ORCID ID: 0009-0006-7846-6857
Haleema is a dentist with academic research interests in paediatric dentistry, public health and community engagement.
She is currently in an NIHR funded Academic Clinical Fellowship in Dental Core Training. Her clinical time is focussed on paediatric dentistry and oral surgery. Prior to this, she completed her academic joint dental foundation core training (JDFCT) in Leeds, spending clinical time in general dental practice, oral and maxillofacial surgery and community dentistry.
During her dental degree, she completed an intercalated MSc in Global Public Health and Policy achieving a distinction. Her MSc dissertation project evaluated a community-based health promotion intervention in primary schools based in a deprived area of East London. She presented her work at national and international conferences and achieved research prizes in recognition.
