Exclusive Interview Dr Faizan

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Exclusive Interview
Dr Faizan
DN Report
DUBAI– The 20th edition of
the UAE International Dental
Conference & Arab Dental
Exhibition – AEEDC Dubai 2016
themed, “Education & Innovation
Transfer”, concluded after three days of
business, scientific, and educational activities
held at the Dubai International Convention and
Exhibition Centre with a consensus from all
its visitors, participants, and speakers that
AEEDC in its 20th edition has surpassed all
expectations and witnessed a great success.
This year, AEEDC has attracted over
40,000 participants and visitors, coming from
various countries around the world.
The successful conclusion of AEEDC Dubai
2016 confirms that Dubai has become the
focal point attracting international dental
manufacturers and leading companies that
are coming to market their products in the
region. The business deals sealed during the
three days of AEEDC Dubai recorded more
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ISLAMABAD– The federal government with a
view to improving working of health institutions
operating in the Islamabad capital territory is
actively considering establishment of Islamabad
Health Authority.
According to sources, the ministry of planning,
development and reforms, on the directives of
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, is chalking out a
plan for setting up the proposed Islamabad
Health Authority. The ministry which is currently
working on a comprehensive plan had arranged
than 3 billion dollars this year, which of course
reflects the vibrancy of the market especially
in the GCC.
Dr. Abdul Salam Al Madani, Executive
Chairman of AEEDC Dubai Conference and
Exhibition and the Global Scientific Dental
Alliance stated: “The success of AEEDC Dubai
in its 20th edition was extraordinary on all
levels, and this with no doubt reflects the
international prestigious level this event has
reached too.
The last day of AEEDC Dubai conference has
witnessed also the GCC Preventive Dentistry
Press Conference that was presided by more
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a series of meetings and forums to take input
of technical people so as to bring about radical
changes in the health sector which is in pathetic
condition.
Elaborating, the sources said that in a recently
held forum on the subject, the speakers, most
of whom having rich background in dealing with
the management of health sector at various
levels, suggested that first of all the government
should enhance the spending on health sector
up to four per cent of gross domestic product
TORONTO– President of the Pakistan Dental
Association (PDA-CC) Prof. Saqib Rashid visited The
Dental Learning Centre (TDLC) in Oakville and met
the founder of the Centre Dr. Paul Eisner.
The two discussed ideas and opportunities of partnering
with each other to further the cause of higher standards
of dental practice through Continuing Dental Education.
Dr. Bilal Sheikh, Consultant at Boulevard Dental
Practice & Visiting Lecturer at Institute of Advanced
Dental Sciences was also present in the meeting.
The meeting was coordinated by the Director of Media
& Marketing at the TDLC, Dr. Abbas Naqvi.
- SEE FACTOR
HYDERABAD– Dr.Zahid Iqbal currently working as
HOD/Assistant Professor in the Department of
Operative Dentistry Isra University Hyderabad
published a book titled, "MTA monoblock obturation".
It's the matter of pride and immense pleasure that
book has been published internationally by LAP
LAMBERT Academic Publishing.
MTA Monoblock technique is one of the new
contemporary approaches for obturation in endodontic
cases with better treatment outcome in non-surgical
and surgical endodontic treatment.
This book contain brief introduction of monoblock
obturation, techniques and application of technique
in many endodontic cases as case report, case series
and Randomized clinical trial.
04 DENTAL NEWS / February 2016
By Our Staff Reporter
FAISALABAD– Rejecting the modular
system of medical teaching, the Medical
Teachers’ Association (MTA), the Young
Doctors’ Association (YDA) and the
Pakistan Medical Association (PMA)
termed the system `pernicious’ for the
medical profession, saying it would wreck
medical education nationwide.
Speaking at a conference, participants
said the University of Health Sciences
(UHS) would face resistance from
students and teachers if it tried to
implement the system.
Accusing the UHS of deception, they
said the varsity was twisting facts and
lying when it said that it had no other
option but to adopt the system as the
curriculum.
“The UHS has been discriminating
against qualified academics by giving
teaching assignments to juniors, flouting
international standards by not ensuring
the provision of facilities to medical
institutions and confounding students by
its poor management of various subjects,”
the speakers said.
They said the UHS wanted to handover
teacher training and capacity building to
those who did not have requisite
experience. He said the varsity had been
attempting to implement the system by
bypassing academic councils of medical
institutions.
The speakers said the UHS wanted to
further compromise medical education
standards that had already been
adversely affected by the exponential
growth of private medical colleges.
They urged the UHS to implement all of
the World Health Organisation’s 106
international standards of medical
education in place of the system.
“A particular lobby in the
Pakistan Medical and Dental
Council (PMDC) working for
the interests of the private
sector has been striving to
introduce the system as the
sole option for medical
education in the name of
revamping the curriculum.”
They also noted that proposals of raising
student fees and increasing the number
of subjects to be examined in formative
MBBS years had left students
encumbered and crestfallen.
MTA general secretary Khurram Sohail
Raja said the system’s implementation
would have disastrous consequences
for the medical profession. He said that
“a particular lobby in the Pakistan Medical
and Dental Council (PMDC) working for
the interests of the private sector has
been striving to introduce the system as
the sole option for medical education in
the name of revamping the curriculum.”
Raja said the PMDC had been deceiving
the associations. He said the system was
not the only option. Raja said the present
curriculum was accredited the world over.
He said all that needed to be done was
to overcome its shortcomings.
He said circumstances were not
conducive to the introduction of the
system, besides the move would
jeopardise medical education standards
nationwide.
Later, the moot unanimously adopted a
resolution against the PMDC’s Bhurban
declaration.
It was recently in the news that the federal government with
a view to improving working of health institutions operating
in the Islamabad capital territory is actively considering
establishment of Islamabad Health Authority. In the forum
there was a viewpoint to upgrade dental health by increasing
the duration of bachelor of dental surgery (BDS) to five
years and add seven new subjects, including behavioural
health, bioethics and research methodology to its curricula.
It is noteworthy that some if not all these subjects are
already part of the teaching to BDS students.
Also, before simply adding 7 subjects and a year more the subjects that are already being taught at the institutions
need to be upgraded as the current taught courses lack
the presentation of a course structure, key course objectives,
leaning outcomes and most importantly, grading criteria
based on which the students are graded.
Once a policy is formulated only then the policy makers
should even think of adding another year to the programme,
as this is only an exercise to put more financial burden on
already burdened parents.
Staring a pilot programme with government universities
maybe a good way to test waters, however nobody talked
about the trained faculty, hence the priority is to increase
duration with regard to quality teaching and above all the
teachers. There has been a dearth of teachers in dentistry
and hardly any institution can claim to have complete faculty
as per PM&DC guidelines.
It is a strange logic to prepare our graduates for international
market place when the government invests heavily on
making of one dentist. Who makes these policies I wonder
as they need to be Pakistan focused first. With ever
increasing number of dental institutions in the last 7 years
with exorbitant fees, at times more than PM&DC
recommended, and no policy for jobs for dentists in Pakistan,
it is certainly a wrong priority to begin with. To bring dental
education in Pakistan at par with international standards,
we have to raise the standards of teaching and develop
state-of-the art infrastructure rather than just increasing the
duration of the programme. There will be no added
advantage for those getting 5 years DDS from Pakistan as
they will still have to go through the same processes if they
wish to study in other countries for their masters.
Interestingly the BDS from Pakistan is recognized in all the
countries of the world and with regards to lateral entries
that is on bilateral ties and not based on duration of the
studies.
It is heartening to see someone suggesting a separate
Dental Council from PMDC with a separate budget as that
is the need of the hour and not the duration of the
programme.
After the 18th amendment I wonder what purpose the
establishment of Islamabad Health Authority since health
is now a provincial subject.
KARACHI– President of Pakistan Diabetes
Association (PDA) Prof Samad Shera has
urged the federal and all the four provincial
governments to strengthen policies for
prevention and control of diabetes and its
complications.
