In the fall of 2016, the Dubai Health Authority said that its hospitals would be using 3D printing technology by 2017, which came to fruition in January when the DHA announced that it would soon begin using the technology for its dental services and prosthetics. We've learned that this week, a Dubai resident received the first fully 3D printed prosthetic leg in the region, which could herald dropping costs of conventional prosthetics. This week, 51-year-old Belinda Gatland, a British expat, was fitted in the UAE with the first completely 3D printed prosthetic leg ever developed in the region. The DHA and Arab Health facilitated the project, and Gatland was also supported by a fund for injured jockeys in the UK. Read more at 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/176392/3d-printed...tic-leg-dubai/