Qatar
HMC, RCSI Faculty of Dentistry hold awards and graduation celebrations
March 20, 2023 | 09:57 PM
Hamad Medical Corporation's (HMC) Dental Services, hosted representatives from the Faculty of Dentistry at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland to conduct five days RCSI HMC Intensive MFD/ Continuing Professional Development Review Course 2023 for dentists and RCSI HMC Intensive Course for Paediatric Dentistry Programme.The MFD part 2 examination was also held by the following day. The weeklong course concluded in a graduation of FFD and awards conferring ceremony for 2021 to 2023 batches that was attended by the graduates, their families, faculty, administrators, and special guests.Dr Khalifa al-Ansari, chairman of Hamad Dental Services, explained this was a special occasion as it was the first awards and graduation ceremony held after the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. "I am extremely proud of all our graduates who have demonstrated high commitment and capability in managing their studies alongside work and home life. The amazing achievement in their scholastic results is a testament to their abilities and the amazing faculty who have supported them along the way.”Dr Abdullatif al-Khal, deputy chief medical director and director of medical education, received an honorary title as Fellow of the Faculty of Dentistry at RCSI, in recognition of his leadership and support for the development of dentistry training programmes in Qatar. During the ceremony, he was presented with the Fellowship certificate, signifying the conferring of this prestigious title. Special recognition also went to Dr Abdulla al-Ansari, chief medical officer at HMC and Dr Ghanim al-Mannai, former chairman of Hamad Dental Services, for their contributions.The awards and graduation celebration saw the recognition of the Paediatric Dentistry Diploma Graduates, who achieved 100 % pass rate. Prof John S Walsh, immediate past dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, RCSI and director of the post-graduate paediatric programme in Qatar, said: "We have 11 dentists who have graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and we have a 100 % success rate here, while the international success rate is about 53% - so that means that the candidates from Qatar are among the best in the world.”The internationally accredited postgraduate dental education programme offered by HMC in collaboration with RCSI is in line with the guidelines of Qatar’s National Oral Health Strategy.
March 20, 2023 | 09:57 PM