Prof. Hamdan Alghamdi appointed as member of Scientific Board Bluem International
PRESS RELEASE – Wijhe – October 7th, 2022. Bluem International is pleased to announce that Prof. Hamdan Alghamdi has joined the scientific board. During the 29th congress of the European Association for Osseointegration, last week in Geneva, that was dedicated to ‘Uniting nations through innovations’. Dr. Minas Leventis, President of the blue®m Scientific Board together with CEO Nathalie Beck have officially invited Prof. Alghamdi from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to join this important body.
Clinical validation and scientific research are at the core of the company, that not only markets a line of professional oral care products, but also products to promote wound healing in the mouth by slowly releasing oxygen to increase oxygen saturation in the soft tissue.
During his PhD at Radboud University in Nijmegen, Prof. Alghamdi had the chance to learn a surgical technique from Dr. Peter Blijdorp, founding father of blue®m, using iliac crest bone grafting for sinus augmentation. At that moment he was introduced to the concept of topical oxygen therapy by Dr. Peter Blijdorp. Nowadays, Hamdan continues to conduct new research, also to support existing scientific studies . With his background in Osseointegration of Dental Implants and oral Implant rehabilitation, he is the perfect scientific catalyst the company needs to take next steps.
Hamdan Alghamdi about his admission: “Back in 2007, I remember that we were using the oxygenating gel (note: available as blue®m oral gel) with some surgical cases for dental implants rehabilitation and bone augmentation. Ever since I have been following the company’s evolution, I am pleased to be part of this. In my opinion: it is a breakthrough in the dental industry.”
About professor Alghamdi
Prof. Alghamdi graduated with a bachelor’s degree in dentistry from King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and completed his master’s degree and clinical training in periodontology and oral implantology at the same University. He has published all his PhD research in top ISI-journals in the field of biomaterials and tissue engineering related to oral implantology. His PhD-thesis was also included In 2013, his PhD-thesis was included in the Radboud University Annual Report as best representative research-project for the theme ‘Reconstructive and regenerative medicine’. He is currently still affiliated as a visiting researcher at the Department of Biomaterials and Oral Implantology in Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen in The Netherlands. Moreover, in 2019, he published a book in collaboration with Prof Jansen, named: “Dental Implants and Bone Grafts: Materials and Biological Issues”.
About blue®m
blue®m is a leading oral care brand from the Netherlands advised by the best dentists and dental hygienists in more than 50 countries. A company with a mission to elevate health and well-being through oral care. The company has a track record of more than 10 years in the dental industry. Meanwhile, its award-winning professional oral care collection for day-to-day use, is available in more than 50 countries. The secret of their formula is the gradual release of oxygen in the mouth.