PROFESSOR HANI KHOURY
Professor Hani Khoury is a pioneering figure in oral implantology and periodontics in Lebanon, having founded the renowned Khoury Dental Clinic in Beirut in 1977.
With nearly 50 years of clinical and academic leadership, he specializes in complex implant-supported maxillofacial reconstructions, advanced bone regeneration, and micro-surgical periodontal plastic surgery.Professor Hani Khoury is a pioneer of oral implantology and periodontics in Lebanon, founding Khoury Dental Clinic in Beirut in 1977.
Professor Hani Khoury earned his degree in Medical Dentistry in 1975 from the prestigious Saint Joseph University of Beirut (USJ). Committed to bringing world-class surgical standards back to Lebanon, he completed his advanced postgraduate education in France, where he specialized deeply in both Periodontics (the advanced management of gum and bone diseases) and Prosthodontics (complex oral rehabilitation and cosmetic tooth replacement).
In 1977, Professor Khoury returned to Beirut to accomplish two major milestones that changed the landscape of Lebanese dentistry:
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He founded Khoury Dental Clinic, establishing a center of surgical excellence in the heart of Beirut.
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He co-founded and took an active part in establishing the official Department of Periodontology at Saint Joseph University (USJ).
Professor Khoury has dedicated his life to training generations of dental professionals. He has educated pre-graduate dental students since 1977, and in 1995, he began mentoring post-graduate specialists in advanced periodontics and implantology. His academic excellence culminated in him serving as the Chairman of the Department of Periodontology for 8 distinguished years. As one of the very first Lebanese dentists to predictably place dental implants, he remains one of the region’s most renowned authorities on complex gum reconstruction.
Throughout his historic career, Professor Khoury has actively contributed to global dental science, frequently presenting lectures and publishing clinical research articles in both Lebanese and prominent international medical journals. He maintains active elite memberships in the world’s most respected periodontal boards:
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LDA: The Lebanese Dental Association
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LSP: The Lebanese Society of Periodontology
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AAP: The American Academy of Periodontology
