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EDITORS VOICE

It’s a matter of singular honor and privilege for me to be the Chief Editor of this outstanding professional docu-ment of high quality and content covering a wide range of activities from curricular to the extra curricular.

This being an inaugural issue, thought provoking and valuable comments/messages by national and interna-tional dental leaders are of great value.

PDC’s contribution into the field of dentistry and hu-manity in a very short period of is praiseworthy.

I and my team will endeavor to keep providing the read-ers of this magazine with relevant and high quality con-tent from not only Pakistan but also the world over in order to keep them updated about the latest trends and activities.

Dr. Hasan M

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I have been very impressed by the work of the Pakistan Dental Community and the role it plays as a platform for the country’s dentists to meet, interact, collaborate

and share experience. As dentists, frequently working alone or in a small group in dental practices, it is reas-suring to know we share our goals with a wider com-munity to whom we can have ready access when the need arises.

Now, with the publication of the inaugural edition of the PDC magazine, I can say that I am equally im-pressed. Not only has a great deal of attention been given to its appearance and aesthetic, its contents are entirely compatible with the sense of community that is so much a part of the aims and objectives of PDC.

I note with some satisfaction that it is the Editor’s goal to provide readers with relevant information not only from Pakistan but from the wider world. In the international community of dentists, we can all learn from each other and I am confident that this new magazine will significantly enrich the na-tional intellectual landscape in the field of dentistry and oral health and the broader field of health care.

As President of FDI, an organization that, through some 200 national member bodies in over 130 countries, serves some 1 million dentists worldwide, I am par-ticularly happy to see that PDC is also participating so enthusiastically through its truly exceptional efforts to communicate the message of World Oral Health Day in Pakistan.

I could not agree more with the words of PDC President, Dr Syed Muhammad Faizan, who emphasized the need to initiate a voluntary self-sustaining and con-tinuous process of education, prevention, and treatment especially for the deprived segment of the society. It is in this spirit that we can achieve true improvements in oral health throughout the population.

I would like to extend my warm personal regards to the officers and members of PDC and congratulate you all on this new and worthy initiative in dental publishing.

President FDI TC Wong

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On the auspicious occasion of inaugural issue of PDC magazine, I would like to extend my deepest appreciations to Dr. Faizan,President PDC and his energet-

ic team for a job very well done. The establishment of PDC two years back and now the issue of its high quality magazine is apraise worthy effort and valuable addition in the domain of dentistry in Pakistan. I am sure if this tempo and direction is maintained it will go a long way in helping all those who are associated with the profession of dentistry in Pakistan and extend a helping hand to those who are not so privileged to afford their Oral health.I assure PDA’s full support in its efforts for the betterment of dental profession in Pakistan.

“Difficulties mastered are opportunities won”; as we meet the challenges faced today our course should be

clear, work in a cohesive, creative and energetic manner with disciplined manage-ment of the available resources while at the same time refining the academics, clinical dentistry and research.

Dental practitioners need to extend their role for the improvement of health and well-being of community they serve by integrating evolving biotechnology into dental practice; plan and provide patient care with the aim of prevention and health promotion and above all offer their services to underserved of our society.

The talent of Pakistan is unique and remarkable and has the skills and capability to stand out in world’s dental arena. With our sincere contribution to the advance-ment of profession through high level of education, research, professional engage-ment and community involvement, we can foster a community of global leaders in the field of dentistry with a far-reaching impact on the profession.

President PDA Dr. Saqib Rashid

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The dental profession in Pakistan did not evolve in harmony with the medical profession and hence lacked behind in its development in the overall medical pro-

fession of the country.As a result, the required level of infrastructure, development and its healthy effects on the society did not take place at par. Similarly it could not attain its universally accepted higher status in Pak-istan that it richly deserves.

Although still in its infancy, Pak Dental Community (PDC) an organization with the mission of uplifting the profession to international standards in Pakistan and bringing back nobility into it, has achieved signifi-cantly in such a short period. It has provided a plat-form to the young professionals not only to collaborate and learn from collective wisdom but also to instill a sense of social responsibility among them so that they

may serve the true purpose of the white coat.

The philanthropic arm of PDC by the name of PDC Foundation, a program fo-cused exclusively on the oral health care of the economically disadvantagedwas formed in January 2013. With the help of generous donors and selfless & passion-ate volunteers, Outreach Programs have been conducted in Karachi, Hyderabad and Lahore and are expanding its activities to more cities/towns very soon this year.

