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Planmeca signs
record-breaking contracts

In total 70 MEUR dental education solutions

for major Saudi Arabian and Finnish dental institutions

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King Saud University, Riyadh

King Saud University and College of Dentistry Planmeca is delivering three fully digital teaching
environments to King Saud University College of
King Saud University is a public university located in Dentistry and the National Guard of Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with almost 38 000 degree students. Health Affairs as part of an extensive local health
Founded as Riyadh University in 1957 by King Saud bin care development and investment to education.
Abdulaziz, it was the first university in the kingdom not This substantial delivery agreement includes a turnkey
dedicated to religious subjects. In 1982 it was renamed solution with more than 1 000 dental units, simulation
King Saud University. units, 2D and 3D X-ray systems combined with
an innovative software platform, which seamlessly
The College of Dentistry of King Saud University was incorporates the devices and partner solutions into
the first university-based dental training institution in a high-tech, attractive learning concept. A similar
the Arabian Gulf. The College of Dentistry campus's new solution with 127 dental units and a complete
facilities include two buildings, of which one is allocated to imaging and teaching system will also be delivered to
female dental students and the other is a dental hospital. the University of Eastern Finland in Kuopio.
http://dent.ksu.edu.sa

King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Heath
Sciences and College of Dentistry

The university was established under the umbrella of the
National Guard and the Ministry of Higher Education. It
is one of the most modern universities in the region and
the Arab world, specialising in health sciences. The College
of Dentistry in Riyadh has five departments: Maxillofacial
Surgery and Diagnostic Science, Preventive Dental Science
Department, Restorative Dental Science, Prosthetic
Dental Science Department and Dental Auxiliary.
www.ksau-hs.edu.sa