Dr. Shadi Samawi

“Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.”

― Meister Eckhart

 

Dr. Shadi Samawi   BDS, MMedSci(Orth), MOrthRCSED  is a Specialist Orthodontist and a Founding Partner/Owner of Samawi Dental & Orthodontic Center, the leading Specialty Orthodontic Center in West Amman, Jordan since 1999. He is also a former Consultant Orthodontist in Manama, The Kingdom of Bahrain. He is a former Secretary General and Treasurer of the Jordanian Orthodontic Society and current Secretary General of the Jordanian Commission for Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction (JCOPD).

Dr Shadi Samawi

He received his Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) from the University of Jordan in Amman in 1999.
Following a one-year Residency at the Royal Medical Services in Jordan and two years in private practice, he left to the UK & obtained his Master’s degree in Clinical Orthodontics from the University of Sheffield in 2003. He later worked as an Honorary Clinical Fellow in Orthodontics at the Charles Clifford Dental Hospital in Sheffield until obtaining the Membership in Orthodontics from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MOrthRCSED) in 2004.

He is a Fellow of a number of orthodontic societies such as The Jordanian Orthodontic Society (JOS), Arab Orthodontic Society (AOS) & The World Federation of Orthodontists (WFO). He has held several positions in various professional organizations over the years and has been on the organizing committees of several dental & orthodontic conferences since 2005, including:

– A member of the Board of the British Universities Alumni Association (BUAA) from 2008-2014.
– In charge of the Jordanian Orthodontic Society’s Internet & Multimedia Committee between 2007-2013, creating its first official website www.jos.org.jo
– Head of Jordan Dental Association’s Conferences Bureau Secretariat (2009-2011).
– Head of the Permanent Bureau of Computer & Internet at the Jordan Dental Association (2013-2015)
– A Member of the Editorial Board of the Jordan Dental Journal (JDJ) as Orthodontic Section Editor (2011-2016)
– A Member of the Scientific Committee of The Jordan Dental Association (2016-2017)
– A Founding Member and current Secretary General of the Jordanian Commission for Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction (JCOPD) (2020-Present)
– Former Secretary General and Treasurer of the Jordanian Orthodontic Society (JOS) (2020-2023)

– Former Part-Time Lecturer/Teaching Assistant at the Faculty of Dentistry-The University of Jordan.

Over the past 24 years, his major orthodontic interests have included topics such as the management of post-orthodontic demineralization, Digital Technology related to Orthodontics – including Digital Photography, Radiography, & Practice Management Software, & has been a long-time practitioner of the MBT Treatment Philosophy & several Self-ligating systems.

In 2011, he received the 2nd Place Award for the Aesthetic Dentistry MENA (Middle East & North Africa) Awards in the Multi-disciplinary Treatment Category for joint treatment done in association with colleague & Restorative Specialist Dr. Maher Abdeljawad.

He has previously self-published two editions of the popular eBook A Short Guide to Clinical Digital Photography in Orthodontics in 2008 and 2011, as well as the newly-published Straight-Wire Orthodontics: A Short Guide to Principles and Technique (2014) and From Good to Great: The 4 Keys to Mastery of Orthodontic Finishing (2015).
He also has a very special interest in Photography – as a serious hobby – and has a Certificate Diploma in Photography from the Hollywood Art Institute, and has published two photography portfolio books to date; Layers of A Precious City (2013) and Wherever You Go, There You Are (2019).  He is also interested in Web & Graphic Design, Hiking and more recently; Blogging, where he runs his increasingly-popular orthodontic blog; The Orthodontic Notefile. He regularly lectures in multiple venues and through online webinars about various orthodontic and clinical photography topics, and currently presents his comprehensive Hands-On Course on Clinical Dental Photography both in Jordan & abroad.

Lectures & Courses

Orthodontic and Clinical Photography-related courses, presentations and publications by Dr. Shadi Samawi include authoring, publishing and presenting several practical dental photography and orthodontic eBooks and articles:

  1. A Short Guide to Clinical Digital Photography in Orthodontics eBook, 1st Edition (2008) and 2nd Edition (2011)
  2. Straight-Wire Orthodontics: A Practical Guide to Principles & Technique eBook (2014)
  3. From Good to Great: The 4 Keys to Mastery of Orthodontic Finishing eBook (2015)
  4. Clinical Digital Photography in Orthodontics: Professional Photographic Records in Daily Practice in the Jordan Dental Journal (JDJ 2012; 18:20-32)
  5. Is Piezocision effective in accelerating orthodontic tooth movement: A systematic review and meta-analysis. CITATION: Mheissen S, Khan H, Samawi S (2020) Is Piezocision effective in accelerating orthodontic tooth movement: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE 15(4): e0231492.

