Karachi: Free registration is now open for the online dental summit on COVID-19, an online Webinar and Virtual event for the dental community. The event will be held on 22nd August 2020.
‘New Normal in Dentistry: South Asian Perspective’ is a forthcoming dental webinar with the theme of boosting recent advances in dentistry and oral health, especially during times of pandemic. The online dental summit is intended to connect South Asian dental specialists at one virtual platform providing an opportunity to expand within the traditional limits of communication, collaboration, and networking. The top-notch speakers from South Asian countries including Pakistan, India, Srilanka, Nepal and Bangladesh will present how the practice of dentistry in their countries has evolved throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, offering both the practitioner and patient points of view.
Online Dental Summit Speakers:
- Dr Neil Pande, Nepal
- Dr Rita Singh, Nepal
- Prof. Dr V. Gopi Krishna, India
- Dr Gurkeerat Singh, India
- Dr Suresh Shanmuganathan, Srilanka
- Dr Irfan Qureshi, Pakistan
- Prof. Dr Ayyaz Ali Khan, Pakistan
- Prof. Dr Asad uz Zaman, Bangladesh
- Dr S M Anwar Sadat, Bangladesh
- Dr A Kumarswamy, India
The event is brought to you by the joint collaboration of Dental News Pakistan, MIMS Bangladesh and Dental Practice India and will be moderated by Dr Puneet Batra.
This webinar is a compilation of established Keynote addresses, active invited and fresh contributed speakers. Also, a variety of presentations will be given along with individual sessions on COVID-19 impacting dental, and oral health sciences watched globally.
Participants will learn:
- Enhance your understanding of COVID-19, spread and management
- Enhance your knowledge and understanding of the correlation between COVID-19 and aerosolization
- Understand the importance of preventive oral care measures for patients during a pandemic
- Review the role of the dental practitioner in managing and limiting the spread of the virus
Join us at this admiring webinar to highlight challenges faced by oral health professionals, dental associations and regulatory bodies to continue provision of dental care and promotion of oral health, while also protecting patients and practitioners from the health threat posed by SARS-CoV-2 in the region of South Asia.
Participants can view the webinar as per following time zones on 22nd August 2020:
| Pakistan | 3.30 PM |
| India and Srilanka | 4.00 PM |
| Nepal | 4.15 PM |
| Bangladesh | 4.30 PM |
The event will go Live on Facebook on the following links:
To receive participation certificate register and visit bit.ly/registersacovid
-DN Report
Dr Muattar Hanif
The author is Editor at Dental News Pakistan and can be reached at newsdesk@medicalnewsgroup.com.pk
