Profession of Dental Surgery

RAKCODS took part in a series of student awareness drive in Fujairah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi schools. The team consisting of Officers and Dental Surgeons visited the Schools and took part in the awareness drive. The team elaborated the profession of Dental Surgery, its importance and modern day development in this field. The students show lot of enthusiasm and showed interest in advance education in the Dental Field.

Sheikh Saud lays the foundation stone for RAK College of Dental Sciences Campus

Speaking at the ceremony Mr. Hassan Khan the CEO of the college said, “RAK CODS is committed to making its contribution to the growth of the education sector in UAE, and will focus on bringing in the latest courses in Dentistry from around the world.” The college has brought together an International faculty led by the Dean Dr. Soorebettu Prabhu. Addressing the gathering the Vice Chancellor Dr. Gurmadhav Rao, said, “Dentistry is a career with great potential, and is much in demand along with our other three programs, MBBS, Nursing and Pharmacy.”

Sheikh Saud also launched the new RAK CODS website, and its scholarship program thebeststudent.com which is offering three scholarships every year for its BDS Program. He told the gathering that everyone in the field of academics should help enable education, and create systems to enable deserving students to get the best possible education. Students can go online at www.thebeststudent.com and apply for the scholarships.

Mr. Hassan Khan also informed the gathering that RAK CODS is currently in the process of introducing a M.Sc. in Lasers in Dentistry program in collaboration with the RWTH Aachen University, Germany. Prof.Dr.Norbert Gutknecht, from the Aachen Dental Laser Center at RWTH Aachen University Hospital who has joined RAK CODS, said “Laser dentistry is the future, and the course will be an excellent opportunity for specialization for practicing dentists”. The program will be introduced later this year, after accreditation from the Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research, UAE.