“In fact, not a single individual could be
considered safe against diabetes today
except those who may have managed to
ensure a balanced life and avoided
sedentary life style,” he said, adding that it
was obligatory upon the government to
ISLAMABAD– The
Pakistan Medical & dental
Council has revised criteria
for Continuing Medical and
Dental Education
(CME/CDE) for Medical
and Dental Practitioners in
Pakistan. According to its
notification the
Management Committee of
PM&DC noted that the
concept of CME/CDE is
gaining wide-spread
international recognition
and needs to be
implemented in Pakistan
too. This will serve as a tool
for not only helping in
updating a doctor’s skills
but also serve to repose
greater trust of the public
in the medical/ dental
profession.
The PM&DC as a
regulatory body did attempt
to start this process but
there have been numerous
difficulties encountered by
the doctors in meeting all
the requirements that were
laid down for getting
accredited CME/CDE
points. The system needs
to be modified so that it is
more “user-friendly” and
gradually be built up to
rigorous international
standards. This process
may take up to 10 years
but looking for shortcuts will
cause it to fail.
Non-specialists will require
a total of 10 CME/CDE
points each year,
Specialists (those with any
registered postgraduate
qualification) will require 15
CME/CDE points per
year.Each year to be
counted from 1st January
realise that the health scourge is increasingly
encompassing people relating to all social
strata, gender and age group.
Dr Samad Shera also urged the members
of medical community to play their role in
raising public awareness about prevention
and management of diabetes.
To a query, he said there were seven million
people suffering from diabetes while another
seven million were registered to be in the
pre-diabetes phase in Pakistan.
He said that diabetic population of varied
KARACHI– Prof Dr Noorul
Wahab has recently been
promoted to Professor in
Specialty of Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery at Ziauddin College of
dentistry.
Dr Wahab after his graduation
from LUMHS did his Fellowship in Oral and
Maxillofacial surgery from the prestigious
College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan.
He started his career as Senior Registrar at
Fatima Jinnah Dental College later he was
promoted as Assistant Professor in The
Department of Surgery.
He did another fellowship FFDRCS from Ireland
Dublin during his working years in Ziauddin
University as Assistant Professor.
He has been active in conducting number of
courses and workshops in order to contribute
his services and experience in the field of
Dentistry. Dr Wahab is amongst the pioneers
of initiating Fellowship programme in Ziauddin
College of dentistry which even includes MDS
KARACHI– Dr. Samreen Mazhar
and Dr Mohammad Ali Leghari
has recently been promoted to
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Community
Dentistry at Baqai Dental College
(BDC). Both the Dentists are
graduates of (BDC).
Dr Samreen did Masters of public
health (MPH) from Baqai institute
of health sciences (Baqai Medical
University) while Dr Ali did MSc
in Public Health (Epidemiology) from Umea
University, Sweden. He also enrolled as a PhD
student in the subject of Community Dentistry
in Baqai Dental College, Baqai Medical
University.
KARACHI– Dr. Shoaib Khan,
has become an Associate
Professor in the Department of
Science of Dental Materials at
Ziauddin College of Dentistry,
Ziauddin University.
After his graduation from FJDC
he did his MSc in Dental Materials from
University of Queen Mary, London. He has
been working at Ziauddin College of Dentistry
since 2010.
Congratulations
KARACHI– Dr Mahwish Bano
a graduate of Liaquat University
of Medical and Health Sciences
completed her Master of Public
Health (MPH) from Baqai Institute
of Health Sciences (Baqai
Medical University).
She has been working as demonstrator in the
Department of Community Dentistry at Baqai
Dental College.
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DUBAI- The 13th Global
Scientific Dental Alliance
Meeting was held on the
second day of AEEDC
Dubai conference which
gathered more than 80
representatives and
directors of dental
associations from more
than 42 countries. The
meeting was presided by
Dr. Abdul Salam Al Madani
the Executive Chairman of
AEEDC Dubai Conference
and Exhibition and the
GSDA, and Prof. Abdullah
Al Shammery, Scientific
Consultant of the Executive
Board of Council for the
Health Ministers of the
GCC States and the
Scientific Chairman Global
Scientific Dental Alliance,
and Dr. Nasser Al-Malik,
Scientific Chairman of
AEEDC Dubai and Dr. Tariq
H.E. Saif bin Markhan Ketbi, Director-General of the Office of His Highness
the Crown Prince of Dubai, offered an honorary shield to Dr. Abdul Salam
Al Madani, Chairman of INDEX Holding, as a token of appreciation for the
support provided by INDEX for the Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed's Oral
Hygiene Initiative for basic workers category which was announced during
the AEEDC conference.
Khoory, Honorary
Chairman of AEEDC
Dubai.
Dr. Abdul Salam Al Madani
welcomed all the new and
existing members whom
are present this year and
indicated that the scientific
committee is keen on
developing productive
recommendations at the
end of the meetings every
year that adds value to the
dental field. He said: "We
are committed to
introducing new and
innovative dentistry
courses in our agenda
every year, and we are
responsible to provide a
unique and rich scientific
program from the
recommendations of this
meeting. The GSDA
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JAMSHORO- The 20th Edition of the
UAE International Dental Conference
& Arab Dental Exhibition - AEEDC Dubai
2016, themed "Education & Innovation
Transfer" presented on extremely
comprehensive scientific paper on the
"Latest advances & Researches in
Various Specialties of Dentistry",
wherein most eminent speakers from
around the globe shared their expertise with audience.
There were more than 100 Speakers from all over the world
including Pakistan.
Assistant Professor Dr Kashif Ali Channar, of the Department of
OMFS at the Institute of Dentistry LUMHS, Jamshoro, was the
only Speaker from Pakistan at AEEDC Dubai. he presented a
scientific paper titled "Ossifying Fibroma, Clinical, Radiologic
Presentation and Surgical Difficulties".
Dr Channar was also designated as the chairman at one of the
scientific sessions.
His participation was much appreciated by dental fraternity.
meeting is now one of the
very significant international
dental forums in the world.
Last year we have sent an
invitation to all international
dental organisations and
associations and we have
asked them to be part of
the alliance, and we were
very pleased that many
organizations showed their
interest to join and this year,
we have 11 new dental
organizations and
associations that have
joined the alliance."
From his side, Prof. Abdulla
Al Shammery said: "The
GSDA meeting is a very
unique scientific meeting
held annually at AEEDC
Dubai Conference. This
year we have organisations
and representatives from
42 countries, which reflects
the value of it. We aim
through this meeting to
There has been tremendous growth
within the dental industry in recent
years and the AEEDC Scientific
Advisory Committee and
stakeholders are delighted to
recognize the distinguished leaders
and innovators within the world
of oral health.
This year Young
Researcher Award was
given to a Pakistani
Dentist, Syed
Muhammad Ali Naqvi,
for his research titled of:
"Benign & Malignant
Lesions of Salivary Gland in
Pakistan: Six Years Data (20092014)". Dr Ali Naqvi is the Principal
investigator and presenting author.
He works as a Senior Lecturer (Oral
Pathology) in DIKIOHS and is even
a MDS Postgraduate trainee (Oral
KARACHI– Pakistan Dental Association’s (PDA) Sindh chapter has announced that its audited accounts
till Dec 31, 2015 are available for viewing by all members. The audited reports can be obtained from
the office of the PDA’s Sindh chapter president Dr Mahmood Shah.
Meanwhile, Dr Shah has appealed to PDA CC to hold PDA Karachi, Sindh and CC elections as soon
as possible as these three elections are due now.
PDA Sindh has also felicitated CC for formulating the new updated PDA constitution–2015. – PR
develop and improve the
scientific program for
AEEDC Dubai and discuss
the topics that shall be
covered in the agenda of
AEEDC Dubai conference
next year. I would like to
say also that we are very
proud of the reputation of
AEEDC Dubai globally and
we hope that by 2020 it
becomes number one in
the world."
"It's our pleasure this year
to host two new courses for
the first time; "the AEEDC
Dubai World Orthodontic
Conference, and the
AEEDC Dubai World Oral
and Maxillofacial Surgery
Conference". Those two
courses are the outcome
of last year's meeting.
