Aamna Nayyar holds dental practice license in good standing with Dental Board of California and Pakistan Medical & Dental Council. She has been serving as the Director of Department of Dental Health at SFCC since 2003. Previous to that she worked as the adjunct faculty and ran a private solo dental practice. She is a reviewer and an author of dental publications including, contribution to the dental textbooks, and CE courses. She is a presenter at various regional, state, national and international seminars and conferences.
License/ Certification:
- Current CPR/ BLS
- California Dentist License
- Western Regional Examination Board (WREB) for US Dental License – Pass
- US National Dental Boards – Pass
- Pakistan Medical & Dental Council – Dentist License
Education:
- Certificate in College Teaching & Learning in HSI (ESCALA), 2019
- SFCC Leadership Academy – Supervisor Institute Graduate- 2017
- SFCC Leadership Academy- Graduate Institute Graduate – 2016
- Restorative Intensive Course by Dr. Richard G. Stevenson, UCLA School of Dentistry.
- ADEA- American Dental Education Association Leadership program graduate – 2007
- FCC Leadership Academy – Leadership Institute Graduate – 2007
- Postgraduate General Practice Residency (GPR) from Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
- Doctorate degree in dentistry from Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Pakistan. (Silver medal for top honors in the final year of the dental degree. Certificate of Merit for top scores in Orthodontics and Prosthodontics)
- B.S. in biological sciences from the University of Karachi, Pakistan
Memberships:
- NM Oral Health Coalition (Chair)
- President’s Diversity Advisory Committee (PDAC)- (Chair)
- OTL Steering Committee at SFCC – Member
- NM Medicaid Steering Committee (Member)
- NM Dental Therapist Steering Committee (Member)
- Ex-American Dental Association (ADA)
- American Dental Education Association (ADEA)
- NM Dental Educator’s Consortium
- (VTCC) Villa Therese Catholic Charities (Board member), Quality Assurance Committee (Chair)
- Salam Academy Board (Board member)
- NM Medical Reserves Corp. (Volunteer)
- Quality Matter (QM) – Reviewer
Awards and Achievements:
- QM
- SFCC Best Team Award (2nd place)- President Diversity Advisory Committee, 2019
- Con Alma – Hero of Health Award nominee, 2017
- SFCC Faculty Excellence Award Recipient, 2017
- SFCC Staff Excellence Award Nominee, 2005 – and later years
- SFCC Best Team Award- School of Health & Sciences, 2016
- SFCC Best Team Award (1st place) – President Diversity Advisory Committee, 2015
- 2010- made Semi-finalist in Dr. Bicuspid Excellence in Teaching Award- Dental Assisting
- 2009 NISOD Excellence Award recipient! The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD)
- Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2005 – and later years
- Certificate of Merit for 1st Position in Dental Prosthetics (LUMHS)
- Certificate of Merit for 1st Position in Orthodontia (LUMHS)
- Silver Medal, Certificate of Excellence and Merit Scholarship for 2nd Position in 4th (Final) year Professional Exams (LUMHS)
- 6th Position in 3rd-year Professional Exams – Certificate of Excellence and Merit Scholarship (LUMHS)
- 5th Position in 2nd-year Professional Exams – Certificate of Excellence and Merit Scholarship with Distinction in Dental Anatomy (LUMHS)
- 4th Position in 1st-year Professional Exams – Certificate of Excellence and Merit Scholarship with Distinction in Physiology (LUMHS)
- Karachi University- Distinction in Botany