I am proud of my Team and thank all those who made this possible. What better can you do than to start giving back as early as possible.

I firmly believe that we need to accelerate the culture of research & research train-ing in Pakistan, that too of international standards. Thereforewe are committed to play a leading role in the attainment of this objective. We arehappy to provide a platform for professionals to not only undertake research but also create opportuni-ties for them to play an active part at the international scene. Last year 6 researches conducted by the PDC team were presented at FDI Istanbul Turkey.

We will work withvigor and focused attention to provide necessary guidance& sup-port to ensure that the enormous potential of the youth is channelized to create a generation of well-rounded young leaders who are not only well versed in the den-tal field but also committed towards welfare of those around them. Pakistan Zindabad !

President PDC Dr. Syed M Faizan

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On 1st January 2013, the philanthropic arm of Pak Dental Community (PDC) was announced by the name

of Pak Dental Community Foundation.

PDCFOUNDATION


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On 1st January 2013, the philanthropic arm of Pak Dental Community (PDC) was announced by the name of Pak Dental Community Foundation. It is an indepen-dent non-profit program in Pakistan exclusively focused on supporting delivery of comprehensive oral healthcare for economically disadvantaged people.

Its partners include dental universities, hospitals as well as private dental clinics & health care organizations.

Dental care is cost-prohibitive for low-income individu-als and often, out of necessity, receives less priority com-pared to more pressing financial or medical concerns.

A huge number of people in Pakistan have no access to the simplest dental relief, leaving thousands to face a daily battle with pain and oral diseases.

And it doesnt stop there. A big chunk of these poor pa-tients end up at a local quack dentist for cheap treatment, only to be infected with HIV/Hepatitis.

Pak Dental Community is proud to present PDC Founda-tion, which will be the first & only independent non-prof-it program in Pakistan exclusively focused on supporting delivery of comprehensive oral healthcare for economi-cally disadvantaged people and making a difference in people’s lives. As Pakistan’s premier dental philanthropic and charitable organization, the PDC Foundation will be a catalyst for uniting people and organizations to make a difference through better oral health.

Our strategic ties with the Pak Dental Community, cou-pled with our strong volunteer leadership and our gener-ous donors, give us a powerful yet flexible infrastructure to anticipate and quickly respond to the most pressing needs affecting dentistry and the public’s oral health.

Within a very short span of time we have expanded our activities to multiple cities across Pakistan.

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OBJECTIVES:• To harness the fellowship and goodwill of dentists and associated dental hospitals to provide free dental services to the under privileged members of our society through donations.• To assist other groups working in areas of need by as-sisting through fund raising and mobilizing volunteers.• Work along with pharmaceutical companies to provide free medicines, dentifrices, mouthwashes and tooth-brushes to those who can’t afford it.• Conduct outreach programs. Visit, educate and treat poor people in remote villages.• Hold events for collecting charity.• Conduct dental health awareness campaigns.


ProgramsThey aim to connect directly with

the community through their no-tions, practices and efforts for the

improvement and benefit of the society as whole.

Outreach

PDC Foundation’s Outreach programs are carried out in high-risk areas and schools where people do not have ac-cess to and cannot afford basic dental care.

These programs sought to provide awareness, free den-tal checkup, treatment, delivery of knowledge, resources,

educational materials, oral health care products and en-gage generous volunteers to help improve the quality of life and integrate the community into preventative oral health measures.

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Details : 60 Children, Ages 2-11. Volunteers : Dr. Sonia Mohsin, Dr. Mubashir Saleem, Dr. Chaudhary Abbas, Dr. Rehan Ahmed, Dr. Asfand, Dr. Hamza Ghazi.Location, AzamBasti

Details: 60 Female patients, ages 15-60. Location: Azam Basti. Volunteers: Dr. Hamza Farooq, Dr. Abbas, Dr. Sana, Dr. Sonia,In Collaboration with Protect.

