Department

Honorary Senior Consultant:	Prof Arup Ratan Chowdhury; BDS, PhD, FDSRCS (England), FICCDE
Associate Professor:	Saeed Hossain Khan, BDS, FCPS; Rafia Nazneen, BDS,FCPS;
Junior Consultant:	Sajid Hasan, BDS, FCPS; Towhid Tofail, BDS, FCPS, MCPS; Mubashirul Haque, BDS, MS

Ongoing research project: By Prof Arup Ratan Chowdhury

1. A research project with the Nippon Dental University, at Tokyo, Japan- Relations between

socio-economic and outdoor patients about control of diabetes in Bangladesh.

2. Diabetes management and orodental diseases at BIRDEM

3. Dental diseases among the diabetic patients – at BIRDEM.

4. Prevalence of Hepatitis B & C virus in Dental Patients: BIRDEM Experience.

5. Oral Health Status of diabetic pregnant woman.

6. C-Reactive protein values and periodontal disease in diabetes & Non-Diabetes.

7. White lesions in the oral cavity among diabetes and Non-diabetes: BIRDEM experience.

8. Oral Ulcers in Diabetes & Non-Diabetics.

9. Glycemic Status among patients attending Dental out patient’s department in BIRDEM

Hospital.

10. Tobacco use among diabetes- BIRDEM Profile from July, 2013.

11. Smoking cessation intervention program and its outcome August, 2016.

12. Feasibility study of a clinical trial of Behavioral intervention to improve periodontal Health

among diabetic patients in Bangladesh, with collaboration of Department ofhealth science, Faculty of Science university of York, Heshington, Y010 5DD Principal investigator- Dr MasumaParvin research fellow, ARRC, 209B, University of York and project supervisor in Bangladesh, Professor Arup Ratan Chowdhury, BIRDEM, Project supervisor from UK, Professor Richard G.Wall, Dept. of Epidemiology and Public health, University college, London.

Membership and Professional Affiliations by Prof Arup Ratan Chowdhury Co-coordinator, Ibrahim Medical college (Dental Unit)

Founder President of “Bangladesh Association of Dental Education and Research (BADER)”

Founder President of Bangladesh Association for the Prevention of Drug Abuse (MANAS)

Member: Bangla Academy

Member: IADR (International Association for Dental Education and Research)

Member: ADA (American Dental Association)

Member: Diabetic Association of Bangladesh (BADAS)

Memberships and Professional affiliations By Dr Saeed Hossain Khan:

Life Member of ‘Bangladesh Orthodontic Society’

Fellow: World Federation of Orthodontics (WFO)

Organizing Secretary of ‘Bangladesh Dental College Alumni Association’

Member: ‘Bangladesh Association of Dental Education and Research (BADER)’

Member: ‘Bangladesh Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology’

Memberships and Professional affiliations By Dr Rafia Nazneen

Life Member of ‘Bangladesh Endodontic Society’

Life Member of BDHRL

Life Member of ‘Bangladesh Oral Pathology Association’

Life Member of ‘Indian Association of Aesthetic Dentistry’

Life Member of ‘Asian Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry’

Confirm Assistant Professor Ibrahim Medical College, Dental Unit, 2018.

Update

1. Started Prosthodontic services(Crown/Bridge/Denture) in collaboration with Ibrahim Medical

College (Dental Unit).

2. Started Clinical training for BDS students (3rd year) of Ibrahim Medical College (Dental Unit).

3. Two new Dental OT have been inaugurated in the Ibrahim Medical College Annex building.

4. Digital Dental Radiograph (RVG) have been started during this period.

5. Major Oral and maxillofacial surgeries (Oral cancer, facial fractures, Benign tumors, Large cyst,

others) under General Anesthesia has started.

Special Project

Smoking Cessation intervention program is started in the department of Dental Surgery under the

leadership of Prof Dr Arup Ratan Chowdhury since August, 2016. A committee has been formed

where Prof Dr AnwaraSayedHaqueis adviser. Tobacco users are requested to contact Prof Arup

Ratan Chowdhury’s room at department of dental surgery. Dr Umme SalmaTalukder Junior

Consultant, Department of PsychiatryBIRDEM and Mrs. SadiaSharminUrmi a clinical Psychologist

of MANAS will attend them for “Tobacco Cessation and Quit smoking program” every Thursday of

the week from 2.00pm to 4. 00pm.Consultation fee 300 taka will be charged for this program.