Tribute to Dr Sadnah Hurranghee, an outstanding dental practitioner
Remembrance
The whole dental profession has been saddened by the demise of Dr Sadnah Hurranghee, a well-known dentist who had a very busy surgery in Desforges Street, Port Louis.
Sadnah was qualified from Edinburgh University in Scotland.
After a brief career in the government dental services, she went fully private in her surgery in Port Louis in the 1970s. There were few dentists at that time and the surgery was always full of people, especially coming from the villages in the north of the island.
I have been influenced by her charming personality, her kindness, her bedside manners, her smile and her hard work, discipline, and passion for the profession.
Her mother was from the Seewoodharry Buguth family, and got married to Dr Jhugroo Seegobin of Bougainville Street, Curepipe, where I was born.
Dr Seegobin was our family doctor and had qualified in Montpelier. He had a great career attending to his patients with great professionalism.
At that time medical practitioners were well qualified and competent, and a general practitioner performed surgeries due to shortage of specialists.
Doctors also enjoyed great respect through their devotion to duty, integrity, and ethical conduct.
When I was at the RCPL, I used to go to Dr Hurhangee’s surgery for my dental treatments and then she would drive me back to Curepipe in her yellow Renault 17.
My two aunts, Suman and Dewantee looked after Sadnah as she lost her mother when very young and she was very thankful to my two aunts.
Sadnah was involved in the Mauritius Dental association and participated in most of our activities such as annual dinners and Continuous Dental Education. She worked hard nearly for 40 years treating patients with love and compassion.
We thank you, Sadnah from the bottom of our hearts for your exceptional contribution to dentistry in Mauritius.
You will be missed forever. We will all join you one day and hopefully we will cherish all the good memories together.
I have been very proud to have you as a member of our family and as colleague.
I send my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and may God assist them in their loss.
Dr Randhir C Seewoodharry Buguth
Ex-president of the Mauritius Dental Association
Senior Dental Surgeon, UK
Mauritius Times ePaper Friday 10 November 2023
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