Health Forum - Oral Health
Encouraging updates from the successful, ScotGov-funded, MalDent programme
Dental Students from KUHES visit
We were joined by two of the final year dental students from the first cohort of Malawi-trained dentists at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences. Esther Khomba and Chifundo Banda, were visiting Glasgow Dental School for a student elective, funded by the HOPE Foundation of the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow and will share their thoughts with the Forum.
There were encouraging updates from the successful, Scottish Government-funded MalDent programme and contributions on essential elements of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in oral health planning, policy and implementation.
Recorded Video
Missed this meeting? You can find the recording on this page with the below time stamps.
00:00 Welcome from Natasha Adodo
01:54 Prof. Heather Cubie, SMP Chair
04:44 The Maldent Project: Summary over view -Dr Mwapatsa Mipando and Dr Peter Chimimba, KUHeS
21:34 Update on the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) programme - Dr Mchenga
28:07 Chifundo Banda, KUHeS student
30:40 Esther Khomba, KUHeS student
38:45 Malawi's National Oral Health Policy - Dr Wiston Mukiwa, secretarty of the Dental Association of Malawi
51:37 Towards a National Child Oral Health Improvement Programme for Malawi - Prof Lorna Machperson and Dr Don Chiwaya
1:02:46 Oral Health and WASH Agenda - Opportunities for collaboration - Prof. Jeremy Bagg (University of Glasgow), Prof Tracy Morse (University of Strathclyde) and Maria Soko (Water Aid)
1:14:29 Members' comments, questions and contributions
1:34:27 Closing remarks - Prof Heather Cubie
Resources
Agenda for the Health forum.
Chat log available here.
National Oral Health Policy For Malawi presentation by Dr Mukiwa - Secretary of the Dental Association for Malawi
Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) Programme presentation by Dr James Mchenga, KUHeS
The MalDent Project presentation by Dr Peter Chimimba, KUHeS and Dr Mwapatsa Mipando, KUHes