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FIRST OUTREACH

SECOND OUTREACH

18th May 2013

1st June 2013

KARACHI

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In Collaboration with Nixor College’s NGO Adopt an OrphanageLocation: Sirat ul Jannah Orphanage, Badr Commercial, KarachiTotal Number of Children: ~120

Location: A school for street children in AzamBastiNumber of Children: ~70Age Bracket: 3-12Volunteers: Dr. Erum Rashid, Dr. Syed M Faizan, Dr. Usman Rehman, Dr. Amtul Anum, Sara Khan, Zohra Salim, Virsha Butt

THIRDOUTREACH

FOURTH OUTREACH

14th September 2013

4th October 2013

Volunteers: Dr. Saima Butt, Dr. Mona Ansari, Dr. Mubashir Saleem, Dr. Amtul Anum, Dr. Shahrukh Ahmed, Dr. Rehan Ahmed, Dr. Sana Babar, Dr. Hamza Ghazi, Dr. Chaudhary Abbas, Virsha Butt, Sara Khan, Kishwer Naz, Fahmeena Asghar, Zainab Haji, Mehwish Mansoor, Hamza Syed & Bilal Khan

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Supervisors: Dr. Marium Azfar, Dr. Usman Rehman, Dr. Sumera (Sir Syed Dental College), Dr. Syed Muhavmmad Faizan (PDC)Sir Syed Students: Suhmah Ansari, Salwah Ansari, AmnaHanif, Anila Shah, Fatima Mansoori, Syeda Maheen Ali, Mahavosh Qazi, Memoona

International Disability DayLocation: Ujala (School for Special Children), Karachi

Location: IlmjoSohjro, HyderabadNumber of Children: 150PDC Members: Dr. Shaji Ahmed Memon, Dr. Ali Maq-bool Khuwaja, Dr. Amar Essrani, Yusuf Ali Meeajan, TaranumBano, Asad Hussain,

Ahmed Khan, HarisHabibArain, Afaque Osama, Jehanzeb Memon, Mohammad Ali, ArsalanMehmood, Bakhtawar, Surhan Aziz

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FIFTHOUTREACH

SIXTHOUTREACH

20th December 2013

21st December 2013

HYDERABAD

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LAHORE

Location: Alay Mustafa SchoolTotal Number of Children: ~150PDC Associate: Dr. Shaji Ahmed Memon

Location: MadinaulIlm, LahoreNumber of Children: ~50PDC Associate: Dr. Syed HammadVolunteers: Dr. Abdullah Zaheer, Dr. AmnaSabeeh, Dr. Hammad Ahmad, Dr. Habiba, Dr.Naima, Dr. Taimoor Khan, Dr. Uzair Ahmad.

In Collaboration with IdaraAaghosh (NGO)

SEVENTHOUTREACH

EIGHTH OUTREACH

23rd January 2014

8th February 2014

Volunteers: Asad Baloch, Saad Saud, Haris Naseer, M. Ahmed Khan, M. Haris Habib, M. Shoib, M. Hassan Memon, Soonhan Dayo, Surhan Aziz, Aisha Shaikh, Sidra Moin, Haris Saeed, Ibad Dogar, M. Ali, Jazib Memon, Junaid, Sapna, Prena, Abdul Kudoos.

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RESEARCH


ANXIETY LEVELS IN DENTAL PATIENTS

INTRODUCTION:

The behavioral sciences have become an increasingly important component of dental education and research. Fear of dentists and dentistry is a common and poten-tially distressing problem, both for the public and for community dental practitioners. Anxiety can be defined as a state of unpleasantness with an associated fear of danger from within or a learned process of one’s own en-vironment Anxiety related to dental treatment is a fairly common phenomenon. It is a problem in dentistry, and a notable factor in the avoidance of dental care.

Symptoms of dental pain or discomfort, fear of the den-tist’s disapproval, negative expectations concerning the outcome of treatment, a history of low-quality dental treatment, complications experienced in previous dental care, and negative dentist-patient interactions, have all been associated with high dental anxiety. Patient anxiety makes it harder to provide treatment, causes lost time, and can potentially decrease the quality of dental work.

An understanding of how anxious patients are when they undergo dental treatment would aid dentists’ efforts to improve patient care. The intensity of dental anxiety is different among certain groups in the population. Sev-eral studies have shown that younger people, people with low income or low socioeconomic status, and people with lower levels of education tend to have more severe den-tal anxiety than people who are elderly, more affluent, or better educated.

OBJECTIVE:

Measurement of anxiety levels of patients coming to a dental OPD/Teaching Hospital by using Norman Corah’s Anxiety Scale.


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By: Dr. Faizan Syed

METHOD AND MATERIALS:

N=166Setting: FJDC Hospital Karachi PAKStudy Design: ObservationalSampling Technique: Convenience

Total no of 166 patients within age group 5 –to- 75 yrs were randomly selected from all pat ients visiting dental hospital OPD for dental treatment, between Jan 2012 – Mar 2012.

