Professor Raman Bedi Appointed Special Advisor to the Kurdistan Regional Government

Following an invitation to Iraq by the Kurdistan Regional Government in May 2011, Professor Raman Bedi was appointed special advisor for the reconstruction of dental services in Kurdistan.   Following international sanctions and the war against the government of Saddam Hussein there is a need to help rebuild dental services and build dental academic capacity.   A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Global Child Dental Fund and the Hawler University which houses the largest dental school in the region.