Karachi: On 28th July 2022, workshop on "Fundamentals of Research" was held in the conference room by department of dental education.
The organiser of the workshop was Dr Syed Akbar Abbas Zaidi, Assistant Professor and Dr Kulsoom Zahir, lecturer dental education department. The chief guest speaker of the session was international speaker Dr Umer Daood, Senior lecturer (Head Restorative Dentistry Division, School of Dentistry, International Medical University, Malaysia). The workshop was attended by the faculty members from different dental departments and house officers.
Principal Dental section Dr Wahab Kadri gave a brief introduction of the guest speaker. The speaker started the session with the importance of need of young scientists in Pakistan, how far behind Pakistan is in research and technology. The speaker reflected on the importance of research in academics and why academics need more research. Speaker guided the house officers on how to select international universities based on their world ranking.
After a tea break of 15 mins the session was continued again in which the speaker gave a lecture on the tricks and tips of writing a good manuscript, how introductions should be written and the importance of reference in article writing. The speaker also showed his articles and research published in world renowned journals and his experimental invention of a device which mimics human mind. Dr daud also showed his current research on the modified bonding agent and how far he has concluded. The speaker guided all the participants and especially young graduates house officers to develop the habit of reading articles every day and to take interest in conducting research.
In the end of the session the honorable international guest speaker was awarded with shield by Principal Dental section Bahria University Health Sciences along with him was Dr. Syed Akbar Abbas Zaidi, Assistant Professor, Dental education department.
