Institute of Advanced Dental Sciences and Research

INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED DENTAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH

Advancing the frontiers of dental sciences

And transforming the oral health landscape of the country .

OUR MISSION

To improve oral health of the community by providing sustainable life changing opportunities

For healthcare professionals & the public through quality education, innovative research and evidence based clinical care.

WHAT WE DO

We are the leading dental organisation in Pakistan

We provide practising clinicians and fresh graduates with professional development opportunities , organize and conduct conferences, symposia and seminars. Conduct original ground-breaking research and develop healthcare facilities.

EDUCATION

Empowering the next generation

We provide world class CPD courses and training for dental practitioners at our state-of-the-art training center.

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Integrity, Agility, Determination, Sustainability, Resilience.

OUR STORY

Our core group members have been instrumental in the revision of the national BDS curriculum; introduction of postgraduate programs in five universities; and introducing research culture in the country.

We have won research grants of over 25 million rupees; sit on the editorial boards of all major dental journals of the country; and have over 150 publications to their credit. Conducted almost two dozen projects with national and international partners including ground-breaking situation analysis of the Oral Health Sector of Pakistan conducted in collaboration with the World Health Organization.

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PIONEERS IN DENTAL RESEARCH

Read some of our Featured publications

MICRO- ORGANISMS IN RECURRENT APHTHOUS STOMATITIS.

Dr. Nabiha Farasat Khan – BDS, M.phil

Recurrent aphthous stomatitis is an inflammatory disease of oral mucosa with unknown etiology.

Many factors contribute in the pathogenesis of aphthae including stress, trauma, foods, allergy, hormonal and microbial factors. It has been observed by Hoover CI (1986) that microorganisms are the causative factor in the pathogenesis of aphthous ulcer.

DOES THE USE OF TOOTHPOWDER AFFECT THE ORAL HEALTH STATUS OF AN INDIVIDUAL?

Dr. Muhammad Khalil Khan – BDS, MPH, MCPS

Role of oral hygiene products and devices are very important in our daily life for disease free oral

cavity. Many chemotherapeutic dentifrices in the form of powder and pastes are available in the market with the claim of anti-plaque, anti-gingivitis and anti-staining etc. properties. To compare the long-term efficacy of tooth-powder with that of the toothpaste.