Dental Tribune Pakistan Edition No. 5, 2015

PUBLISHED IN PAKISTAN SEPTEMBER, 2015 - Issue No. 05 Vol.2www.dental-tribune.com.pk ANGKOK - Bangkok is all set to host the 2015 FDIAnnual World Dental Congress from 22-25 September 2015 at the Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Center (BITEC) a highly acclaimed exhibition venue, accessible from Bangkok itself by the renowned Skytrain. The theme of the congress this year is 'Dentistry in the 21st Century'. With 12000 visitors expected to attend the forthcoming event, more than 255 exhibitors, scientific session exceeding 90, scientific posters reaching 500 mark and with 150 high profile speakers from around the globe this event is the largest FDI in terms of speakers in the past 5 years. Approximately 200 participants are travelling from Pakistan to attend this mega event including the President and office bearers of Pakistan Dental Association. As always Dental News played a pivotal role in registering of participants and promoting the event here in Pakistan as FDI media partner. It is also a proven platform for global education, communication and development. FDI 2015 in Bangkok aims to provide all its visitors with the facilities and support to make this a truly productive and memorable experience. With ever growing market in Thailand, the wisdom of the venue choice is visible as according to recent estimates, today the country has a workforce of some 12,000 dentists, about 5,800 per head of population. This represents a rapid increase in supply from the 2007 ratio of 7,300 php, quoted in FDI's Oral Health Atlas (2009). The FDI President T.C. Wong in her message said that "after our 100th anniversary Hong Kong in 2012, this is the second time in three years that our Federation has demonstrated its confidence in the Asia Pacific region as an area of growth and development in the field of dentistry and the dental sector". Continued on page 04 ‘DENTISTRY IN THE 21ST CENTURY’ FDI 2015 Annual World Dental Congress, BangkokDT Pakistan Report SLAMABAD - The recent notice for grading of institutions by Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC) reference PID (1) 775/15 has graded colleges as category A and B. The category A colleges have been prompted to increase annual tuition fees by seven per cent for the students getting admission to private medical and dental colleges, thus making it beyond the reach of a common man. These decisions were taken in the 139th session of the council held recently. In a public notice PMDC s e t m a n d a t o r y g r a d i n g requirements. They decided to categorize the recognized Medical & Dental Colleges as A & B. Medical Colleges who have made the list are the ones with 500 bedded own Teaching Hospital, latest treatment facility including MRI & CT Scan and a Nursing College. All others who lack the aforementioned facilities are placed in category B. The meeting also decided that to let category A Private Sector Medical and Dental colleges raise their fees to Rs. 700.000. As for the standalone Dental Colleges the ones with 60 bedded own teaching hospital have been graded as category A with liberty to increase the fee. The council after reviewing its 2013 regulations Continued on page 12 I DT Pakistan Report Students to pay more after PM&DC rewards private colleges for their good performance Market to grow up to 30.4 Billion by 2019 in Pakistan ARACHI - Oral care value sales grew by 14 per cent in current value terms to spike its sales to PKR21.2 billion in 2014. Moreover, oral care is likely to grow by a CAGR of 8pc at constant 2014 prices during the forecast period to reach sales of PKR30.4bn in 2019 The reason for its quick rise and attaining a high value is being attributed to huge investments made by multinational and local companies in television and billboard advertisements for creating oral hygiene awareness among consumers. Moreover, urban consumers have also played a significant role in the growth of oral care as they have more education and awareness about oral hygiene. One of the reasons cited for the growth of oral care by 14pc in current value terms was that oral care companies have been continuously focusing on making doctors and dentists their brand ambassadors. Market research reported that the market expanded by a staggering 117% in the last 5 years. In addition to this, consumers have a vast variety of toothpaste in terms of price and benefits. Another salient feature of the briefing was that Colgate-Palmolive Ltd maintained its lead in oral care with a value share of 49pc in 2014- 2015 followed by Close-Up holding 10% and Sensodyne holding 7% of the market share. The market survey finding articulates that the oral healthcare market has vast potential in the Pakistani market. While the importance of oral health care is being recognized by the public in general due to awareness campaigns being implemented, Dr. Ayyaz Ali Khan - a veteran dentist and head of Institute of Continued on page 12 DT Pakistan Report K ORAL HEALTHCARE MARKET SALES DOUBLED DURING 5 YEARS PAST PMDC REWARDS “PM&DC's Good performance reward to be paid by medical Students” “PM&DC grading puts private medical & dental colleges out of reach of a common man” Smile analysis and photoshop smile design technique Skillful treatment planning key to successful Implant practice:Experts 4 sessions of Implantology course held in Karachi Page 4IMPLANT CONFERENCE Editor - Online Haseeb Uddin CLINICAL PRACTICE Page 6 Page 12

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