Wajih Chammae, DDS Dr. Chammae attended dental school at New York University and graduated in 2014, going on to complete a one-year residency in Jamaica Hospital and then an Implant Logistics internship in 2017. He has been practicing in the area for six years. His chief goal is to restore oral health and smiles in every patient he sees, and he participates in continuing education on an annual basis to make sure he can attain those goals.In his free time, Dr. Chammae enjoys playing basketball and spending time with friends and family.
Abdelrahman Salem, DDS Dr. Abdelrahman Salem has always found great pleasure in helping others achieve their goals in life by giving them a beautiful smile. He values the opportunity and the trust his patients give him to help them make this life-changing experience. He likes treating his patients like family and feels honored when they select him to be their orthodontist. He enjoys treating both children and adults with metal braces, clear braces and Invisalign. Nothing makes him happier than seeing the pleasure he brings to his patients after finishing braces.Every year, Dr. Salem attends courses and conferences to stay up to date with the latest orthodontic innovations and techniques. As a Board Certified orthodontist, he feels it is his duty to be involved in the research and continuing education that allow him to provide the best treatment options available to his patients.
Dr. Salem finished his residency in orthodontics from the University of Illinios at Chicago (UIC), where he also graduated with a Certificate of Orthodontics and a Master of Science degree in oral sciences. Dr. Salem is certified by the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO), the highest certification in the specialty of orthodontics. In addition to patient care, Dr. Salem is active in clinical research at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). His research interest is in three-dimensional (3D) cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). He has a publication with the title Implementation of ultra-low-dose CBCT for routine 2D orthodontic diagnostic radiographs: Cephalometric landmark identification and image quality assessment, which was published in one of the leading orthodontic Journals in December 2015.
Samer Elbatanouny, DDS Dr. Sam earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from University of Illinois at Chicago after he finished his bachelors degree in dental sciences at the Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine at Cairo University in Egypt. Dr. Sam is a fellow of the prestigious Academy of General Dentistry and has recently earned his masters degree in healthcare administration. He has gone through extensive training in dental implants education to earn his fellowship of the American Dental Implant Association followed by a mastership in the International Dental Implant Association, which only includes the top 2% of implantologists in the country who place and restore implants.Along with his dental implant education, Dr. Sam has worked two years in an oral surgery office where he has gained ample knowledge and experience to efficiently take out wisdom teeth and perform difficult extractions with minimal discomfort and post-surgical complications. To maximize his patients comfort level while going through these difficult procedures, Dr. Sam logged hundreds of hours of training to get certified in safe oral and IV sedation procedures. He is currently an active member of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology and is helping patients attain better oral health in the states of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.
Dr. Sam continues to go above and beyond, taking thousands of continuing education courses so that he can always be at the cutting edge of dental knowledge and get you the best treatment options available. Dr. Sam knows how hard it is to go to the dentist and get your surgical treatment done, so he strives every day to give all his patients the best and most up-to-date treatment in the most comforting manner possible.
Above all else, Dr Sam is a loving father to his two sons, and when he is not helping you during office hours, he is spending quality time with them. He is very passionate about traveling the globe and is eager to learn about different cultures and hopes to discover the worlds diversity.
Lebab Helay, DMD Dr. Lebab Helay graduated from University of Baghdad College of Dentistry with a BDS and University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry with a DMD. She has a passion for her career; helping people was always her goal, and she chose to help people through dentistry. She enjoys learning other peoples cultures and getting to know her patients.In her spare time she enjoys swimming, playing tennis, hiking and travelling.
Reem Registered Dental Hygienist Reem is our registered dental hygienist and has been in the dental field for over six years. She started her career in dentistry as a dental assistant and completed her schooling during that time. Reem graduated from Fox College, where she was awarded the Golden Scaler Award for being the best in her class. Reems dedication to her practice shows in both her hands-on skills providing dental care to our patients and through her compassion and kindness, especially when educating everyone on the importance of oral health.When she is out of the clinic, Reem spends all her free time with her husband of 15 years and her twin boys, whom she refers to as her world. As a family, their favorite pastime is playing soccer. In her earlier years, Reem played soccer and was elected All-State player two years in a row! On and off the field, though, she is always with her family and taking on new adventures.