Joseph Edegbo :
The Bill of an Act to create the Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy, Talasse, Gombe State, passed its FIRST READING in the House of Representatives Thursday.
This came after the House Business and Rules Committee had been working on the legislation for several weeks, a Member Representing Balang/Biliri constituency, Victor Mela Danzaria has said.
He said in a statement that the proposed degree awarding institution will be the first of its kind in Northern Nigeria and the Federal Ministry of Health’s second institution of higher learning.
The first, being the only existing Federal Dental College in Enugu, Enugu State, and will play an important role in Nigeria’s progress in repositioning health education when it is established, he added.
Danzaria said the Institution is also expected to offer specialized programmes, such as degree and diploma programmes in Dental Technology, Bio-medical Engineering, Dental Therapy, Dental Nursing, Prosthetics and Orthotics, Pure and Applied Sciences, Social Work, among other health disciplines.