By Irene Best NyapendiThe career journey of Uganda Christian University (UCU) School of Dentistry student Peter Kabuye started out with bumps. In 2018, Kabuye was staring at a bleak future after missing out on studying dentistry at Makerere University, which he thought was the only institution with the program.  “When I was informed by one...Read More

By Pauline Luba“Watching your peers graduate in their third year while you still have two more to go is hard,” Hilda Diana Ayikoru said. This is what Ayikoru had to contend with at Uganda Christian University (UCU) for two years as she completed her five-year course while those who were pursuing three-year courses walked out...Read More

At UCU, the university Ddungu says he joined because it is known for “producing good professionals,” he has been a representative at the Uganda Christian Medical Fellowship. He also plays the guitar during community worship at UCU.Read More

As a young girl, Dorcas Chizaram Okeke was thin and weak – a common face at the school sick bay.  At times, she wrote her promotional examinations while receiving intravenous treatment.Read More

By Irene Best NyapendiAs the sun arose on July 28, a joyous atmosphere settled over Uganda Christian University (UCU) as it celebrated its 24th graduation at Mukono Campus. Among the 1006 graduates that were celebrated, 56% were females. Of the 29 First Class students registered, 18 of them were female and only 11 were male....Read More

In July last year, Uganda Christian University (UCU) marked a milestone as it graduated its first cohort of students of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, and Bachelor of Dental Surgery. Together with fresh graduates from other medical schools in the country, these UCU graduates were deployed by the Ministry of Health as interns in various...Read More

By Kefa SenogaHow can medical practitioners better serve a transportation and economically challenged community that travels close to 50 kilometers (31 miles) to seek dental services?  That is one question that has been bothering the faculty at the Uganda Christian University (UCU) School of Dentistry (SoD). To get the answers, the faculty partnered with the Christian...Read More

Uganda Christian University (UCU) School of Dentistry, together with the Directorate of Research Partnership and Innovation, UCU Partners, Koome Sub- County Local Government, and the Uganda Wildlife Conservation and Education Centre (UWEC), organized a week-long dental and health awareness camp at Koome Seed Secondary School on Koome Island, Mukono district in Uganda from June 5th-8th,...Read More

By John Semakula Uganda Christian University (UCU) has received a consignment of dental equipment worth $141,488 (over sh520m) donated by Midmark, a USA-based manufacturer of medical and dental tools.  The equipment was delivered to the UCU School of Dentistry in Mengo, Kampala, courtesy of MedShare, a nonprofit organization that helps send medical supplies and equipment to hospitals...Read More

Story by John Semakula; Photos by Samuel Tatambuka Uganda Christian University (UCU) has acquired state-of-the-art dental and medical equipment worth sh1.46bn ($397,855) to boost the training of students at its dentistry and medical schools in Mengo. On February 18, University top management received equipment that included 5 dental suites, LED dental lights, a separator tank assembly,...Read More