Oral hygiene awareness: UHS students shine at international conference

Dr Waris won third prize in the poster competition.


Our Correspondent April 29, 2014
The delegation comprised of MPhil students of Oral Pathology Department and was led by Assistant Professor Dr Nadia Naseem. PHOTO: FILE

LAHORE:


A six-member delegation of the University of Health Sciences showed commendable participation at the second International Conference and Exhibition on Dental and Oral Health held last week in Dubai, UAE.


The OMICS Group international conference, held from April 21 to April 23, brought together more than 1,000 faculty members, post-doc candidates, graduate students, and undergraduates from medical institutions around Asia, Africa, America and Europe.

The delegation comprised of MPhil students of Oral Pathology Department and was led by Assistant Professor Dr Nadia Naseem.

In the poster competition, Dr Sunnaeyah Waris bagged third prize for her poster titled Histopathological Changes in Gingival Tissues of Patients Having Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Pakistan. Dr Samia Qadir received an overwhelming response on her presentation on the Oral Mucosal Changes in Patients of HIV/AIDS taking Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) in Pakistan. Dr Qadir’s study highlighted the preventive aspects required to improve oral health which could enhance the quality of life and compliance to drug therapy for HIV patients. Dr Rabia Anjum displayed her poster on the Clinicopathological characteristics and Expression of CD10 in Soft Tissue Lesions Associated with Impacted Third Molar. Dr Abdul Khaliq displayed his poster titled Morphological Changes in Oral Mucosa of Rabbit Induced by Light Emitting Diode (LED) used as Dental Curing Light. Dr Mohayman Sarfaraz presented a paper on Oral Cytopatological Changes in Habitual Wet Snuff Dippers in Pakistan.

UHS Pathology Department Head Dr AH Nagi said, “The recognition is particularly exciting for students because they were competing with students not only from local institutions but also from among the leading research universities of the world.”

Published in The Express Tribune, April 30th, 2014.

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