Moreover, we have sent an
invitation for the
International Union for
Pathology) at DIKIOHS.
Through this endeavor AEEDC
encouraged Dr Ali Naqvi in the field
of Dental Science to contribute his
accomplished study, thus bringing
the informative benefits to all oral
health professionals participating
in the AEEDC Dubai event.
As winner he was entitled
to the Admission of
AEEDC Dubai 2017
along with 4 Nights'
Accommodation
(provided by AEEDC
Dubai Organizer),
Admission to 1 AEEDC
Advanced Speciality Course of his
choice and Certificate of
participation.
Authors affiliation even included
some renowned dentists namely;
Prof. Talat Mirza; Department of
Histopathology
( DIMC ) , Prof. Anwar Ali; Oral &
Maxillofacial Surgery Department
( DIKIOHS ), Tazeen Mustansar;
Assistant Professor, Department of
Histopathology ( DIMC) and
Muhammad Asif Qureshi, Assistant
Professor; Department of Pathology,
Dow International Medical College
( DIMC).-PR
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ISLAMABAD– The newly-elected president of Pakistan
Medical and Dental Council (PMDC), Prof Shabbir Ahmad
Lehri, has vowed to promote and streamline medical and dental education
in the country in accordance with the international standards.
He also underscored the need for improving the image of the PMDC in
the eyes of its stakeholders, saying that there will be zero tolerance for
corruption in the organisation (PMDC).
Prof Lehri expressed these views at a meeting of PMDC officers shortly
after assuming the charge of president of the country's august regulatory
body.
He also pledged to streamline working of the PMDC by adhering to the
principle of merit, besides ensuring transparency at all levels.
Prof Lehri said that he would leave no stone unturned in turning the
PMDC into a vibrant, effective and friendly organization for the medical
and dental practitioners of the country.
The PMDC chief said his priority would be to redress the grievances of
doctors and dentists in a dignified and effective manner.
EXECUTIVE BODY: PMDC's new executive committee, according to a
notification issued by the government, will be headed by PMDC president
Prof Shabbir Ahmad Lehri while its vice president would be Prof Abid
Zaheer Farooqi. Members
of the executive body are
Dr Aamir Hussain, Dr Taj
Muhammad, Dr Farrukh
Ejaz, Dr Feroz Jahangir, Dr
Mussarat Hussain and Dr
Shafiqur Rehman.
The committee has been
formed for a period of four
years.
LAHORE– President of College of
Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
(CPSP) Prof Zafarullah Chaudhry
said here that the CPSP is one of
the few institutes in the country that
has introduced on-line education
for specialization in medical training.
Speaking to media persons, the
CPSP chief said that thousands of
students were being enrolled at the
college.
He also informed that the college
had inked a MoU with the United
Kingdom's Royal College of
Pathologists to enable Pakistani
doctors to specialize in
their fields.
Chaudhry said the college
had also been named as
one of the best institutes
of the world in science,
technology and medical
education and had been
awarded the `Socrates
Award'.
In Dental News
issue of
December 2015,
an inadvertent
mistake occurred
in the interview of
Dr Waqas Wahab (page 20)
in response to a DN
Question.
DN: How the company
ClearPath Orthodontics
(Pvt) Ltd came to existence?
The answer should be read
as "The good or the great
thing about aligner is that
the product has actually
been invented here in
Pakistan by Zia Chisti. The
way it is being made is
unique and we are proud of
the fact that it was invented
by one of us.
Having worked with
Invisalign and OrthoClear,
the desire of having my own
business was always there
as my colleague, Zia Chisti,
developed the process to
make aligners and that
desire was translated into
reality when I invented a
unique method of making
aligners that later was
named as ClearPath system
and formation of ClearPath
Orthodontics."
Meanwhile, a delegation of Chinese
doctors during its recent
visit to the CPSP's regional centre
discussed issues of mutual interests
and cooperation in training with
Prof Chaudhry and other officebearers.
Later, the Chinese delegation which
was led by Dr Keqin Rao visited
various departments of CPSP and
met senior vice president Prof
Khalid Masood Gondal, Prof Khalid
Ashrafi, Prof Muhammad Shoaib
Shaffi, Prof Aamir Zaman Khan,
Prof Maj-Gen Salman Ali and Prof
Tipu Sultan.
PESHAWAR- The
groundbreaking ceremony
of Rehman College of
Dentistry and Teaching
Hospital was held
recently.According to a
press release, the initiative
is affiliated with Rehman
Medical Institute (RMI) and
will comprise a 12-storey
state-of-the-art facility that
covers an area of 134,822
square feet.
Speaking on the occasion, K-P Assembly
Speaker Asad Qaiser lauded the initiative
as an attempt to guarantee excellence in
the spheres of health care and education.
Professor Qaimuddin, the project’s
KARACHI- Department of
Dental Materials at Liaquat
College of Medicine And
Dentistry (Dar Ul Sehat)
organized an activity for
director, said, “The beginning of
construction work on the college is a sign
of progress and hard work. We hope to
become a leading institute for dental
education in Pakistan.”
the 2nd year BDS students
called “I Tweet Dental
Materials” under the
guidance of Asst prof and
HOD Dr.Shumaila Iqbal.
Professor Dr. Navid Rashid
Qureshi supervised the
faculty in planning the
activity. The objective of
the activity was to help the
students recognize the
importance of Dental
Materials that are
employed in General
Dentistry.
The students were divided
into five groups. Each
group was instructed to
choose any five dental
materials/instruments and
do research on them with
the help of book and
internet. Each group in their
respective presentations
discussed about the
correlation between the
materials they had chosen.
The presentations were
followed by question/
answer session
The judges were Dr.
Tahera Ayub & Dr.Fayez
Niazi from Oral
Maxillofacial Department
and Oral Biology
Department at LCMD. The
“Best Presenter” Certificate
was awarded to
outstanding presenter
along with his/her group
members in order to
encourage the students.
A vote of thanks was given
to both the judges for
their presence by Dr
Navara.-PR
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JAMSHORO– Department of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery LUMHS in collaboration
with the Department of Forensic Medicine
LUMHS organized one day seminar titled
"Dental Injuries and their Medico legal
aspect''.
The seminar started with the introductory
session conducted by Dr M Akbar Kazi about
the ''Role of consent in dental practice.'' This
session was followed by a lecture on causes
of Dental Injuries, examination of Dental
Injuries and classification of Dental Injuries.
by Dr Syed Ghazanfar Hassan; Chairman
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JAMSHORO– Department of Oral and
Maxillofacial surgery at LUMHS Jamshoro
organized a lecture session,
demonstration & hands-on workshop
session.
The workshop titled, "PER-CUTANEOUS
TRACHEOSTOMY" was conducted at
CPSP Hyderabad and facilitated by DR.
Salman Baig, Prof Dr.A.Razzak Shaikh,
Dr. Syed Ghazanfar Hasssan, Prof
Department of O.M.F.S at LUMHS.
Prof Ghulam Sarwar Pirzada; Chairman
Forensic Medicine PMU Nawabshah lectured
on '' Examination of Medico Legal Dental
Injuries''. The last session by Dr Waheed
Nahyun was on ,'' Laws for dental injuries
according to medico legal point of view.''
The seminar was facilitated by Dr Syed
Ghazanfar Hassan; Chairman Dept. Oral
and Maxillofacial surgery LUMHS and
covered by Dr Junaid Ahmed Shaikh;
Resident MDS IDC. General Dentist,
Specialists, Medical officers, PGs, House
officers and M.L.OS attended the seminar.
Mahesh Kumar and Dr. Junaid-A-Shaikh.
The session was chaired by Dr. Syed
Ghazanfar Hassan (Chairman OMFS
LUMHS).
The workshop was attended by Dental
and Medical practitioners, P.G Students,
and house officers.
Workshop was followed by lecture and
demonstration by Dr. Salman Baig with
an objective to familiarize the audience
with Basic life support (BLS) procedures.
KARACHI– New batch of Medical and Dental
students was warmly welcomed at orientation
ceremony held at Sir Syed College of Medical
Sciences. The event was attended by both
medical and dental faculty.
