Pakistan Association of Orthodontists (PAO) organized post graduate residents treatment planning session in Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine. Eminent Orthodontists and post graduate Residents in Karachi attended this session physically while Orthodontists across Pakistan joined virtually.
Dr Ambreen Javaid, post graduate resident of AIDM welcomed all the participants. Program started with reciation of Holy Quran.
Prof Dr. Ambreen Afzal, Dean AIDM and Councillor, College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan applauded the organizers for a successful session and appreciated the efforts of Orthodontists community for conducting continuous dental education events.
President PAO Prof Dr Syed Shah Faisal in his address thanked seniors, colleagues and post graduate residents for their participation and uplifting profession of Orthodontics. He announced that PAO inshallah will conduct such events on regular basis and PAO will organise National/International conference in month of Novemeber 2021.
Residents from Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine and Karach Medical and Dental College presented their cases which included variety of complexities such as cleft lip and palate, impactions, mid face deficiency and facial asymmetry. The post grad residents in attendance actively participated in the discussion leading to a productive session.
Prof Dr Hasnain Sakrani, Principal Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine and Vice President PAO also host of the event thanked his peers for their support and expressed his intent to organized future such sessions. He also commebed the efforts of General Secretary, Prof Dr Rozina Nazir and Finance Secretary, Dr Erum Behroz Khan and stressed that event is successful because of team effort. He also thanked, Martin Dow in organisation of this event.
PAO also invited the president of Pakistan Dental Association, Dr. Mahmood Shah in this continuous education program, he also stressed upon continuous organisation of such academic events and announced that PDA will be hosting the Asia Pacific Dental Conference in March 2022 after 17 years.
The seniors memebers of PAO pledged their support and assistance in making APDC a successful endeavor.
