Dental News

World Oral Health Day (WOHD) Celebrated in Faisalabad

FAISALABAD – Aziz Fatima Hospital (AFH) in Faisalabad is a leading healthcare institution which has been providing medical and dental facilities since...

Avoiding root canal failures

KARACHI- A very informative workshop regarding Root Canal Failure was held at Ameen Diabetic & Dental Hospital.

Clean Karachi – Project Cleanistan

KARACHI- The significance of cleanliness and hygiene cannot be overlooked by any society. Every faith and civilization stresses the importance of ...

Lt Gen Majeed new Surgeon General

RAWALPINDI- Maj Gen Muhammad Imran Majeed has been promoted to the rank of Lt Gen and appointed Surgeon General.

Academy for Advanced Dental Sciences

General Dentistry Lectures and Correlated Hands on Workshops KARACHI – Prof.Dr. Mahmood Haider, one of the pioneering Oral Maxillofacial Surgeons of ...

Ebola survivors urged to use condoms

By Stephen Luntz The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have warned the public that the Ebola virus may survive in semen long after it is ...

Campaign to highlight importance of iodized salt begins

KARACHI- A campaign aimed at promoting iodized salt to help prevent people from iodine deficiency has been launched in the city.

INTERNATIONAL THALASSAEMIA DAY – Blood donation camp held at WMDC

ABBOTTABAD – Women Medical and Dental College (WMDC), Abbottabad, observed “International Thalassaemia Day”.

EBSA’s 18th annual moot

DUHS scientists’ poster judged as the best  KARACHI- Young scientists of Dow University of Health Sciences’ (DUHS) department of molecular...

Good news for all & sundry

PMDC & CPSP join hands to uplift medical education KARACHI- It was after a long time that two major institutions of the country – Pakistan ...

Yemen Conflict – WHO calls for urgent scaled up health response

CAIRO, Egypt- As the humanitarian and health situation in Yemen continues to deteriorate, WHO (World Health Organization) called for increased access for a ...

Official Quarters Rented Out – JPMC seeks Rangers’ help in retrieving land

KARACHI- Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC) administration has sought Rangers’ help for removing encroachers who have unlawfully occupied ...

All over the Globe – Systems to combat antibiotic resistance lacking: WHO

GENEVA: A quarter of countries that responded to a World Health Organization (WHO) survey have national plans to preserve antimicrobial medicines like ...

Over 1,200 doctors to be promoted soon: Dahar

KARACHI – Sindh Minister for Health Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar has said that 1,200 doctors would be promoted in next grade shortly.

Workshop on “Dental Implantology” held at Military Dental Centre

By Dr Ali KARACHI- A one-day workshop titled “Dental Implantology” for general dental practitioners” was held last month at Malir ...

`Employee of the Year’ ceremony LCMD-Dental section lauds employees’ performance

Everything for digital dentistry

COLOGNE, Germany: In 2013 the Henry Schein launched an umbrella brand, ConnectDental, bringing together the range of digital products and services needed to...

Dr Rafey joins HUDU

KARACH- Dr. Rafey Ahmad Jameel BDS, MDSc (Oral Biology) has joined the Hamdard University Dental Hospital (HUDH), Karachi as head of its Oral Biology ...

Free Medical Camp in GAWADAR & PASNI by LCMD & DSH

GAWADAR- As part of the community outreach programme and Medical service initiative, Liaquat College of Medicine &Dentistry and Darul Sehat Hospital, in...

WOHD at dental section Punjab Medical College

FAISALABAD- The initiativetaken by Dental News of Pakistan to celebrate the world Oral health Day in full zeal in Pakistan now enabled many other centers to...

Whither Dentistry

Ayyaz Ali Khan Quo Vadis simply means “Where are you going?”- in Latin. Simple as it may sound, it has a profound derivation. It has been used ...

WOHD at BMCH Quetta

QUETTA-World oral health day is commemorated annually on 20 March in order to support the improvement of oral health worldwide. The aim is to provide an ...

Dr Parveen Retires from Sir Syed

Eminent academician, Dr. ParveenRazzak BDS MCPS, has retired from academics after an illustrious career spanning 45 years. She was Associate Professor &...

Dr Abidi gunned down by unknown

KARACHI- A homeopathic doctor was killed in a firing incident in Paposh area of Nazimabad on Saturday.

Prof Nazeer honoured with a prestigious title

KARACHI- Adviser to the city’s Jinnah Sindh Medical University (JSMU) Prof (Dr) Nazeer Khan has been honoured with the title of `Centurion ...

ASH’s house officers’ salary issue resolved

KARACHI- Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) administrator Saqib Soomro has directed concerned officials to pay the six months salary to the house job ...

Bodies formed to ensure safe blood transfusion

KARACHI- Sindh Blood Transfusion Authority (SBTA) with a view to ensuring safe blood transfusion facilities has formed hospital committees at district level...

$11 million sought for AIDS control in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD- A proposal was recently submitted by Pakistan, addressed to “Global Funds”, whereby the country has requested for a funding of 11 ...

185 universities operating without approval of HEC

ISLAMABAD- Although the Higher Education Commission (HEC) has repeatedly claimed that it is effectively regulating and improving the performance of the ...

Doctors penalized for negligence by PMDC

ISLAMABAD- Various punishments have been announced by the Pakistani authorities, to penalize the doctors who were found committing different kinds of ...