Khyber Medical University (KMU) Peshawar has decided to introduce a four-year integrated dental curriculum from the academic year 2023. This modern modular system will be implemented in all public and private dental colleges of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from the next academic year.
This decision was taken in a high-level meeting held at KMU Peshawar, in which the principals of all the public and private dental colleges of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and experts from various disciplines participated.
The meeting was chaired jointly by Adviser to Chief Minister for Health Prof. Dr. Riaz Anwar and vice-chancellor KMU Prof. Dr. Zia ulHaq. On this occasion, Director IHPE&R Dr. BrekhnaJameel gave a detailed presentation about the plan for a four-year integrated dental curriculum in which various aspects of the modular curriculum were discussed.
Addressing the meeting, Prof. Dr. Riaz Anwar appreciated the initiative, stressing the need for reforms in the dental curriculum to achieve global commitment and increase the quality of dental education.
He said that after the successful experience of the modular system in MBBS, now with the implementation of this modern curriculum in dental education, where dental education will get an opportunity to develop on modern lines.
