Name
Dr. Ayesha Hanif
Designation
Assistant Professor
Ayesha.hanif@duhs.edu.pk
Office
Qualifications
- MAcadMEd
- MSc. ClinEd (Edinburgh)
- MDS Periodontology (Pak)
- BDS
Research
1. (2026) Original Article
Hanif, A., Gul, A., Maqsood, A., Naeem, M., Shahid, R., Abbasi, M. S., Ahmed, N., & Heboyan, A. (2026). Psychological Inclinations and Practical Utility of ChatGPT Among Undergraduate Dental Students at a Dental School in Karachi: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study. Health science reports, 9(2), e71808. https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.71808
2. (2025) Review Article
Khudija Binte Nawaz, Minahil Zia, Micah Irfan, Ayesha Hanif, Shahid R, Sarah Alvi. Teledentistry: Building a Bridge Between Patient Care and Technology – A Narrative Review. J Basic Clin Dent [Internet]. 2025 Oct. 18 [cited 2026 Feb. 24];2(2):1-14
3. (2025) Review Article
Hanif, A, Ali, F.M, Fatima, M., Kumar, C., & Baloch, H.R. (2025). Rethinking gingival recession: Evolved modern insights and emerging
trends. Altamash Journal of Dentistry and Medicine 2025;4(1):1-11.
(2023) Opinion
4. Hanif A. “Special Care Dentistry (SCD) in Pakistan – directing the attention towards the need”. Int J Orl Health. 2023;3(2):1‒2. DOI: 10.51626/ijoh.2023.03.00025
(2023) Original Article
5. Hanif A, Khan K. Prevalence of gingivitis and its severity in β-thalassemia major (TM-β) patients at a thalassemia center in Karachi, Pakistan. Ann Jinnah Sindh Med Uni. 2023;9(1):23-27
(2022) Case report
6. Ayesha Hanif *, Haroon Rashid Baloch, Ali Kazi and Javairia Waqasi. Periodontal Splinting – An Adjunct to Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy to Manage Tooth Mobility. IJCMCR. 2022; 22(4): 001
(2022) Original Article
7. Hanif, A., Quraeshi, S., Qidwai, A., Shahid, M., Khan, S., Khan, K. and Waqasi, J., 2022. Effect of Non-surgical Periodontal Therapy on the Clinical Periodontal Inflammatory Parameters in \(\beta\)-Thalassemia Major (TM-\(\beta\)) Patients with Gingivitis. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 34(42A); pp.19-27.
(2021) Original article
8. Hosein, M., Hanif , A., Baloch, H. R., & Quraeshi, S. (2021). Fighting Airborne Spread of COVID-19: An Innovative, Economical and Effective High Vacuum Extra Oral Dental Suction System (HVEDS) for Dental Practices. International Journal of Applied Sciences: Current and Future Research Trends , 10(01), 36-43.
(2021) Experiential letter
9. Hanif, A. (2021). Periodontology – a neglected field of Dentistry in Pakistan; reasons and resolutions. Academia Letters, Article 438. https://doi.org/10.20935/AL438.
(2020) Case report
10. Hanif A. Papillon-Lefèvre Syndrome: Detrimental Periodontal Condition in the Affected Individuals. Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry. 2020; 9(2): 112-116
(2018) Commissioned EBD articles for the dental forum, MentorMe Dental.
(2017) Review Article and Case report
11. Ayesha Hanif, Saima Qureshi, Zeeshan Sheikh, Haroon Rashid. Complications in implant dentistry. EJD. 2017; 11(1): 135-1407.
(2017) Systematic review and meta analysis
12. Akram Z, Hyder T, Al-Hamoudi N, Binshabaib MS, Alharthi SS, Hanif A. Efficacy of photodynamic therapy versus antibiotics as an adjunct to scaling and root planing in the treatment of periodontitis: A systematic review and meta- analysis. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. 2017 Sep;19:86-92.8.
(2016) Original Article
13. Z Akram, T Abduljabbar, A Hanif, A Khan, F Vohra. Attitude and knowledge of family medicine practitioners towards the association between periodontal disease and obesity. Njcp_170_166.
(2015) Review Article and Case report
14. Rashid H, Sheikh Z, Vohra F, Hanif A, Glogauer M. Peri-implantitis: a review of the disease and report of a case treated with allograft to achieve bone regeneration. Dent Open J. 2015; 2(3): 87-97.5.
(2015) Review Article and Case report
15. Rashid H, Hanif A, Vohra F, Sheikh Z. Implant Over Dentures: A Concise Review ofThe Factors Influencing The Choice of The Attachment Systems. J Pak Dent Assoc 2015; 24(2):63-69.4.
(2015) Review Article
16. Ayesha Hanif, Haroon Rashid, Mustafa Nasim, Tooth surface loss revisited: Classification, etiology, and management. JResDent 2015;3(2)2.
(2015) Original Article
17. Fahim Vohra, Haroon Rashid, Ayesha Hanif, Siti Mariam Ab Ghani, Shariq Najeeb. Trends in complete denture impressions in Pakistan. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2015;27(1) 3.