Dr. Dalia Ibrahim Meisha is Associate Professor and Consultant at the Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, with concurrent roles as Orthodontic Consultant at KAU and Adjunct Associate Professor of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics at Boston University's Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine. She earned her BDS with honors from KAU (1999) and completed her entire postgraduate training at Boston University — an MPH in Biostatistics (2008), a CAGS in Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics (2011), and a DScD in Dental Public Health (2013).
She is a dual Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics and the American Board of Dental Public Health, and holds the CPH credential. At KAU she directs the Outcome Assessment Unit across the Faculty of Dentistry and the Deanship of Quality & Academic Accreditation, and serves on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics (since 2016) and The Saudi Dental Journal (since 2017), as well as the board of the Saudi Orthodontic Society.
Her research — cited more than 340 times — spans malocclusion and dentofacial features, bullying in adolescents, temporomandibular disorders, social determinants of dental care, and dental education. In 2025 she became the first non-European academic in 50 years to receive the Association for Dental Education in Europe (ADEE) Mature Career Educator Award for Excellence in Dental Education.
Individualized treatment plans that respect lifestyle and aesthetic priorities at every age.
Invisalign and alternative aligner systems — fully digital workflow from scan to delivery.
In-depth evaluation of temporomandibular disorders with conservative, research-informed treatment plans.
Deep, open, and crossbite cases — including those requiring coordination with orthognathic surgery.
Treatment decisions anchored in current published evidence and American Board standards.
A clinical practice informed by active academic research and editorial work in leading orthodontic journals.
More than 340 citations — evidence of sustained research across malocclusion, temporomandibular disorders, social determinants of dental care, and dental education.