The Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University (DTMU) recently welcomed six lecturers and students from member institutions of the International Dental Collaboration of the Mekong River Region (IDCMR) to participate in the IDCMR Scholarship 2025, a one-month student and faculty exchange program held from August 25 to September 19, 2025.

The participants and the programs they participated in were as follows:

: Dr. Su Thet Hnin

Lecturer, University of Dental Medicine, Mandalay, Myanmar

Continuing Education in Dentistry: Advanced General Dentistry

: Dr. Kay Khine Win

Lecturer, University of Dental Medicine, Yangon, Myanmar

Continuing Education in Dentistry: Pediatric Dentistry

: Dr. Phương Như Châu Phạm

Lecturer, Faculty of Dentistry, VNU University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam

Continuing Education in Dentistry: Orthodontics

: Ms. Vilakone Kommanivanh

Fourth-Year Dental Student, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Health Sciences, Lao PDR

Professional Experience for Dental Students

: Ms. Win Nie Lim

Fifth-Year Dental Student, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahsa University, Malaysia

Professional Experience for Dental Students

: Ms. Khanh Vu Mai Nguyen

Fifth-Year Dental Student, Faculty of Dentistry, VNU University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam

Professional Experience for Dental Students

On September 19, 2025, Associate Professor Dr. Rochaya Chintavalakorn, Deputy Dean of DTMU, presented certificates of participation to the scholarship recipients during the closing ceremony, which was attended by department heads, department representatives, and members of the faculty committee.

The IDCMR Scholarship was established to strengthen the capacity of dental professionals and students in the Mekong River Region and Southeast Asian countries under the MoU of IDCMR. It serves as an effective platform to foster cooperation in training, education, and collaborative research among IDCMR member institutions, with the aim of advancing oral health education in the region.