An Afghan dentist built a clinic in a war zone. Vatech gave him a new start.

Safiullah Sahebi, 47, a former Afghan dentist who built a clinic in a war zone, met with Korea Biomedical Review last Friday at Vatech’s headquarters in Gyeonggi for an interview. (Credit: Vatech)

How did Safiullah Sahebi, a dentist from Afghanistan, get a Vatech employee ID card?

Let's hear his amazing story in an interview with Korea Biomedical Review reporter Kim Ji-hye.

[Interview] An Afghan dentist built a clinic in a war zone. Vatech gave him a new start.

The last time Safiullah Sahebi held a dental drill, it wasn’t for just any patient—it was for his younger brother, Wasiullah. He performed the root canal with the precision and care he’d spent 14 years perfecting. There was an unshakable feeling then that this would be his last. (...)

This article was originally published in the Korea Biomedical Review on March 18, 2025.

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