ICD Section X - MIDDLE EAST
Section News
2008 Section Ten Report
During my two-year term in office as the President of Section 10, it has been my goal to reach out to outstanding dental professionals in the eleven countries that make up our Section in order to have a true representation of the Middle East.
In spite of the continued instability in the region, and especially in Lebanon, I have had the satisfaction of having eleven new Fellows from six countries inducted into the College during the meeting that was held in Dubai, UAE, in April of this year.
In the charge to the inductees I stressed what I hope can be a lasting message for all our Fellows: that they should take the lead in organizing activities of a scientific nature or of public benefit, and that they should remain active Fellows and be dedicated to the College, not for any personal gain, but because they appreciate the honor of having been recognized and because they are proud of being Fellows of the College.
Report of Yearly Activities
Section activities continued in Lebanon this year on a relatively reduced scale. Two Study Club meetings were held , one in March on "The Use of Laser Generators in Dentistry" and one in April on "The Use of Implants in the Correction of Maxillofacial Deformities". Both meetings were well attended. However, with the increasing unrest in the country, the Section's officers decided to reduce activities in the interest of safety.
The Section's yearly meeting and Induction Ceremony took place on April 27 in Dubai at the Dusit Hotel and consisted of a halfday lecture meeting, followed by the Induction of eleven new fellows from six countries and ended with a banquet. The Scientific Program covered several dental specialties ranging from implants to endodontics, prosthodontics, and pedodontics, and was attended by 117 dentists from the United Arab Emirates. Dentists attending the meeting received three credit points for their continuing education accreditation. The meeting had a commercial sponsor (Massimo Dutti) and a professional sponsor (Dubai Health Care City).
The Induction Ceremony was attended by relatives of the inductees as well as the Deans and Associate Deans of the Sharja and of the Ajman Dental Schools, the Director General of the Health Ministry of the UAE, Dr. Ali Shakr. Inductees were from Dubai, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Syria.
On the day following the meeting in Dubai, President Awada and Past President Cedric Haddad held an organizational meeting at the Dusit Hotel with Fellows Aisha Sultan from the UAE and Fellows Youssef Talic and Ali Ehaideb fron Saudi Arabia in order to discuss the organizational aspect of the Section District 2.
2007 Section Officers and newly inducted Fellows: Seated from right: Riad Bacho. Nadim AbouJaoude, President Ali Awada, Immediate Past President Nabil Barakat, and Past President Cedric Haddad. Standing from right: Bassil Doughan, Hamad Al Harthy, Fatima Hamasni, Ali Ehaideb, Youssef Talic, Moaza Tahwara, Abdul Aziz Darwish, Sawsan Kawas, Salahuddin Al Bulushi, and Philippe Sleiman