Dr. Hesham Marei Appointed New Dean of Gulf Medical University’s College of Dentistry
Professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery Dr. Hesham Marei has been appointed as the Dean of the College of Dentistry, Gulf Medical University (GMU), Ajman. A remarkable academician, Dr. Hesham Marei had been working at the College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, prior to joining GMU.
Graduating from Cairo University in 1997, Dr. Marei later received his Master’s and Doctoral Degrees in oral and maxillofacial surgery from Suez Canal University, Egypt. He completed his clinical training at Cardiff Dental School, University Hospital of Wales, UK and obtained his fellowship in Dental Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons in London. He has also holds a Master’s Degree in medical education to his credit, and in 2018, he obtained a Doctoral Degree in medical education from Maastricht University, the Netherlands.
Dr. Marei has delivered numerous presentations, workshops and courses in both his specialties at several national and international events in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, Pakistan, the Netherlands, UK and USA.
“Dr. Hesham Marei brings to GMU years of experience as an academician and scholar and an impressive set of international engagements,” said Prof. Hossam Hamdy, the Chancellor of GMU. “We warmly welcome him as the new Dean of our College of Dentistry” he added.
“The College of Dentistry, Gulf Medical University is the only college offering DMD (Doctor of Dental Medicine) program in the UAE. The DMD program is a competency-based model of education, reflective of an evidence-based definition of general dentistry, unique from the other dental programs offered in the region. The standards and program goals are aligned with those identified by American Dental Association (ADA) and American Dental Education Association (ADEA). Multiple clinical training sites in Ajman, Sharjah and Dubai owned by the Thumbay Group supports the program. Furthermore, the Thumbay Dental Hospital in the University campus is equipped with 60 dental units. The College of Dentistry also has a new state-of-the-art Dental Simulation Laboratory which is used for teaching and assessment purposes” a press release from the GMU added.
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Brazil's Ancelotti raises doubts about whether Neymar will reach the 2026 World Cup
Sao Paulo (AP): Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti raised doubts about whether Neymar will be in his squad for the 2026 World Cup. The Italian has yet to pick the former captain since he took over in May.
“If Neymar deserves to be (in the squad), if he is, well, better than others, he will play in the World Cup and that's it. (But) I don't have debts to anyone,” Ancelotti said at a press conference in Washington on Friday following the draw.
Brazil is in Group C with Morocco, Haiti and Scotland.
“If we speak about Neymar, we have to speak about other players,” Ancelotti added. “We have to think about Brazil with or without Neymar, with or without other players. Our final list we will make after the FIFA fixtures in March.”
The 33-year-old Neymar has never fully recovered from a torn ACL in October 2023 during a World Cup qualifier against Uruguay. But he's been key for Santos in its fight to avoid relegation in the Brazilian championship.
On Wednesday, he scored a hat trick for Santos despite a muscular injury. He is expected to play again on Sunday against Cruzeiro.
Ancelotti said Brazil does not have a “referential player” at the moment, a tag for the most valuable player that Neymar has mainly worn since the 2014 home World Cup.
“We have one of the world's best goalkeepers, some of the best defenders, top midfielders and some players up front. I don't want players who want to be the best in the world, I want players who want to win the World Cup,” Ancelotti said.
Asked about his team's group, Ancelotti said Brazil can top it.
“We can win all three matches, our idea is very clear. We need to be competitive during the entire World Cup. Our goal is to play in the final and for that to happen you need to face very strong teams anyway.”
Brazil won the last of its five World Cup trophies in 2002.
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