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Local News DENTALTRIBUNE Middle East & Africa Edition Abu Dhabi : The Abu Dhabi Medical Distinction Award or- ganising committee an- nounced today that it has re- ceived 127 nominations from various public and private health facilities and educa- tional institutes in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi for the Abu Dhabi Medical Distinction Award Launched in July 2011 by the Health Authority – Abu Dhabi (HAAD), the award aims to ac- knowledge professionals who have contributed to the improve- ment and enhancement of the healthcare system, encourage medical and scientific research, honor voluntary work and pro- mote philanthropy. According to the organizing committee 101 applications met the standard criteria and were presented to the Awards Steering Committee for further evalua- tion. Dr. Mohammed Bader Al Seiari, Award Executive Director and Director of Health System Compliance at HAAD said: “We areverypleasedwiththeamount of nominations received in the first edition of Abu Dhabi Med- ical Distinction Award. Health carefacilitiesandeducationalin- stitutes have shown a high level of professionalism and quality in their submissions and we expect a fierce competition.” According to the Award Or- ganizing Committee 21 applica- tions were submitted for Health Administration and Manage- ment Distinction Award cate- gory, 13 applications for Medical Research Distinction Award cat- egory, 13 applications for Med- ical Teaching Distinction Award category, 13 applications for Clinical Performance Distinc- tion Award category, 13 applica- tions for Allied Health Distinc- tion Award Category, 10 applica- tions for Surgical Performance Distinction Award category, 9 ap- plications for Clinical Diagnos- tics and laboratory Distinction Awardcategoryandanother9ap- plications for Medial Volunteer Distinction Award category. DT 2 DENTALTRIBUNE The World’s Dental Newspaper · Middle East & Africa Edition Published by Education Zone in licence of Dental Tribune International GmbH © 2011, Dental Tribune International GmbH. All rights reserved. Dental Tribune makes every effort to report clinical information and manufacturer’s product news accurately, but cannot assume responsibility for the validity of product claims, or for typo- graphical errors. The publishers also do not assume responsibility for product names or claims, orstatementsmadebyadvertisers.Opinionsexpressedbyauthorsaretheirownandmaynotre- flect those of Dental Tribune International. Editorial Board Prof. Abdullah Al-Shammary, Restorative Dentistry, KSA Prof. Hussain F. Al Huwaizi, Endodontics, Iraq Prof. Samar Burgan, Oral Medicine, Jordan Dr. Abdel Salam Al Askary, Implantology, Egypt Dr. Talal Al-Harbi, Orthodontist, Qatar Dr. Mohammed H. Al Jishi, Bahrain Dr. Lara Bakaeen, Prosthodontist , Jordan Dr. Aisha Sultan, Periodontist, UAE Dr. Kamal Balaghi Mobin Aesthetics, Iran President/CEO Yasir Allawi y.allawi@dental-tribune.ae Director mCME: Dr. D. Mollova info@cappmea.com Marketing manager Khawla Najib khawla@dental-tribune.ae Production manager Hussain Alvi dentalme@dental-tribune.ae PO Box 214592, Dubai, UAE, Tel + 971 4 391 0257 Fax + 971 4 366 4512 www.dental-tribune.com 127 Nominations Received for “Abu Dhabi Medical Distinction Award” 1,800 heart attack cases reported in Dubai yearly Emirates Cardiac Society (ECS) has said facilities operated by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) receive on an average 15,000 outpatients every year suffering from some form of car- dio-vascular disease (CVD), Khaleej Times has reported. “In terms of inpatients, the DHA receives 3,000 patients, of which 60% are heart attack cases.Theother40%arecasesof heart failure, valvular heart dis- ease and so on,” said Dr Fahad Omar Baslaib, president of ECS and head of cardiology depart- ment at Rashid Hospital. One in four deaths in the UAE is attrib- uted to cardio vascular disease