Dental anxiety was estimated using Corah’s Dental Anxi-ety Scale (DAS) which was based on a questionnaire re-garding anxiety levels in patients.

A=1, B=2, C=3, D=4, E=5 Total Possible = 20

Anxiety Rating5-8 = mild anxiety9-12 = moderate anxiety but have specific stressors13-14 = high anxiety15-20 = sever anxiety (or Phobia)

RESULTS:

A total of 166 patients completed the questionnaire re-garding their anxiety level and were included as a part of this study.

41% of the patients belonged to age group of 5-24 years



According to Corah’s questionnaire:

Relating to a visit for dental check up 40 % Males and 25.5% Females were looking forward to it as an enjoyable experience.

Question relating to waiting in a dental office, approx. 49.1% Males and 47.3% Females were relaxed.

Question regarding the noise of a drill 36.4% Males and 30.9% Females were relaxed while 36.4% Males and 27.3% Females felt a little uneasy and approx.3.6% Males and 8.2% Females felt very anxious.

Question relating to tooth cleaning and instrument prep-aration 27.3% Males and 26.4% Females were relaxed,

34.5% Males and 28.2% Females felt a little un easy, 20% Males and 25.5% Females were tense and 5.5% Males and 8.2% Females were very anxious.

Population undergoing invasive procedures including extraction, impaction removal, fillings and root canal treatment comprised of 83 individuals (approx. 50% population).

In educated strata 10 Males and 26 Females had Mild anxiety levels followed by 5 Males and 10 Females with Moderate anxiety levels, 2 Males and 5 Females with High anxiety levels and 1 Male and 4 Females with Se-vere anxiety levels.

In uneducated strata 1 Male and 3 Females with Mild anxiety levels followed by 4 Males and 11 Females with Moderate anxiety levels and 1 Female with Sever anxiety levels.

Population undergoing non-invasive procedures include routine consultation, scaling and orthodontice treat-ment.

In educated strata, 18 Males and 21 Females had Mild anxiety levels followed by 5 Males and 14 Females with Moderate anxiety levels, 3 Males and 5 Females with High anxiety levels and 2 Males and 6 Females with Se-vere anxiety levels.

In un educated strata, 2 Males had Mild anxiety levels fol-lowed by 2 Males and 2 Females with Moderate anxiety levels and 2 Females with Severe anxiety levels.


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ReportTotal Score

Age Group Gender Mean Anxiety N Std. DeviationScore

5 - 24 yrs. Male 9 7 2.886751346Female 8.409090909 22 4.019702558Total 8.551724138 29 3.737705626

25 - 39 yrs. Male 9.7 10 2.45175674Female 10.4375 16 4.760514678Total 10.15384615 26 3.986901631

40 - 75 yrs. Male 7.888888889 9 1.763834207Female 10.71428571 7 2.360387377Total 9.125 16 2.446085308

Total Male 8.884615385 26 2.405442547Female 9.488888889 45 4.16490872Total 9.267605634 71 3.613299823

President PDC Dr. Syed M Faizan presenting his research at FDI 2013 Istanbul


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CONCLUSION:

Patients who visited the OPD for the first time for certain non-invasive procedures (such as orthodontic treatment, scaling, filling or routine dental checkup) scored Mild Anxiety Levels on Norman Corah Scale.

Patients who had visited the OPD before and had gone through an invasive procedure (such as extractions, RCT) scored Moderate to Severe Anxiety Levels on Norman Corah Scale

Female patients had higher anxiety level scoring as com-pared to male patients.

Uneducated patients had higher anxiety levels than edu-cated patients

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EARLY TOOTH LOSS DUE TO SmOkING IN LOCAL POPOULATION

By: Hamza Syed

OBJECTIVE:

Tobacco smoking had been revealed to be a most important risk factor for tooth loss. The aim of this study was to estimate the risk of tooth loss in smokers.


For the study detailed extraction record and demographic data was collected prospectively during previous 3 years (2010 – 2012). Total 15,289 subjects visited the oral sur-gery departments in both centers (Fatima Jinnah dental college hospital, Azam Town Karachi & Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Nazimabad Karachi) in a period of 3 years for extraction. 6277 cases were selected for the study (hav-ing age10 years and over) and matched with 2639 con-trols for same gender and age group. The subjects having hematological disorders, diabetes mellitus and neoplas-tic disorders were excluded from the study. The study sample was divided into 6 age groups (10 – 20 years, 20 – 30 years, 30 – 40 years, 40 – 50 years, 50 – 60 years and above 60 years). Cross tabulations were performed gender wise and age group wise, and relative risk was calculated for each group.