On the occasion the Principal (Medical
Section) Prof. M Waseem Khan welcomed
the students and urged them to study hard
during the entire duration of the program.
The Principal (Dental Section) advised
students to dedicate their time and effort in
learning the noble art to become good doctors
who can serve humanity with honour and
dignity.
The event concluded with Naat recitation by
Mr. Akhtar Jamil followed by lunch.-PR
KARACHI– Sir Syed Dental Hospital (Sir
Syed College Of Medical Sciences) hosted
a lecture sesTsion which was organized by
the Department of Periodontology.
Dental surgeon Dr. Ashar Jamelle BDS FCPS
(1) M.Clin.Dent (UK) Periodontology was
invited as CDE Guest Speaker. Dr. Ashar is
MDS and MSc Program Supervisor and
Examiner in Periodontology.
He presented a lecture on Dental Innovations
in Periodontology.
The CDE event was attended by the Sir Syed
dental faculty, 3rd and final year students and
MDS Periodontology candidates.-PR
ISLAMABAD- The Pakistan Medical and
Dental Council (PMDC) stopped a privatelyowned medical and dental college from
admitting students for the 2016-17 session
for being critically deficient in faculty and
other facilities.
PMDC President Professor Dr. Shabbir Lehri
along with Executive Committee Member Dr.
Farrukh Eijaz conducted a surprise visit to
the Yusra Medical and Dental College and
examined the facilities being provided to the
students and standards of education.
Showing displeasure over the deficiencies,
the PMDC president directed to stop
admissions of the college for the session
2016 -17. The PMDC president on the
occasion said that many complaints were
received regarding the deficiencies in faculty,
academic and financial issues of Yusra
Medical & Dental College, Islamabad. "To
address these complaints I decided to
personally visit the college to have a look on
these issues".
The president ordered inquiry against Yusra
Medical & Dental College regarding their
financial, academic and
administrative/managerial matters, after that
PM&DC will hold a comprehensive inspection
of the college to see the rectification of
deficiencies.
He said that the council would make surprise
inspections to check the standards of all the
colleges which are already recognised by the
PMDC and the colleges which are going to
be recognised.
"These measures are being taken in order
to maintain standard of the medical and dental
colleges and standards shall not be
compromised under any circumstances," he
said.
KARACHI- Department of Community Dentistry
at Baqai Dental College has been very active in
serving the oral healthcare at its primary health
care centers and spreading all the oral health
related knowledge in urban and rural areas
through its excellence of team work.
Recently a poster competition was organized by
Community Dentistry Department under the
supervision of Dr. Asghar Ali Shigri and team
members including Prof. Dr. Mumtaz Ali, Dr. Ali
Laghari, Dr. Samreen Mazhar, Dr. Nauman
Qamar, and Dr. Mahwish Bano.
Poster competition was for four groups consisting
of five students each, supervised by four different
supervisors. All the posters
were made on community
based topics to identify effective
ways to inform the public about
developing public health issues.
The judges of the poster
competition were Dr. Kashif
Ikram; Principal and Dr.
Talha.M.Siddiqui; vice Principal
of Baqai Dental College.
The first position was shared
by two groups; C2 and D3 including Namera,
Nasrat, Aiza, Kyber, Naveed, M. Khan, Komal,
Zabih, Abdul Qudus, the second position was
also shared by two groups; C3 and C4 including
Faraz, S. Nabi, Mir Hussain, Naqeeb, Maiwand,
S.Tabinda, Sheroze, Sarosh, Noureen, Wasif
and third position was awarded to group B3
including Hira, Zoya, aleena, Fakeha and
Zubaida.
RAWALPINDI- Margalla
Institute of Health Sciences
students bagged top positions
for their academic
achievements in the first
convocation of University
Health Sciences, Lahore.
Dr. Hudia Arshad
Dr. Sana Iqbal
Dr. Eruj Shuja
Dr. Hira Mateen
The Chief Minister of Punjab Mian
Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif was the chief
guest on the occasion and Vice Chancellor
UHS Maj Gen (R) Prof. Muhammad Aslam
was also present on the convocation.
Dr. Eruj Shuja, Dr. Sana Iqbal and Dr. Hira
Mateen were awarded Gold Medals.
Dr Hudia Arshad also secured 1st position in
the Final year BDS Professional UHS annual
examination 2015.
Chairman; Dr. Abdul Qadir, Executive Director;
Dr. Samie Qadir, Principal; Prof. Dr. Yunus
Jaddon congratulated the achievers and
appreciated the students for their outstanding
achievements.-PR
KARACHI- A ‘Dental Awareness Campaign’
headed by Dr.Hira Khan of Altamash Institute
of Dental Medicine was conducted last month,
where teams of students
from AIDM with
supervisors Dr Hira,
Maryam, Dr Sumera
and Dr. Bushra, went
to different workplaces
and universities such as
Sanofi, Martin Dow,
National Bank of
Pakistan and Greenwich
University. The prime aim was to help change
the mindsets of the educated class regarding
their dental fears and reinforce preventive
dentistry.
Interview
learn from the best, the Germans. It was
substantially different. Germans have been placing
Implants for over 40 years now. Through the years
they've developed a strict and comprehensive
protocol for Oral Rehabilitation by Dental Implants.
They are now proving what they did 30 years ago
as obsolete and moving on to newer and more
effective ways of treatment sometimes contrary
Dr. Syed Muhammad Faizan did his
Bachelors in Dental Surgery from Fatima
Jinnah Dental College, Karachi, is the
founder of Pak Dental Community (PDC)
as well as its Foundation. He is currently
teaching in the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
department at Bahria University Medical &
Dental College, Karachi, besides doing his
practice in the evening. He has also founded
the Vanguard School of Oral Implantology
in Karachi. This is how, he believes, the
standard of Implant Dentistry in Pakistan
will be uplifted to International Standards
not just for the General Dentists, but also
for the patients.
Following are the excerpts of the his interview
with Dental News.
DN: Tell us little bit about your background,
especially what made you choose Dentistry
as your profession?
Syed Muhammad Fazizan (SMF): My father
served in the Navy for about 40 years and my
mother is a practicing doctor. I have an elder
brother who is an ACCA and my younger brother
will, Insha Allah, become a dentist in the next
couple of months. Due to my father's postings I
studied at eight different schools and travelled a
lot. I come from a family of high achievers in
almost every field there is, so seldom did it make
any difference to me about the position I had in
my class. Too much pressure was already present
at home. But I think it was great. It taught me to
strive for the best through hard work.
I have a lot of doctors in my family and that inspired
me to become a doctor myself. But until A levels
I had Computer Science and had not planned to
join the medical field. Two months before the final
exams and for no apparent reason, whatsoever,
I dropped Computer Science and took up Biology.
What is meant to happen does happen, I guess.
I've always loved making people smile. There
could not have been a better profession than
dentistry to achieve my deep desire to do so. A
job of giving people a better smile sounded to me
as the best thing in the world, a great combination
of art and science at work
DN: Who inspired you to go abroad for your
post-graduation in Implantology and how was
it different from Pakistan?
SMF: It was not just people who inspired me, but
the opportunity and circumstances, as well.
Dr. Saqib Rashid, Dr. Hasan Mehdi, Dr. Irfan
Qureshi were, among many others, and would
remain source of inspiration for me. Not only did
I find the much-hyped subject of Oral Implantology
highly interesting but the time was ripe to think
outside the box. If you think as an entrepreneur,
which I tell everyone to be, you will realize that
you need to target the area that has a vacuum.
I realized that at that moment there was no MSc
in Oral Implantology in Karachi so went on to
to what has been published in books by
themselves. They also have a vigilant health body
that ensures patient's and dentist's safety.
Only a handful of Pakistanis were placing Implants
till as recent as 5-10 years ago. The last few years
have seen incredible growth in the popularity and
acceptance of Dental Implants. However, due to
lack of well-trained dentists and lack of supervision
and vigilance, we see more failures, as well.
DN: How important is it to go abroad for postgraduation?
