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ofprominentandexperiencedpro- fessionals in this field." Intheaddressofthedeanofthe Faculty of Dentistry at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Prof.PatrickJ.Byrneexpressedhis thanks to Ajman University for or- ganizing the conference and for bringing together eminent speak- ers and participants from around the world. Prof. Patrick, who praised the existing partnership between the RCSI and AUST, briefed the participants on the ob- jectives of the conference, saying that: "keeping up with the litera- ture and evidence of best practice in one area of dentistry alone is onerous, but keeping up with the whole spectrum of modern den- tistrymayseemalmostimpossible. We hope that in the two days you will spend with us in Ajman Uni- versity, we will be able to assist you with that task." Dr. Salem Abu Fannas, dean of AUST College of Dentistry wel- comed AUST guests and extended his appreciation to Dr. Patrick Byrne and his team from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Prof.MalcolmHarrisfromtheUni- versityofCentralLancaster,aswell asDr.AishaSultan,presidentofthe Dental Society of the Emirates Medical Association for their sup- port to this event which has brought together leading academ- ics and clinicians. ”This confer- ence will promote research and place our students in an interna- tionalarenatomixwithwellestab- lishedmastersofDentistryasaSci- ence and as a Profession.” Dr. Salem said. News & Opinions DENTALTRIBUNE Middle East & Africa Edition2 DENTALTRIBUNE The World’s Dental Newspaper · Middle East & Africa Edition Published by Education Zone in licence of Dental Tribune International GmbH © 2010, Dental Tribune International GmbH. All rights reserved. Dental Tribune makes every effort to report clinical information and manu- facturer’s product news accurately, but cannot assume responsibility for the validityofproductclaims,orfortypographicalerrors.Thepublishersalsodo not assume responsibility for product names or claims, or statements made by advertisers. Opinions expressed by authors are their own and may not re- flect those of Dental Tribune International. Editorial Board Prof. Abdullah Al-Shammary, Restorative Dentistry, KSA Prof. Hussain F. Al Huwaizi, Endodontics, Iraq Prof. Samar Burgan, Oral Medicine, Jordan Dr. Abdel Salam Al Askary, Implantology, Egypt Dr. Talal Al-Harbi, Orthodontist, Qatar Dr. Mohammed H. Al Jishi, Bahrain Dr. Lara Bakaeen, Prosthodontist , Jordan Dr. Aisha Sultan, Periodontist, UAE Dr. Kamal Balaghi Mobin Aesthetics, Iran President/CEO Yasir Allawi y.allawi@dental-tribune.ae Director mCME: Dr. D. Mollova info@cappmea.com Marketing manager Khawla Najib khawla@dental-tribune.ae Production manager Hussain Alvi dentalme@dental-tribune.ae PO Box 214592, Dubai, UAE, Tel + 971 4 391 0257 Fax + 971 4 366 4512 www.dental-tribune.com ADPage 1DT