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DR. MEHWASH KASHIF

D.O.B 06-07-1979

Address Karachi- Pakistan

Contact No. +92333-3265501, +923342112355

Email mehwashkashif@

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PROFILE

Experienced in academic teaching of dentistry with 16 year experience of teaching oral and maxillofacial Pathology. A very consistent, dedicated and keen researcher and active academician.

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PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

● May, 2011, Fellowship of college of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan(FCPS) in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery. (equivalent to MPhill).

● January 2019 to June 2019: Diploma in clinical microbiology and immunology.

● 2002, Bachelors of Dental Surgery (BDS) passed with first division, Karachi Medical and Dental College

● 1997, HSC (Intermediate) with premedical in first division

● 1995, SSC ( Matric) with biology in first division

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

● From 17 April 2019 to date: Head of the department Oral and maxillofacial Pathology, Karachi Medical and Dental college, Karachi.

● December 2019 to date: As Professor in the Department of Oral and maxillofacial Pathology, Karachi Medical and Dental college, Karachi.

● May 2016 to October 2019: As Associate Professor in the Department of Oral and maxillofacial Pathology, Karachi Medical and Dental college, Karachi.

● December 2011 to May 2016: As Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral and maxillofacial Pathology Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi.

● May 2011 to December 2011 As Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral and maxillofacial Pathology, Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry, DarulSehat Hospital Karachi.

● Working as “Adjunct faculty member” in the department of Medical Education at Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi.

● Working as “Adjunct faculty member” to teach Dental Hygienists at Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and deliver courses to students in the subject of Oral pathology considering and aiming to achieve the three (3) fundamental standards which are Teaching, Research and Services.

• Teaching through innovative integrated curriculum and using Problem-Based Learning (PBL) strategy.

• Advanced use of technology in the education process deliver lecture via presentations using multimedia.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Effective interpersonal and administrative skills

• Evaluate and monitor individual student progress and provide feedback to sustain student success.

• Research, organize and manage instructional resources, courses outlines, and community networks.

• Develop and pursue research and facilitate learning and motivate students towards research activities.

• Actively seek out methods, procedures and resources to best achieve course objectives.

• Support and participate in accreditation initiatives.

• Conduction of curricular activities like poster competition, model competition in conferences etc

• Perform miscellaneous job related duties as assigned.

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ACADEMIC AWARDS AND EXCELLENCE

• Assessor of postgraduate exams , at College of Physicians and surgeons of Pakistan

• Supervisor of M.phil, MS and MD Programmes at University of Karachi

• Convener and examiner of Oral Pathology at University of Karachi

• “Dr. Maqbool H. Jafary Training scholarship for Junior Editors” in December 2016.

• Distinction in “Oral Pathology” in third year BDS.

________________________________________________________________________ PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

● Editorial board member of Journal of Pakistan Medical Association

● Member of Pakistan Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery(PAOMS)

● RCPath, Associate membership of Royal College of Pathologists. England.

● Associate Member of PAME( Pakistan Association of Medical editors)

● Member of EMAME(Eastern Mediterranian Association of Medical Editors)

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CORE STRENGTHS AND ENABLING SKILLS

● Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

● Ability to develop and deliver presentations.

● Ability to work effectively with a multiple diverse community.

● Ability to create, compose and edit written materials.

● Program planning and implementation skills.

● Knowledge of computerized student information systems.

● Can perform general dental procedures like extractions, endodontics, scaling and crown and bridge work and other dental procedures. _______________________________________________________________________

RESEARCH INTERESTS

● Working as ASSOCIATE EDITOR in the Annals of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital

● SECRETORY INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD Karachi Medical and Dental college, Karachi.

● Working as RESEARCH COORDINTAOR in research committee of KMDC

● ACADEMIC MEMBER of CME activities and organized and supervised workshops in the dental section of the college

● Conducts research in a particular field of knowledge

● Publish many research based articles and case reports

● Many informative articles on Publish Corner ()

● Write and publish many enlightening articles in local dental magazines.

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PEER REVIEWER

More than 50 original articles, case reports in the following ISI accredited journals.

● Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences (PJMS)

● Journal of Pakistan Medical Association (JPMA) .pk

● Journal of College of Physicians and surgeons of Pakistan (JCPSP)

● Journal of Ayub Medical College (JAMC)

● Annals of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital

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Speaker:

• Webinar on “How to write a research article?” on 4th September 2020, by Pakistan Association of Dental students.

• Oral cancer awareness week. October 2008 Liaquat College of Medicine and dentistry

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Original articles |Case reports |Short communications |Editorials |Letter to editor |Pictorial quiz |Others |Total | |20 |04 |02 |02 |08 |02 |05 |43 | |

Original Articles:

1. Awareness of dental students about forensic odontology in Karachi, Pakistan. J. Oral Health Oral Epidemiol 2020; 9(3): 149-55.

2. Evaluation of burden of oral pathologies at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan.

Journal of medical research and dentistry. July 2020.

