Scientific Program
8th Annual Conference
"Dental Education in the Arab World: A Look at the Future"
Faculty of Dentistry - The University of Jordan
Wednesday, 27th May 2015
Time
Topics
9:00 – 9:30
Opening Ceremony
9:30 – 10:00
Opening of the exhibition, posters presentation and coffee break
10:00-10:30
Keynote lecture
The current state of dental education in Europe and a look at the future
Prof. Damien Walmsley, UK
10:30 -11:00
The current state of dental education in USA and a look at the future
Prof. Lily Garcia, USA
11:00-11:40
Session I: Dental education in the Arab World: the present and the future
Chairpersons: Prof. Awni Al-Kayed, Dr. Serene Badran, (University of Jordan)
Speakers:
- Prof. Nada Naaman
- Prof. Thakib AlShalan
- Prof. Mohammad Said Hamed
- Prof. Zaid Baqain
11:40-13:30
Session II : Undergraduate education
Moderator: Dr Ahmad Abdel Salam Hamdan, (University of Jordan)
Panel discussion on:
- Curriculum change and innovation
- Assessment of dental students
- Medicine and Dentistry: Getting the balance right!
-- What do U.S. Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)
- standards mean for non-U.S. Dental Schools?
Panelists:
− Prof. Damien Walmsley
− Prof. Lily Garcia
− Dr. Eugene Anderson
− Prof. Wael Al-Omari
− Prof. Kifah Jamani
13:30-14:45
Lunch
14:45-17:30
Session III : Clinical innovation in dentistry
Chairpersons: Prof. Mahmoud Al-Omiri, Dr. Mohammad Al-Shayyab,
University of Jordan
14:45-15:15
New technologies in dentistry
15:15-15:45
Simplified root canal treatment: myth or reality
Dr. Fedrico Foschi, UK
15:45-16:00
Poster session
Coffee break & exhibition
16:00-16:30
Enamel and dentine defects in children
Dr. Susan Parekh, UK
16:30-17:00
Oral cancer for the general dental practitioner
Prof. David Mitchell, UK
17:00-17:15
Oral cancer early detection; a pressing need for continuing education
Dr. Yazan Hassona, UJ
Thursday 28th May 2015
9:00- 9:30
Postgraduate dental education: The contemporary perspective
Prof. Lily Garcia, Chairman of the American Dental Education Association
9:30-10:00
Selecting the next generation of specialists:
Dr. Eugene Anderson, The American Dental Education Association
10:00-11:30
Session I: Contemporary postgraduate education
Moderator: Prof Ahmad Hamdan (University of Jordan)
Influence of interprofessional education and interprofessional practice
Emerging health technologies from alloplastic materials to use of digital tools in patient care.
Panel:
− Prof. Suliaman AlOmran
− Prof. Azmi Darwazeh
− Prof. Lamis Rajab
11:30 - 12:00
12:00-1:30
Session II: Postgraduate medical and dental education in the Arab World
Chairpersons: Prof. Zaid Baqain (University of Jordan)
Topics:
− Vice President of the Saudi Commission for Health Specialists
− President of the Society of Arab Dental Faculties
− President of Jordan Dental Association
− Chief Dental Officer/Royal Medical Services
− Chief Dental Officer/Ministry of Health
− Prof Fouad Alshammari /UJ
− Chairman of the specialty committee, Jordan Medical Council
13:45-14:45
14:45-17:00
Session III : Chairpersons: Prof. Mahmoud Hamdan, Dr. Sandra Altarawneh
14:45-15:00
Teaching dentistry from theoretical knowledge to manual and interpersonal skills.
Dr. Yara Owies/UJ
15:00-15:15
Amalgam versus Composite.
Dr. Ayah. Al-Asmar/UJ
15:15-15:30
Prevalence of dental anomalies in Jordanian orthodontic patients.
Dr. Nabeel Shdayfat ,Dr. Ibraheem Al-Shorman/RMS
15:30-16:00
16:00– 16:15
Dental patient perceptions on biobanking.
Dr. Yazan.Hassona/UJ
16:15-16:30
Impaction: epidemiology, diagnosis and clinical cases.
Dr. Mariam AlAbdallah/UJ
16:30-16:45
A new approach to camouflage patients with class III malocaalusion.
Dr. Ahmad Al-Tarawaneh /RMS
16:45-17:00
Tooth Shade satisfaction of patients wearing removable partial dentures.
Dr. Osama Al-Jabrah /RMS
Conclusions and closing remarks
