Dental Tribune Pakistan Edition

PUBLISHED IN PAKISTAN SEPTEMBER, 2014 - No. 05 Vol.1www.dental-tribune.com.pk DT Pakistan Report ARACHI: Serious health hazards are being posed by improper medical waste disposal, causing an increase in communicable diseases. A Senior Administrative officer of Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK), on condition of anonymity, said that incinerator of hospital was out of order and that the improper waste disposal was putting lives of millions at risk. The hospital waste which requires proper handling includes materials like disposable syringes, drips, urine or blood bags, human body parts, needles fluid and others. Internationally several protocols have been developed to ensure safe disposal of such Continued to page 11 K DT Pakistan Report SLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) said no court of the law in the country had stopped it from regulating medical and dental education and practice. “There have been no restraining orders from any court on performing its regulatory functions,” PMDC Registrar Dr Raja Amjad Mehmood told reporters here. The registrar said the PMDC had written a letter to the Ministry of NHRSC responding to its objection to the holding of council meetings. He said the PMDC Executive Committee was restored automatically on July 17 after the term of the PMDC Ordinance 2014 ended 120 days after its promulgation. Dr. Raja Amjad said the minutes of the PMDC Executive Committee and Council had been communicated to the ministry from time to time for information. Continued to page 11I ARACHI: Listed Pharma companies in Pakistan have been witnessing a turbulent time at the trading floor. Continued to page 11 DT Pakistan Report K Page 2 Page 4 Page 8 SLAMABAD: The 3rd international conference of Pakistan Prosthodontics Association was held at the Jinnah Auditorium of National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Islamabad. The theme conference of the conference was “Emerging Trends in Prosthodontics.” This mega event of the Pakistan Prosthodontics Association (PPA) was attended by over 600 participants including senior and junior level prosthodontists of the country in addition to prosthodontic faculty of different colleges, residents, house surgeons and undergraduate students. The main attraction of this conference was its rich scientific program. International speakers from various parts of the world attended the event as guest speakers. Prof. Dr. Atilla Sertgoz PhD and currently working in the Department of Prosthodontics at Marmara Continued to page 08 I PMDC can perform its regulatory functions: Registrar DT Pakistan Report Improper hospital waste disposal Pharma companies stock recover from turbulence amid protests Er:YAG Garnet in laser-assisted crown lengthening Teeth reveal details of Richard III’s lifestyle Editor - Online Haseeb Uddin CLINICAL PRACTICE Editor - Online Haseeb Uddin EVENTS 3rd International conference of Pakistan Prosthodontics Association Editor - Online Haseeb Uddin PPA holds 3rd international conference Emerging Trends in Prosthodontics

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