BUIDRE Exhibits at UAE International Dental Conference

Boston University Institute for Dental Research & Education Dubai (BUIDRE), participated in their first Arab dental exhibition as part of the UAE International Dental Conference and Arab Dental Exhibition – AEEDC® Dubai earlier this month at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. This event is the leading dental event in the Middle East and this year’s attendance included 20,000 professional visitors from 113 countries and 650 exhibitors from more than 60 countries.

The conference was attended by all members of the BUIDRE faculty, as well as, BUGSDM Associate Professor and Chair of Pediatric Dentistry Dr. Christopher Hughes, who presented a lecture titled, Early Childhood Caries: Current Concepts and Challenges, at the conference.

During the meeting the BUIDRE exhibit was visited by such notable visitors as, his highness, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance and Industry for the UAE who met with Dr. Hughes and Dr. Maher Atassi, a member of the BUIDRE prosthodontic faculty; as well as, Mr. Paul R.Sutphin, Consul General of the USA in Dubai; and Mr Patrick J.Wall, Commercial Attaché.

"It was important for BUIDRE to have a presence at the AEEDC meeting because it was a very good venue to reach referring dentists and potential students," said BUIDRE Chief Academic Officer Dr. Thomas Kilgore. "Many inquiries from potential applicants and expressions of interest from candidates for faculty positions have resulted from our presence at the conference. At this point in our development, it is important to get the word out about BUIDRE."