About Dr. Shahid Islam Dental Clinic

The clinic

The clinic is based in Tauheed Commercial Area, one of the established commercial streets of DHA Phase 5. It is a working neighbourhood practice rather than a walk-in chain: appointments are booked in advance, treatment is planned individually, and the dentist who examines you is involved in your care from start to finish. The full range of treatments is available on site, from examinations and X-rays to root canal treatment, implants, braces and cosmetic work. You can browse the complete list on our treatments page.

Clinic hours are set for people who work or study during the day. Sessions run in the evening, Monday to Thursday from 4:30 PM to 9:00 PM, with a Saturday afternoon session from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM. Friday and Sunday are closed. Many patients travel from Clifton and other parts of Karachi for these hours and for the specialist care described below; our areas we serve page explains how patients plan those visits.

Dr Shahid Islam, endodontist

Dr Shahid Islam is an endodontist, a specialist in root canal treatment and in saving teeth that other approaches might give up on. Endodontics is the branch of dentistry that deals with the inside of the tooth: the nerve, the root canals and the infections that start there. When a tooth is deeply decayed, cracked or infected, specialist root canal treatment is often the difference between keeping the tooth and losing it. That is the treatment this clinic is best known for, and you can read how it works on our root canal treatment page.

Alongside his clinic work, Dr Shahid Islam also teaches and works at a hospital. Teaching keeps a clinician honest: techniques have to match current evidence, and students ask the questions that keep knowledge fresh. Patients benefit from that discipline in the form of careful diagnosis, conservative treatment where a tooth can be saved, and clear explanations of every option before a decision is made.

Dr Vinessa Gill, female dentist

Many patients, and many families booking for daughters, mothers and wives, prefer to be treated by a woman dentist. Dr Vinessa Gill is the clinic's female dentist and treats patients across the full range of general and cosmetic dentistry. If you would like your appointment with Dr Gill, simply say so when you book and the team will arrange it. The clinic's main website has a dedicated page about seeing a female dentist in Karachi, including the questions patients usually ask.

Research behind the dentistry

This is a research-active practice. Dr Shahid Islam has 17 published research papers, with an h-index of 4, in dental subjects that include root canal treatment and pain management. Research experience changes everyday dentistry in practical ways: diagnoses are checked against evidence, new materials are adopted when studies support them rather than when marketing suggests them, and treatment outcomes are reviewed with a critical eye. Patients rarely see this side of a clinic, but they feel it in the quality of the advice they are given.

How the clinic works

The routine is simple and the same for every patient. First comes an examination, with an X-ray when the problem cannot be fully seen from the surface. Then the dentist explains what was found, in plain words, and sets out the options: what happens if you treat now, what can safely wait, and what each route involves. You receive a clear quote for the recommended plan before treatment begins, because the clinic does not publish a fixed price list for treatments that depend on the individual tooth. Our complete patient guide walks through this process in more detail, including the questions worth asking any dentist.

If you are ready to book, the contact page has the phone number, WhatsApp link, email address, opening hours and a map. If you are still deciding, the frequently asked questions page answers the points patients raise most often, from root canal pain to implant timelines.