P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Soatov, Isamiddin

Tajik dentist Isamiddin Soatov was born on December 15, 1943, in

the village of Varzi Manor of Sughd. He received his early education in

the new-method schools of the region.

Soatov graduated from the Medical School of the University of

Tashkent in 1970 with a degree in dentistry. In 1970 and 1971, Soatov

served as a dentist (Dispensary Oncology) in Dushanbe. He joined the

military service of the Soviet Union in 1971, and served until 1973.

From 1973 to 1975, he was a dentist at the Dushanbe Hospital No. 4.

Between 1975 and 1977, he was the Head of the Stomatology (diseases

of the mouth) Department of the Stomatology Hospital No. 1. Soatov

was a post-graduate student at the Moscow Research Center from 1977

to 1980. In 1981, he defended his thesis, and in 1997, his dissertation.

Between 1981 and 1983, Soatov was a Lecturer at the Medical Division

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