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The College received a Certificate of recognition from

the Dental Council of Jamaica in recognition of the

Dental Courses of study that are being offered at the

institution.

The American Board of Dental Examinations and

the North Eastern Regional Board of the American

Board of Dental Examinations and the North Eastern

Regional Board of Dental Examiners visited the

College and conducted an onsite assessment. Mock

examinations were held at the College in November

2014. Based on the performance of the students

during the examinations, the North East Regional

Dental Examination Board on January 9, 2015 voted

to establish Jamaica as the first country outside the

United States of America to be a full member of the

American Dental Examination Body (ADEX) and the

Commission on Dental Competency Assessments

(CDCA) formerly, North East Regional Examination

Board (USA) of Dental Examiners (NERB).

Infrastructural Development

A Dental Prosthetic Laboratory, the first of its kind

established at any oral health training facility in Jamaica

has been set up with the support of Great Shape! Inc. -

the world’s largest non-profit international humanitarian

dental programme. The fully operational Lab has been

set up with state-of-the art equipment comparable to

the best of such facilities in the world. The lab is valued

at over $12M, and of equal or greater significance is its

value as a training facility where the Dental Laboratory

Technician (DLT) students will see and have a hands-on

appreciation of the process of preparing dentures for

real patients.

Local and International Linkages and Collaborations

International Student Exchange:

The exchange programme where students from

different countries attended special training in outreach

and clinical dentistry continued during this review

period. The College received students from Germany,

UK, China, Russia, Poland, Khazakstan.

Partnership continued with the Universities of Maryland

and Arizona for educational programme and lecturer

support. Students of the College have distinguished

themselves in hosting the International Volunteer

Programme of the International Dental Student body

(IDS).

Visiting Professors

The College continued to benefit from the voluntary

service of distinguished overseas dental professionals

during the year in review. Among them, from Canada

Professor Gary Glassman and Professor Leendert

Boksman. Professor Boksman assisted in the

preparation for Commission on Dental Competency

Assessments (CDCA) formerly, North East Regional

Examination Board (USA) of Dental Examiners (NERB)/

the American Dental

Examination Body (ADEX)

Examinations for final year

students. Great Shape!

Volunteers Dr Sonja Irlbeck

and Bob Irlbeck completed

the process of setting

up the Dental Prosthetic

Dr Irving McKenzie (right), Interim

Dean, College of Oral Health

Sciences, University of Technology,

Jamaica and Mr Bob Irlbeck, Retired

Dental Technician and Great Shape!

Inc volunteer examine dentures and

partial dentures being produced

in the College’s newly established

Dental Prosthetic Laboratory at

its Arthur Wint Drive campus, St

Andrew.

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University of Technology, Jamaica

• ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015