Dental Tribune Middle East & Africa Edition

Dental tribune Middle East & Africa Edition | November 2012 Dental Tribune Middle east & Africa edition kick off! By Dental Tribune Middle East & Africa D UBAI, UAE: On the 27th of Au- gust 2012, Mediclinic Inter- national Ltd, announced and completed its agreement to buy all the stock it does not own in Emirates Healthcare Holdings Limited(EHHL) of the Varkey Group from the Varkey Group and General Electric. South Africa’s second largest hospital compa- ny paid $223million (Dh819million) to buyout the remaining minority shareholders’ 49.63% stake in the company, completing its buyout of EHHL which, with its 11 clinics and hos- pitals, is Dubai’s largest private healthcare provider. Even before the agreed buyout for 100% of the company, Mediclinic was the ma- jority shareholder owning 50.37% of the total stocks, with the Varkey Group and General Electric sharing the minority with 44.39% and 5.24% respectively. The Varkey group, owner of GEMS Edu- cation’s network of schools, has comment- ed on this decision to sell as being in line with their goals to refocus more of their attention towards education. In a recent press release, Varkey Group senior direc- tor C.N. Radharkrishnan affirms this their goals: “The decision by Varkey Group to exit its healthcare interest is only due to the Group's strategic intent of continuing to fo- cus and grow its education business at a faster pace globally. Varkey Group wishes Mediclinic and the management and staff of Emirates Healthcare continued success in the region" In an earlier statement, Mediclinic Inter- national CEO Danie Meintjes was quoted as saying, “This transaction is the logical next step as we continue to invest in attrac- tive growth and development opportuni- ties across our operations in Southern Afri- ca, Switzerland and the United Arab Emir- ates. Emirates Healthcare has grown at ex- ceptional rates since Mediclinic’s entry in 2006 and the opening of The City Hospi- tal in 2008, Dubai’s largest private hospi- tal. Based in Dubai, Emirates Healthcare is ideally positioned to benefit from the ongo- ing growth within the United Arab Emir- ates and surrounding regions”. Following the stated goal of continuing to “invest in attractive growth and develop- ment”, Mediclinic, also operating the larg- est private hospital chain in Switzerland, stated earlier this month that they would raise 5 billion rand through a rights issue to refinance debt and fund expansion, and was also stated to be in advanced talks with Standard Chartered Bank regarding a debt funding and is currently selling its new- ly acquired stock to existing shareholders, with some of the rights offer proceeds to pay for expansion abroad. Mediclinic International Acquires Remaining Shares of emirates Healthcare Holdings Limited channels to reach the largest dental commu- nity worldwide in a fast paced profession- al style. DT MEA will be publishing the DentalTri- bune, first global newspaper for dental pro- fessionals every other month in the Middle East & Africa region. In addition, DT MEA will be blasting out the top stories through the eNewsletter every other week deliver- ing on-demand; quick and accurate week- ly news feeds from the entire Middle East & Africa region. Simultaneously, all news will be available on www.dental-tribune.com, the global on-line destination for dentists seeking real-time clinical and product infor- mation, regional landing pages in local lan- guage with well-placed online advertising and Company profiles. Through the DentalTribune newspaper, den- tal professionals will receive a concise and highly readable format published in the re- gion, featuring various innovative supple- ments such as mCME Articles, Dental Lab Tri- bune – (focusing entirely on the Dental Lab & Technicians), Academia Tribune (focusing on the regional Dental Education) togeth- er with sections such as regional news, indus- try, research & development, latest products and events. No wonder Google ranks www.dental- tribune.com among the most compre- hensive, up-to-date and influential web- sites in dentistry given the hourly updat- ed news feeds from Dental Tribune corre- spondents and publishers from across the globe. In order to benefit from the high Google ranking, the ever increasing online audience, and to generate active sales leads www.dentaltribune.com offers a search en- gine optimized Company Profile to the Dental Industry. This microsite contains all relevant company information and works as a gate- way for all interactive industry advertising. Dental Tribune International Group is cho- sen as official media partner of numerous dental associations around the world such as the FDI, ICOI, IADR and many more. An ex- perienced international correspondent net- work and renowned local editorial boards ensure the highest journalism standards. Wellcome to Dental Tribune Middle East & Africa. Dental Tribune Middle East & Africa E: deyanov@dental-tribune.com M: +971 (0)55 112 8581 www.dental-tribune.com By Tzvetan Deyanov Business Development Manager D UBAI, UAE: Dental Tribune Mid- dle East & Africa (DT MEA) is part of the globally renowned Den- tal Tribune