Prof. Emmanuel Adekeye, the first professor of dental surgery, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has bagged a lifetime achievement award for his invaluable service to African patients with maxillofacial deformities.
Adekeye received the award on Wednesday at the 2012 Biennial World Cleft Lip and Palate Congress, which took place in Mahe in Seychelles.
Three other beneficiaries of the Lifetime Achievement Award were Prof. Herman Sailer of Switzerland, Prof. Kurt Butow of South Africa and Prof. U. Nayak of India.
Adekeye was also honoured for his academic contributions and four decades of mentorship on oral and maxillofacial surgery.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery is surgery to treat many diseases, injuries and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and soft tissues of the oral (mouth) and maxillofacial (jaws and face) region.
Adekeye, a University of Edinburgh alumnus, pioneered oral and maxillofacial surgery in the northern part of the country, and played a foremost role in the conception and establishment of the surgery department of the ABU Teaching Hospital.
During his 30 years of active service, the professor had over 70 publications both in local and international journals.
He also trained more than 16 Nigerians and Ghanaians as residents in oral and maxillofacial surgery, up to consultant status.
The professor, who dedicated the award to God and his wife, explained that he established the Etomie Specialist Hospital, Kaduna, specifically to deal with oral and maxillofacial deformities.
Culled:Dailytimesnigeria
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