Professor Dr Mohammed Ahmed Younis Almuzian

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CEO and Director, Glasgow Orthodontic Academy
Founder, CEO and Consultant Orthodontist, British Specialised Dental Centre

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Professional profile

Dr Mo is an internationally recognised Consultant Orthodontist, academic, author and speaker with 28 years of clinical, educational and leadership experience across the United Kingdom, Australia and the Middle East.

His career combines advanced clinical practice, university teaching, research, international education and the establishment of successful dental organisations.

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Qualifications and professional recognition

After graduating first in his class in 1998, Dr Mo completed:

• BDS (Hons): Bachelor of Dental Surgery with Honours (Iraq)

• MDS Orth: Master of Dental Surgery in Orthodontics with Distinction (Iraq)

• MSc HCA: Master of Science in Healthcare Administration (United States)

• DClinDent Orth: Doctorate in Clinical Dentistry in Orthodontics, University of Glasgow (United Kingdom)

• PGCert SysRev Health: Postgraduate Certificate in Systematic Review in Health, University of Portsmouth (United Kingdom)

• PGCert MedEd: Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education, University of Dundee (United Kingdom)

His Royal College credentials include MFDRCSI (Ireland); MFDS RCSEd, MFDTR RCSEd, MOrth RCSEd and FDS RCSEd (United Kingdom); and MRACDS (Orth) (Australia). These represent memberships and fellowships in dentistry, dental surgery, dental training and orthodontics from leading Royal Colleges.

Dr Mo received the prestigious William Houston Gold Medal from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He is a Life Member of the South African Society of Orthodontists and a member of the Lebanese Orthodontic Society, British Orthodontic Society and American Association of Orthodontists.

Academic career

Dr Mo’s university career began at the University of Mosul (Iraq, 2001) and continued at Ajman University (United Arab Emirates, 2002–2003). He was a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Glasgow (United Kingdom, 2011–2014) and a Lecturer at the University of Sydney (Australia, 2015–2017).

He was a Senior Consultant Trainee at Oxford University Hospitals and the Eastman Dental Hospital (United Kingdom, 2016–2017) and an Honorary Researcher at the University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom, 2018–2020). Since 2020, he has served as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Akhtar University (Pakistan). In 2026, he was appointed Associate Professor at the American University of Iraq–Baghdad (Iraq).

He has supervised 83 diploma students and two doctoral students, as well as 12 Master’s dissertations and two PhD theses, across the United Kingdom, Jordan, Yemen, Slovakia, Australia and Malta.

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Clinical and leadership achievements

Dr Mo’s clinical expertise includes clear aligners, lingual orthodontics, digital workflows, temporary anchorage devices and complex multidisciplinary treatment.

He was the principal founder of Al Diafa Clinic in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), helping to develop it into one of the city’s most successful dental clinics between 2003 and 2015. He later became the principal founder of Sunrise Dental Clinic in Edinburgh (United Kingdom), developing another highly successful specialist practice between 2020 and 2026.

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Education, authorship and community service

Dr Mo has delivered more than 100 international lectures and has organised numerous webinars to educate and connect dentists and orthodontists worldwide.

He is the author and creator of the seven-volume Planets of Orthodontics series, which transforms complex orthodontic knowledge into structured, practical and clinically relevant learning.

His commitment extends beyond clinical practice and formal education. Dr Mo has organised and contributed to multiple charitable initiatives, receiving several certificates of appreciation in recognition of his community service. He continues to plan further educational and charitable activities to make professional knowledge and support more accessible.

A return with a purpose

In 2026, Dr Mo returned to Iraq to establish the British Specialised Dental Centre in Mosul, while continuing to lead the Glasgow Orthodontic Academy (United Kingdom).

His vision is to bring the knowledge, qualifications and experience gained throughout his international career back to the Middle East—particularly to Iraq and, above all, to his hometown of Mosul. Through clinical excellence, professional education and community service, he aims to contribute meaningfully to the development of dentistry and the next generation of healthcare professionals.