Relative Risk (RR)

Age Group Value Lower Upper

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N=12

9

0

)

Odds Ratio 2.79 1.29 6.04

Smokers 2.71 1.27 5.76Non-Smokers 0.97 0.95 0.98

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N=2

3

8

7)

Odds Ratio 1.22 0.91 1.63

Smokers 1.2 0.92 1.56Non-Smokers 0.98 0.95 1

(

N=210

4)

Odds Ratio 1.1 0.82 1.48


(N=1

558

)Odds Ratio 1.8 1.26 2.56

Smokers 1.6

51.21 2.25

Non-Smokers 0.91 0.87 0.96

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N=

9

8

3)

Odds Ratio 1.01 0.62 1.65

Smokers 1.01 0.66 1. 6Non-Smokers 0.99 0.94 1.05

> 60 years

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N=

594)

Odds Ratio 1.47 0.75 2.89


95% Confidence Interval CI

RESULT:

The mean age of the sample was (36.9) with male:female ratio of 1:1, In male population 26.5% of case gave a his-tory of smoking while 18.9% of control group presented with a history of smoking. In female population 3.8% of cases were smokers while 0.8% in control group were smokers. The association between smoking and tooth loss was positive with significant results in age groups 10 – 20 years (0.006 Sig. value) and 40 – 50 years (0.001 Sig. value) respectively.

CONCLUSION:

The authors found that women who smoke were at in-creased risk of experiencing tooth loss than men. The rel-ative risk of tooth loss due to smoking among Pakistani population is higher than what has been reported among western population. In accord with other studies[i] smok-ers had evidence of more severe periodontal disease than non smokers.

Hamza Syed presenting his research at FDI 2013 Istanbul


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RESULT:

54 patients included 33 males (61.1%) and 21 females (38.9%) aged from 18 to 73 (mean 44.8±12.7). Predomi-nantly the male population of the study was most com-monly found within the age group 39-48. Whereas the most frequent age group among females was 49-58. On histological examination moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinomas occurred most frequently (34/54). A statistically significant relationship between the Downregulation of E-cadherin and histologically verified presence of nodal metastasis was established. ( p value: 0.000)

BACKGROUND:

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the sixth most common malignant tumor worldwide, char-acterized by locoregional disease with a propensity for metastasis to the cervical lymph nodes. The pre-operative detection of lymph node metastasis is crucial to the effec-tive treatment of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Cervical lymph node metastasis cannot always be predicted from the size and the extent of inva-sion of the primary cancer and also the simple fact that metastases need to reach a certain size before they are detected(>3mm). Although the most recent techniques of CT scan, MRI, ultrasonography, PET scan and ultra-sound guided FNA biopsy have reached a sensitivity of about 80% in detecting occult metastasis, the detection of occult, microscopic metastastic deposits will continue to evade recognition and the true lymph node status of neck will remain uncertain. As a result of these limita-tions many head and neck surgeons perform radical or selective neck resections and as many as 80% of patients with N0 neck disease will receive unnecessary treatment, along with its concomitant morbidity.


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E-CADHERIN AS A mARkER FOR NODAL mETASTASIS IN HEAD AND NECk SQUAmOUS CELL CARCINOmA

By: Dr. Saima Akram Butt

OBJECTIVE:

To identify E-cadherin as a marker for prediction of lymph node metastasis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.


Cross-sectional analysis of 54 subjects with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, who underwent neck dissections, was carried out. Expression of E-cadherin was evaluated using immunohistochemical analysis and traditional histological parameters, and the correlation of E-Cadherin with the histologically verified presence of regional metastases was determined. The data was sub-jected to descriptive statistics and chi square using Spss v.16.0.

CONCLUSION:

Conclusion: This study shows that low E-cadherin ex-pression is useful for predicting lymph node metastases in cases of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

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High E-cadherin expression

Low E-cadherin expression

Dr. Saima presenting her research at FDI 2013, Istanbul


CONTINUING EDUCATION

5th January

2013

COURSE OUTLINE:

Patient evaluation and treatment planning.Assessing surgical difficulty and risk on radiographs.Preparation for surgery (infection control, draping, scrubbing).Suturing Techniques and Wound Closure.Applied Anatomy of local anaesthesia.Raise and suture a mucoperiosteal flap to maximise ac-cess and visualisation.Tooth sectioning and bone guttering.Safely use elevators to remove teeth/roots.Manage broken roots during extraction.Adjunct procedures – troubleshooting the failed local anaesthetic.Indications for antibiotics/analgesia and management of surgically induced pain.Postoperative care, complications of oral surgery.