SMF: : I believe one must continue to strive for
the best. Having a passion for something is one
aspect of post-graduation, but in the present
competitive world, it's a must to go for higher
education, especially from abroad. It is not just
about acquiring up to-date knowledge of the
subject from the best, but also about making you
a well rounded and confident person who has a
global perspective and personal relations. The
improved teaching methodologies, equipment,
systems and protocols are there but with that you
also realize where the world is, what its moving
towards and where you are and what you need
to do. There is a change of people, places and
circumstances around you that changes your
thought process. It opens doors to opportunities
which you might have great difficulty getting if you
stay in the comfort zone of your home.
DN: What can you tell us about PDC (Pakistan
Dental Community) and how it all began?
SMF: The idea came during my house job. As a
fresh graduate, there was almost complete
confusion of what I should do next and what path
leads to it. Should I go abroad? If yes, then were.
Which subject should I pursue for my post
graduation? How much finances would be
required? These were some of the questions that
I had difficulty getting answers to although I knew
a lot about dentists.
I realized that if I can face these problems so
others might also. After I cleared US Dental Board's
exams, I made a Facebook page by the name of
Pakistan Dental Community and like-minded
people from different batches joined in and we
started giving free career counseling tips on how
to clear different local and international boards'
exams.
During housejob we also
realized that Dentistry had
become a business unlike
any other and there was no
charity for dental
awareness and treatment
of the underprivileged. I
talked to all Heads of Departments, starting from
Dr. Saqib Rashid and Dr. Hasan Mehdi about the
idea and they were very supportive and so the
PDC came into being.
During the same year, a friend of mine Dr. Ambreen
Thobani and I got a research accepted for
presentation at FDI in Hong Kong. There we
realized we weren't the only ones from Karachi,
but from Pakistan. I promised myself that will
change and formed a Research Wing of PDC with
the mission of training people how to conduct
researches and how to get them published. Every
year after that we have increased the number of
researches presented internationally under the
vision of our General Secretary Dr. Hasan Mehdi
and the work of our Joint Secretary, Dr. Saima
Butt. In 2015, 20 research papers were presented
at FDI-2015 in Bangkok, Thailand by people
belonging to different cities of Pakistan.
What we also realized that a lot of people with
passion and talent could not study further because
of financial limitations so we started conducting
Continuing Education programmes on cost to cost
basis. The instructors taught for free which was
amazing of them.
Then we decided that it was time that we got PDC
registered as a non-governmental organization
(NGO) and take it to the next level and,
Alhumdulillah, we did it.
DN: What were some of the key objectives of
PDC? There is a perception that it is a parallel
body to PDA, is it correct?
SMF: Of course, it gives an impression as if PDC
is a parallel body to PDA and I am glad that you
posed have me this question. But, as a matter of
fact, there is a stark difference between the two.
"The PDA is an official dental organisation of
Pakistan whereas PDC is not and it doesn't want
to be.
One of the main objectives of PDC is to support
PDA in attaining its objectives and in filling the
gaps in services provided by the government and
private/organisations working in the field. I think
we all should aim to strengthen the national
institutions because only by doing so our country
could move forward.
"In fact, the mission of PDC is simple but two-fold
i.e. to bring Pakistan's dental profession at par
KARACHI- The 4th of February
is commemorated annually as the
World Cancer Day to raise
awareness about cancer and
complication associated with this
disease thereby promoting its
prevention. For this in view, the
Department of Oral Pathology,
Bahria University's Medical &
Dental College (BMUDC) arranged
a "Seminar on Oral Cancer" on
February 4.
The objective of this seminar was
to emphasize the intensity of this
disease prevailing in our society,
to encourage its prevention,
through early detection and
treatment and educating the
audience on how they can make
a difference in the fight against
cancer so as to reduce the global
burden of this life threatening
disease.
Headed by Dr Daud Mirza, HOD
Oral Pathology, BUMDC, the
seminar was assisted by Dr
Ghazal Raza and Dr Zara Karim.
Guest speaker Dr Ghazanfar
Hassan, Associate Professor and
Chairman of OMFS at Liaquat
University of Medical & Health
Sciences (LUMHS) Jamshoro, as
well as the speakers from
Pathology Department- Prof Dr
Mohiuddin Alamgir and Dr
Kulsoom Fatima, HOD
Department of Community
Dentistry (BUMDC) - expressed
their views on the topic.
The speakers drew the audience
attention towards the risk factors
involved in the development of
oral cancer, considered as the
most prevalent head and neck
cancer.
As to the risk factors for oral
cancer, Dr Daud Mirza said the
dental community is the first line
of defence in early detection of
the disease. There are scores of
opportunities available to catch
oral cancer in its early stages. "Our
goal should be to initiate efforts
within the dental community to
aggressively screen all of the
patients visiting their practices."
The dental community has to
assume its leadership role if oral
cancer is to be brought down from
its undeserved position as a killer.
Dr Daud Mirza and Dr Mohiuddin
Alamgir discussed different
researches and statistical analyses
done to see its prevalence
worldwide. Dr Kulsoom Fatima
spoke of the harmful effects of
smoking, a the leading cause of
KARACHI-The Department of Community Dentistry at BUMDC organized
students' Poster competition which was headed by Dr. Kulsoom Fatima
Rizvi and hosted by her lecturers, Dr. Raima Bashir and Dr. Anum Sami.
The Jury included Dr Ashar Afaq (HOD Community Dentistry & vice
Principal of DUHS OJHA campus), Dr Mariam Azfar (HOD Community
Dentistry, JSMU), Dr Ambreen Usmani (HOD General Anatomy BUMDC)
and Dr Mushtaq Memon (HOD Periodontology/Oral Medicine BUMDC).
Director General Vice Admiral (Rtd) Tehseenullah Khan and Dean Brig
(Rtd) Dr Shaheen Moin were invited as chief guests. Faculty members
of BUMDC appreciated the effort of students and shared their expert
opinion with them.
The event commenced with the display of scientific posters on variety of
topics which were presented by the students of 2nd Year BDS followed
by an introductory presentation on departmental achievements and a
feature video on Community Support Program running successfully in
BUMDC under the supervision of Dr. Kulsoom Fatima. The third year
BDS students Fatima and Safia Anwar presented their researches which
have been awarded at both national and international conferences. The
motive was to encourage the upcoming batches towards research work
and extracurricular participation and boost their knowledge and confidence.
Dr. Ashar Afaq and Dr. Mariam Azfar also addressed the audience sharing
their experience and delivered presentations on oral health promotion.
The ceremony concluded with prize and certificate distribution and the
KARACHI-The Health
Awareness Competition held at
Karachi organized by HOPES
(Help of Patients in Exigency by
Students), Bahria University
Medical and Dental College
(Dental Section) participated in
this programme with a team
comprising of eight dental
students including Affaf Fatima,
Safia Anwar, Ebrahim Riaz,
Hafsa Saeed, Muhammad
Zaman, Kanza Arooj, Hira Akbar
and Nimra Khurshid.
Four table clinics were arranged
on the theme of "Maintenance of
Oral Hygiene". The clinics were
set up to convey comprehensive
knowledge about Awareness of
Oral Cancer, Tooth Brushing and
Flossing techniques, Baby tooth
caries and Malocclusion. The
stall was decorated with "First
Sight" awareness pictures and
posters. Models, pamphlets and
videos were displayed by the
team as means to convey the
information regarding common
oral diseases like gum problems,
caries, and tooth wear.
Dr Zubair Ahmed Abbasi,
Principal BUMDC (Dental
Section) and Dr. Kulsoom Rizvi,
Head of the Department of
Community Dentistry, visited the
stall and appreciated the efforts
of the students. Approximately
500 people visited the stall.
On the basis of overall
performance, BUMDC (Dental
Section) was declared the winner
and awarded cash prize
including certificates to all the
participants.-PR
DN Report
KARACHI- A three-day
workshop, aimed at
improving oral health
through easy access to
During the workshop, each
department was given a
task to demonstrate its
aesthetic sense and
management skills, thereby
named as "Technical
competition" and as the
results were announced
there was a tie between
two departments:
care, innovation, research
and education, was held at
Hamdard University Dental
Hospital.
