AMU Professor gets prestigious fellowship

ALIGARH  : Prof G. S. Hashmi, Chairperson, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dr Z.A. Dental College, Aligarh Muslim University has got the prestigious fellowship of Pierre Fauchard Academy for his services and contribution to the field of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He was felicitated with the fellowship during the convocation ceremony of Pierre Fauchard Academy, held on August 17, 2024 at King Georges Medical University, Lucknow by the International President of the Academy, Dr. Pankaj Patel.

The academy is named after Pierre Fauchard (1678-1761), a French Dentist who is considered the father of Modern Dentistry. The objective behind conferring the fellowship is to honour and engage the outstanding dentists from all over the world with high ethical, moral and professional standards. The Academy currently consists of more than 5000 fellows.

Prof Hashmi has earlier been awarded Young Scientist Visiting Fellowship, 2010, by DST, India and Erasmus Plus Visiting Fellowship by European Union in 2022.