BUIDRE Dubai trains Al Mizhar American Academy for Girls in dental health and education

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About Boston University Institute for Dental Research and Education:

Established by the renowned USA-based Boston University, the Boston University Institute for Dental Research and Education is based in Dubai and enjoys a standing as the Middle East's first Post-graduate Dental Institute that follows Boston University standards in dental research, education and specialized dental care. It will offer the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) and Master of Science in Dentistry (MSD) by a team of leading American Specialty Board certified Dental Specialists.

The Institute is complemented by the Boston University Dental Health Center Dubai. A 20,000 sq. feet state-of-the-art center, it has globally renowned dental professionals providing comprehensive care to patients utilizing modern techniques and equipment, as well as a strong continuing dental education (CE) program. Emerging as the regional hub for excellence in education, research and patient care, the center's mandate entails raising the standards of dental care in the region through endorsing the vision of one of the world's renowned private research and teaching institutions.

Boston University Dubai is a member of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Academic Medical Center at Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), a member of Tatweer.

About DHCC:

Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) is envisioned to become the internationally recognized location of choice for quality healthcare and an integrated regional center of excellence for clinical and wellness services, medical education and life science research in the Middle East. DHCC is the world's first healthcare free zone planned to be built in phases. The first phase of 4.1 million square feet is now operational with a medical cluster comprised of day-care and outpatient clinics, diagnostic centers, rehabilitation centers, transplantation centers, hospitals and a sector for pharmaceutical and equipment suppliers.

DHCC is home to the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Academic Medical Center with its fully integrated five entities in Phase 1: University Hospital, Harvard Medical School Dubai Center- Institute for Postgraduate Education and Research (HMSDC), Dubai Harvard Foundation for Medical Research (DHFMR), Al Maktoum Harvard Medical Library, and Boston University Institute for Research and Education.

Some other renowned partners of the medical cluster are - Dubai Bone & Joint Center (DBAJ), The City Hospital, Dubai Medical Suites (DMS), Mayo Clinic, Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai, Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center, the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, Swiss Academy of Scientific Acupuncture, Dr. Nicolas & ASP and the German Heart Center, Wyeth, Sanofi Aventis, Novartis, AstraZeneca, Smith & Nephew, Fresenius Medical Care, Novo Nordisk, among others.

The second phase will feature a dedicated wellness cluster comprised of Wellness centers, Nutrition centers, Resorts, Spas, and Sports Medicine facilities.

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