  6. Fallas MF, Abu-Alhaija ES, Alkhateeb SN, Samawi SS. Vertical gingival display changes associated with upper premolars extraction orthodontic treatment: A prospective clinical trial. J Clin Exp Dent. (2020), doi:10.4317/jced.57538

  • A Presentation entitled: “Interceptive Orthodontics in General Dental Practice” at the 20th Jordanian Dental Conference, Amman, Jordan (2006)
  • A Presentation entitled: “Clinical Digital Photography in Orthodontics”, for the Jordanian Orthodontic Society-JOS  (January 2009)
  • “Clinical Digital Photography in Orthodontics” presentations at Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) for Orthodontic Postgraduate and Masters Students (April 2010)
  • “Clinical Digital Photography in Orthodontics” presentations at Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) for Orthodontic Postgraduate and Masters Students (May 2012)
  • A Presentatoin entitled: “The Essence of Multi-disciplinary Treatment: A Case Report” presenting the 2nd place award-winning case at the 2011 MENA Aesthetic Dentistry Awards, for the Jordanian Society of Conservative Dentistry (January 2012)
  • “Interceptive Orthodontics” presentations as part of the Jordanian Board in Orthodontics Orientation Courses organized by the Jordanian Orthodontic Society (February 2011)
  • “Interceptive Orthodontics” presentations as part of the Jordanian Board in Orthodontics Orientation Courses organized by the Jordanian Orthodontic Society (February 2012)
  • “Interceptive Orthodontics” presentations as part of the Jordanian Board in Orthodontics Orientation Courses organized by the Jordanian Orthodontic Society (February 2013)
  • Module II of The German Training Diploma in Oral Implantology DGOI 2013-2014 – University of Jordan: Full-Day Hands-On Clinical Photography Course (August 2013)
  • The 1st Al Basheer Hospital’s Dental Department Scientific Day 2013 – Ministry of Health: Full Day Pre-Congress Hands-On Clinical Photography Course (October 2013)
  • Jordanian Society of Conservative Dentistry (JSCD) course entitled “Biodynamic Concepts in Esthetic Dentistry” with Dr Nadeem Abou Jaoudeh (Lebanon) + Dr Muna Abbadi (Jordan): Presentation entitled “Esthetic Considerations in Clinical Dental Photography” .
  • Module I of the 2014 Advanced Training in Aesthetic and Restorative Dentistry – Faculty of Dentistry-University of Jordan: Full Day Hands-On Clinical Photography Course (1st third of 2014)
  • The International BAIRD Diploma in Implant Dentistry Course in Manama, Bahrain. A Half-Day Hands-On Clinical Photography course (January 2014).
  • “Clinical Dental Photography: Professional Clinical Photographs in Daily Practice” online Webinar, in association with the Internationl Group for Oral Rehabilitation (IGOR) (Oct 2014)
  • The University of Jordan Comprehensive Diploma in Implantology (in association with DGOI) – Full-day Hands-on Clinical Photography Course. (2014)
  • A Presentation entitled: “Active vs Passive Self-ligation: Control vs Low Friction?” at the 2014 JOS Scientific Day (December 2014)
  • The first-ever BAIRD Implantology Diploma course in Jordan, at The Jordan University of Science & Technology / Irbid (Jan 2015) – A full day Hands-on Clinical Photography course.
  • The ITI Study Group – Jordan; Half-day Clinical Photography Course at The Academic Specialized Dental Center in Amman (March 2015)
  • The University of Jordan Comprehensive Diploma in Implantology (in association with DGOI) – Full-day Hands-on Clinical Photography Course. (Jan 2016)
  • Jordan Dental association (JDA) Scientific Program: A presentation entitled: Principles of Clinical Dental Photography: A Guide to Systematic, Every-day Practice. (March 2016)
  • Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) – Part of the Faculty of Dentistry’s Implantology course: Half-day, Hands-on course entitled: Principles of Clinical Dental Photography. (March 2016)
  • The 1st Jordanian National Orthodontic Conference; a presentation entitled: “Non-Extraction Treatment in Orthodontics: Conventional vs Self-ligating Systems” (March 30th 2016)
