Boston University Dental Health Center opens doors to patients at Dubai Healthcare City

Saeed Al Muntafiq, Executive Chairman of Tatweer, Joseph Mercurio, Executive Vice President of Boston University and Dr Jeffrey Hutter, Interim Dean of Goldman School of Dental Medicine, attended the ceremony at DHCC along with Dr. Muhadditha Al Hashimi, CEO of DHCC.

Matching global standards and incorporating modern techniques, the 20,000 square feet Boston University Dental Health Center Dubai includes 19 dental chairs and a VIP patient suite. Equipped with the most modern clinical and laboratory equipment, the facility features two radiology rooms with digital radiology X-ray capacity and 10 laboratory stations. Employing a modern electronic patient record system, the center allows dentists to efficiently integrate patients' diagnosis, radiographic exams, and treatment components into dental care.

Saeed Al Muntafiq, Executive Chairman of Tatweer said: 'we are privileged to collaborate with the world renowned Boston University, placing Dubai as a regional and global center for healthcare excellence and a preferred destination for medical education.'

Dr. Al Hashimi, CEO of Dubai Healthcare City said: 'In line with our objective to raise the region's standards of service in dental care, we have invited a faculty of globally renowned professionals with outstanding track records. Their specialization areas include prosthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, orthodontics, endodontics, oral surgery and dental public health. The new center further validates our status as the regional hub for medical excellence in education, research and patient care.'

In addition to the full time faculty members of Boston University comprising professors and specialists addressing the full range of dental care, the center also boasts leaders from the Goldman School of Dental Medicine Boston University. The fly-in faculty includes Dr. Jeffrey Hutter, Senior Associate Dean, Professor and Chairman, Department of Endodontics; Dr. Thomas Van Dyke, Program Director, Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology, Director Clinical Research Center, as well as Dr. Steven Morgano, Program Director of Advanced Education in Prosthodontics.

Joseph Mercurio, Executive Vice President of Boston University said: 'Boston University is now here in Dubai. Its mission to raise the standards of dental care in the region is aligned with the vision of one of world's oldest leading private research and teaching institutions.'

The comprehensive, multi specialty dental care offered by Boston University Dental Health Center Dubai will be complemented by the recently launched Boston University Institute for Dental Research and Education Dubai, which focuses on the pursuit of excellence in postgraduate dental education, research and comprehensive dental services.

Dr. Jeffrey Hutter, Interim Dean of Goldman School of Dental Medicine said: 'We are very proud to partner with Dubai Healthcare City to provide world class oral health care and education in the region. We at Boston University take our responsibility as educators and researchers in the global community very seriously. The Goldman School of Dental Medicine is particularly proud to be a trailblazer of world-class initiatives for Boston University as we consistently aim to be the pioneering institution.'

Currently located in its temporary premises, the center will move into the Boston University building at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Academic Medical Center in DHCC, which is due for completion in 2011.

The Dubai Healthcare City currently hosts leading healthcare providers offering advanced services and continuing medical education programmes. Its portfolio includes prestigious entities such as the Harvard Medical School Dubai Center, the Mayo Clinic and the Moorfield's Eye Hospital Dubai.