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14 DENTAL TRIBUNE Pakistan Edition September 2016 Int'l seminar on Dental Research & Periodontology ends DT Pakistan Report L AHORE - University of Health Sciences Lahore recently celebrated its first dental week, titled as "International Seminars in Dental Research & Periodontology". D r S a r a h G h a f o o r f r o m t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f O r a l B i o l o g y University of Health Sciences organised the event in collaboration with Pak Association for Dental Research (IADR Pakistan Section) and Dental Tribune. The week included lecture and workshop seminar. The seminar which was attended by more than 500 participants was aimed at apprising about the recent research and clinical updates, besides giving expert advice on the subject Periodontology to researchers, scientists, general dentists, clinicians, students and community, at large. Guest speakers of the seminar included Prof Dr Khalid Almas, Dr Maher Almasri and Dr Kashif Hafeez from the United Kingdom. The guests' visit was funded by the President's Programme for Care of Highly Qualified Overseas Pakistanis (National Talent Pool) under the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, Islamabad. The lectures and workshop were kept free of registration not only in the UHS, but also in two other institutes - Fatima Memorial Hospital College of Medicine & Dentistry and Interdisciplinary Research Center for Biomedical Materials (IRCBM) COMSATS, Lahore. CME/CDE activities were also arranged during the dental week. The opening session of the event was chaired by vice chancellor University of Health Sciences, Major- interactive session on career guidance, respectively. Those who spoke on the second day of the week included Dean Dental Sciences and Principal FMH College of Dentistry Prof Dr NaziaYazdani, Prof Khalid Almas lecture on, "Oral Malodor (a social stigma): Etiology, Diagnosis and Management" and research interactive session on Periodontology & Implantitis by FCPS post graduate residents, faculty General (Retd) Prof Muhammad Aslam. Later, Dr Maher Almasri and Prof Khalid Almas delivered lectures on t h e t o p i c s o f " H a r d Ti s s u e Management in Implant Dentistry - Respecting the Biology of Bone" and "Think Outside the Mouth-The Oral Systemic Link: An Update" and of Periodontology, Maxillofacial Surgery and Prosthodontics. Third day of the week included session on, "Guided Tissue Regeneration in Periodontal Practice" at IRCBM COMSATS Lahore which was conducted by Dr Aqif Anwar Chaudhry who emphasized on the significance of Dental Materials research and clinical integration, which was continued with dental biomaterials and Guided Tissue Regeneration session with Researcher and Scientists at IRCBM who are working on indigenous-sourced dental materials and biomaterials. The closing session was chaired by Registrar of the University of Health Sciences Dr Asad Zaheer. Speaking on the occasion, he thanked Prof Khalid and Dr Kashif Hafeez for being part of Dental Week UHS and also highlighted the importance of the National Talent Pool program in bridging the link between overseas and local Pakistanis in academia, research and clinics. This was followed by Prof Khalid lecture on, "Tissue engineering and cell c u l t u r e - b a s e d Te c h n i q u e s i n Dentistry", presentation on "Scientific writing and Selection of a research Project" and clinical case scenario talk on "Foundations for Soft Tissue in Dental Implantology" by Dr Kashif Hafeez. The Post-Seminar Workshop on, "Using internet effectively for Evidence-based Dentistry Learning Purpose" was conducted by Prof Almas. The event was concluded with vote of thanks. Implant dentistry requires expertise: DrJaffer DT Pakistan Report PDA (K) forms women wing K ARACHI - The Academy of Aesthetic, as a part of continuous dental initiative, organized a workshop on implant at its office here recently. Delivering his lecture on the subject, Dr. M. Amin Jaffer, who did his doctorate in dental surgery (DDS) from the University of Michigan, said that the practice of implant dentistry requires expertise in planning, surgery and tooth restoration. Dr Amin, who is doing his private practice in Ann Arbor, Michigan and is associated with Mish Implant Institute since 2012, also presented interesting clinical implant cases, besides sharing his clinical experience in depth with the participants of the workshop. He alsogave detailed presentation on Atraumatic E x t r a c t i o n w i t h i m m e d i a t e p l a c e m e n t . "Today, most of the treatment procedures in dentistry are as much about art and experience as it is about science," he remarked. The workshop was followed by a lively question- answer session in which participants posed a variety of questions to the speaker who answered all such queries in detail. Participantsof the workshop were highly appreciative of Dr Amin Jaffer's talk on the topic of implant dentistry, saying what they learned during the workshop was quite useful. At the outset, DrJaffer expressed his gratitude to the CEO of the Academy of Aesthetic, Ghazanfar Rauf, for providing him an opportunity to share his clinical experience with the participants of workshop. DT Pakistan Report K A R A C H I - Pakistan Dental A s s o c i a t i o n ' s (PDA) Karachi chapter with a view to promoting the art and science of dentistry has formed its women wing. According to a press release of the association, the first four members of the women wing are: Dr Maimoona Mushtaq Khan, Dr Sidra Khan, Dr Tahira Haider and Dr Shahper Shahryar. The aim behind the move is to encourage, guide and help members of the profession in the establishment of their career. Meanwhile, PDA-Karachi has planned an endodontic symposium in mid-August, the release added. IAMRA urges PMDC to improve ... Continued from front page when the former PPP government appointed a Rawalpindi-based doctor as registrar of the PMDC. The performance of the PMDC massively deteriorated. The recognition of several illegal medical colleges brewed an international controversy, prompting the government to form a commission of inquiry, headed by Justice Shabbar Raza Rizvi. The commission concluded that most members of the PMDC's caretaker setup and the Ministry of Health were responsible for such irregularities. The authorities tried to hush the matter up, but the report could not escape the world attention. The National Assembly Standing Committee on Health repeatedly pointed out seriousness of the matter and held the PMDC ad- hoc committee and the Ministry of Health responsible for the situation. The committee had demanded immediate removal of the ad-hoc members, but it took the PML-N government more than two years to make the decision. By that time, the damage was already done. PMDC former registrar Dr Akbar advised the PMDC and the Ministry of Health to fight their case before the IAMRA by providing evidence that the illegal medical colleges had been sealed and would never be allowed to operate under any circumstances.