Danilo Milanés Zambrano

Experienced and caring dental surgeon with over 24 years of experience in clinical practice and academia. Committed to advancing oral health equity through community outreach, patient education, and voluntary dental services across various regions of Rwanda. Widely recognized for leading dental missions in underserved areas—Venezuela (2007–2011), Uganda (2014–2019), and Rwanda (2019 to present)—and for promoting ethical practice and international collaboration in dentistry. Also strongly committed to improving dental education in East Africa, having funded the Dental School of Kampala International University, which was fully accredited and recognized by the East African Regional Board in 2019. Played a key role in the development of dental education in Rwanda, contributing to its full accreditation and recognition by the East African Council in 2022. Community outreach to underserved populations has always been one of the core pillars of my agenda, with active involvement in numerous initiatives. These include organizing, collaborating with, and participating in programs led by NGOs such as Operation Smile (since 2023), Miracle Corners Rwanda (part of Miracle Corners of the World), SOS Children’s Villages, Dental Health Without Borders, and other partners on an annual basis. Actively engaged in academic and clinical partnerships aimed at strengthening dental education and service delivery in East Africa. Since 2023, have worked closely with Operation Smile NGO to provide free surgical and dental care to children with cleft conditions in Rwanda, while also contributing to the training of local professionals to ensure long-term impact. Participated in the collaborative program between the University of Maryland and the University of Rwanda School of Dentistry, focused on curriculum development, faculty training, and student mentorship. These joint initiatives reflect a strong commitment to capacity building and sustainable advancement of oral health in the region. Actively contributed to the creation of the Oral Health Proposal for Rwanda, a collaborative effort involving Operation Smile Rwanda, the University of Maryland Baltimore, and the University of Rwanda. This proposal brings together dedicated partners working to strengthen Rwanda’s surgical and oral health systems through the commitment, compassion, and leadership of both local and international experts.

• National Scientific Society of Dentistry of Cuba.
• National Scientific Society of Orthodontics of Cuba.

• Some important risk factors for dental caries. El Socorro. From August , 2008 – January 2009. Republic of Venezuela. Revista Electrónica de PortalesMedicos.com
• Clinical Behaviour of Pericoronaritits in 15 to 26- years-old patients. Doctor´s office in Adaca. Valencia. September 2009 – February 2010. Republic of Venezuela. Revista Electrónica de PortalesMedicos.com
• Adjunctive Techniques and Diagnostic Aids in the Early Detection of Oral Premalignant Disorders and Cancer: An Update for the General Dental Practitioners. 2022 PMID: 36110790. PMCID: PMC9469411DOI: 10.4103/ijpbs.ijpbs_635_21
• Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Nurses Towards Oral Care of Psychiatric Patients at CARAES Ndera Hospital, Kigali- Rwanda. 2023 Rwanda J Med Health Sci2023 Jul 31;6(2):135-142. doi: 10.4314/rjmhs.v6i2.4 eCollection 2023 Jul
• Protosylid: Contributing and Aggravating Factor for Periodontitis. (April 15, 2024) Cureus 16(4): e58347. doi:10.7759/cureus.58347
• Oral Health Preventive Measures and Barriers Among Patients Attending Remera Campus Teaching Dental Clinic. Genesis-JOMDR-5(2)-59 Volume 5 | Issue 2 Open Access ISSN: 2583-4061
• Awareness Level of Post Extraction Malocclusion Among Patients Attending University of Rwanda Dental Teaching Clinic. Journal of Oral Medicine and Dental Research. Genesis-JOMDR-6(1)-95 Volume 6 | Issue 1 Open Access ISSN: 2583-4061
• Oral health-related quality of life in the East African community: a scoping review. BMC Oral Health (2025) 25:518
• The burden and care of orofacial cleft in Rwanda: a scoping review. BMC Oral Health (2025) 25:594
• Illuminating outcomes: Diode laser management of an uncommon leukoplakia of tongue - A case report. Bioinformation 21(6): 1490-1492 (2025)

