Professor Khaled E. Ahmed is the Director of the Doctor of Dental Surgery Program and Associate Professor of Restorative Dentistry & General Practice at the University of Melbourne, Melbourne Dental School. He serves on the Journal of Dentistry’s Editorial Board and has lectured nationally and internationally on digital dentistry and artificial intelligence, with regular media appearances.

Khaled is also appointed by the Dental Council of New Zealand and collaborates with the Australian Dental Association to create bespoke educational programs to support dental practitioners undergoing their fitness to practise assessment (notifications). In 2022, he was also appointed, as one of thirteen leaders in oral health, to the Royal College of Surgeons of England Global Oral Health Committee. Before that, Khaled was a Senior Lecturer in Prosthodontics and Internationalisation Lead at Griffith University (2018 - 2023), Assistant Dean (Undergraduate Education) and Programme Director/Head of Operative Dentistry at the University of Hong Kong (2014 - 2018). 

Khaled completed a Prosthodontics Fellowship (University of Illinois at Chicago, USA), a clinical Masters degree in Restorative Dentistry (University of Newcastle, UK), and a PhD in digital scanning and tooth wear (University of Glasgow, UK). He is a Fellow of the Faculty of Dental Surgery and the Faculty of General Dental Practice (Royal College of Surgeons, England), and a Fellow of the UK’s College of General Dentistry. In addition, Khaled holds a Master of Laws degree (Medical Law and Ethics) from the University of Edinburgh and a Senior Fellowship from the UK's Higher Education Academy. The International College of Dentists has also awarded Khaled its Fellowship to recognise his leadership and services to dentistry in Australasia.

Khaled’s research in Digital Dentistry, Prosthodontics, Tooth wear, and Dental Education has led to high-impact publications and research grants. His work is highly regarded, placing in the top 5% of Altmetrics-covered outputs. For further information, visit: www.khaledeahmed.com