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Editor - Online Haseeb Uddin RESEARCH INCIDER10 DENTAL TRIBUNE Pakistan Edition November 2015 FDI releases second edition of Oral Health Atlas ANGKOK, THAILAND: Today, the FDI World Dental Federation has released the second edition of its Oral Health Atlas at the Annual World Dental Congress (AWDC) in Bangkok in Thailand. The launch event for the book took place this morning at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre and was attended by FDI members and officials, as well as the media. The new edition of the atlas, titled The Challenge of Oral Disease— A Call for Global Action, aims to serve as an advocacy resource for all oral health care professionals and recommends strategies to address the global challenge of oral disease. At the launch event, Dr Habib Benzian and Prof. David Williams, the publication’s editors-in-chief, presented the new edition of the atlas and spoke with DTI group editor Daniel Zimmermann about the contents of the book and the global challenge of preventing oral disease and implementing adequate oral health care worldwide. The first edition of the Oral Health Atlas, titled Mapping a Neglected Global Health Issue, was released at the FDI 2009 AWDC in Singapore and highlighted the extent of the problem of oral disease worldwide. The second edition of the atlas provides an update of the global health challenge and reflects on policies and strategies that address the burden of oral disease, such as tooth decay, periodontal disease and oral cancer, Benzian pointed out. The book summarises the key oral health issues based on the latest available information from various international sources, Benzian and Williams explained, including the impact of oral disease, major risk factors and inequalities in oral health, as well as oral disease prevention and management. Moreover, it aims to ensure that oral health is granted higher priority on the global health and development agendas. Written for national dental associations, health organisations, industry professionals and the general public, the atlas provides them with the means to address policymakers, governments and local authorities based on sound facts so that they can better advocate for change in oral health-related policies, Williams said. According to the atlas, only about two-thirds of the world’s population have access to adequate oral health care, even though oral disease, particularly tooth decay, is among the most common human diseases. “Untreated tooth decay is the most common health condition of children across all countries, recently confirmed by the Global Burden of Disease Study looking at the burden of 281 diseases and conditions”, said Benzian. “Children with severe untreated tooth decay are impacted in their growth, have frequent episodes of pain, miss days in school and have a generally lower quality of life,” he continued. They also usually have the lowest access to oral health care and preventive services, added Williams. Therefore, the two editors-in-chief hope that the second edition of the Oral Health Atlas will most of all serve as an advocacy tool for institutions, policymakers and dental associations in their effort to improve access to oral health care worldwide. The compilation of the new edition of the Oral Health Atlas was supported by the Hong Kong Dental Association and the FDI’s Vision 2020 oral health initiative. The book content includes chapters and data from 30 contributors, and was reviewed and edited by the two editors-in-chief. The atlas can be downloaded free of charge from the FDI website as of today and will be translated into the FDI’s official languages of French and Spanish. These versions will be available electronically in early 2016. DT International B DT International ENTSPLY International and Sirona Dental Systems have entered into a definitive merger agreementand will operate under the name of DENTSPLY SIRONA in the future. Both companies will retain their respective headquarters. The current DENTSPLY head office in York will serve as the new company's global headquarters, while the international headquarters will be located in Salzburg. Upon close of the transaction, Jeffrey T. Slovin, current president and CEO of Sirona, will serve as CEO of DENTSPLY SIRONA and will be a member of the board of directors. Bret W. Wise, current chairman and CEO of DENTSPLY, will assume the position of executive chairman of the newly founded company. In their respective positions, they will collaborate in executing the corporate strategy and in integrating the companies and their respective corporate cultures. Together, the companies expect to generate a net revenue of about US$3.8 billion (€3.4 billion) and adjusted EBITDA of more than US$900 million (€796 million), excluding the incremental benefit of synergies. D World’s largest dental companies merge Dr Habib Benzian and Prof. David Williams, editors-in-chief of the second edition of the Oral Health Atlas PM&DC still in a fix, ordinance.... Continued from front page Earlier in March 2014 also President Mamnoon Hussain suspended the executive council of PMDC through the "Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (Amendment) Ordinance 2014". A management committee headed by Dr Ghayas Butt was formed to look after the affairs of the PMDC. However it got lapsed as the PML-N failed to get the ordinance passed from the Senate in which the PPP was in majority and it resisted the bill. Dental community may be compromised in PM&DC Elections Continued from front page fregistration certificates renewed to qualify in order to be nominated as candidate for the seat. It also states that there is only one seat from every province for Dental Practitioner, no separate Dental Seats for faculty position in public and private sector have been announced. They are jointly with the Medical faculty. As stated in Election Schedule; last date of nomination of paper is 3rd November 2015. The last dates for filing objections and nomination papers are 9th & 10th November 2015, Filing of appeals will be done on 11th November 2015. Decision of appeals will be done on 13th November 2015 and 16th November 2015 will be the day for withdrawal from candidature. Final list will be published on 17th November 2015 which will lead to the polling day held on 5th December 2015. There are no separate seats for women from either medical or dental fraternity. The President Pakistan Dental Association, Prof Saqib Rashid has already written to the Minister of National Health and regulatory affairs Saira Tarar, Election Commissioner and the Prime Minister’s secretariat highlighting this clause asking them to re-visit the election guidelines to provide even playing field to dentists. AKUH to host PAO International Conference.... Continued from front page Leading names from Pakistan including Dr Arif Alvi, Prof Mervyn Hosein, Dr Ambreen Afzaal, Dr Syed Shah Faisal, Prof Nazia Yazdanie, Prof Saqib Rashid and Dr Mubassir Fida will present their lecturers and conduct workshops. The registration is also in full swing and there has been an overwhelming response from all over the country and by all indications it will be a truly international conference after a long time. Karachi to host 4th International PPA moot Continued from front page undergraduate students. The delegates will also get the opportunity to participate in the pre and post conference workshops regarding prosthodontics, encompassing its multidisciplinary dimension. The host city, Karachi, being the largest metropolitan city of Pakistan, is a centre of culturally rich heritage and picturesque beaches, located alongside Arabian Sea. The tourist attractions include the magnificent Jinnah Mausoleum, Mohatta Palace and Frere Hall. Furthermore, "Bagh e Ibn Qasim", situated in Clifton is the largest park. Asia's largest water fall reserve, Halijeh Lake, is also a few miles from Karachi. Karachi has many shopping malls which offer an amazing shopping experience. As organizers of the event, we are pleased to extend a very warm welcome to all the conference delegates. Is online sale of medicine legal in Pakistan? Continued from page 2 Pharmacy Council despite being the second top regulatory body after the PMDC was facing brunt of the controversial decisions of the federal authorities, they said, adding that the Pharmacy Council is statutory body and was established under Pharmacy Act of 1967. They also lambasted the PMDC's recent notification whereby degree holder of Doctor of Pharmacy cannot use prefix doctor, saying the PMDC has nothing to do with pharmacists as they are governed by Pharmacy Council. "As a matter of fact, it is the prerogative of Higher Education Commission, court of law and/or parliament to order pharmacists, PhDs, MBBS degree holders, or veterinary professionals to use the word "Doctor" before their name," they opined.