes academic teaching at the University of Mosul, Al-Hadbaa University College and Al Noor University, clinical work within the Swedish public dental-care system, senior clinical work at Professionell Tandvård i Uppsala AB, and clinical and academic activities in Iraq.
From 2024–2026, he also worked at Tishk International University (TIU), Erbil, in the Endodontics Department, as an Endodontics specialist/academic.
He is currently involved in clinical dentistry in Mosul and Erbil, including his work at Onyx Specialist Dental Clinics / Onyx Dental Beauty in Mosul and clinical practice in Erbil.
---
Areas of Clinical Expertise
Dental Implantology
Dr. Al-Assaf has longstanding experience and professional training in dental implantology, including:
- Dental implant treatment
- Implant treatment planning
- Digital implant planning
- Guided implant surgery
- Minimally invasive implant procedures
- Surgical implantology
- Bone replacement procedures associated with implant treatment
- Implant-supported restorations
- Implant prosthodontics
- Integration of digital workflows into implant treatment
His documented implantology training includes early implantology education in Iraq, participation in the International Symposium for Implantation in Strasbourg, and surgical implantology and bone-replacement courses with Straumann in Sweden.
---
Digital Dentistry
Digital dentistry is one of Dr. Al-Assaf's current areas of clinical, educational and professional interest.
His digital workflow includes:
- Digital smile analysis
- Digital Smile Design
- Digital treatment planning
- Intraoral digital scanning
- Three-dimensional facial scanning
- Digital implant planning
- Guided implant surgery
- CAD/CAM dentistry
- Digital prosthodontics
- Digital aesthetic dentistry
- 3D printing
- Integration of digital facial and dental records
He has also been involved in teaching digital scanning and digital design workflows to dental students and professionals.
Digital Dentistry Software Training
Dr. Al-Assaf completed professional training in NemoScan, NemoSmile Design and NemoCast in Madrid, Spain. His CV records this training in April 2019.
Additional training related to Nemo Studio / digital smile design software can be added to the final profile once the relevant certificate or documentation confirms the exact course and date.
---
Microscope-Assisted Dentistry
Dr. Al-Assaf incorporates the dental operating microscope into clinical procedures requiring enhanced visualization and precision.
His microscope-assisted clinical interests and experience include:
- Microscopic Endodontics
- Microscope-assisted Operative Dentistry
- Microscope-assisted Restorative Dentistry
- Microscope-assisted Prosthodontics
- Precision restorative procedures
- Minimally invasive dentistry
- Enhanced visualization in complex clinical procedures
In addition to clinical application, he has participated as a speaker and lecturer on dental microscopy, including educational presentations on the use of microscopy in dentistry.
His microscopy teaching and speaking portfolio includes a lecture associated with the Makkah International Dental Conference; the exact conference title, presentation title and year should be confirmed from the original program or certificate before publication.
---
Aesthetic & Cosmetic Dentistry
Dr. Al-Assaf's current clinical interests include modern aesthetic dentistry and comprehensive smile rehabilitation.
Areas include:
- Digital Smile Design
- Smile analysis
- Ceramic restorations
- Porcelain veneers
- Esthetic anterior restorations
- Smile rehabilitation
- Fixed prosthodontics
- Digital aesthetic treatment planning
- CAD/CAM aesthetic restorations
- Integration of facial and dental analysis
The objective is to integrate facial aesthetics, tooth proportions, function, biological considerations and digital treatment planning into comprehensive aesthetic dental treatment.
---
Operative & Restorative Dentistry
His academic background is strongly based in Operative Dentistry and Dental Materials, with MSc and PhD training in this field.
His research and clinical interests include:
- Adhesive dentistry
- Restorative dentistry
- Dental materials
- Resin-based restorative materials
- Amalgam/composite restorations
- Minimal intervention dentistry
- Microscope-assisted operative procedures
- Contemporary restorative techniques
---
Fixed Prosthodontics
His clinical interests in fixed prosthodontics include:
- Ceramic crowns
- Fixed dental restorations
- Veneers
- CAD/CAM restorations
- Digital impressions/scanning
- Digital treatment planning
- Aesthetic rehabilitation
- Implant-supported fixed restorations
- Microscope-assisted prosthodontic procedures
---
Endodontics
Dr. Al-Assaf has clinical and academic experience in endodontics, including microscope-assisted endodontics.
From 2024–2026, he worked with Tishk International University (TIU), Erbil, in the Endodontics Department as an Endodontics specialist/academic.
His endodontic interests include:
- Microscopic Endodontics
- Advanced visualization
- Endodontic diagnosis and treatment
- Conservative access and restorative principles
- Integration of digital technologies into endodontic treatment
---
Academic Career
University of Mosul — Iraq
Dr. Al-Assaf worked at the College of Dentistry, University of Mosul, from 1997–2008, combining academic work with clinical practice.
His academic background at the University of Mosul includes his BDS and MSc education and subsequent university teaching.
Al-Hadbaa University College — Mosul
Lecturer, Operative Dentistry — 2021
Al Noor University — Mosul
Lecturer, Operative Dentistry — from 2022
Tishk International University — Erbil
Endodontics Department — 2024–2026
Academic and clinical teaching activity in Endodontics.
---
International Clinical Experience
Sweden
Dr. Al-Assaf obtained Swedish dental registration in 2010 and worked within Folktandvården, the Swedish public dental-care system, from 2010–2017 according to his CV.
He subsequently worked at Professionell Tandvård i Uppsala AB, where his CV identifies him as Chief Dentist.
His Swedish professional development also included implant-related training with Straumann, including surgical implantation and bone replacement before implant surgery.
---
International Professional Registration
The current CV records dental registration/licensing in:
- Iraq
- Sweden
- United Kingdom — General Dental Council
- United Arab Emirates — Ministry of Health specialist dental licence
The CV records UK GDC registration number 248132 and UAE specialist dental licensing in 2013.
The final website should display each registration exactly according to the current official documentation and current status.
---
International Speaker & Conference Experience
Dr. Al-Assaf has participated in international and local dental conferences as a speaker, guest speaker and poster presenter in several countries.
Documented activities in the current CV include:
United Arab Emirates
AEEDC International Dental Congress — 2014
Main Speaker.
AEEDC International Dental Congress — 2009
Poster presentation.
Saudi Arabia
Makkah International Dental Conference
Main Speaker — year recorded in the current CV as 2015.
Italy
23rd International Conference on Dentistry and Dental Materials — Rome, Italy, 2018
Speaker.
Sweden
European Association for Osseointegration — Stockholm, 2015
Poster Presentation.
Turkey
Endo Online Conference — 2015
Speaker — presentation related to microscopy in dentistry.
Greece
Participation and research presentations at the Hellenic Dental Congress, including presentations related to dental materials and operative dentistry.
Iraq
Speaker at the Mosul Dental Conference — 2021.
---
Research & Publications
Dr. Al-Assaf's academic research background includes operative dentistry, dental materials, restorative dentistry and related dental sciences.
Documented research and presentations include studies involving:
- Phosphate-bonded investment materials
- Burnout temperature and investment strength
- Anterior and middle superior alveolar block anesthesia
- Graphite and phosphate-bonded investment
- Mandibular canal anatomy/behavior in edentulous patients
- Resin/amalgam combined restorations
- Amalgam aging and microleakage
- Polymerization shrinkage of flowable resins
- Dental implant design and long-term implant success
- Adhesive luting resin and denti