  • Full-day Orthodontic module for the Comprehensive Aesthetic Dentistry Course at the Jordan University of Science & Technology (JUST) (March 23rd 2017)
  • Half-day, Hands-on Course on Clinical Dental Photography as part of the Jordanian Implant Dentistry Commission (JIDC) one-year Implant Dentistry comprehensive course (March 2017)
  • Post-Congress Hands-On Clinical Dental Photography course as part of the 10th Scientific Day of the School of Dentistry-The University of Jordan (June 2017)
  • Full-day Clinical Dental Photography module of The Comprehensive Dental Implants Course by the Internationl Group for Oral Rehabilitation (IGOR) – (July 2017)
  • Full-day Clinical Dental Photography module of The Comprehensive Dental Implants Course by the Jordan University of Science & Technology (JUST)– (October 2017)
  • Post-Congress, Half-Day Clinical Photography Masterclass as part of the 25th Jordanian International Dental Conference – Landmark Hotel, Amman-Jordan (October 2017)
  • The 2nd Scientific Day of the Jordanian Commission of Cosmetic Dentistry – A Presentation entitled “Anterior Esthetics: An Orthodontic-Multidisciplinary Perspective.” (November 2017)
  • The University of Jordan Comprehensive Program in Implantology (GIDE) – Full-day Hands-on Clinical Dental Photography Course. (November 2017)
  • Half-day Clinical Dental Photography module of The Comprehensive Dental Cosmetic Course by the Jordan University of Science & Technology (JUST)– (March 2018)
  • Full-day “Orthodontics & Anterior Aesthetics” module of The Comprehensive Dental Cosmetic Course by the Jordan University of Science & Technology (JUST)– (July 2018)
  • Full-day Clinical Dental Photography module of The Comprehensive Dental Implants Course by the Internationl Group for Oral Rehabilitation (IGOR) – (November 2018)
  • “Fundamentals of Clinical Dental Photography in Daily Practice.”; a presentation as part of the scientific program of the 1st Jerash International Dental Conference – (February 2019)
  • Half-day, Hands-on Course on Clinical Dental Photography as part of the Jordanian Implant Dentistry Commission (JIDC) one-year Implant Dentistry comprehensive course (March 2019)
  • Half-day Course on Clinical Dental Photography in Orthodontics as part of the course entitled: “How to Excel with the Damon System” in association with AlEiman Drug Store/Ormco Jordan – (July 2019)
  • Half-day Clinical Dental Photography module of The Comprehensive Dental Implantology Course by the Jordan University of Science & Technology (JUST)– (July 2019)
  • Half-day Clinical Dental Photography module of The Comprehensive Dental Cosmetic Course by the Jordan University of Science & Technology (JUST)– (August 2019)
  • “Orthodontic Self-Ligation: Balancing Evidence & Practice.” – The Inaugural Presentation of the 7th Pakistani International Orthodontic Conference (PAO 2019) – Islamabad, Pakistan – (September 2019)
  • Half-day Clinical Dental Photography course for the 1st Orthodontic Post-graduate program at the School of Dentistry, The University of Jordan – (October 2019)
  • Half-day Course on Clinical Dental Photography in Orthodontics as part of the course entitled: “How to Excel with the Damon System” in association with AlEiman Drug Store/Ormco Jordan – (October 2019)
  • Full-day “Orthodontics & Anterior Aesthetics” module of The Comprehensive Dental Cosmetic Course by the Jordan University of Science & Technology (JUST)– (January 2020)
  • “The GDP’s Checklist: A Quick Orthodontic Interception Guide for General Dental Practitioners.”; An online webinar in association with The Jordan Dental Association (JDA)-(April 2020)
  • Half-day Clinical Dental Photography course for the 2nd Orthodontic Post-graduate program at the School of Dentistry, The University of Jordan – (October 2020)
  • Half-day Clinical Dental Photography course for 1st and 2nd year Orthodontic Post-graduate students at the School of Dentistry, Jordan University of Science and Technology – (October 2020)

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