01/01/2026
🇵🇰 Pakistan | New destination, new experience
• A truly rewarding last few days in 2025, dedicated to education, collaboration, and knowledge exchange
• Honoured to deliver a lecture at the Pakistan Annual International Dental Conference
• Followed by a full-day hands-on workshop titled:
“Comprehensive Management of Cleft Lip & Palate”
Workshop highlights included:
• Diagnosis and treatment planning in CLP cases
• CBCT analysis and maxillary expansion protocols
• Interpretation of CBCT in cleft cases
• Digital model analysis using Meshmixer
• Clinical discussion of different expanders used in CLP patients
With sincere thanks to:
• Prof. Col. Dr. Iffat Batool for the kind invitation and exceptional hospitality
• Prof. Dr. Qasim Saeed, Principal of Rashid Latif Dental College, for organizing the CLP workshop
• Prof. Dr. Shabbir Hussain for taking great care of me during my stay, and has great passion and experience in treatment of patients with cleft lip and palate.
• Prof. Dr. Ali Raza Jafri — an outstanding lecture and scientific discussion
Grateful to the postgraduate orthodontic students from:
• Fatima Memorial College of Medicine & Dentistry
• Rashid Latif Dental College (one of smiletrain facilities)
• Thank you all for your engagement, enthusiasm, and passion for excellence in Cleft Lip & Palate care