First Official Meeting!

Chicago Muslim Dental Society

March 17, 2010

The Chicago Muslim Dental Society had its inaugural meeting on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at the Holiday Inn Select in Naperville, Illinois. CMDS started in the Name of God, and pray that He helps CMDS succeed, help one another, and help the community.

Dr. Khaja Mohsinuddin started the group and created the bylaws along with Dr. Hammad Aziz, Dr. Hammad Khan, Dr. Yosif Jabir, and Dr. Otto Qahwash. These doctors worked diligently and without any reward in order to make this meeting possible. May Allah bless them!

CMDS had the honor of having over 20 local dentists present, and three amazing and noteworthy senior doctors including Dr. Muzzaffir Mirza, Dr. Ibrahim Mamsa, and Dr. Imaad Shaikh. Dr. Mirza has a couple of practices in the Chicago area and has helped countless dentists succeed. Dr. Mamsa is a pioneer in the dental implant world, and has taught many doctors the art and science of implant dentistry. Dr. Shaikh is a fantastic dentist with multiple offices in Chicago's suburbs and has inspired many young Muslims to pursue a career in dentistry through his High school apprentice program. One specialist was also in attendence: Dr. Hasan Othman, an orthodontist and PhD. Dr. Othman has a PhD in Bone Biology, has a beautiful office in Lombard, and is treating Dr. Umar Haque's Class III malocclusion. Another amazing entreprenuer, Dr. Reem Shafi, was in attendence. Dr. Shafi does amazing work for many people throughout the suburbs and enjoys working with Nobel implants.

The remainder is the minutes from the meeting. If there are any errors (which there will be), please e-mail Umar Haque at haquedmd@yahoo.com and I will fix the problems. May Allah forgive me for any mistakes or errors.

Attendence

Dr. Khaja Mohsin – NYU 99 Tooth Fixer Dental – General dentistry

Dr. Rafi Khan – NYU 92 GP

Dr. Imaad Shaikh – Case Western 91 Chicago area, Addison, Implants, Cosmetics

Dr. Hammad Aziz – UoI 98 North Aurora IL, Invisalign CDS Prayer room

Dr. Hammad Khan – UIC 2003 was practicing in Boston, now in Bensenville

Dr. Hasan Othman – UIC 2002 Orthodontist

Dr. Umar Haque – Uconn 2002 Oakbrook Terrace

Dr. Muzzaffir Mirza – India, Oakbrook Terrace

Dr. Muhammad Shakeel – NYU Crystal Lake, Addison

Dr. Ibrahim Mamsa – 1986 practicing, Orlando 11 practices, Now in Chicago

Dr. Arif Samee – UIC Graduate 2006, Dr. Mirza’s associate, graduated in 2006

Dr. Haroon Shah – Hungary graduate, 2 yr conversion graduated in 2001 and is working 5 hrs away

Dr. Yosef Jabir – Practices in Plainfield

Dr. Otto Qahwash – Detroit Mercy in 1998, in Plainfield

Dr. Lena Qahwash – Graduated in 1998, in Plainfield

Dr. Reem Shafi – Temple 1998, was with Dr. Mirza; Multiple Practices

Dr. Belsam Kashlan – U of Michigan, now has her own practices

Dr. Asra Ali – Northwestern, Westmont

Dr. Fauzia Khan – Northwestern, community health, practicing in Lake Bluff, IL

Dr. Saqib Muhajir – Case western 2005

Dr. Yasmin Kanani – Brite Dental in Aurora, IL

Dr. Mohammad Abdul Asim – UIC 2007, North Lake IL

Dr. Ali Khan – USC 2005 Aurora, IL Montgomery/59

Dr. Asma – USC 2009, Tranquil Dental Montgomery IL

Start in the Name of Allah

What to get out of it?

- Juma at Midwinter Meeting

- Suppliers: getting discounts

- Getting high school kids into out offices

- Study club: Learning

- Vendors coming in to sponsor meetings

- Facebook

- drcmds.blogspot.com

- Service oriented activity

o Imana connection – Let them know we want to help

- Muslim dental town

- 100 Muslim dentists in Chicago area

o Networking

- Vendors to speak

Officers: Election Results:

- President: Dr. Mohsin

- President-elect: Dr. Yosif

- Secretary: Dr. Asra Ali

Dues:

- $200? $300? per member

- Commitment and organization

o $150 CMDS

- $0 for dental students

- $50 for auxiliaries

Meetings

- May 5, 2010 7PM

- Agenda: CE Course – Umar, Shakeel, Yosif, Yasmin, Othman

- To go to the link to register for this meeting click here: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e2t0gkdy79865c71

- September 22, 2010 7PM

- December 1, 2010 7PM

Pearls:

- Dr. Mohsin: Imtiaz Manji: Do we have an online presence? Office Facebook account?

- Dr. Shakeel: Put videos up – Increases SEO

- Dr. Hammad Aziz: Implant supported denture

- Dr. Othman: Laser dentistry – Diode laser, tissue interaction, careful with lasers

- Dr. Haque: Martin Avenue Pharmacy: Compound Tell them Dr. Yosif sent me

- Dr. Mirza: SDI (Australian) Composite Buy 1 get 1 free; Whitening

- Dr. Shakeel: Nobel Active great from anteriors

- Dr. Shah: Dr. Stack TMJ – Orthodontist

- Dr. Saqib: AOA Lab, Inman Aligner Dr. Tif Qureishi – Buccal bow and labial bow

§ Spring aligner www.straighttalks.com

- Dr. Yosif: Isolite – Great!

- Dr. Lena: Carbamide

o 3 second lite is great – Ultradent Valo

- Air techniques: Cavity detection visually

- Dr. Asra Ali: Place NaOCl in canals for 15 minutes

o Home depot light on your head: $28

- Dr. Reem: Practice works

- Dr. Aziz: Open Dental

o Open source

- Pronamel

- Dr. Rafi Khan: Perio Protect –Trays with vibromycin

o Allhummatahirfammi

o Allahuma nawer kalbi

o Allahuma Tahir badni

o Allahuma Harrem Jassadi Ala alnar