Dentsply Sirona partners with Alexandria University in Egypt on inovative dental facilities

Dentsply Sirona is supporting Alexandria University on the design and opening of its new campus in Egypt. Providing comprehensive dental solutions, the company strives to further support rising and promising academic partners in their expansion towards global dental education and research.

Charlotte, N.C., DATE, 2024. Dentsply Sirona, the world's largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, has partnered with Alexandria University in Egypt to support the design and fit-out of its new campus. The company is supplying products and solutions for the university's new Faculty of Dentistry buildings. The new Faculty of Dentistry site will begin hosting students in October 2024, with the facilities set to be fully up and running by December this year.

"We are thrilled to have the support of Dentsply Sirona as we work on bringing our new campus to life - both now and into the future," said Professor Ahmed Adel Abdel-Hakim, Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry at Alexandria University. "We want to ensure that our students have access to the best equipment and facilities available during their studies, so that they graduate ready to meet the demands of the modern dental industry. With the opening of our new campus, we can become a hub for education, research, and digital technology as well as extend our international partnerships and collaborations."

Breaking boundaries in dental education and imaging

The new Alexandria University campus will include three buildings dedicated to the Faculty of Dentistry, as well as the largest radiology department in MENA, five operation theaters, and the largest ICU in MENA. The dental facilities will be equipped with 756 Intego treatment centers, 65 SIM Intego simulation units, and X-ray units. Furthermore, Alexandria University's Faculty of Dentistry has placed a pre-order for the planned dental-dedicated magnetic resonance imaging (ddMRI) scanner Magnetom Free.Max Dental Edition¹ positioning itself at the forefront of medical research innovation.

"The opening of Alexandria University's brand-new Faculty of Dentistry will mean students and patients alike can benefit from access to industry-leading tools and facilities," said Joerg Vogel, Vice President of Sales International Special Clinic Solutions at Dentsply Sirona. "We also look forward to continuing our partnership well into the future as we help Alexandria University become one of the most digitally advanced dental schools in the world."

Expanding international collaborations and research

To date, 76 graduating classes have completed their studies at the Alexandria University Faculty of Dentistry since 1948 - which currently enrolls 4,600 graduate students and 2,000 postgraduate students, including a 60 percent international student cohort from 18 countries. As the university prepares to move to its new campus, it is also expanding its international partnerships, with new joint program initiatives with leading European dental faculties. By collaborating with partners around the world, the university strives to ensure its programs meet international standards and requirements for dentistry practice.

"After years of careful planning and research, we are very excited to start welcoming students to our new campus later this year," said Professor Abdel-Aziz H. Konsowa, President of Alexandria University. "We want our students to benefit from access to industry-leading tools and technologies, to be able to push boundaries in research, and to feel like they are part of an international community. Our new campus, with the support of Dentsply Sirona, will help us achieve all these goals and more."

Dentsply Sirona's International Special Clinic Solutions has supported the planning, construction, and fit-out of new dental facilities at more than 1,000 universities, hospitals, and clinics around the world. By drawing on decades of experience, the company can help educational institutions design learning environments equipped with the latest solutions to support future dentists advance with confidence into their chosen profession.

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¹ MAGNETOM Free.Max Dental Edition is still under development and not commercially available yet. Its future availability cannot be ensured.