Arup Ratan Choudhury

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Arup Ratan Choudhury
অরুপ রতন চৌধুরী
Born (1952-01-23) January 23, 1952 (age 72)
Alma mater Sylhet Government Pilot High School
Dhaka Medical College
London University
State University of New York
Occupation Dental surgeon
Years active1975–present
Notable work Dhaka Medical College
BIRDEM Hospital
Ibrahim Medical College
World Health Organization
Association For the Prevention of Drug Abuse (MANAS)
Website Official website

Arup Ratan Choudhury (born 23 January 1952) is a Bangladeshi dental specialist and media personality. [1] [2] He is currently the head and senior consultant at the Department of Dentistry, Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation for Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM). [3]

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Early life

Choudhury was born on January 23, 1952, in Sylhet. He passed S.S.C. exam from Sylhet Government Pilot High School in 1968 and H.S.C. exam from Jagannath College University in 1970. He completed his Bachelor of Dental Surgery in 1975 from Dhaka Dental College and Hospital under University of Dhaka. He received Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from University of Dhaka in 2000. He received fellowship in Dental Public Health under World Health Organization Fellowship Program 1983–1984, London University, UK and postdoctoral research fellow, 1992–1993 at Department of Oral Biology & Pathology, School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook, New York City. He became the Fellow of International College of Continuous Dental Education (FICCDE) in 2003 and Fellow of International congress on Oral Cancer (FICOOC) in 2005.He received Fellowship in Dental Surgery from Royal College of Surgeons of England (FDSRCS) in 2013.

Career

Film Director

Awards

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