About us

The official scientific journal of Pakistan Dental Association, is published quarterly and is indexed with index Medicus for WHO East Mediterranean Region (IMEMR)

The Pakistan Dental Association is a non-profit organization representing the entire dental fraternity of Pakistan. Pakistan Dental Association is registered under the laws of the Government of Pakistan.

Pakistan Dental Association aims to encourage oral health awareness and to promote the art and science of dentistry. There are Branches of the Association in all provinces and a provisional Branch in the Northern Territory. Membership is voluntary and over 90% of dentists in Pakistan are its members. This membership implies an obligation for members to practice their profession in accordance with the high standards laid down by the Association.

JPDA was started in 1984 and has been published ever since. The Journal over the years has had articles from all Pakistan and other regions of the World specially the Middle Eastern. The articles published in the journals conform to the highest standards and quality.

The Journal has now ventured to go online and will soon provide uploading facility to its authors making their work swift and easy. The peer review system is also being automated and this will reduce delays and ensure timely delivery of articles for publication.

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Functions

• Maintain a national body representing organized dentistry in Pakistan; namely, the Central Council of the Pakistan Dental Association and its Executive Committee.
• Maintain a national headquarters for the Association,
• Maintain the records of Association activities and history
• Maintain a continuing communication with the membership,
• Manage the Association’s finances and maintain a continuing communication with the membership.

Structure

The business of the Association is managed by the Central Council. The 18 elective officers of the central council of this association are following

1. President
2. Senior Vice President
3. Zonal Vice Presidents (5 zones)
4. General Secretary
5. Treasurer
6. Nine representatives, two from each zone namely the five provinces of Pakistan and one from the sixth zone i.e. Federal Zone (Islamabad, FATA, FANA)