During the past few weeks, we had the pleasure to have with us Waseem Habashi, a Ph.D student from Tel Aviv University, who came here to learn bout the Occlusal Fingerprint Analysis method. This research visit was part of a research cooperative program between Monash and Tel Aviv universities. His project titled “A real-time biomechanical study of human dentition during the Neolithic Revolution” will be part of the AFTAM (Australian Friends of Tel Aviv University – Monash University) framework.
Waseem graduated from the Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine at Tel Aviv University (DMD), and his thesis was published in the International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry.
He is currently a PhD student at the Department of Anatomy and Anthropology of the Sackler Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University under the supervision of Dr. Rachel Sarig & Nir Shpack. He has received Whitman’s scholarship of excellence, and his current projects focus on enamel’s mineral composition and its effect on dental attrition; implementing Mineral analysis, 3D Surface Profiler, Scanning Electron Microscope & Attrition Stimulator for the research’s purpose. Dr. Habashi works in a private clinic and combining a passion for basic research together with clinical work.
