Mahidol University Faculty of Dentistry recently extended a warm welcome to scholarship recipients consisting of 8 lecturers and students in total from IDCMR (International Dental Collaboration of Mekong River Region) member institutions for a one-month student and faculty exchange program from August 21 to September 15, 2023.

Their names and the programs they participated in are as follows:

1. Dr. Hein Min Zaw
Lecturer, University of Dental Medicine, Mandalay, Myanmar​
Mini Research: Oral Medicine and Periodontology

2. Dr. Bo Shishi
Lecturer, School of Stomatology, Kunming Medical University, China​
Continuing Education in Dentistry: Advanced General Dentistry

3. Dr. Tan Su Keng
Lecturer, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia​
Continuing Education in Dentistry: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

4. Dr. Tian Jingjun
Lecturer, School of Stomatology, Kunming Medical University, China​
Continuing Education in Dentistry: Orthodontics

5. Dr. Saw Yu Nwe
Lecturer, University of Dental Medicine, Yangon, Myanmar ​
Continuing Education in Dentistry: Pediatric Dentistry

6. Dr. Dinh Thanh Thuy
Lecturer, School of Dentistry, Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam ​
Continuing Education in Dentistry: Prosthodontics

7. Ms. Mong Lyly
Fifth-year student, Faculty of Odonto-Stomatology, University of Health Sciences, Cambodia
Professional Experience for Dental Students

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8. Ms. Phetmany Sayakone
Fifth-year student, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Health Sciences, Lao PDR​
Professional Experience for Dental Students

At the conclusion of the program, they were presented with certificates of participation by Clin. Prof. Dr. Sirichai Kiattavorncharoen, Dean of Mahidol University Faculty of Dentistry.

IDCMR Scholarship has been established to develop oral health resource capacity among faculty staff and students of the Mekong River Region and Southeast Asian countries in accordance with the MoU of IDCMR as an effective way to promote cooperation in training, education, and collaborative research activities among IDCMR member institutions for the benefits of oral health education in the region.