Clove Leadership Conclave brings 300 dentists from across India to discuss global best practices in dental care
Dr. Babulal Sethia, President, Royal Society of Medicine, UK inaugurates the Conclave
Chennai, Nov 30, 2016: Clove Dental, multi-speciality dental care chain from the house of Star Dental, organized first-of-its kind Leadership Conclave in the city to discuss the global best practices in dental care and oral health. 300 Clove doctors from across India gathered to emphasize the philosophy of ethics and transparency and their commitment to offer best possible care to the patients. The Conclave was inaugurated by Dr. Babulal Sethia, President, Royal Society of Medicine, UK.
A Consultant Congenital Heart Surgeon at the Royal Brompton, Dr. Sethia is committed to development of healthcare initiatives in low and middle income countries and, since 1992, has participated in the delivery of surgical missions in a number of countries in Africa, Asia and South America.
The leading dental clinic chain in North India, Clove is the only player in the dental care space in the country who holds membership of the Royal Society of Medicine, UK. Clove has been playing a seminal role is organizing and standardizing dental care in India. Through international standard clinics, Clove has introduced transparent, ethical, patient friendly delivery with focus on Global standards of hygiene, treatment protocols across all disciplines of dentistry starting from simple fillings to advanced maxillofacial surgery and latest in implantology.
Clove also plans to build community awareness programs to improve appreciation and awareness towards oral hygiene and preventive oral care to ensure other disease linked to poor oral hygiene like Diabetes, Heart ailments, Pre-term birth etc. are eliminated.
Mr. Amarinder Singh, CEO Clove Dental, said, “Awareness about dental care and oral hygiene is very low in India. The available dental health facilities are often not up to the mark. Since our inception in 2011, it has been our concentrated effort to introduce Indian customers to global standard dental care. We are also working towards raising awareness on the importance of dental health and oral hygiene and the serious impact that it can have on the overall health of an individual.”
Other eminent speakers present at the conclave were Louis Shakinovsky, Chairman; Dr. Nitin Doshi, New York-based DENTIST entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist & board member; Scott Bayman, Former CEO GE India & board member, Clove Dental, and Olivier Perier, MD SPDG & board member, Global Dental, Holding Company of Clove Dental
Inaugurating the Conclave, Dr. Babulal Sethia, President, Royal Society of Medicine, UK, said, “Dental health is critical to the overall health of an individual. The efforts undertaken by Clove to create awareness about the issue and introduce global best practices in India are indeed commendable. I congratulate Amar and his team and wish them the very best in their future endeavours.”
Dr. Babulal Sethia has been engaged in the development and delivery of cardiac surgical training in developing nations for the past 21 years, either working independently or in conjunction with the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF) and the Chain of Hope Charities. His humanitarian work has been directed at delivery of clinical care to children in their own environment, training of medical nursing staff and service development locally.
Dr. Sethia has published widely in the area of congenital heart disease and has given or directed approximately 150 presentations to learned societies during the past 20 years. He is regularly invited to lecture at specialist conferences in the UK and overseas.