Rate My Professor Jagjit Singh Dhaliwal

Assoc Prof Jagjit Singh Dhaliwal is a Senior Lecturer in Periodontology at the School of Dentistry and Oral Health within the School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University, Gold Coast campus, Australia. As a clinician-scientist, he holds the qualifications BDS, MDS, MPhil, PhD in Craniofacial Health Sciences from McGill University, MFDS RCPS (Glasgow), and FDS RCPS (Glasgow). Prior to his appointment at Griffith University, he worked at the Pengiran Anak Puteri Rashidah Sa'adatul Bolkiah Institute of Health Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, contributing to research and teaching in health sciences.

Dhaliwal's research specializations include periodontology, periodontal maintenance and management, oral care interventions for palliative patients, antimicrobial resistance and stewardship in dentistry, antibiofilm activities against caries and periodontitis pathogens, and links between oral health and systemic conditions such as stroke and Huntington's disease. He has produced a substantial body of work, with key publications encompassing 'A systematic review of interventional studies on oral care of palliative patients' (2022), 'Evaluation of antibiofilm activity of Thymus syriacus essential oil against pathogenic bacteria causing dental caries and periodontitis' (2022), 'Online Pharmacies Selling Prescription Drugs: Systematic Review' (2022), 'Role of Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Cancer: A Systematic Review' (2022), 'The Link between Stroke Risk and Orodental Status—A Systematic Review' (2022), 'Prevalence of mesiobuccal-2 canals in maxillary first and second molars: a cone-beam computed tomography study' (2022), and 'The role of mitochondrial dysfunction in Huntington's disease: A new perspective' (2025). His Google Scholar profile indicates over 2,400 citations. Dhaliwal serves on the editorial board of BMC Oral Health, develops educational resources for antimicrobial resistance in dentistry programs, and supervises postgraduate research. His contributions enhance clinical practices and interdisciplinary oral health research.