Abu Dhabi: About 17 dental graduates have recently enrolled in a one-year internship programme being offered by the Ambulatory Healthcare Services (AHS), the AHS announced in a statement sent today (Sunday).

Upon completion of the programme, the interns, among whom are 12 Emiratis, will gain the clinical experience required to practise dentistry in the emirate of Abu Dhabi.

The AHS statement added that the internship aims to enable new dentists to acquire hands-on knowledge, and to integrate Emirati graduates into the UAE healthcare sector.