6 DENTAL TRIBUNE Pakistan Edition JULY-AUGUST 2021 NEWS 4TH BUMDC INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2021 Health Care: challenges and innovation K A R A C H I - B a h r i a University Medical and Dental College (BUMDC) recently organised the 4th International Conference themed "Health Care: Challenges and Innovation". It c o m p r i s e d o f p r e - c o n f e r e n c e workshops, poster presentations, webinars, scientific sessions, inauguration and closing ceremonies. Pre-conference workshops The pre-conference workshops were conducted by both the medical and dental sections of BUMDC. Dr Shama Asghar and her team supervised and managed the dental conferences. The pre-conference sessions were held on " B o n d i n g i n O r t h o d o n t i c s " , "Temporization for Fixed Prosthesis", "Screening of Hepatitis B and C" and "Rotary Endodontics. Dr Tabassum Ahsan, Prof. Dr Saman Hakeem, Prof. Dr Daud Mirza were the organisers of their respective workshops. At the same time, Dr Maria Habib, Dr Omair Majeed, Dr Farnaz Ilyas, Dr Talha Tanwir, Dr Afshseen Maqsood, Dr Hasan Hameed, Dr Meisha Gul facilitated them. Poster Presentation One of the key features of the I n t e r n a t i o n a l B U M D C 4 t h Photos: DT Pakistan C o n f e r e n c e , t h e poster presentation, was organised by Prof. Dr Hassan Ali. Twenty-five posters were presented by researchers from Medical, Dental and A l l i e d S c i e n c e s specialities. The Chief guest was Rear Admiral (R) Nasir Mehmood (HI) (M), Pro-Rector Research Innovation & Commercialization, BUMDC. All the Director Generals, Principal, Dean, Head of Departments, students of BUMDC showed keen interest in the scientific posters and a p p r e c i a t e d t h e presenters. In the end, c e r t i f i c a t e s o f Appreciation was distributed among the presenters. Inauguration Ceremony The 4th International BUMDC Conference inaugural ceremony was held triumphantly amid Covid -19 pandemic at BUMDC. Major General Aamer Ikram, (HI) (M), (SI) (M), Executive Director, National Institute of Health(NIH), Major General Aamer Ikram, (HI) (M), (SI) (M), Executive Director, NIH, Prof. Dr Tipu Sultan, Chancellor, Malir University and Prof. Dr Syed Mehmood Haider, a renowned Maxillofacial Surgeon, were the chief guests and speakers of the event. Prof. Dr Ambreen Usmani, Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences and Principal, BUMDC and Chairperson, Organizing Committee, moderated the event. She expressed her gratitude to the patron of the conference Vice - Admiral (R) Khalid Amin (HI) (M), Director General, BUMDC, for being immense support throughout the event. Webinars An International webinar preceded the inaugural ceremony. The presenters for the webinar were Dr Jane Hislop, Academic Coordinator and Clinical Educator, Edinburg University, UK and Dr Nader M. Hamdan, Associate Professor, Consultant Periodontist and Dental I m p l a n t S u r g e o n D a l h o u s i e University, Canada. They delivered the sessions on "The Role of wellbeing and compassion in Healthcare" and "Partial Extraction Therapy (PET) for Continued on Page 11 BUMDC conducts clinical case presentation competition K ARACHI - The D e p a r t m e n t o f P r o s t h o d o n t i c s , Bahria University Medical and Dental College (BUMDC), recently organized clinical case-based presentations. The competition was held amongst the final year BDS students posted in P r o s t h o d o n t i c s OPD. Dr Talha Tanveer, M C l i n D e n t , Prosthodontics, was the event's judge, and Prof. Dr Saman Hakeem, Head of Department of Prosthodontics, BUMDC, presented the awards to the winner. The event was facilitated by Dr F a t i m a H a s s a n , S e n i o r Registrar, Prosthodontics, B U M D C a n d D r A s i m Monpuri, Senior Registrar, Prosthodontics, BUMDC. All students were judged based on their performance and the content of the presentations. Recognizing the need for research in dentistry, the c o n c e p t b e h i n d t h i s competition was to indulge the t h e p r e p l a n n e d o u t l i n e provided to the students by the facilitator. The presentations i n c o r p o r a t e d h i s t o r y, examination, and framing of a problem list based on cast analysis, leading to treatment plans. Moreover, the final t r e a t m e n t w a s backed up by a literature search in case report studies. The presentations were followed by t h e i n t e r a c t i v e session between j u d g e s a n d t h e participants. Photo: DT Pakistan clinical students in the research-based phenomena and acknowledge them about literature searches related to their clinical cases. The competition was based on their clinical cases. Each of those cases was made according to At the end of the competition, the winners, Shehzadi Rubab, followed by Ammara Noor and Saleha Mahmood, were awarded the Certificate of Appreciation for their excellent presentations skills. -PR Dr Qurat ul Ain joins as Incharge of Research and Outreach Programs at AIMI A BBOTTABAD - Dr Qurat Ul Ain, Assistant Professor, Abbottabad International Medical Institute (AIMI), joined the Community Dentistry Department at the Dental College of AIMI as In-charge of Research and Outreach Programs with effect from July 12, 2021. The purpose of the program was to improve learning, promote public engagement, and strengthen communities by addressing their societal needs. It also built partnerships between the communities and the educational institutions. -PR APPOINTMENT L AHORE - Professor Dr Beenish Qureshi was recently appointed as Head of Department of Operative Dentistry, HITEC-IMS. Prof. Beenish graduated from de'Montmorency College of Dentistry, University of Health Sciences (UHS), Lahore. She, later on, completed her residency and gained a Fellowship of the College of Physicians and Surgeons (FCPS) in Operative Dentistry. -PR