Interprofessional Education in Saudi Arabia: A Call to Action

Ahmed Yaseen Alqutaibi^{1

2}, Rawda Awad³, Mohamed M Rahhal^{3

4}, Muhammad S Zafar^{5

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Affiliations

¹ Substitutive Dental Sciences Department (Prosthodontics), College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
² Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Ibb University, Ibb, Yemen.
³ Department of Restorative Dentistry, Missouri School of Dentistry and Oral Health (MOSDOH), A.T. Still University, Missouri, United States.
⁴ Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.
⁵ Department of Restorative Dentistry, Taibah University, Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia.
⁶ Center of Medical and Bio-allied Health Sciences Research, Ajman University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
⁷ Department of Dental Materials, Islamic International Dental College, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Ahmed Yaseen Alqutaibi et al. Eur J Dent. 2024 Oct.

. 2024 Oct;18(4):963-964.

doi: 10.1055/s-0044-1788321. Epub 2024 Jul 16.

Ahmed Yaseen Alqutaibi^{1

2}, Rawda Awad³, Mohamed M Rahhal^{3

4}, Muhammad S Zafar^{5

6

7}

¹ Substitutive Dental Sciences Department (Prosthodontics), College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
² Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Ibb University, Ibb, Yemen.
³ Department of Restorative Dentistry, Missouri School of Dentistry and Oral Health (MOSDOH), A.T. Still University, Missouri, United States.
⁴ Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.
⁵ Department of Restorative Dentistry, Taibah University, Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia.
⁶ Center of Medical and Bio-allied Health Sciences Research, Ajman University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
⁷ Department of Dental Materials, Islamic International Dental College, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

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Conflict of interest statement

None declared.

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