Hamdard University's
chancellor Madam Sadia
all proving themselves to
be valuable leaders. Each
of the participating
departments was given a
theme thereby they were
identified as `red surgeons',
Endodontic (Operative)
headed by Dr Abrar and
Oral Surgery headed by Dr
Kashif Naqvi.
Second Competition was
won by Endodontics
Rashid, vice chancellor
Prof Dr Hakeem Abdul
Hanan; principal Dr Furqan
and dean, Faculty of Health
Sciences Prof Dr
Mohammad Javed graced
the occasion by their
presence.
`purple endodontists',
`green orthodontists', blue
prosthodontists' and
`orange periodontologists'.
Exciting competitions also
took place between the
participating departments.
First competition was
department, the
representatives of which Saad Ahmed and Dr Saima
- received the awards amid
applause and clapping from
the audience.
Panel of technical judges
comprised Sindh Higher
Education Commission's
regional director Suleman
Ahmed, Mrs Najia Ashar
from Aaj TV, Population
Management Training
Professor Dr Nadeem
Hafeez khokar, Mr Kamran,
Dr Ayesha and Dr Farhat
also spoke on the occasion.
The idea of holding the
Institute's trainer Mrs
Nasreen Ghori, with the
non-technical judges
comprising Shahid Ahmed
and Iqhleem.
workshop was conceived
by Mr Kamran, Dr Ayesha
Basit and Dr Farhat, while
the event was hosted by
Warda Khalid.
Lecture by Mr Javed Chaudhry House Officer
honored
KARACHI– Keeping up with
its tradition, Hamdard
University of holding
memorable lectures to pay
homage to Shaheed Hakim
Mohammad Saeed and to
motivate the students and staff
members continued with a
memorable lecture arranged
at main campus of Hamdard
University in Collaboration with
Idara-e- Said and Hamdard
Foundation Waqf Pakistan.
The chief guest was renowned
TV anchorperson & columnist
Javed Chaudhry.
The program started with the
recitation from the Holy Quran
followed by introductory
speeches of Mr S. Yaqoob and
Mr Hakim Usman from Idarae- Said and Hamdard
Foundation respectively
followed by speeches given
by four children from different
schools of Karachi to enlighten
the various positive aspects
of Shaheed Hakim
Mohammad Saeed.
Chancellor Hamdard
University Madam Sadia
Rashid shared her thoughts
and mentioned that Hakim
Mohammad Saeed really
loved children and youth of
Pakistan. He opened
Hamdard University not from
a business point of view like
many other institutes of the
country but his aim was to
open such institute where
apart from delivering
education, especial emphasis
was laid to develop character
KARACHI– Dr Nabeel House Officer at
Hamdard dental college was honored with
a shield of appreciation by Hamdard dental
college Principal on competing 85 Number
of endodontics cases in his endodontic
rotation. Dr Abrar, appreciated the effort and
hard work of Dr Nabeel at a very early of
his career.-PR
HYDERABAD- Isra Dental College (Isra
University) recently held their convocation
2016 to honor degree in different
programs. Two students from
postgraduate program were also
awarded with degree in their respective
field. Dr.Madiha Zaighum received MSc
degree in Operative Dentistry and
Dr.Hafiz Mahmood received MPhil
degree in Dental Materials.
Dr.Zahid Iqbal (Chairperson & Assistant
Professor Department of Operative
Dentistry) was the program supervisor
for both the candidates. Examiner panel
included Prof Dr Saqib Rashid, Dr Arshad
Hassan and Dr Feroz Kalhero for Msc
and Prof Nadeem Hafeez Khokhar & Dr
Wasif Iqbal for Mphil Postgraduate
examination at Isra University
Hyderabad.-PR
DN Report
ISLAMABAD– Prime Minister's Fee
Reimbursement Scheme has proved a boon to
postgraduate students as over 80,936 Masters,
MS and MPhil students had been benefited from
the scheme during last three years.
Sources in Ministry of Federal Education and
Professional Training said that the incumbent
government had launched this scheme through
Higher Education Commission (HEC) to waive off
the fee for Masters, MS, MPhil and PhD students
belonging to under developed areas and 3,142
PhD students have been benefited, so far, from
the scheme.
According to sources, out of these students, 1,068
students are enrolled in universities outside their
domiciled province in Federally Administered Tribal
Areas (Fata), 5,125 students are enrolled in public
sector universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)
for Masters, MS and MPhil and anywhere in
Pakistan for PhD.
Elaborating, they said that the distribution of these
students included 3,550 students for Masters, 1,353
students for MS and MPhil and 222 students for
PhD, while the students of approved areas enrolled
in the PhD programme in any public sector university
of Pakistan are eligible under the scheme.
Under the scheme, students with valid domicile or
local certificate of approved areas enrolled in
Masters, MS and MPhil programmes in public sector
universities located in their respective division or
adjoining division only if there is no public sector
university in their respective district or division are
eligible except for students of Fata who are eligible
if studying in any public sector university of KPK.
Anniversary Dental
Meeting concludes....
Continued from front
page
than 11 heads of dental
societies and
representatives from the
GCC Health Ministries who
Taweel, AEEDC Excellence
in Clinical Product Award
went to Dentsply Limited,
Best AEEDC Dubai Booth
Design Award forCEFLA,
and Best AEEDC Dubai
Booth Activities Award for
Dentsply Limited.
gathered to discuss the
prevention programs and
updates of dental diseases
in all GCC countries.
AEEDC Dubai conference
has hosted also this year a
new Dental Education
Session under the theme
“Dental School Obligation
vs. Motivation”.
A ceremony was held in
conclusion of AEEDC Dubai
for the distribution of the
following awards: AEEDC
Young Researcher Award
went to Dr. Syed
Muhammad Ali, AEEDC
Best Speaker Award to Dr.
Angelo Putignano, AEEDC
Best Clinical Photo Award
went to Dr.Ahmed Al
Pakistan was represented
by Prof Dr Saqib Rashid;
President of Pakistan Dental
Association (PDA), along
with Dr Arshad Hasan;
Treasurer. Dental News
Pakistan was the media
partner of the conference.
Forum suggests five-year
DDS programme....
Continued from front
page
(GDP) and gradually
increase it in coming years
to meet the
basic needs of providing
adequate health cover to
the masses.
They said that Pakistan is
currently spending 2.8pc of
GDP on health sectors but
some independent
observers, including World
Health Organization (WHO),
consider the actual
spending on health sector
is less than 2pc of GDP due
to pilferage and misuse of
funds. In fact, the allocation
of 4pc of GDP and strict
administrative control was
bound to give a boost to the
health facilities available in
the public sector, they
opined.
The forum organised by
ministry of planning and
development was
addressed, among others,
by Dr M Usman Awan
(group coordinator), Najeeb
Aslam, Dr Syed Tahir Hijazi,
Abeeha Islam, Farhan Aziz
Khawaja, Fazal-ur-Rahman,
M Zafar Khan, Nasrullah
Tareeen, Abdul Qadir
,Hassan Mughal and Asif
Shafiq Lakhvi.
The participants of the
forum, according to
sources, recommended that
the future health policy
should focus on preventive
medicine and create
awareness among the
public how they could keep
themselves safe from
various diseases by
adopting certain preventive
measures.
They also proposed that
funding for vertical health
programmes should be
provided by the federal
government for special
territories such as GilgitBaltistan and Azad Jammu
and Kashmir.
DENTAL HEALTH:
Participants of the forum
with a view to upgrading
dental health facilities in the
country recommended to
the federal government to
increase the duration of
bachelor of dental surgery
(BDS) to five years and add
seven new subjects,
including behavioural
health, bioethics and
research methodology to its
curricula.
They also suggested that
any public sector dental
institution should be given
the pilot programme to
introduce five-year BDS
programme with seven new
courses from 2016 or 17
onwards, while the
nomenclature of BDS
should be changed to DDS
(doctor in dental surgery).