COURSE INSTRUCTORS:

Dr. Hasan M Zaidi BDS FCPSAssistant ProfessorHead of Department Oral SurgeryFatima Jinnah Dental College

Dr. Zia Ur Rehman BDS MFDS (UK)Assistant ProfessorDepartment oOral SurgeryFatima Jinnah Dental College

SURGERY WORKSHOPS

A five-hour hands on workshop that provides partici-pants with both theoretical and practical exposure to mi-nor, dento-alveolar procedures at the level of the general dentist was conducted on the 5th of Jan, 2012.

Aims of the workshop was to to impart basic surgical principles, including case assessment, sound surgical techniques, post-operative care, and the management of problems arising from surgical treatment, and to provide participants with the opportunity to apply these principles through the treatment of patients in the public health setting.

Basic Surgical SkillsMinor Oral Surgery of GDPs

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1st December

2013

COURSE OUTLINE:

Preparation for Emergencies.Health Assessment & Vital Signs.Emergency Training.Anxiety Reduction.Recognition of an Emergency and Initial Emergency Procedures.Handling Specific Medical Emergencies.Patient based Scenario’s on management of emergencies.Emergency Kit.IM, IV, SC and ID administration of drugs.Emergency Treatment Records & evaluation.Oral and practical assessment.

COURSE INSTRUCTORS:

Dr. Hasan M Zaidi BDS FCPSAssistant ProfessorHead of Department Oral SurgeryFatima Jinnah Dental College

Dr. Jaffar Abbas MBBS BDS MFDS (UK) Dr. Dr. Saifullah Khan BDS (PAK) Msc (UK) MFDS (UK)Senior RegistrarDeparment of Oral DiagnosisZiauddin Dental College

MEDICAL EMERGENCIES WORKSHOP

Karachi, December 8, a hands-onworkshop on handling medical emergencies in a dental setting was organized by Pak Dental Community at the Central Mess, N.O.R.E 1.

The workshop led by Dr. Hasan Mehdi, Dr. Jaffer Abbass and Dr. Saif Ullah Khan,was designed to benefit the par-ticipants in gaining knowledge, skills, and confidence to handle the variety of possible medical emergencies that can occur pre-operatively, during the procedure or post-operatively.

The instructors highlighted the importance of being pre-pared in order to manage an emergency, reviewed com-mon office emergencies and their management includ-ing video demonstrations, identified the basic emergency equipment which should be present in the dental office and a discussion regarding the basic emergency medica-tions, their dosage and administration.

Participants practiced Basic Life Support protocol for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation on AHA’s recommend-ed mannikin (resus annie) manikin and volunteered for a simulation intended to learn how they would react to a medical emergency in their dental office.

PDC’s workshop was a successful effort to benefit the participants in learning and gaining confidence to deal with emergencies and well emp hasized the need to be prepared for an emergency, as Benjamin Franklin has very well quoted “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”

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SEMINAR

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NBDE USA - Ace The Examination Series

Karachi,January 12. A seminar was organized on NBDE USA as part of PDC’s Ace The Examination Series, and was conducted by Dr. Syed Muhammad Faizan and Dr. Sadaf Razzak at the Central Mess N.O.R.E 1, Karachi.

The aim of the seminar was to guide the students on how to prepare for the National Board Dental Examina-tion USA and guide them through the registration pro-cess. Taking it one step ahead the instructors enlightened the students regarding the procedure to apply in various American dental universities and the license require-ments to practice in USA as a dentist. An interesting question and answer session concluded the seminar.

Pak Dental Community’s Ace The Examination series is based on the thought that students need to be prop-erly guided and at the most appropriate time on how to prepare for wide variety of both, Pakistani and Foreign examinationsso that they may develop their careers on a more well defined path.

PDC plans to hold more seminars to guide the students and professionals seeking to study/work bothin Pakistan and abroad.

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Karachi, May 25, A seminar was organized on ORE/MSc/MFDS UK as part of PDC’s Ace The Examina-tion series, and was conducted by Dr. Saifullah Khan

BDS,MSc,MFDS at the Central Mess N.O.R.E 1, Karachi.