3. Are we clean enough? A cross sectional study conducted among general dental practitioners and consultants of Karachi. J Liaquat Uni Med Health Sci. July 2020.

4. Research awareness among dental undergraduates; A cross-sectional study conducted at Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi. International Journal of Endorsing Health Science Research. March 2020.

5. Microbial Flora on the White Coats of Dental staff, Karachi. International Journal of Endorsing Health Science Research. March 2020.

6. Spectrum of mandibular fractures in a tertiary hospital in Karachi. The international journal of Frontier Sciences. March 2020: 4(2).

7. Evaluation of Records of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery Cases Reported at Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Abbasi Shaheed Hospital And Oral Surgery OPD of Karachi Medical And Dental College. The international journal of frontier sciences. 2020.

8. Depression in patients with fungal infection in tertiary care hospital. Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists. 2019; 29(4): 402-408.

9. Post Graduate Educational programs Preferences in Pakistan and factors affecting it. A cross sectional survey conducted among Dental Students of Karachi, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Medical Research. June 2019.

10. Apitherapy. Role of honey in post extraction healing of socket. Journal of Pakistan Association of Oral Maxillofacial Surgeon: 2018.

11. English Grammar problems seen in the original articles submitted for publication in Annals of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and Karachi Medical and Dental College. Journal of College of Physicians of Surgeons of Pakistan. September, 2016.

12. Oral Submucous Fibrosis: Successful Management of Fifty Cases with Interpositioning Buccal Fat Pad Flap. Annals of Abbasi shaheed hospital and Karachi Medical and Dental College. September, 2016.

13. Myths in Dentistry ----- Perception or truth? A cross sectional survey. Medical forum April 2016.

14. Assessment of Periapical Root Resorption after Six Months of Fixed Orthodontic

Treatment. Annals of Abbasi shaheed hospital and Karachi Medical and Dental College 21(1):42;2016.

15. Effectiveness of sterilization and disinfection of extracted human teeth for institutional use: A case control study conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Medical Forum, December 2015.

16. Pattern of bactermia after non-surgical extraction of tooth. Published in Annals of Abbasi shaheed hospital and Karachi Medical and Dental College, June 2015

17. Reasons and Patterns of Tooth Extraction in a Tertiary Care Hospital- A Cross Sectional Prospective Survey. J Liaquat Uni Med Health Sci. 2014;13(03):125-9.

18. Spectrum of mandibular fractures presented at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. Published in Annals of Abbasi shaheed hospital and Karachi Medical and Dental College, December 2012

19. Role of Honey in soft tissue healing of post extraction Socket, Published in Journal of Pakistan Dental Association, April 2013

20. The role of Dental Panoramic Tomography in Determining Root curvature of mandibular third molar tooth. Published in Journal of Pakistan Dental Association, December 2012.

Editorial:

1. Psychological impact of COVID -19 Pandemic. Annals of Abbasi shaheed hospital and Karachi Medical and Dental College, June 2020

2. Ice’ an obsession - a dilemma for the future generation. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association (JPMA), May 2020

Case reports:

1. Infratemporal, masticator space infection and orbital abscess following carious maxillary first molar extraction in a 4-month pregnant patient. A case report. Annals of Abbasi shaheed hospital and Karachi Medical and Dental College, June 2015.

2. Stevenson Johnsons Syndrome. A case report, Journal of Khyber of College of Dentistry , June 2014.

3. Maxillary Adenomatoid Odontogenic tumor –An Uncommon Oral Pathology, Reported Locally. Journal of Liaquat University of Medical and Health sciences” Jamshoro in 2011

4. “Pilomatricoma” in “Journal of Liaquat University of Medical and Health sciences” Jamshoro in 2008.

Short communication:

1. Whether Human Saliva a Useful Tool for the Diagnosis of COVID-19. J Res Med Dent Sci, 2020, 8(5): 74-76.

2. Early detection of oral cancer: Central role played by dental surgeons. International Journal of Dental Sciences. January, 2019.

Letters to editor:

1. Covid-19 transmission and controls in dental practice . July 2020 . Journal of Pakistan dental Association

2. Vaping more dangerous than you think. December 2019. Annals of Abbasi shaheed hospital and Karachi Medical and Dental College

3. Atarumatic restorative technique. September 2019. Annals of Abbasi shaheed hospital and Karachi Medical and Dental College

4. Open Journal System. Annals of Abbasi shaheed hospital and Karachi Medical and Dental College June 2019

5. Chickengunya. Journal of Bahria University and Medical Dental college. June 2018

6. Quackery in Dentistry. Annals of Abbasi shaheed hospital and Karachi Medical and Dental College. March 2018

7. Need of Dental Occupational Injury Department in the Dental Outpatient Department of Government Hospitals of Karachi. Annals of Abbasi shaheed hospital and Karachi Medical and Dental College. 2017, June.

8. Anorexia Nervosa: A Serious Psychological Disease. Annals of Abbasi shaheed hospital and Karachi Medical and Dental College. 2016, September.

