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Dr. Rifat FalakGeriatric & Special Care Dentistry

Because vulnerability deserves more.

Gentle, unhurried dentistry for older adults, anxious patients, and children and adults with special needs. Nothing begins until you feel ready, and nothing is done that you don’t need.

  • MSc Geriatric Dentistry, with distinctionUniversity of Southern California
  • 29 years in dentistryFormer Head of a hospital dental department
  • UAE Country AmbassadorFederation of Special Care Dentistry
Rated 5.0 out of 5. See Google Reviews (opens in a new tab)

Why families choose Dr. Rifat

Patients come for her skill. They stay, often for decades and across three generations of one family, because of how she treats them.

Never rushed
At ease before anything starts
Only what you need
Patience for every patient
Trained for complex cases
Trusted across generations

Care planned around the person, not just the teeth

  • An older man laughing, with a full, healthy smile

    Dental care for older adults

    • Dentures and denture repairs
    • Dry mouth from medicines
    • Saving worn or broken teeth
  • An older woman in a white headscarf, smiling

    Special care dentistry

    • Autism and Down syndrome
    • Dementia and Parkinson's
    • Complex medical needs
  • Care for anxious and fearful patients

    • Fear of the dentist
    • Panic and past bad experiences
    • Nervous children

Everyday dentistry for the whole family

  • General and restorative dentistry

Results you can see

Real patients, original photos, shared with their consent. Careful work, planned one stage at a time, that looks natural.

A worn, stained smile, rebuilt one careful stage at a time

Before:
Years of chewing paan had left heavy brown stains. The teeth were worn and chipped, an upper front tooth had a large cavity, and the back teeth had erosion cavities. At rest, no teeth showed at all.
After:
Natural-looking upper and lower teeth in a lighter shade. He chews better, his gums are healthy, and he smiles with new-found confidence.
Treatment:
Deep cleaning, a trial mock-up, whitening, fillings for the back teeth, and 20 ceramic veneers, upper and lower.

See all 5 stages of this case

See all 7 smile stories

“Over the years, several dentists refused to treat me, and some only wanted to extract my teeth. Dr. Rifat was treating a patient who felt broken, both psychologically and dentally. She took the time to put me at ease and worked around my limitations rather than reject me because of them. She completed root canal treatment on two teeth that other dentists had wanted to extract. After many years, I can even eat an apple again.”

Sumaan J.Patient, Google review of Clover Medical Centre, Al Nahda, September 2026Read the original on Google (review by Sumaan J., opens in a new tab)

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Choose the clinic that is easier for you

Al Nahda

Dr. Rifat practises at Clover Medical Centre

Office 304, Al Ahli House C (above Panoor Restaurant), Amman Street, Al Nahda 2, Dubai

Directions and clinic details for Al Nahda

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