KENYA DENTAL ASSOCIATION (KDA)
| Kenya Dental
Association P.O.Box 20059 00200 City Square Nairobi Kenya |
History
1.The KDA is 27 years old2.KDA is a member of FDI
3.KDA is a member of APSEA (Association of Professional Societies of East Africa)
4.KDA participates in IADR East and Southern Africa Division activities
5.There is 1 Kenyan Dental School at the University of Nairobi which is 31 years old and offers undergraduate training and residency programs in Pediatric Dentistry and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
5.KDA Official quarterly publication is the - African Journal of Oral Health Sciences
Principal KDA Officers - 2004/2005
| Chairman | Dr Tom Ocholla | tjoocholla@hotmail.com |
| Vice Chairman | Dr Moh’d Noor | |
| Secretary | Dr Melvin D'lima | md11261@rediffmail.com |
| Assistant Secretary | Dr Peter Wamalwa | |
| Treasurer | Dr Susan Maina | swmaina@swiftkenya.com |
| Assistant Treasurer | Dr Stella Kubasu | |
| Council member | Dr Bimal Parekh | |
| Council member | Dr Alina Seng-Mugo | |
| Council member | Dr BI Omondi | |
| Council member | Dr Divyesh Shah | |
| Council member | Dr JJ Masiga | |
| Chairman Editorial Committee | Dr Mohammed Noor | noorani@mail.com |
| Chairman Scientific Committee | Dr Joe Masiga | jjmasiga@insightkenya.com |
| Chairman National Dental Health Action Month | Dr Melvin D'lima | md11261@rediffmail.com |
| Chairman Oral Health Education/Oral Disease Prevention Committee | Dr Peter Wamalwa | wamalwap@yahoo.co.uk |
Important Kenyan Dental Personalities
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Chief Dental Officer |
Dr George Ogonji |
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Dental members of the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board |
Prof Jacob Kaimenyi - Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic),
University of Nairobi Dr Chris Wagaiyu - Consultant Dentist, Private Practice Dr Pancho Sharma - Consultant Dentist, Private Practice |
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Dean Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi |
Prof Symon Guthua |
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Chairs of Clinical Departments at The Faculty of Dental Sciences, UON |
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Pathology and Oral
Medicine Dr Mark Chindia email: omfsuon@wananchi.com Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics Dr Susan Maina email: conspros@wananchi.com Periodontiology and Community Dentistry Dr Francis Macigo email: periodontology@wananchi.com Pedodontics and Orthodontics Dr Peter Nganga email: pedortho@wananchi.com |
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Acting Head, Dental Division, Kenyatta National Hospital |
Dr Salome Ireri |
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Director,Centre for Public Health Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute |
Dr David Mwaniki |
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MP, Kenya Parliament. |
Dr Naomi Shabaan |
Forthcoming events
a. July 29 2004,1800hrs KDA Council meeting at CR1 of the Professional Centre
b. July 30th 2004 - Continuing Dental Education Lecture in Nairobi
c. August 26 - 28 2004 - IADR ESA Division conference at
the Nairobi Hilton
Abstracts are still being accepted. E-mail abstract
submission to mothersmiledental@gt.co.ke copied
to md11261@rediffmail.com and
posted to www.iadr.com
Links
| British Dental Association | http://www.bda-dentistry.org.uk |
| International Association Dental Research | http://www.iadr.com |
| American Dental Association | http://www.ada.org |
| South African Dental Association | http://www.sadanet.co.za/ |
| College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa | http://www.asea.org.mz |
| West African College of Surgeons | http://www.wacs-coac.org |
| Faculty of Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | http://www.rcsed.ac.uk/content/ |
| East African Medical Journal | http://www.inasp.info/ajol/journals/eamj/ |
| WHO Oral Health Office | http://www.who.int/oral_health/en/ |
| WHO Africa Regional office | http://www.afro.who.int |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | http://www.nih.gov |
| East African Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons President Prof Symon Guthua | Email: fds-uon@wananchi.com |
KDA Secretary, Dr Melvin D'lima:md11261@rediffmail.com
NEWS
July 26 20041. All KDA members wishing to attend the IADR conference Aug 26-28 2004 should pay 800= IADR membership fees and 4000= Conference Registration fees to Dr PM Nganga’s office in Kimathi House/to Carol Imbayi Dept of Periodontology, FDS,UON ASAP
2. Abstracts received to date = 53. (3 from Kenya)
3. Foreign Registrations received from Tanzania, Uganda, USA, Finland, France and Sweden
4.All indications are that this meeting will be very exciting.
Website responsible: FDI Science Manager
Email:science@fdiworldental.org