President of Umm Al-Qura University Dr. Bakri bin M'atooq bin Bakri Assas congratulated the college of Dentistry on the occasion of achieving the first place (the top marks in dentistry higher studies examinations), along with other three colleges, given by  the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCHS) in the period from October 1, 2015 up to October 31, 2016. 

Meanwhile Dr. Assas attributed the distinctiveness of the outputs of the college to the outstanding efforts exerted by the Dean of the College Dr. Abdul-Aziz Al-Khotani, the vice deans of the college besides the efforts of the ex-dean Dr. Mohamed Mostafa Al-Beyari. "Thanks to Allah the college has made several achievements in the last period in various research, scientific, and awareness fields leading it to be one of the best colleges  in providing awareness consultations in this field", he elaborated.  

 
He went on to add that the distinctiveness achieved by the college of Dentistry is the habit of all medical colleges at Umm Al-Qura University, thanks to the unlimited support offered and still to the university by the wise leadership, the follow up of the Emir of Makkah HRH Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, as well as the support of the Minister of Education Dr. Ahmed bin Mohamed Al-Iesa to place Umm Al-Qura in the rank of the globally advanced universities.