Manama, Bahrain - The Bahrain Dental Society hosted a lecture entitled 'Filling in the Gaps...The Successful Replacement of Missing Teeth using Dental Implants' at Awal Conference Hall in Gulf Hotel on Wednesday, June 6.
The lecture was organized as part of the Outreach Programme of Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Medical University of Bahrain (RCSI-MUB). The lecture was delivered by Professor Christopher D. Lynch, Visiting Professor, RCSI-MUB, and of the Cardiff University School of Dentistry (UK). Professor Lynch was welcomed by Dr Mohammed Al Jishi, President of the Bahrain Dental Society, and the lecture was attended by leading dental practitioners in Bahrain.
Dental implants are an exciting treatment modality for individuals who are have lost teeth due to dental decay (caries), gum disease (periodontitis), or trauma. Dental implants may also be successfully used to treat patients who are born without teeth, or those who have experienced oral cancer. The use of dental implants have become increasingly predictable in recent years, and have been demonstrated to make significant contributions to the quality of life of patients.
The RCSI-MUB, which was officially opened in October 2004 under the patronage of H.H. The Prime Minister, Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa with the Prime Minister of Ireland, Mr. Bertie Ahern T.D, is a constituent university of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI).
The role of the university is to provide healthcare education and training of world standards not only for students from Bahrain but also from the GCC countries. This is borne by the fact that in the 2005-06 academic year, students from 11 countries had enrolled for the graduate course.
Its curriculum, examinations and supervision guarantee the highest international standards with students learning medicine in the environment in which they will practice as doctors.
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Editor's note:
RCSI-MUB: The Medical University of Bahrain (MUB), a constituent of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland (RSCI), has signed a Public Relations agreement with FP7 Bahrain to handle its communications plan and activities. RCSI-MUB, officially opened in Bahrain in October 2004 in the Seef District, provides healthcare education and training to world standards in Bahrain, drawing students from Bahrain, India, Italy, Kuwait, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States of America and Yemen. In March 2006, the foundation stone for the new RCSI-MUB campus in Muharraq has been jointly laid by His Highness the Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa and the Deputy Prime Minister of Ireland, Mary Harney. The University's new BD 10-plus million campus will occupy an area of 90,000sqm and will be built in phases starting with the central administration and medical teaching building and student accommodation which should be fully operational by October 2007. Other schools in the fields of nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy and dentistry will be added to the campus at a later phase
Prof Christopher Lynch:
Prof Lynch is a Consultant Restorative Dentist who works in the School of Dentistry in Cardiff University, Wales. He is a Visiting Professor in RCSI - Medical University of Bahrain and visits Bahrain regularly. He graduated from the National University of Ireland and undertook postgraduate specialty training in Restorative Dentistry. He is also a Fellow of the Faculty of Dentistry of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He has published over 50 research papers and is completing a major study on the structure of human tooth enamel.
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