• Date : 26 April 2012 [5 Jumada II 1433H] (Thursday)
• Venue : Prince Sultan Hall, Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Diplomatic Quartes, Riyadh KSA
• Time : 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
• CME-PD : 5 Accredited Hrs

• Tel : 01-4357476 Ext. 24/ 01-4800800 Ext. 1555
• Fax: 01-4357476 Ext.25/ 01-4800800 Ext.1566
• E-mail : info@sdb3.net
• url: http://www.sdb3.net

• 01-4355555 ext. 2259 and 2258
• Mobile: 0508900089

Attached file includes:

1. Poster in JPG format
2. Poster in PDf Format
3. Scientific Program (Day 1 + Day 2)
4. CE Courses

• Kindly Click HERE to download above files

I am not going to discuss the success nor failure of those events specially in term of attendees number as that is well known by most of us. But the reason I am posting this topic is to raise the issue of the need to have a better coordination between events organizers to have their planned events in a proper and convenient time for dentists allowing them to maximize the benefit gained from those events. I do believe that the Saudi Commission for Health Specialities should have a role in this issue other than certifying CE Courses with Credit Hours.

The too many events or the closely scheduled events eventually will fail! if attendance is part of the success parameters and many of invited dental companies will lose interest as their budget will be sucked sponsoring those events, and they just can’t keep-up with so many events.

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3rd National Guard and 1st Saudi Endodontic Society international Conference and workshops. The event will be on October  16-19/ 2011 at Riyadh Marriott Hotel

UPDATE: Sept 17, 2011

• New Poster: https://www.saudident.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/New-Dental-Era-Poster_2.pdf
• Registration Form: https://www.saudident.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Registration-Form-10.09.2011.doc

Prevalence
The number of all new and old cases of a disease or occurrences of an event during a particular period. Prevalence is expressed as a ratio in which the number of events is the numerator and the population at risk is the denominator [ Mosby’s Medical Dictionary, 8th edition ]

Studies
In a study published in Saudi Medical Journal, 2002 Jan:23(1):77-81 by Wyne AH, Al-Ghorabi BM, Al-Asiri YA, Khan NB titled: Caries prevalence in Saudi primary schoolchildren of Riyadh and their teachers’ oral health knowledge, attitude and practices, it was found that Caries prevalence among the sample of the study was 94.4%

• Online: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11938369

In a study by Al Dosari AM, Wyne AH, Akpata ES, Khan NB. titled: Caries prevalence and its relation to water fluoride levels among schoolchildren in Central Province of Saudi Arabia, published in International Dental Journal. 2004 Dec;54(6):424-8. It was found that caries prevalence in primary school children was 91.2% both in Riyadh and Qaseem. Among the intermediate school chrildren caries prevalence was higher in Riyadh (92.3%) than Qaseem (87.9%).

• Online: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15633498

In a study by Al-wazzan published in The Saudi Dental Journal Vol. 10, No. 2, May-August 2004 titled: Dental caries prevalence in 6-7 year-old schoolchildren in Riyadh region: A comparative study with the 1987 – Oral Health Survey of Saudi Arabia Phase I, found that of the total sample, only 5.6% were free of caries.

• Online: http://www.sdsjournal.org/2004/volume-16-number-2/2004-16-2-54-60-full.html

In a study by Al-Malik MI, Rehbini YA, titled: Prevalence of dental caries, severity, and pattern in age 6 to 7-year-old children in a selected community in Saudi Arabia, published in Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice 2006 May 1;7(2):46-54, it was found that caries was diagnosed in 96% of the children.

• Online: https://www.saudident.com/album/data/media/10/prevelance_of_dental_caries_in_Saudi.pdf

In a study by Salwa A. Al-Sadhan publishhed in the Saudi Dental Journal 2006;18(1):2-7, titled: Dental caries prevalence among 12-14 year-old schoolchildren in Riyadh: A 14 year follow-up study of the Oral Health Survey of Saudi Arabia Phase I, it was found that of the total sample, only 6.3% were caries free showing that the caries prevalence was 93.7%.

• Online: http://www.sdsjournal.org/component/docman/doc_download/80-2006-18-1-2-7

In another study published in Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice. 2008 Mar 1;9(3):24-31 by Wyne AH titled: Caries prevalence, severity, and pattern in preschool children, it was found that overall caries prevalence among the sample (798 preschool children) was 74.8%. It was found that caries prevalence and severity were significantly higher among children from governmental preschools as compared to those from private preschools.

• Online: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18335116

Comment
As we can see from above studies that Caries is a major problem in Saudi Arabia. The numbers are increasing and the status is worsening despite all kind of efforts to control the disease. Access to dental care is provided free of charge to public though some limitations exist. I believe that government has to call for an urgent national program, outlining the disease and setting scientific strategies to provide prevention programs.