Monthly Noma Webinars
Monthly seminars will be held on the last Tuesday of each month from 16h00 to 17h00 South Africa Standard Time (UTC/GMT +2 hours).
Dr David Ugai
Mercy Ships & Dental Capacity
Tuesday the 29th of September 2026
at 16h00 to 17h00 South Africa time (UTC/GMT +2 hours).
Dental Capacity across Africa and the Role of Mercy Ships in Guinea
David Ugai is the Country Director-Guinea & Dental Specialty Consultant for Mercy Ships International. In addition, he founded a non-profit organization that supports African countries in quality dental education called Dental Capacity. He currently lives in Guinea, with his wife Erin. He is volunteer faculty with Université Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry, University of Sierra Leone, and University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.
Dr Yuka Makino
WHO
Tuesday the 24th of November 2026
at 16h00 to 17h00 South Africa time (UTC/GMT +2 hours).
Presentation of the noma control technical brief as part of the WHO NTDs Road map 2021-2030
Dr Yuka Makino has been a technical officer for oral health at the WHO Regional Office for Africa since August 2019. Her main responsibilities are to implement the Global and Regional Strategy on Oral Health and the Regional Noma Control Programme through supporting Member States to develop
and implement the national oral health policy/action plan; and building the capacity of the focal points of oral health at the ministry of health to accelerate oral health agenda.
Dr Makino holds a PhD in Preventive Dentistry, an MSc in Public Health (Health Promotion), and a Doctor of Dental Surgery.