Noting that dental education
in Pakistan is not at par with
international standards, they
proposed that Dental
Council should be
separated from PMDC with
a separate budget of one
per cent in PSDP, saying
internationally dental
councils function
independently.
Lecture by Mr Javed
Chaudhry
Continued from page 30
as well to become a useful
Pakistani citizen.
After her speech Chief
Guest Mr Javed Chaudhry
was invited to give his
address, who mentioned
that our country today
needs sincere, hardworking
and dedicated people like
Hakim Mohammad Said to
make our country a real
welfare state.
Mr Javed Chaudhry
elaborated that Hakim
Mohammad Saeed
comprised all four qualities
of a successful person that
includes positivity, rhythm,
love and charity.
Then Vice Chancellor
Hamdard University, Prof
Dr Hakim Abdul Hannan
gave a vote of thanks; he
mentioned that such
programs will be arranged
in future as well. At the end
of event shields and
souvenirs were presented
to all speakers and chief
guest and event was
concluded by Dua-e- Saeed
presented by students of
Hamdard Public School
and Hamdard Village
School. -PR
Exclusive Interview
Dr Faizan
with international standards
and use the applications for
the betterment of humanity.
"It was formed as an
organization with the aim of
providing a platform for the
dentists of the country to
interact, collaborate and
promote different aspects of
dentistry which will not only
help in the betterment of
society, but also strengthen
the bond among Pakistan's
dental fraternity. Presently it
has grown to become a
platform for dentists and
dental students of Pakistan
with over 3,000 members.
"The PDC aims to encourage
research culture among
dentists and dental students
by offering them research
and development
opportunities in an
international setting; promote
and facilitate Continuing
Dental Education; promote
oral health education and
improve dental awareness
of the public; maintain a close
liaison with `Pak Dental
Community Foundation
(PDC Foundation)'' and
assist it in achieving its
objective of providing free
dental services to the
underprivileged segment of
our society."
DN: Will you please share
with us the aims and
objectives of PDC
Foundation?
SMF: PDC Foundation is the
philanthropic arm of PDC
and a programme,
exclusively for the
awareness and treatment of
dental-related diseases for
the underprivileged
members of our society.
With an army of selfless
volunteers from around the
country, to date 40-plus
`Outreach programmes'
have been conducted in
eight different cities of
Pakistan and we plan to go
nationwide, InshaAllah.
Among other cities, we have
a self-sustaining team in
Hyderabad which is headed
by Dr Shaji Ahmed. Similarly,
PDC Islamabad is led by Dr
Rafia Lahooti, PDC Lahore
by Dr Hammad Rizvi, PDC
Swat by Dr Haq Nawaz. All
programmes are conducted
by engaging local
students/dentists of that city
as volunteers.
DN: What would you say
is your dental philosophy?
SMF: To deliver the best that
I possibly can do to the
patients even if that means
cutting down on profits. I
need to be satisfied with the
work that I do and I know for
sure that I won't be if I know
that I could've done better.
DN: What are your goals
relating to dentistry?
SMF: Apart from continuing
PDC's mission of uplifting
Dentistry in Pakistan to
international standards at
the level of the masses, I'm
extremely excited to
announce the
commencement of
programs at Vanguard
School of Oral Implantology
(VSOI).
The idea behind it is to uplift
the quality of Implant
Dentistry in Pakistan and at
the same time make it
affordable for everyone to
acquire up to date
knowledge of the subject.
You will find VSOI to be at
the leading edge of Oral
Implantology through
education, research and
clinical applications.
DN: Who were some of
your influences that you
looked up to in the field of
Dentistry?
SMF: All my teachers have
made me what I am today
so I express my gratitude to
all of them. But, the people
who made a constant
positive impact on my life
include Dr Saqib Rashid, Dr
Hasan Mehdi, Dr Sameer
Qureshi, Dr Abu Bakar, Dr
Irfan Qureshi, Dr Noor
Wahab, Dr Asghar Mehdi.
DN: What are your
strengths and
weaknesses when we talk
about Dentistry?
SMF: Good
Communication,
Interpersonal Skills and
Handwork are some of my
strengths.
Weaknesses: Much has to
be done in a short span of
time.
DN: Where do you see the
future of dentistry?
SMF: Dentistry has changed
dramatically through years
and continues to do so. The
world has witnessed great
advances in the field of
dentistry during past few
decades. The future is
already here. From simple
X-rays to treatments plans
and execution in 3D, the
profession has come a long
way.
Yet, despite the remarkable
achievements in many
countries, including
Pakistan, have not been
able to revel in the benefits
of scientific advances and
development in health
sciences that have
improved the quality of life.
Our national resources and
financial capacity or material
are still not sufficient to
ensure access and
availability of standard
health care for the mass
population. There is a dire
need to shape a selfsustaining system so that
the advances can be
utilized to improve oral and
general health of the
masses.
DN: When you reflect on
your career, is there
anything that you would
change?
SMF: Not really. Everything
happens, happens for a
good reason. If you succeed
in something you gain
experience. If you don't, you
learn. All the people you
meet, whether good or bad,
teach you something and
that's what makes you who
you are. I wouldn't want to
change anything as right
now I am exactly where I
want to be. I love what I do
and there is nothing more
satisfying than that.
DN: What advice do you
have to the newer
generation of dentists?
SMF: a) Always be honest
to the profession. Honest to
yourself and to your
patients. There is no
difference between us and
a guy selling French fries at
the side of a road. He
specializes in making good
fries and we pay him for it.
He doesn't really do a
service to humanity. We
specialize in fixing teeth and
get paid for it. No difference.
Let's not make it a business.
We were made doctors for
a reason and making
money wasn't that reason.
We've lost the nobility in the
profession, but not the pride
and the honor associated
with it. Try to bring that back;
b) perseverance and hard
work is the key to success
in anything that you want to
do and c) never to stop
learning and sharing
knowledge.
CME hours required for renewal: PM&DC
to 31st December.
Once this concept of the need for CME/CDE points has
been fully accepted by the profession, PM&DC can move
on to include other measures of a doctor’s performance
(the so called 360 degree evaluation) for getting the
medical/dental registration revalidated. As UK is very near
to implementing the concept of revalidation for doctors
practicing in that country but the process had started well
over 10 years ago, so the PM&DC shall also be aiming
towards this goal keeping our country’s logistics in mind.
7mn suffer from diabetes
age groups is currently estimated to be seven million in
Pakistan and it would surge further in the next h in the
next 20 years.
Dubai hosts 13th Global Scientific Dental....
Preventing Decay to join us this year for a special course,
in addition to lots of new programs that serve the
continuous education field and the digital technology in
dentistry." Added Prof. Al Shammery
Prof. Tawfiq Al Khoja, Director General of the Executive
Board, Health Ministers Council for GCC attended the
GSDA 13th meeting also and praised the GSDA members'
efforts in making AEEDC one of the most pioneer events
in the world.
BDC Poster Competition
Cash prizes and certificates were awarded to position
holders and all the participants of poster competition
by the principal and vice principal of Baqai dental college
in the presence of all faculty members and students
at Saeeda auditorium on the occasion of orientation
day.-PR
Dental Awareness
Campaign....
The campaign session
commenced with a short
documentary showing
‘Common Fears and
Misconceptions’ regarding
dental treatments amongst the
educated class, being the
major cause of their dental
negligence.
This was then followed by an
interactive power point
presentation including pictures
and demonstrations on 3D
models so as to give a better
understanding of the dental
procedures and related
misconceptions.
Emphasis on prevention of oral
diseases and on risk factors
associated with poor oral
hygiene was made with the
help of a humorous skit that lifted the audience mood and
also refreshed their knowledge.
The program was then closed on an interactive questionanswer session and a few complementary dental
checkups.-PR
Early detection key to cancer treatment
oral cancer, highlighting as well the methods of how to
quit it.