Pictorial Quiz:

1. Lesion on lateral border of tongue: Annals of Abbasi shaheed hospital and Karachi Medical and Dental College. March 2020

2. Pilomatricoma: Annals of Abbasi shaheed hospital and Karachi Medical and Dental College. June 2019

Other Publications:

3. Mobile dentistry. Dental news, January 2017

4. Oral adverse effects of GIT medications. Bulletin of the Pakistan Society of gastroenterology and G.I. Endoscopy. March 2015, 7-9.

5. Oral Lichen Planus, June 20, 2015, publish corner.

6. Oral Manifestations of GIT Disordres. Bulletin of the Pakistan Society of Gastroentrology and G.I. Endoscopy. December 2014, 4-5.

7. An informative article on “Teething” published in Dental News magazine.

Original Articles in Press:.

I. Assessment of frequency of cleft lip and palate patients reported to a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, a cross sectional study

II. Impact of terrorism on mental health among medical and dental students of Karachi.

III. Knowledge, attitude and practices of dental personnel towards occupational injury–a cross-sectional survey”

IV. Study on microbial contamination of white coats , hands and mobile phones of clinical students and clinicians.

V. Evaluation of microbial contamination of tooth brushes of smokers and non smokers

Letter to editor in press:

I. COVID - 19 transmission and controls in dental practice

Short communication in press:

I. Human saliva- a useful tool for the diagnosis of covid-19

Editorial in press:

Psychological impact of COVID -19 Pandemic

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CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

Book: Orofacial syndromes

Original articles:

I. An Update on the Contribution of Faculty Members of Medical Colleges of Pakistan in

Journals of Their Respective Institutes – A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

I. Rationale of females choosing the medical and dental profession in a developing country

II. Assessment of congenital anomalies and oral hygiene status in pediatric population.

III. Frequency and Severity of Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in undergraduate Dental Students using Fonseca’s Questionnaire.

IV. Musculoskeletal disorders among dental professionals

V. Oral Pathology curriculum for dental undergraduates

Letters to editor:

Dengue fever

Dental caries vaccine

Short communication:

Knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of transplant surgeons for pre-transplant dental referral in Pakistan – a cross sectional survey.

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

License:

Registered with Pakistan Medical and dental council, registration no. 5027-D

Member of Pakistan Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Administrative Experience:

Plan and arrange workshops for CME and RESEARCH activities.

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ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Chairperson scientific committee: First kmdc Alumni Conference 2019

● Member of different indigenous committees such as convocation, curriculum and library committee. 2018, 2019.

● Coordinator of Research as part of research module in Karachi Medical and

Dental College.

● Coordinator, Departrment of Professional Development in Karachi Medical and Dental College.

● Coordinator, Departrment of Professional Development in Liaquat College of Medicine and dentistry since 2007- 2010.

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

● Assessor at College of physicians and surgeons of Pakistan.

● Contribute as external examiner to different colleges of Karachi for undergraduate and postgraduate exams

● Involved in teaching of Oral Pathology for third Prof BDS students.

● Involved in planning and Executing Oral Pathology practical’s and tutorials of 3rd Prof BDS students

● Involved in teaching of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery for final Prof BDS students.

● Also engaged in teaching of Operative Dentistry to the students of final Prof BDS.

● Had an experience in teaching and practical of preclinical to the students of second Prof

● Conducted lectures on the science of dental materials to the students of first year BDS.

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PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

● Worked as private practitioner in different dental clinics

● March 2010 to March 2011:

• Worked as Registrar in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sir Syed Medical College for Girls.

● January 2007 to January 2010:

FCPS-II trainee in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry, Darul-Sehat Hospital

● April 2004 to January 2007:

Worked as a Demonstrator in the Department of Oral Pathology, Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry, Darul-Sehat Hospital

● April 2003 to March 2004

Worked as Junior House officer, Karachi Medical and Dental College

● Elective rotation in the Department of Prosthodontics, 10th September 2009 - 10th November 2009, Dr. Ishratulibad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi

● Elective rotation in Department of ENT, 1st June – 31st August 2009, Civil Hospital Karachi

● Elective rotation in Department of Plastic Surgery, 2nd June 2008 – 1st August 2008. Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi

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COMPUTER SKILLS

● Familiar with SPSS operations

● Mendeley applications

● Well acquainted with general used computer applications like MS Office and internet.

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COURSES & WORKSHOPS

● Attended 71 workshops and seminars. Continuously upgraded the knowledge through CME activites.

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EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

● Supervised and participated in the Research based Poster competition at PDA, Karachi, DOW University of Health Sciences, OJHA, October 2013.

● Supervised and participated in the Research based Poster competition at DOW University of Health Sciences, February 2013.

● Supervised Poster competition in Pakistan Dental Association, 10th National and 30th International Congress, March 2012

● Hosted first convocation of Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry in November 2008.

● Hosted Independence Day function and debate competition of Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry in August 2008.

● Hosted many intracollege events at Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry

● Worked as presentation coordinator in Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry since 2007 to 2011.

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FUTURE INTERESTS

Keen interest in PhD, Health Professional Education and Research studies.

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