Paing Soe (; born 13 November 1951) is a
Burmese dental professor who served as Rector of the
University of Dental Medicine, Yangon
The University of Dental Medicine, Yangon ( ), is the leading university of dental medicine, located in Yangon, Myanmar. The university, along with the University of Dental Medicine, Mandalay, is one of only two universities of dental medicine i ...
from 1997 to 2003.
He is also the president of the
Myanmar Dental Council (MDC) since January, 2012.
Early life and career
Paing Soe was born in
Bago
Bago may refer to:
Places Myanmar
* Bago, Myanmar, a city and the capital of the Bago Region
* Bago District, a district of the Bago Region
* Bago Region, an administrative region
* Bago River, a river
* Bago Yoma or Pegu Range, a mountain ran ...
,
Myanmar
Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...
on 13 November 1951.
He graduated from
University of Sofia
Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" () is a public research university in Sofia, Bulgaria. It is the oldest institution of higher education in Bulgaria.
Founded on 1 October 1888, the edifice of the university was constructed between 1924 ...
in July, 1971. He received Ph.D from
University of Manchester
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in 1981.
See also
*
Myanmar Dental Association
The Myanmar Dental Association (; MDA) is a professional association established in 1979 which has more than 4,000 members. The association publishes ''Myanmar Dental Journal'' every year. It arranges Myanmar Dental Conference in which FDI World D ...
*
University of Dental Medicine, Mandalay
The University of Dental Medicine, Mandalay ( ), is a university of dental medicine, located in Mandalay, Myanmar. The university offers a six-year bachelor's degree program in dental surgery. Graduate and doctoral studies are now available at t ...
References
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Burmese dental academics
1951 births
Living people
Sofia University alumni