{"id":10020,"date":"2026-07-16T22:51:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmul.unilag.edu.ng\/?p=10020"},"modified":"2026-07-16T23:04:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T23:04:33","slug":"faculty-of-dental-sciences-holds-18th-annual-scientific-conference-and-8th-alumni-guest-lecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmul.unilag.edu.ng\/?p=10020","title":{"rendered":"Faculty of Dental Sciences Holds 18th Annual Scientific Conference and 8th Alumni Guest Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10020\" class=\"elementor elementor-10020\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8839670 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8839670\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d344749\" data-id=\"d344749\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b42d63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b42d63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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