KARACHI- The administration of Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) has decided to create 5 more counters for their Out-Patient Department. Medical Superintendent CHK, Dr Sabir Memon, informed that due to noticeable increase in the number of patients, the hospital administration has decided to establish five more counters to facilitate the visiting patients in a…
Glossary of Dental Implantology (Wiley-Blackwell. USA. May 2018) Writen by Dr Khalid Almas BDS, MSc, FDSRCS (Edin), FRACDS (Syd), MSc, DDPH. RCS (Eng), FICD, AAOM Co-Authors: Fawad Javed & Steph Smith Over the past couple of decades, Dental Implantology has undergone remarkable evolution to become one of the most important, and sought-after aspects of clinical…
Islamabad- Stretching from October 5th to 7th, the International Health Expo was the talk of healthcare community. Organized by Dr Jawad Faisal and Mr Aijaz Shahid, the expo took place at the Pak-China Friendship Center, Islamabad. The large-scale, multi-speciality congress was the first of its kind to be held in Pakistan. Several renowned names, like…
Karachi- It has been months since PMDC barred Dr Ishartul Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences (DIKIOHS) from admitting new students, after witnessing deficiencies in their set-up, on visiting the college and its adjoining facility. Dow Dental College (DDC) also came under fire for continuing to function without being officially registered with PMDC. This…
Karachi – The medicine used for Hepatitis C patients has run out at the Hepatitis Centers of Hepatitis Prevention & Control Program. It has been several weeks since the stock ended, but the Government of Sindh is yet to provide a fresh supply. Due to this shortage the score of new and old registered…
October 2 2018- The “Godfather of Orthodontics”, Dr Proffit passed away. An account by a focal person from University of North Carolina School of Dentistry (UNC) says, “We lost one of our own this morning: Dr. William (Bill) Proffit. He was 82 years of age. To try to enumerate all of Dr. Proffit’s accomplishments during his…
Stockholm: Two immunologists, James Allison of the US, and Tasuku Honjo of Japan, won the 2018 Nobel Medicine Prize for research that has revolutionised cancer treatment. The pair was honoured “for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation,” the Nobel Assembly said. Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy targets proteins made by some…
Islamabad- The Ministry of National Health Service has barred the PMDC delegation from travelling to UK on public expense. A PMDC delegation comprised of four candidates was to visit the Queen Mary University London, out of which two delegates were to travel on expenses borne by the council. After learning of this plan, the NHS Ministry…
September 7th– Several renowned speakers from over 35 different countries of the world are currently participating in FDI’s 106th annual meeting: World Dental Congress 2018. Among the notable highlights, of the third day, were the symposiums by 3M and GSK, and the FDI-WHO-NCDA Session. 3M focused on innovative management models for infant caries; GSK touched…
Earlier, Karachi Medical and Dental College (KMDC), KU, announced the results of their 21st Batch’s First Year Professional Exam of BDS. Ms. Atiya Maheen grabbed the first position, by scoring 562 out of a total of 700 marks. Ms. Yumnah Zubair earned the second position, by scoring 552 out of a total of 700 marks;…
