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Albert Kewene

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Albert Kewene
Born1939 or 1940
Dannevirke, New Zealand[1]
Alma materUniversity of Otago
Scientific career
ThesisPrevalence and severity of periodontal disease among first year university physical education students (1974)

Albert Manahi Kewene (born 1939 or 1940) is a retired New Zealand Māori dentist.

In 1965, he was the first Māori to become a registered dentist,[2] and he was the first Māori to graduate in periodontics from Otago Medical School in 1974.[3] Of Tainui descent, his uncle was Manahi Nitama Paewai.[1] In the later part of his career he worked for Māori healthcare providers and served on Te Ao Marama, the New Zealand Māori Dental Association. Kewene retired in 2014.[1]

Kewene was preceded in dentistry by Walter Morete, who was the first Māori to graduate with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery in 1928, before registration.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Video on YouTube
  2. ^ Brennan-Tupara, Nicola (22 May 2013). "'Clerical error' sees NZ's first Maori dentist fined". Waikato Times. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Te Roopu Maori – 13". Critic. 11 July 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2014.