The aim of the seminar was to guide the partici-pants on how to prepare for the ORE Examina-tion UK and guide them through the registration process. Taking it one step ahead the instruc-tors enlightened the students regarding the procedure to apply in various American den-tal universities and the license requirements to practice in UK as a dentist. An interesting question and answer session concluded the seminar.

Pak Dental Community’s Ace The Examina-tion series is based on the thought that stu-dents need to be properly guided and at the most appropriate time on how to prepare for wide variety of both, Pakistani and Foreign ex-aminationsso that they may develop their ca-reers on a more well defined path.

PDC plans to hold seminars to guide the stu-dents and professionals seeking to study/work

bothin Pakistan and abroad.

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SEMINARORE/MSc/MFDS UK - Ace The Examination Series

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1 The earliest known dentist was Hesi-Re, an Egyptian “doctor of the tooth,” who lived around 3000 B.C.

2 The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

3The average human produces 25,000 quarts of saliva in a lifetime. That is enough spit to fill 2 swimming pools!

4 Cavities in teeth have been filled since the earliest of times with a variety of different materials including gum, stone chips, and even turpentine resin!

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DID YOU KNOW5The average woman

smiles about 62 times a day! A man? Only 8! Kids laugh around 400 times a day. Adults... just 15.

6 Research says that people with peri-odontal disease (Gum disease) are at higher risk for devel-oping heart disease, stroke, uncontrolled diabetes, pre-term births and respiratory disease.

7The first toothbrush with bristles was manufactured in Chi-na in 1498. Bristles from hogs, horses and badgerswere used. The first com-mercial toothbrush was made in 1938.

8 Each person’s set of teeth is unique much like their finger-prints. Even identi-caltwins do not have exactly the same setof teeth.


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& EVENTS

WORLD ORAL HEALTH DAY – 20TH MARCH 2014

Karachi 20th March, Ziauddin College of dentistry in col-laboration with Pak Dental Community PDC celebrated World Oral health day 2014 themed “Celebrating Healthy Smiles”.

The seminar was inaugurated in the esteemed presence of Prof Dr Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui, Vice chancellor Ziauddin University, Dr Mahmood Shah, President PDA Sindh and Chief Guest, Dr Saqib Rashid, President Paki-stan Dental Association (PDA) in the presence of whop-ping audience of more than 300 young dentists and den-tal students.

Three prominent speakers including Dr Ambreena Qureshi, Dr Saif Ullah Khan and Dr Syed Muhammad Faizan addressed the audience on the importance of oral health education and the need to spread awareness at every level. President PDC, Dr Syed Muhammad Faizan speaking on the occasion expressed “Maintaining oral health and incul-cating hygiene consciousness among general public is a challenge due to lack of basic education. Pakistan has one of the highest rates of oral cancer, while there are about 11 thousand registered dentists, which means that for 16,500 people there is just one dentist.” Dr. Faizan emphasized the need to initiate a voluntary self-sustaining and continuous process of education, prevention, and treatment especially for the deprived segment of the society.

Senior Registrar, Oral Medicine, Ziauddin University, Dr. Saif Ullah Khan explained “Oral health in different stages of a woman’s life”. He discussed that women make half of world’s population, and are more prone to oral diseases due to hormonal changes at different stages of their life like puberty, pregnancy, using oral contraceptives and menopause , and experience dental problems due to lack of education and care of the oral manifestations. Prompt medical attention and education is required ti maintain a healthy life style.

DrAmbrinaQureshi described the importance of World Oral Health Day. “It is an international event about the

benefits of a healthy mouth and promotes worldwide awareness of issues around oral health and its impor-tance for both old and young” she expressed.

Speaking on the occasion President PDA Dr Saqib Rashid, President PDA emphasized the need to educate our population to prevent oral diseases as the statistics show that only 20 percent of Pakistan’s population has access to treatment of oral health.


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Thanking the honorable guests and audience for grac-ing the occasion, President PDC Dr. Syed Muhammad Faizan expressed “It was most re assuring to see a jam packed hall of inquisitive and promising young dentists, students, and senior faculty under one roof, for the same cause at Ziauddin University today at the Seminar on World Oral Health Day. The whole hearted participation gives us a hope for a brighter future of the Dentistry in

Pakistan which it richly deserves and for the betterment and maintenance of Oral Health of the community. To-gether we will insha Allah make a difference for a healthy change in the profession and in the country”.


