The two-day 7th Gulf Dental Association Conference was inaugurated yesterday in the Al Bustan Palace Hotel under the theme “Dental Updates” under the auspices of Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed al Saeedi, Health Minister.
Dr Hamad al Harthy, Chairman of the Omani Dental Society and Chairman of the Gulf Dental Association referred to the generous support given to the conference from His Majesty Sultan Qaboos for making the conference a success.
Dr Mohammed bin Honaidhal al Jamaz, Secretary General of the Gulf Dental Association, delivered a speech reviewing the history of the Gulf Dental Association.
Dr Ahmed al Saeedi, inaugurated a scientific exhibition on modern medical appliances and equipment, state-of-the-art technologies in dentistry, booklets about dental health published by local, Gulf and international companies.
The conference includes scientific sessions with 19 scientific papers.
Ministry undersecretaries and chairmen of the dental associations in the GCC countries, the Secretary General of the Arab Dental Federation and the Secretary General of the Gulf Dental Association also were present.
Oman Observer