Dental Tribune Pakistan Edition No. 5, 2015

IMPLANT CONFERENCE ARACHI - The Implant congress Pakistan 2015 organized by Dental News with Baqai Medical University and supported by Pakistan Dental Association and the Oral Diseases Commission of theAsia Pacific Dental Federation concluded at Pearl Continental Hotel Karachi. The congress started with the recitation from the Holy Quran followed by the National Anthem. Earlier the conference started with pre-conference workshop at the AIC Center Karachi conducted by International and renowned Dr Erdem Ozdemir from Turkey. Both the workshop and congress got an overwhelming response and the registration had to be closed beforehand. The congress attracted a galaxy of renowned and distinguished National Speakers from Karachi and Lahore besides an international speaker from Turkey. The jam packed audience were treated to excellent lectures by the learned speakers including Dr Erdem Ozdemir, Prof Navid Rashid, Prof Kashif Ikram, Dr Nadeem Pasha, Dr Sameer Quraeshi, Dr Irfan Qureshi, Dr Khurram Ataullah, Dr Noorul Wahab and Dr Murtaza Kazmi. The congress offered CDE hours by Baqai Medical University and was sponsored by M&C Dental the leading implant company in Pakistan, Helix Pharma and Chughtai Dental Supplies. The Scientific Committee head and principal Baqai Dental College Prof Dr Kashif Ikram, appreciated Dental News’ efforts for the Implants Conference and also thanked all the speakers for their valuable contribution. Overall the event provided valuable insight to the dental fraternity about various aspects of implant dentistry in Pakistan. This international event will be an annual event for the benefit of the dental fraternity across Pakistan. September 2015 Pakistan Edition DENTAL TRIBUNE 4 Skillful treatment planning key to successful implant practice:Experts K DT Pakistan Report DT Pakistan Report Mouth cancer cases on the rise in Sindh ARACHI - Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) Cancer Unit's in charge Dr Naoor Muhammad Soomro said here that mouth cancer cases are on the rise in Sindh, particularly in urban areas, merely because of excessive use of tobacco products. "In fact, mouth cancer cases are more common in the province due to rising trend of chewing chalia, pan, gutka, sheesha, smoking and other tobaccos substance," he added. About breast cancer among women, he said that hormonal imbalance was a major contributing factor in incidents of breast cancer. He said that the CHK's Cancer Unit had provided services to 100,062 cancer patients from 2004 to June 2015, besides registering 8,733 new cancer patients. Giving break-up of the cancer patients registered between 2004 and June 2015, he said that 687 cancer patients were registered in 2004, 630 in 2005, 594 in 2006, 689 in 2007, 750 in 2008, 738 in 2009, 724 in 2010, 692 in 2011, 1,172 in 2012, 829 in 2013, 795 and 433 till June 2015. Dr Soomro said that of the total 8,733 new cancer patients registered during the period, 5,952 were reported from Karachi, 280 from Hyderabad, 169 Khairpur, 151 from Lasbella, 125 from Larkana, 98 from Mirpurkhas, 95 from Badin, 59 from Dadu, 80 from Nawabshah and 74 from Ghokti. Giving community-wise details of the cancer patients reported at the health facility, he said that 2,747 cancer cases belonged to Sindhi community, 2,395 (Urdu-speaking), 751 (Baloch), 605 (Pashto), 553 (Punjabi), 275 (Memonai), 178 (Hindko), 193 (Gujrati), 164 (Katchi) and 147 Saraiki-speaking community. He said that the CHK's Cancer Unit offers all sorts of cancer treatment facilities free of cost. According to a report, around 0.2 million people become victim of cancer in Pakistan every year and of them between 25,000 and 30,000 are reported from Sindh. K Monitoring Desk PM&DC cabinet dissolved by presidential notification SLAMABAD - According to media reports, through a presidential ordinance the Pakistan Medical & Dental Council's existing cabinet has been dissolved. It also further states that new elections will be held within 120 days electing a new cabinet to govern the PMDC. The outgoing PM&DC President, Dr Masood Hameed was re-elected in April 2013, and had been much discussed for his cabinet's controversial decisions by the medical and healthcare fraternity. According to the notification, fresh elections are due to take place in the next 120 days to elect the new cabinet for the Pakistan Medical & Dental Council. This had prompted the health ministry to urge the government to issue an ordinance for dissolving the council. PMDC registrar Dr Shaista Faisal confirmed that the council had been dissolved and a new council would be formed through proper procedure. I FDI 2015 Annual World Dental Congress Continued from front page With ever growing technology around the world, FDI has also introduced an app, called FDI2015, is available to download for free to smartphones and tablets from Apple Store and Play Store The participants can create their own congress programme and itinerary, as well as news, alerts and messaging capabilities, the app features a congress centre floor plan and information on sessions, by type, speaker and subject. The FDI World Dental Federation represents approximately 200 national dental associations and specialist groups. Our vision is to lead the world to optimal oral health and acknowledging oral health as a fundamental part of general health and well-being. Our vision is brought to life by being the global voice for oral health, and delivering excellence in oral health policy and promotion; continuing professional education; and access to care. The FDI's Annual World Dental Congress has always been a unique opportunity to meet leaders of the dental profession from more than one hundred countries, as well as top personalities of the international and national trade and industry. The Annual World Dental Congress and Exhibition is fully supported by the International Dental ManufacturersAssociation (IDM), the FDI's natural counterpart and partner at the global level."

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