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Dr. Malak Alhadlaq is an Assistant Professor and Head of the Division of Oral Medicine at the King Saud University (KSU) College of Dentistry. She is an American board-certified oral medicine specialist and a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Medicine. Dr. Alhadlaq received her Bachelor of Dental Surgery with First Class Honors from KSU, completed her residency in Oral Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and earned her Doctor of Medical Sciences from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.

Her research focuses on oral mucosal diseases, with a particular interest in potentially malignant lesions. She was awarded the Lester Burket Memorial Award in 2023 and the Robert and Kay Schattner Award in 2024 by the American Academy of Oral Medicine for her work on novel therapeutics for oral leukoplakia and oral lichen planus. Dr. Alhadlaq is also a certified Empowered Relief Instructor for chronic pain, accredited by the Stanford University School of Medicine.