• Scientific Methodological Seminar. Carabobo State . December 1st , 2008 Republic of Venezuela.
• Scientific Methodological Seminar. Caracas State .. Main dificulties in postgraduated education in dentistry. Author. December 19th-21th. 2008 Republic of Venezuela
• Dentistry International Simposium. "Oral health vision " 24 th - 25 th november , 2011. Havana. Cuba.
• Scientific Methodological Seminar. KIU, Kampala. Uganda. Curriculum Methodology. April 2017.
• 2nd Iberoamerican Congress of Magnetobiology 2020, December 14 to 16, 2020 (Virtual)
• 2nd International Conference on Public Health in Africa. 13-15 December 2022. Kigali. Rwanda.
• "Evidence to policy: accelerating the implementation of the regional and global strategies on oral health in the WHO african region" in Nairobi on 15 and 16 November 2023.
• 2024 IADR/AADOCR/CADR General Session, New Orleans, LA, United States, March 13-16, 2024. Speaker: Partnership Working in Rwanda: Health Professional Development Including Transformative Dental Education
• Symposium DENTAL EDUCATION IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES. Unity and Collaboration for Dental Education in Africa. 11-12 July 2025. Casablanca. Morocco.

• Name and surname: Danilo Milanés Zambrano DDS. Orthodontics specialist, MSc Dental Emergencies.
• Current work: Senior Lecturer/Assistant Professor and Consultant Orthodontist of Orthodontics in University of Rwanda

• Orthodontics Specialist.
• Master of Sciences degree in Dentistry Emergencies.

• Current Knowledge upon sexual and reproductive in teenager’s health in the goverment doctor´s office Jacinto Lara. Integral Health Area "Las Ferias". November 2006-2007. Authoress: Milagros Sánchez Tejeda MDD.
• Temporomandibular Disfunctions in patients older than 15 years . Goverment doctor´s office. Valencia. May 2008-2009. Authoress: Yanela María Cabrera Torres DDS.
• Some important risk factors for malocclusions in patients older than 19 years . Bucaral. Valencia. April-September , 2009. Authoress: Yoannys Barberán Díaz. DDS
• Tobacco , Buccal Hygiene and diet related to dental caries in patients from 19 to 34- years -old . Villa Real. 2009-2010. Authoress: Yaima Chávez Pérez.DDS

• Leading the joint collaboration with Operation Smile and University of Maryland School of Dentistry from School of Dentistry University of Rwanda
• Delivered free dental care missions across rural Venezuela.
• Collaborated with local governments and NGOs in Venezuela, Uganda and Rwanda to deliver more than 4000 treatments.
• Integrated oral health education workshops in primary schools and community centers in the aforementioned countries.

• Teaching and learning coordinator Orthodontics department University Clinic “Manuel Cedeño Infante” From Feb 2006 to June 2006.
• Teaching and learning coordinator of Dentistry. Municipality of Valencia, Venezuela. Cuba- Venezuela collaboration for undergraduate and post graduate programs. Barrio Adentro Mission. From 2008 to 2009
• Teaching and learning coordinator of Dentistry. State of Carabobo, Venezuela. Cuba- Venezuela collaboration for undergraduate and post graduate programs. Barrio Adentro Mission. From 2009 to 2011
• HOD Orthodontics University Clinic “Manuel Cedeño Infante” From 2011 to 2014.
• HOD Dentistry, Kampala International University. From 2014 to 2015.
• Associated Dean of Dentistry. Faculty of medicine & Dentistry Kampala International university. From 2015 to 2019.
• Curriculum development BDS program Kampala International University and approval of the National Council of Higher Education of Uganda on 2019.
• Obtention of full accreditation of BDS program Kampala International University through East African Medical and Dental Practitioners Council. July 2nd, 2019
• Obtention of full accreditation of BDS program through East African Medical and Dental Practitioners Council. September 21st to 23rd, 2022.
• Curriculum development DDS program University of Rwanda and approval from the Higher Education Council of Rwanda on 2022.
• Dean of School of Dentistry. University of Rwanda from January 2020 till now.