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About Me

Dr. Awab Alvi is a dentist by profession, with a specialty in Orthodontics [Braces] from Saint Louis University and training in Microscopic Endodontic [Root Canal] from the University of Pennsylvania. Has been practicing in Karachi, Pakistan as a full time dentist and orthodontist at the Alvi Dental Hospital.

As a part time hobby he runs and manages the Teeth Maestro blog http://teeth.com.pk/blog since 2004, has transformed to playing a very active role in the civil society movement for a better political change in Pakistan.

He now has a weekly column in The Express Tribune, the Pakistani version of the International Herald Tribune

Location:
Pakistan, Karachi
Current organization:
Alvi Dental Hospital
Past organizations:
Teeth Maestro
Current role:
Blogger/Author
Gender:
Male
Areas of expertise:
Orthodontics, ENDODONTIST, dentistry, Blogging, blogging and social media, Blogging and Podcasting , Twitter, Pakistan, Human Rights Activist, Freedom of Information
I am:
Activist, Blogger, Brainstormer, Concerned citizen, Doctor, Idea generator, Muslim, Technologist, Web guru, Writer/Editor
Associations:
American Association of Orthodontics, Pakistan ICT Policy Monitor, Pakistan Association of Orthodontists, Pakistan Dental Association
Languages:
Urdu, English
My website links:
Teeth Maestro, Dont Block the Blog, Alvi Dental Hospital
Universities:
University of Punjab, Saint Louis University, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
TED conferences attended:
TEDGlobal 2012, TED2012, TEDGlobal 2011, TED2011, TEDIndia 2009
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I'm passionate about

Pakistan, Dentistry and Technology

An idea worth spreading

Passionately feel the need to educate the people of the world on good dental health as that is the only way to a disease free oral cavity. Without proper education people will forever struggle to have expensive treatment, it might be better to solve this issue at teh core and take care of over 80% of dental problems for good

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Dentistry, Blogging, Technology, and Pakistan

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  • A comment on Conversation: How immune should science be from the political environment of its time?

    Feb 2 2012: Major developments in science can only be funded by Countries [deep pockets] so hence Politics and lobbying becomes a key stakeholder in the Research and Development of the future

    Businesses investing in Research and Development of science puts a very high price tag on the future of any product

  • A comment on Talk: Robert Gupta and Joshua Roman duet on "Passacaglia"

    May 28 2011: One of the best performances I have seen - Bravo to both Robert & Joshua - you make the TED Fellows proud !!!

  • A comment on Conversation: How will you take part in JR's TED Prize wish?

    Mar 9 2011: I have been considering two options

    1- Some collaborative effort between TEDsters in Pakistan and India using the power of imagery as a suggestion to peace in the region, maybe the pictures of eyes sprayed across the border, the most accessible border crossing being the Wagah border can be used to make a statement of peace in the region, this needs a collaborative effort between the two nations and will also send a strong message as well

    2- Another suggestion would be to launch a massive effort in Pakistan using the pictures [eyes] of victims of terrorism [bomb blasts and other heinous attacks on peace loving people] and using their images to plaster them across Pakistan as if to suggest that these people are looking back at you.

    Both ideas are workable solutions, and a few friends are already working with the hope of starting this effort on a wider scale, possibly hope to orchestrate this during an upcoming TEDx event in Karachi or likewise

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