UofG to help set up Malawi’s first Dental School

The University of Glasgow's Dental School has been awarded £1.3m from the Scottish Government to help establish Malawi's first Dental School. ‌ The award, which will help to establish a dental school at the University of Malawi's College of Medicine, was part of more than £11m funding announced by the Scottish Government's Malawi Development Programme. The £1.3m will help to establish an undergraduate dental degree (BDS) programme within the Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, over the next four and a half years. The Maldent Project will train Malawian dentists to be 'globally competent and locally relevant' and will be able to provide support for the delivery of a national oral health programme. Professor Jeremy Bagg, Head of the University of Glasgow's Dental School, said: "I am delighted that the Scottish Government is supporting our bid to establish Malawi's first dental school. The Dental School alongside our partners at the University of Malawi's College of Medicine are excited to progress the MalDent project over the next 4.5 years." Scottish Government funding is being provided to support 11 local projects in Malawi over the next four and a half years, focused on health, education, economic development and renewable energy. The projects will all be delivered in partnership with Scottish-based organisations and their Malawian partners.