KARACHI: On the occasion of World Blood Donor Day 2019, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, emphasized that everyone in the world had the right to access safe blood transfusion, when and where it was needed. Access to safe blood and blood products is essential for universal…
The Faculty Development Program continues at Baqai Dental College. Recently, a “Small Group Learning” workshop was conducted in the Final year lecture hall. The workshop turned out to be a huge success as per the Participants of the workshop included Principal Prof Kashif Ikram and Vice Principal Dr Talha M. Siddiqui, along with Heads of…
Pakistan Association of Orthodontists (PAO) in collaboration with IMDC conducted a one-day preparatory course. The scope of the course included exam overview, TOACS, and self-treated case preparation for both FCPS and MDS part II exam. 17 eminent mentors facilitated the course from different centers in Rawalpindi, Abbottabad and Islamabad. Prof. Haroon Shahid Qazi, Prof. Amjad…
Faculty and administration of the HBS Medical and Dental College recently celebrated their first White Coat Ceremony welcoming new dental and medical students at the main campus. During the ceremony, a white coat was placed on each student’s shoulders and the Hippocratic Oath was recited by Principal Medical Section Prof. Dr Zahir Abbasi and Principal…
World Orthodontic Day was organized at Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine (AIDM) Defence Campus by HOD of Orthodontics Department Prof. Dr Ambreen Afzal Ehsan and Prof Dr Hasnain Sakrani. The agenda was to discuss the treatment plans of untreated cases with orthodontic specialists from different colleges/universities, and to facilitate orthodontic trainees in their clinical work….
The Department of Periodontology & Oral Medicine, Bahria University Medical & Dental College recently organized a Poster Competition. The competition was held for the students of 3rd year BDS, divided into three groups representing each Department respectively. The judges of the competition were Dr Kulsoom F. Rizvi, Vice Principal Dental, & Dr Daud Mirza. The…
Pakistan Dental Association hosted an iftar dinner to honour the esteemed Dr Inayatullah Padiar who was recently awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan, Dr Arif Alvi. A shield and an ajrak veil was presented to Dr Inayat as a gesture of appreciation and recognition of his community work and selfless contribution to academic writing…
Operative Department at Bahria University Medical and Dental College is committed to equipping their house officers with the latest, modern evidence-based dental practices. A “Rotary Endodontics Workshop” was recently organized by Dr Shama Ashgar and her team for the house officers currently working at Dental Hospital, BUMDC. The workshop comprised of an in-depth lecture by…
Second year BDS students of Bahria University Medical and Dental College (BUMDC) recently organized a dazzling fresher’s party for first year BDS students to give them a warm welcome to college life. The party, themed ‘Mystic Night’, was arranged in the courtyard of BUMDC with splendid, eye-catching decoration. All the students were dressed in elegant…
KARACHI: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) praised the Chairman of the Senate’s Standing Committee on National Health Services and the members of the Standing Committee for their bold stance against the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) Ordinance 2019. An emergent meeting of the PMA Centre was held at the PMA House, Karachi to discuss…
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