Curriculum Vitae

DR. RANA ABDELBASET LOTFY DIAB

Dental Lecturer
  • Department of Restorative Dentistry
    Faculty of Dentistry
  • ranabasetdiab
  • +60-178766784

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • ENDODONTICS
    Medical And Health Sciences, Dentistry, Dentistry Sciences
  • DENTAL MATERIALS
    Medical And Health Sciences, Dentistry, Specialist Topics In Dentistry
  • POLYMER-BASED COMPOSITES
    Applied Science And Technology, Material Sciences And Technology Including Engineering Materials, Composite Materials

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • M Endo, (Dentistry)
    Royal College of Surgeons, England
  • MCLINDENT, (Restorative Dentistry)
    Universiti Malaya (um)
  • MFDS, (Dentistry)
    Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
  • BDMS, (Dental Surgery)
    Ain-shams University, Egypt

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Coordinator of Endodontic Discipline; Undergraduate BDS; Year 4 (2024/2025)
    01 Sep 2024 - 31 Aug 2025 (Department)
  • Coordinator of Endodontic Discipline; Undergraduate BDS; Year 4 (2023/2024)
    08 Sep 2023 - 31 Aug 2024 (Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF EDINBURGH (F ENDO RCSED), FELLOW
    2025 to 2025 (International)
  • MALAYSIAN DENTAL MATERIALS SOCIETY (MDEMS), MEMBER
    2024 to 2025 (National)
  • MALAYSIAN ENDODONTIC SOCIETY, MEMBER
    2024 to 2025 (National)
  • ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND (F ENDO RCSED), FELLOW
    2022 to 2025 (International)
  • ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF EDINBURGH (MDFS RCSED), MEMBER
    2015 to 2025 (International)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
  1. Diab, R. A., Yap, A. U., Gonzalez, M. A. G., & Yahya, N. A. (2021). Impact of light-curing distance on the effectiveness of cure of bulk-fill resin-based composites. The Saudi dental journal, 33(8), 1184–1189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sdentj.2021.01.003
Chapter in Books
  1. Radzi, Z., Diab, R. A., Yahya, N. A., & Gonzalez, M. A. G. (2020). Resin-Based Composites in Dentistry—A Review. Compos Biomed Appl, 71-98.

RESEARCH PROJECT

University
  1. 2024 - 2026, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)
    Evaluation of Physico-Chemical and Mechanical Properties of Commercial Glass Ionomer Cement Formulation Incorporated with Camel-Based Hydroxyapatite ( Principal Investigator(PI))

PAPER PRESENTED

ORAL PRESENTER
  1. Effect of Curing Light Distance on the Cure of Bulk-Fill Composite Resins, 18th Annual Scientific Meeting & 20th Annual General Meeting of IADR, Malaysian Section, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, IADR Malaysian Section (National) (30 Mar 2019 - 30 Mar 2019)

SUPERVISION

Under Graduate Students
  1. (2024) DIA4011 ELECTIVE PROJECT
Postgraduate Student
  1. (2025) Evaluation of Physico-Chemical and Mechanical Properties of Commercial Glass Ionomer Cement Formulation Incorporated with Camel-Based Hydroxyapatite, MALOKHAT PATKHIDDINOVA
  2. (2023) Evaluation of retention of two different post system and fracture resistance of the restored teeth, GITA DEEPAK BUXANI