PDC MAKES PAKISTAN PROUD AT FDI AWDC 2013 ISTANBUL

24 Members of Pak Dental Community (PDC), accom-panied by the President of PDC, Dr. Syed Muhammad Faizan, attended the conference& made Pakistan proud by presenting the researches.

Research topics spanned a wide range of topics in the areas of Epidemiology/Public health, Orthodontics, Op-erative dentistry, Oral Pathology and Surgery. After each presentation presenters were fielded questions from the audience comprised of Professors, Dentists and students. Presenters included Dr. Syed Muhammad Faizan, Dr. Saima Butt, Dr. AfsheenRehman , Dr. Mubashir Saleem, Dr. ArifPyarali and Hamza Syed whose work was received with much appreciation.

Istanbul 29 August, Turkish Dental Association hosted the 101st FDI Annual World Dental Congress. The World Dental Federation FDI is the principal representative body that represents 1 million dentists worldwide. The event gathered dentists from around 120 countries and addressed the major themes and concerns of dental prac-titioners today, presented by some of the world’s leading clinicians and experts in the field which aimed to promote professional development among dentists by acting as a mean for communication and by encouraging discussion, networking and research in all areas of dental practice.

PDC made its mark on the global dental community as, amazingly, six researches were shortlisted to be presentedin the 2013 101st FDI conference held at the IstanbulCongress Centre, Istanbul, Turkey.

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On August 30, President Pak Dental Community, Dr. Syed Muhammad Faizan, attended the dinner on the Bos-phorus river cruise in the esteemed company of the newly elected President of FDI Dr. Tin Chun Wong and Dr. Ari-fAlvi who is also the Councilor FDI. Dr. Tin Chun praised and encouraged the enthusiasm of participants from PDC in addition to her discussion with Dr. Syed Muham-mad Faizan regarding the future of dentistry in Pakistan.DrArifAlvi lauding the efforts of PDC team said that the future of our country lies in the youth of Pakistan and he is delighted to see Pakistanis representing the country at the FDI World Congress, the biggest dental forum.

President PDC remarked:

“FDI Annual World Dental Congress is a wonderful op-portunity for Dentists, dental students and associated in-dustry. It greatly helps networking between world experts and professionals and provides latest information and improvements in the procedures through the use of mod-ern technology, research and best practices. I am pleased to see the enthusiasm among young doctors and students from Pakistan and I hope that they will continue to shape the future of dental practice and education in Pakistan and contribute to the field of dentistry to add to the honor, dignity and progress of profession in the country to take it to new heights. Pakistan Zindabad”

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DENTAL SCHOOLS FIRST BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIP

Shaista Zafar among girls and Ammar Hussain Pabaney among boys, both studentsof Fatima Jinnah Dental College,won the championship following an intense fina-le. The winners were awarded HTC cellphones and was presented to them by Dr Hasan Mehdi.

The successful initiative well served the ideaofbringingall dental studentson one platform where they interacted with students as well as teachers of other colleges and participated in a healthy activity as one large dental com-munity.

On the 12th of November 2012, the much-awaited Dental schools first bowling championship organized by PDC youth was held at Arena Club Karachi. It was the untir-ing effort and dedication of PDC Youth’s team that such a social event at such a large scale was successfully planned and executed. Students from all dental schools partici-pated in great numbers along with senior names like Dr Saqib Rashid, Dr Hassan Mehdi, Dr YawarAbidi and Dr IrfanQureshi.

The bowling championship was based on knock out rounds in which players with the highest scores qualified for the next rounds. The championship got more inter-esting as the semi final and final rounds reached where


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PDC & 3M EXPERT CONFERENCE ‘12

Karachi - September 29, 3M ESPE’s Expert Conference-2012 was organized in col-laboration with Pak Dental Community at Royal Rodale Club. The conference aimed atbringing the profession-als of the country together to learnabout the latest ad-vancements in tooth col-oredfilling materials.

The conference was led by no-table speakers including Dr. Yawar Abidi, Dr. Abu Bakar

and Dr. Sameer Quraishi, who in their lectures com-bined both the theoretical background and the prac-tical outcome of modern dental materials and tech-niques, while discussing the latest progresses in op-erative dentistry, Modern dimensions in Adhesive dentistry, Advanced Resin bonded bridges, Composite inlays and Ceramic veneer-ing, with a large number of

students and practitioners who attended the confer-ence.

Following the event the orga-nizing team received much appreciation for conducting an event which helps in ex-changing valuable informa-tion to improve the daily dental practice.


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