Professor Adeyemi Assumes Duty as Dean, UI Faculty of Dentistry
Professor Adeyemi Assumes Duty as Dean, UI Faculty of Dentistry
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Professor Bukola Folasade Adeyemi is a distinguished Oral Pathologist at the University of Ibadan. She obtained the Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Ibadan in 1992, following which she undertook her postgraduate training in Oral Pathology at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan.
She became a Fellow of the West African College of Surgeons in Oral Pathology in 2005 and obtained a Master of Science degree in Epidemiology and Medical Statistics from the University of Ibadan in 2006.
She joined the academic staff of the University of Ibadan in 2005 and rose through the ranks to become a Professor of Oral Pathology in 2018.
Professor Adeyemi is a committed teacher and researcher whose scholarship focuses particularly on oral cancers, with significant contributions to the understanding of oral squamous cell carcinoma, its risk factors, clinical presentation and prognostic indicators.
She has authored/co-authored over 80 publications in peer-reviewed journals and has served as a reviewer for several local and international academic journals.
She is a member and office holder in several professional organisations, including the Nigerian Dental Association, Nigerian Medical Association, Nigerian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologists, West African College of Surgeons and the International Association of Oral Pathologists, African Region.
Professor Adeyemi is the first female Professor of Oral Pathology in Nigeria and West Africa. She is also an Honorary Consultant to the University College Hospital, Ibadan.
She has served the University in several leadership capacities, including Sub-Dean (Postgraduate), Acting Head and the first substantive Head of the Department of Oral Pathology prior her election as Dean, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Ibadan, a position to which she brings extensive experience in dental education, research, clinical practice, and academic administration. She assumed office on 01 August, 2026.
