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11Dental Tribune Middle East & Africa Edition | May - June 2014 news < Page 10 Moreover recent works reports that single diode blue LED light achieve similar degrees of po- lymerization than broadband (multiple diode) LED and halo- gen lights, just increasing the curing time when curing clear and white composite shades. Light guide tip positioning! The adequate positioning of the light guide tip/attachment can significantly affect the energy received by the RBC, and there- by the quality of its polymeriza- tion. The light should be stabilized during the irradiation proce- dure. As the irradiance decreases with the increase of the distance be- tween tip and restoration, the position of the light guide should be perpendicular to the tooth and positioned on the proxim- ity of the tooth surface being re- stored. Intensity and depth of cure de- creases as the position of the light moves from the perpen- dicular. It will be necessary to increase the cure time and/or cure from multiple directions if optimum positioning cannot be obtained. The European University College hosts its official graduation ceremony ByEuropeanUniversityCollege T he European University College (EUC), held its official graduation cere- mony on February 22nd at the Fairmont the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai. 43 dental specialists were graduated during the event and earned their Master De- gree certificates in Orthodon- tics and Pediatric Dentistry, Di- ploma in Advanced Education in General Dentistry, and High Diploma in Oral Implantology. A total of 35 guests of honor at- tended the ceremony includ- ing; Dr. Aisha Sultan, President of the Emirates Dental Asso- ciation and Head of the Dental Department at the UAE Min- istry of Health, Dr. Amer Sha- rif, Managing Director of the Education division of DHCC, Dr. Leila Al Habashi, Head of Pediatric Dentistry Unit at the Dubai Health Authority, Dr. Khadija Al Maqboul, Head of Pediatric Dentistry Unit at the Abu Dhabi Health Authority, and Dr. Hasna Al Saeed, Head of the Orthodontics Unit at the at the Dubai Health Authority. The EUC is the first postgradu- ate dental institution to offer international training pro- grams in the UAE and MENA Region. EUC’s international and “Western-trained” faculty come from reputed Univer- sities and Research Centers based in the USA, Sweden, England, France, and the UAE. Staff selection criteria is based upon their prowess as teach- ers, clinicians, and researchers are all well known worldwide. Since the launch of the EUC, the university has run an ex- tensive range of postgraduate programs across a wide range of dental specialties. These high quality educational pro- grams include the latest re- search and use innovative ap- proaches to learning. There are currently international res- idents from Asia, Europe and the Middle East. The students have to meet rigorous theo- retical, clinical and research requirements in order to meet the international educational requirements and patient care standards. Professor Donald Ferguson, Dean of the EUC, expressed: “I am very proud and happy to see young professionals achieve the goals of academic and clinical education, and successfully present and de- fend a Master degree thesis, and assemble records that thoughtfully explain the foren- sics of patient care. They be- have ethically, act responsibly and eye the world with stand- ards of excellence.” The EUC has been instrumen- tal in enhancing the clinical capacity of its graduates. The university offers state-of-the- art services, latest trends and treatment philosophies, and uniquely handles highly com- plicated dental cases within the UAE.