Oral Health Education Poster Competition 2015 by Department of Community Dentistry at BUMDC

Abstract

The Department of Community Dentistry of Bahria
University Medical & Dental College, organized a
students’“Oral Health Education Poster competition”on
Wednesday 7th Oct 2015 from 9am to 2pm at the Ibn -
e -Sina auditorium of BUMDC. The program was headed
by Dr. Kulsoom Fatima Rizvi (Head of Department)
and hosted by Dr. Raima Bashir and Dr. Anum Sami
(lecturers of the department).The event commenced by
display of scientific posters on a variety of topics relating
to Community Dentistry and pertaining to oral conditions
like xerostomia, baby bottle tooth decay, dental anxiety,
prevention strategies and various other topics like
cosmetic dentistry, which were prepared and presented
by the 2nd Year BDS students. The whole Class had been
divided into 14 groups which were supervised by
Dr.Raima and Dr.Anum Sami. The Director General of
BUMDC Vice Admiral (Retd) Tehseenullah Khan and
Dean & Principal Health Sciences, Brig (Retd) Dr.
Shaheen Moin were invited as chief guests. Respectable
heads and faculty of entire medical & dental sections
of BUMDC as well as guests from other Medical &
Dental Colleges were also invited to provide support
and encouragement to the participants. The Jury
comprised of Dr Ashar Afaq (HOD Community Dentistry
&Vice Principal of DUHS OJHA campus), Dr Mariam
Azfar(HOD Community Dentistry, JSMU), Dr Ambreen
Usmani (HOD Anatomy BUMDC) and Dr Mushtaq
Memon (HOD Periodontology/Oral Medicine BUMDC)
who judged each poster on their concept, knowledge,
and presentation skills and scored them accordingly.
The results were then compiled by commutating the
marks allotted by each jury member. Every one appreciated
the efforts of the students and shared their expert
opinions and knowledge with them.