RCSI ceremony held in Dublin
More than 500 new Fellows, Members and Diplomats conferred
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) conferred healthcare workers with postgraduate awards at a ceremony held in Dublin.
The Faculty of Dentistry RCSI conferred 556 new Fellows, Members and Diplomates at the ceremony. The faculty awards included 247 Diplomas in Primary Care Dentistry, 293 Memberships of the Faculty of Dentistry, 11 Fellowships of the Faculty of Dentistry and five Ad Eundem Fellowships of the Faculty of Dentistry. The Ad Eundem Fellowships of the Faculty of Dentistry were awarded to:
- Dr Philip Atkin, Consultant in Oral Medicine, University Dental Hospital, Cardiff, Wales
- Dr Charlotte Eckhardt, Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Professor Nicola Innes, Dean, School of Dentistry, Cardiff University
- Professor Gerry McKenna, Professor of Oral Health Service Research and Gerodontology, Queen’s University Belfast.
- Professor Robert Witton, Professor of Community Dentistry, Peninsula Dental School, UK.
Speaking about the conferring, Professor Christopher Lynch, Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry RCSI said: “I was delighted to be able to confer so many colleagues from around the globe. Your successes are to be congratulated, and we appreciate that you wish to be associated with RCSI.”
Pictured L-R: Sean Sheridan (International Postgraduate Advisor, Faculty of Dentistry RCSI), Dr Philip Atkin (Ad Eundem Fellowship recipient), Dr Charlotte Eckhardt (Ad Eundem Fellowship recipient), Professor Gerry McKenna (Ad Eundem Fellowship recipient), Professor Christopher Lynch (Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry RCSI), Professor Nicola Innes (Ad Eundem Fellowship recipient), Professor Robert Witton (Ad Eundem Fellowship recipient), Dr Grace Kelly (Honorary Secretary, Faculty of Dentistry RCSI) and Professor Albert Leung (Head of the School of Dentistry RCSI and Immediate Past Dean, Faculty of Dentistry RCSI).