Lastly, Director General Vice Admiral (Rtd) Tehseen Ullah
Khan HI(M), and Principal, Dental Section Prof Dr Zubair
Ahmed Abbasi, appreciated the efforts of the Department
of Oral Pathology for arranging this education-oriented
seminar. The speakers were then presented with honorary
shields and the program came to a successful end.-PR
@
Poster Competition
1st prize was won by poster
titled "Xerostomia" by Anika
Choudary, Hafsa Saeed,
Kulsoom Zaidi and Anum
Malik, 2nd prize was given
to poster on "Importance Of
Salivary Diagnostic Tools In
Oral Disease" by Bibi Hafsa,
Tooba Taj, Saba Gul and
Moneezay Jaffer and 3rd
prize was given to poster
titled "Dental care for mother
and child" by Ramsha Iqbal,
Madiha Parveen and Rehab
Tahir. Honorary shields were
also presented to respected
judges and certificate of
appreciation to organizers
Dr Raima Bashir, Dr Anum
Sami and Assistant Qadeer
Ahmed for working day in
and out in making this event
a complete success.
Lastly, Dr Kulsoom gave her
vote of thanks to the chief
guests for sparing their
precious time, entire medical
and dental
faculty for joining them, her
team and student for their
tremendous hard work.-PR
CERVICAL
SPONDYLOSIS
"A Dentist's Nightmare"
heavy, that can be used
without uncomfortable upper
body posture, and that feels
comfortable to use.
Equipment that is designed
ergonomically helping to
minimize stresses on the
back and upper extremities.
6) Manage Time - Try to
avoid long appointments, or
mix together these with
frequent short rest breaks
in which you can relax the
upper extremities and
change your posture.
Treatment of Cervical
spondylosis includes neck
immobilization,
pharmacologic treatment,
lifestyle modifications and
surgery.
Adopting the right postures
in clinical practice and
having a favorable work
environment could reduce
the incidence for cervical
spondylosis. Therefore, it's
very important to promote
the occupational health and
prevention programs
regarding ergonomic
postures which must be
adopted by the dentists
during their clinical practices.
Time to stop Quackery....
offences."
(I) No court shall take
cognizance of any offence
or matter under this
Ordinance except upon
complaint in, writing made
by the authorized officer of
the Council.
(2) Notwithstanding anything
contained in the Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1898
(Act of 1898), it shall be
lawful for any Magistrate of
the first class to pass any
sentence authorized by this
Ordinance even if such
sentence exceeds his
powers under Section 32 of
the said Code."
End Results:
Dentistry involves physical
procedures with inherent
risks of complications. In
light of this fact, quackery
can be harmful physically,
psychologically, emotionally
and financially because of
the treatment itself or
because of the failure to get
the treatment that might be
helpful, or because of the
resultant confusion.
From a public health point
of view, quacks cater to the
lower middle and lower
socio-economic classes that
qualified dental practitioners
do not. A large number of
people visiting these quacks
seek care only in pain; have
a restricted budget and are
not very quality conscious.
Dental practices have been
identified as a possible route
of transmission of Hepatitis
B, C, and HIV/AIDS in the
community. The situation, if
not adequately addressed,
might play havoc, increasing
the chances of liver cancer
and cirrhosis. Since, there
is no legislation to deal with
the practice of illegal
dentistry; many apprentices
are free to carry out dental
procedures based on
quackery such as self-cure
acrylic dentures, frequent
use of suction discs for
denture retention, usage of
single anesthetic needle on
multiple patients and
remnants of tooth roots after
extraction.
The observations described
above should be of concern
to the health authorities of
the country. It is pertinent to
set up a committee with
judicial powers which should
implement strict control of
such malpractices.
We strongly believe that it
will take at least one whole
generation to eradicate
Quackery. Recently country
to have passed and
implemented a proper
legislation against quackery
is Bangladesh, and they too
have planned to eradicate
quackery from their country
over the next 50 years.
Historically, when England
abolished quackery, it took
them a very long time with
extensive efforts.
We see there are big
challenges and issues in
quackery. Why quacks are
everywhere and thriving so
successfully? The basic
cause of quackery is that
the quacks are there, where
no qualified dentist would
like to go. The first surgery
in the world was done by a
butcher. The issue is very
simple, our medical
professionals do not want
to go to any remote areas
where the quack is already
available and doctor will not
treat the patient at the price
at which a quack would.
So even after having dental
act and legislations, we can
only expect to eliminate the
quacks in about 50 to 70
years.
There is an association in
Pakistan called; The Dental
Practitioners Association,
which actually functions and
is run by the quacks. We
had a few discussions on
this issue with that
association. They simply
say; "Train us".
The quacks are willing to
engage in such initiatives,
to be formally included in
the mainstream health-care
function. When we are
working on a solution to this
problem, we can actually
write a book, regarding the
basic pharmaceuticals, the
basic principles of dental
practice, the basic
sterilization methods, etc.
likewise we can start
providing Pressure cookers
to these quackery clinics.
We can instruct them to just
boil the water under
pressure with a little bleach
in it. Put all your dental
instruments in it. This will
give you 95% sterilization.
Such initiatives can help,
only if we can make the
quacks follow the basic
procedures and acquire
formal training, aimed at
protecting the health of their
patients. If these procedures
are followed for a couple of
generations, we can expect
a revolution in safe dental
practices. Otherwise, the
idea of eliminating them is
simply wishful thinking and
Utopian aims.
Click here! Digital
impression....
the virtual model.
Preparation is critical to
achieving the final result for
a patient. While the design
process is not shown here,
you can see the precision
of this patient’s restoration,
milled with Planmeca
PlanMill40.
Re-application of Traxodent
(Premier Dental Products)
prior to bonding, using the
same technique previously
described, will help to
ensure that the marginal
areas of the teeth are dry
and exposed.
The combined use of a
general soft-tissue retractor
(Comfort View), dry cord
(Knit-Pak) and hemostatic
retraction paste (Traxodent),
described herein, have the
combined effect of
supporting an ideal
treatment outcome as
illustrated in the posttreatment appearance of
these veneers.
While this clinical workflow
was presented in the context
of chairside digital
CAD/CAM dentistry using
the Planmeca FIT system
(Planmeca USA), one
should appreciate its
application for all types of
digital or physical fixed
restorative impressions as
well as adhesive bonding
procedures.
Coronary heart disease....
746 patients had a
myocardial infarction
during the study
Compared with those with
all of their teeth, after
adjusting for risk factors and
socioeconomic status, the
group with no teeth had a
27 percent increased risk of
major cardiovascular
events, 85 percent
increased risk of
cardiovascular death, 81
percent increased risk of allcause death and 67 percent
increased risk of stroke.
“The risk increase was
linear, with the highest risk
in those with no remaining
teeth,” said Vedin. “For
example, the risks of
cardiovascular death and
all-cause death were almost
double to those with all teeth
remaining. Heart disease
and gum disease share
many risk factors such as
smoking and diabetes, but
we adjusted for these in our
analysis and found a
seemingly independent
relationship between the two
conditions.
“Many patients in the study
had lost teeth so we are not
talking about a few
individuals here,”
continued Vedin. “Around
16 percent of patients had
no teeth and roughly 40
percent were missing half
of their teeth.”
During the study period, 746
patients had a myocardial
infarction. There was a
numerically increased risk
of myocardial infarction for
every increase in tooth loss,
but this was not significant
after adjustment for risk
factors and socioeconomic
status. Vedin said, “We
found no association
between number of teeth
and risk of myocardial
infarction. This was puzzling
(because) we had robust
associations with other
cardiovascular outcomes,
including stroke.”
Tooth loss could identify
patients who need more
prevention efforts
Gum disease is one of the
most common causes of
tooth loss. The inflammation
from gum disease is thought
to trigger the atherosclerotic
process and may explain
the associations observed
in the study. Poor dental
hygiene is one of the
strongest risk factors for
gum disease.
“This was an observational
study so we cannot
conclude that gum disease
directly causes adverse
events in heart patients,”
Vedin said. “But tooth loss
could be an easy and
inexpensive way to identify
patients at higher risk who
need more intense
prevention efforts. While we
can’t yet advise patients to
look after their teeth to lower
their cardiovascular risk, the
positive effects of brushing
and flossing are well
established. The potential
for additional positive effects
on cardiovascular health
would be a bonus.”

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