Dental Tribune Pakistan Edition

2014 Pakistan Edition DENTAL TRIBUNE 11 Continued from page 2 The NTSB confirmed that no distress call was made by the pilot, and that the aircraft was registered to Dr Tausif Rehman’s Lawrence Company known as ARC Aviation. Investigations probing into the cause of the crash are still underway. Randy Peterson, the CEO and President of Stormont-Vail Healthcare said, ‘Dr. Rehman and Dr. Kanchwala were extremely valued, highly skilled and beloved members of our staff. We are heartbroken. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of these individuals and the staff who worked closely with them.’ According to some of the residents near the site, the plane crashed on the one only empty plot in the area; had it landed anywhere else, it may have resulted in casualties. Dr Tausif Rehman was an officially trained, licensed pilot and has flown numerous times. He graduated from the Aga Khan University, after which he joined the University of New Mexico to specialize in Neurosurgery. Dr Ali Kanchwala graduated from the DOW University of Health Sciences and later joined the East Carolina University for fellowship. His wife, Dr Maria Javaid was also a graduate of the DOW University of Health Sciences who later specialized in the field of interventional cardiology at the Providence Medical Centre. The two university friends had tied the knot in Kansas. Close friends, colleagues and family members describe the trio as highly dedicated, talented, adventurous and kind hearted individuals. Their memorial services were held in Kansas earlier this week. Chicago Crash claims the lives of three gifted Pakistani doctors Continued from page 8 able to share details about their methods. The authors of this review went back to these early medical, surgical, and dental records to find those that mentioned the harelip, or cleft lip, and cleft palate. They found that cleft lips and palates were recorded in ancient texts and art in all cultures reviewed. It appears that some form of cleft lip treatment was being undertaken in the Middle Ages. The technique mainly involved sewing the edges of the defect together to reconstruct the lip. Cleft palate “surgery” consisted of merely covering up the defect, possibly because it was seen as impossible to treat. Despite the increase in published medical texts from the 16th to the 18th century, Western doctors corrected functional and esthetic lip defects in much the same way as their predecessors in the Middle Ages. Surgeons generally did not want to operate on the mouth because they could not control the pain and feared hemorrhaging. They also did not appear to understand the origins and development of these malformations. Infections set in easily, and medical practitioners had few options for fighting them. Cleft palate surgery was not possible until the 19th century. Along with the technical advances of this era, surgeons had more ways to limit infection and pain in their patients. Not until this time were fundamental changes recorded in the treatment of cleft lip and cleft palate. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal is an international, interdisciplinary journal reporting on clinical and research activities in cleft lip/palate and other craniofacial anomalies, together with research in related laboratory sciences. It is the official publication of the American Cleft Palate–Craniofacial Association (ACPA). Little progress recorded in historical cleft lip and palate treatment Continued from page 6 expresses himself and moves, which later helps them in the production of the wax figure. The artists aim to capture Neuer’s personality and character accurately in wax. During the meeting, they also discussed the figure’s pose with the footballer. For four months, up to 20 artists will be working on the figure at Madame Tussauds’ studios in London. Once finished, the wax Neuer will be exhibited in Berlin alongside famous German football icons Oliver Kahn, Jürgen Klinsmann and Mesut Özil. November World’s Best Goalkeeper sits for dental impression for Madame Tussauds FDI Annual World Dental Congress held in India Continued from front page its population of one billion is plagued by a number of oral diseases, including caries and periodontal disease. There has also been a steep increase in oral cancer cases in the country in recent years. In addition to these issues, oral health-related topics were discussed within a global context. “During the congress, we will be highlighting some of the major issues facing dental practitioners in particular and health services in general. One of these is improving access to oral health care, within the context of oral health as a fundamental right. The other is oral health care for ageing populations, which will be the subject of this year’s World Oral Health Forum under the title ‘Challenges of oral health care in an ageing society’,” FDI President Dr Tin Chun Wong said. She added that congress participants can look forward to a well-thought-out scientific programme that covers more than 25 key topics in dentistry, including endodontics, oral medicine, preventive dentistry, practice management, and the latest innovations in imaging and digital dentistry. Papers will be presented by more than 30 distinguished speakers from abroad, as well as 70 outstanding Indian experts. Dental innovations were on display during the FDI World Dental Exhibition, which received over 200 dealers and manufacturers from India and abroad showcasing their latest devices and products on the ground floor. Credits: Government Dental College and Hospital, Ahmedabad, India.

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