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Daniel Zimmermann DTI WATTAYAH, Oman: The Sul- tanate of Oman has opened its first college for dentistry. Inau- gurated yesterday in presence of high political officials, the three-story building located in WattayahnearthecapitalMus- catwilloffer,forthefirsttime,a five-year Bachelor for Dental Surgery programme available to Omani and foreigners living in the country. According to college dean Dr Mohammad Al Esmaily, the pro- grammes follow international standards of dental education similar to those established in countries like India or the UK. It is supposed to provide job oppor- tunities for young people and of- fer treatment for the public through its integrated clinical teaching center, he said. Dr Al Esmaily added that the college will be also able to con- duct clinical research. Prior, dental professionals in Oman had to receive their dental degrees from universities abroad. According to latest fig- ures by the World Health Organ- isation, the sultanate has slightly over 500 dentists to treat a popu- lation of 2.5 million people. DT News DENTALTRIBUNE Middle East & Africa Edition Keytoaflatworm’simmortal- ity lays in its telomeres – tiny sec- tions of DNA that cap the ends of chromosomes, protecting them from damage and the loss of cell functions linked to ageing. Each time a cell divides the protective telomere ‘cap’ gets shorter. When they get too short, the cell loses its ability to renew and divide. According to the study an immortal animal would expectcellstobeabletomaintain telomere length indefinitely so that they could continue to repli- cate. Dr Abubaker predicted that planarian worms actively main- tain the ends of their chromo- somesinadultstemcells,leading to theoretical immortality. Speaking about the findings, Dr Abubaker said: “Our data sat- isfy one of the predictions about what it would take for an animal to be potentially immortal. “The next goals for us are to understand the mechanisms in more detail and to understand more about how you evolve an immortal animal.” DT 2 AD DENTAL TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Newspaper · Middle East & Africa Edition Published by Education Zone in licence of Dental Tribune International GmbH © 2012, Dental Tribune International GmbH. All rights reserved. Dental Tribune makes every effort to report clinical information and manufacturer’s product news ac- curately, but cannot assume responsibility for the validity of product claims, or for typographical er- rors. The publishers also do not assume responsi- bility for product names or claims, or statements made by advertisers. Opinions expressed by au- thorsaretheirownandmaynotreflectthoseofDen- tal Tribune International. Editorial Board Prof. Abdullah Al-Shammary, Restorative Den- tistry, 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 Oman to offer dental education through first national college Page 1DT