International Publish- ing Group – a combined network including more than 100 trade publications that reach more than 650,000 dentists in more than 90 countries in 25 languages. The unique pub- lishing platform combines print and online media, offering a multitude of marketing By Emirates Dental Society T he Dental Society Board of the Emirates Medical Association (EMA) flew to Taiwan last June to attend the 34th Asia Pacific Dental Congress (APDC) held in the city of Taipei. The delegation was headed by Dr Aisha Sultan Alsuwaidi President of the Dental Society and accompanied by Board Mem- bers Dr Nabeel Humood Alsabeeha and Dr Ramesh Bulbule together with Secretary Mrs Baheyya Shamsuddin. The Congress was a great avenue for Dental Delegations from all over the Asia and Pacific Region to meet and exchange views on matters relat- ed to dental education, science and technol- ogy. The Congress was a success; both in its scientific and trade show component at- tracting a huge local and international au- dience. The 35th APDC is scheduled to be held in Kuala lumpur, Malaysia in the peri- od from 7 – 12 May, 2013. The emirates Dental Society Board visits Taiwan nigeria to break world record in tooth brushing By Dental Tribune International LAGOS, Nigeria: Last month, the Lagos State Government revealed that it is plan- ning to congregate about 300,000 students from different local schools in order to beat the Guinness World Record for the most people brushing their teeth simultaneous- ly. The event will be organised in the scope of a new dental care programme in Lagos. In order to promote better oral hygiene among Lagosians and adolescents in par- ticular, the new preventive dental care pro- gramme will be implemented in the city’s primary health care centres from October. “It is a school-based oral health interven- tion programme that will culminate in a world record attempt for the number of people brushing their teeth simultaneous- ly at multiple locations,” announced Dr Ye- wande Adeshina, Special Adviser to the Governor of Public Health, during a world press conference last month. At noon on 5 December this year, the gov- ernment hopes to assemble students from about 300 local schools in Lagos, identi- fied through the Ministry of Education, to brush their teeth for one minute, said Dr Bakare Lawal, the project’s head. In addition, Adeshina stressed that the project is aimed not only at breaking the world record, but also at providing vi- tal health information. “The world record toothbrushing challenge is an opportunity for oral health to be brought to the forefront for Lagos State and Nigeria,” said Dr Lola Agbaje, chair of the state chapter of the Ni- gerian Dental Association. The current record is 177,003 people brush- ing their teeth simultaneously at 380 locations across India in an attempt organised by Col- gate-Palmolive in association with the Indian Dental Association on 9 October 2007. International Imprint Licensing by Dental Tribune International Publisher Torsten Oemus Group editor Daniel Zimmermann newsroom@dental-tribune.com +49 341 48 474 107 Clinical editor Magda wojtkiewicz Online editor Yvonne Bachmann editorial Assistance Claudia Duschek Copy editors Sabrina Raaff Hans Motschmann Publisher/ President/CeO Torsten Oemus Director of Finance & Controlling Dan wunderlich Media Sales Managers Matthias Diessner Vera Baptist Peter witteczek Maria Kaiser Marketing & Sales Services nadine Parczyk License Inquiries Jörg warschat Accounting Manuela Hunger Business Development Manager Bernhard Moldenhauer executive Producer Gernot Meyer International editorial Board Dr nasser Barghi, USA – Ceramics Dr Karl Behr, Germany – endodontics Dr George Freedman, Canada – Aesthetics Dr Howard Glazer, USA – Cariology Prof Dr I. Krejci, Switzerland – Conservative Dentistry Dr edward Lynch, Ireland – Restorative Dr Ziv Mazor, Israel – Implantology Prof Dr Georg Meyer, Germany – Restorative Prof Dr Rudolph Slavicek, Austria – Function Dr Marius Steigmann, Germany – Implantology © 2012, Dental Tribune International GmbH. All rights re- served. Dental Tribune makes every effort to report clinical informa- tion and manufacturer’s product news accurately, but cannot assume responsibility for the validity of product claims, or for typographical errors. The publishers also do not assume re- sponsibility for product names or claims, or statements made by advertisers. Opinions expressed by authors are their own and may not reflect those of Dental Tribune International. Dental Tribune International Holbeinstr. 29, 04229 Leipzig, Germany Tel.: +49 341 4 84 74 302 | Fax: +49 341 4 84 74 173 www.dental-tribune.com | info@dental-tribune.com Dental Tribune Middle East & Africa Edition editorial Board Dr. Aisha Sultan Alsuwaidi, President emirates Dental Society Dr. Nabeel Humood Alsabeeha, Consultant Prosthodontist, Ministry of Health, UAe Rodny Abdallah, Dental Technician, CDT, Lebanon Dr. Dobrina Mollova, MDS, UAe Director of mCMe Dr. Dobrina Mollova info@cappmea.com, +971 50 42 43072 Business Development Manager Tzvetan Deyanov deyanov@dental-tribune.com +971 55 11 28 581 Designer Antoaneta Voleva design@dental-tribune.net 2 NEWS