Dr. Margaret Wandera is President for the East and Southern African Division, IADR and a qualified Uganda Dental Surgeon currently working as a lecturer. She attained my BDS degree at Makerere University Kampala, Uganda. Following this, she pursued a Master in Science and a PhD at University of Bergen, Norway. Dr, Wandera’s PhD study looked specifically at oral health of pregnant women and young children. In that project, she worked with a rich team that had several health disciplines of diverse levels of qualification, as well as different Nationalities. This exposure further spurred her interest in health promotion and research. Dr. Wandera continues to seek these opportunities through participation in the following:
- Member, Institutional Review Board, College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. (2017 to date)
- Member, IADR, where I have had the privilege and opportunity to hold the position of Board representative for AMER (2018-2021), and Chairperson, Regional Development programme
- Member, Task force, Global Oral Health Interest Group (GOHIG) (2016- 2019)
- Team Leader (Uganda), Health team Mercury Initial Assessment Project (2016-2017)