The Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences (LUMHS), in Jamshoro, Hyderabad – is the pioneering dental education institution in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The institution will be celebrating it’s Golden Jubilee on 13 & 14th of December 2013, to commemorate the completion of 5 decades of academic and medical services. On this occasion,…

The ministry refused to issue the notification of their election and asked to hold fresh elections for all the executive positions of council. In the interim period a caretaker setup is expected to be installed to carry out important tasks till the time new administration is elected. This has resulted into the removal of the…

The results of elections for the Pakistan Dental Association (PDA-Central), have been finally announced by the Chief Election Commissioner – Justice Retd. Afzal Hyder. The results of these elections were stayed by the Sind High Court. According to these final results the winning Panel of the PDA-Central comprises of; Dr. Saqib Rashid as the new…

RAWALPINDI: A retired brigadier, his wife and two daughters were killed by firing in Gulistan Colony on Tuesday, DawnNews reported. Doctor Sikander Malik was the principle of the private medical college, and was residing within the medical facility’s residential area. Unknown men entered Brigadier (rtd) Doctor Sikander Malik’s home, in the residential area of a…

A bright young dentist from Pakistan – Dr. Awab Alvi has been elected as a Member – Standing Committee for Communications and Member Support, during the FDI Annual World Dental Congress 2013, held recently in Istanbul, Turkey. Dr. Awab Alvi is the son of Dr. Arif Alvi – a prominent Dental Surgeon, Member Pakistan National…

Health care is a highly sensitive humanitarian profession, which requires a broad knowledge-base and practical training in human biology, physiology, chemistry, hygiene and surgical skills, driven by a compassionate mindset. Although every competent doctor today is able to earn a handsome remuneration, it was never meant to be a money-making business. Centuries ago, it emerged…

Dean of Dental Faculty at Isra University, Hyderabad – Dr Rafique Ahmed Memon has passed away, after facing a long spell of health problems with remarkable patience and courage. He was an Icon of Pakistan’s Dental Industry, who enriched the Academic, as well as Clinical domain of modern Dentistry in Pakistan. Dr. Memon got his…

The IADSR International Conference 2013 at the Convention Center Islamabad has started off with two Hands-on Course Programmes on “Direct Veneers”and “Bleaching” – conducted by Dr. Wolfgang Richter and Dr.Philip Lewis from the European Society of Cosmetic Dentistry (ESCD). These lectures are being conducted at the Islamic International Dental College G-7/4 and the Islamabad Medical…