Professor Oke was appointed Regent for West Africa of the International College of Dentists in September 2025. The ICD identifies Western Africa as Region 34 within Section XX, covering Cameroon, Nigeria and Ghana. Her appointment was followed by her supervision of the induction of 103 Nigerian dental professionals as Fellows of the International College of Dentists in August 2026.
She obtained her Bachelor of Dental Surgery from the University of Ibadan, a Master of Public Health from the University of California, USA, and a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Ibadan. Her academic and administrative service at the University of Ibadan includes serving as pioneer Head of the Department of Periodontology and Community Dentistry, Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) from 2015 to 2017.
Her professional work has focused extensively on community dentistry, public health, oral healthcare access, education and service to underserved communities. She initiated the Idikan Dental Community Programme in 1987 and the Igboora Dental Community Programme in 2010. These programmes provide primary oral healthcare while supporting undergraduate and postgraduate dental training.
Professor Oke has also contributed to public health programmes involving organisations including the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, UNDP and the World Health Organization. Her professional memberships include the International Association for Dental Research, Society of Women and AIDS in Africa, American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Third World Academy of Women in Science.
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