The Jos University Dental Students’ Association (JUDENSA) said they had endured 10 years in school without graduating.
President of the union Johnson Titus Bisani disclosed this in a press conference in Jos yesterday.
“I speak for all dental students at the University of Jos who have endured 10 years in school; 10 years of prolonged emotional trauma, and a painful and disturbing ordeal,” he said.
He added: “We are not here to point fingers, but to share our story in the hope of finding understanding, compassion and real solutions.
“This is about justice for young Nigerians chasing their dreams in dental healthcare, and we appeal to our leaders and well-meaning Nigerians to hear us out and help us move forward, as we have reached our breaking point.
“We went through the figure of admissions through JAMB and we finally secured admission to study Dentistry at the University of Jos in the year 2015. It was meant to be a six-year programme.
“The University of Jos has the only dental school in the North Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria. This faculty is vital for training homegrown dentists within the region.
“Yet what began as a source of hope has stretched into a decade of frustration, delays, and unfulfilled expectations.
“We raised our concerns through meetings and appeal letters, but responses were limited until after the first major protest that took place on April 25, 2025.”
Speaking further, the union said: “During the period of our agitations, the school management met with us, and together with the college management, rolled out a timeline that had us expecting we would get the clinical phase of accreditation within about six months of getting the first phase of accreditation, allowing the first set to write their clinical exams and be inducted as dentists by 2025.”
