UNIPORT STUDENT EMERGES NATIONAL DENTAL COMPETITION WINNER

A final year student of Dentistry, University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Miss Evi Addoh emerged overall winner of the first National Dental Competition organized by the National Association of Dental Student (NADS).

Miss Addoh won the Young Investigators Prize for student research at the just concluded NADS Annual Scientific Conference hosted by University of Lagos.

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, Professor Joseph Ajienka commended the Faculty for the laudable achievement, urging others to emulate the good example.

His words: “We are not expecting anything less than excellence from the Dental School since it has one of the best equipment in the country. To emerge first at the maiden national competition means we are doing very well.”

He enjoined students and lecturers to maintain the high academic standard already set by the faculty. The Dean of the Faculty, Professor Chukwudi Onyeaso described the achievement as very encouraging, adding that the university has the youngest Dental School in Nigeria.

He said: “It would serve as a motivation to younger colleagues, while encouraging academic excellence and research culture because only the research works not previously published are acknowledged in the Faculty.”

According to the winner, whose research on Oral Hygiene Status and Practices among Dental students in the University of Port Harcourt beat other competing universities said she emerged the winner based on the positive impact and good academic training she has so far received from the university.

Culled: Vanguardngr.com