25 November

The gala dinner to mark the 4th Asian Oral and Maxillofacial Trainees Conference was held at the Sedona Hotel on 23 November evening. Union Minister for Health and Sports Dr Myint Htwe attended the dinner and made a speech, with suggestions to the Myanmar Dental Association and the Myanmar Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery to share the video records on the discussions at the conference to the medical doctors in Regions and States.

He also confirmed the introduction of a result-oriented integrated network course at the Universities of Dental Medicine commencing the first semester which will begin in December. President of Myanmar Dental Association Professor Dr Thein Kyu and President of Asian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Dr Tian Ee Seah, and President of Myanmar Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Professor Dr Kyu Kyu Swe Win made their remarks. The conference was attended by the oral and maxillofacial surgeons from Japan, China, Korea, Singapore, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Tapei. — MNA (Translated by Aung Khin)