Giving Stories

Rashid Tahir The Kids Dentist Medal

“When I completed my specialist training at the Eastman Dental Institute in London 20 years ago, I was given an award for being the best graduate student in Paediatric Dentistry. The award was sponsored by 3M and I received a simple certificate and a small cash award. But it meant a lot to me, and inspired me to continue learning and to seek ways to improve the way I practice my discipline of paediatric dentistry. So when I learned that the first cohort of graduate students in Paediatric Dentistry in NUS will be completing their programme and there was no prize being sponsored yet, I took the opportunity to contribute one. I thought it will be nice to award the best overall student with a medal and a sum of money. This will be a motivation for subsequent batches of students to excel in the field of Paediatric Dentistry. It is my hope that trainees in Paediatric Dentistry will do their best in learning to care for the oral health of children in Singapore.”

– Adj Assoc Prof Rashid Tahir, BDS Class of 1995