Manaf Taher Agha

General dentist and laser dentistry specialist based in Dubai, UAE. Professor of Advanced Clinical Laser Dentistry, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy (since 2019). Head of the Laser Research Unit, Ajman University, UAE (since 2007) — teaching laser technology and modern dental technologies to fifth-year students and postgraduate programs.

Over 25 years of combined clinical and teaching experience in Syria, Italy, and the UAE. Graduated from the University of Aleppo (Syria) in 1996, followed by postgraduate specialization in Periodontology at Yerevan State Medical University, Armenia (2000), and a Clinical Master's Degree in Laser Dentistry from Vienna Medical University, Austria (2006). Clinical practice encompasses laser-assisted periodontal therapy, laser soft tissue management, photobiomodulation, laser esthetic procedures, CAD/CAM prosthodontics, and oral surgery. Author of numerous peer-reviewed publications on laser applications in dentistry. Co-Founder and former Secretary General, International Academy for Laser Education (IALE), Vienna, Austria.

Chairman, Scientific Committee, International Academy of Innovative Dentistry (IAID), Rome. Former Chairman of the Scientific and Research Committee, Academy of Laser Dentistry (ALD), USA. ALD Speaker Bureau Member. President, Academy for Laser Education (ALE), UAE Branch. Member, International Academy for Laser Education (IALE), Vienna.

DDS, University of Aleppo (1996). Postgraduate in Periodontology, Yerevan State Medical University (2000). Clinical Master in Laser Dentistry, Vienna Medical University (2006).