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Being named a Master is a rare honour within the First ICD Fellows from
College which has been awarded to only six Fellows Kingdom of Tonga
of our Section.
Section VIII was pleased and privileged to induct the
And today the Board is proud to bestow another first two Fellows from the Kingdom of Tonga, Dr
honour on Clive – the ICD Distinguished Service Amanaki Fakakovikaetau and Dr Sisilia Fusi Fifita, into
Award. The Distinguished Service Award is a lifetime the International College of Dentists in Christchurch
achievement award recognizing outstanding service on August 20.
to the College or the public over an extensive period
of time. At the virtual meeting of the International
Council in November 2020, it was announced that the
ICD Awards Committee had approved a Distinguished
Service Award for Clive on the recommendation of
the Section VIII Board. Today is the first opportunity
the Board has had to present this award to Clive. I
ask Acting President Tom Tseng to come forward to
present the ICD Distinguished Service Award to Clive
along with a special memento for Clive’s long and
outstanding service to Section VIII.

Clive will step down from the Section VIII Board and
from the ICD Council in October at the conclusion of
the 2022 International Council meeting. Clive, you
will be sorely missed by all of us who have had the
pleasure and privilege of working with you. Fellows
and guests, please be upstanding and raise your
glasses to Clive Bentley Ross. Clive Ross CNZM awards ICD Fellowship to

On behalf of all Fellows of Section VIII of ICD, Dr Amanaki Fakakovikaetau
the Board thanks you Clive for all you have done
for our Section and for the College. You have Dr Amanaki Fakakovikaetau completed his BDS
contributed enormously to ICD and elevated at the PNG Dental School and completed his
Section VIII within the College as very few others postgraduate degree in clinical dentistry (oral
have in the history of Section VIII. We wish you surgery) at the University of Adelaide. Amanaki
and Wendy happiness through the coming years. is the Chief Dental Officer for the Tonga Ministry
of Health. He has worked in the Tonga Ministry of
Health for over 30 years as a clinician, supervisor,
leader and administrator.

Dr Fakakovikaetau has been a member of the
Ministry of Health Executive since 2013. He is a
founding member of the Tonga Dental Association
(TDA) 2002; has served as President since 2013;
and served as Secretary 2002 - 2012. Amanaki has
been a member of the Tonga Medical and Dental
Practice Board since 2013 and has been President
of the Oral Health Pacific Island Alliance (OPIA), a
regional organization for dental professionals in
the Pacific islands, since 2016. Dr Fakakovikaetau
has been a member of Rotary Club Nuku`alofa
CLICK HERE to take a pictorial walk down memory since 2006, serving four times as President and is a
lane across Clive’s 24 years on the Section VIII Board. recipient of the Paul Harris Fellow.

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