IKUCDS 2026

The First International Kirkuk University Conference For Dental Sciences

15-16 October 2026 | Kirkuk - Iraq

Conference Topics

IKUCDS 2026 is covering the following topics:

1. Dentistry and Oral Health Sciences
Includes oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, periodontics, endodontics, prosthodontics, restorative dentistry, dental implantology, paediatric dentistry, oral medicine, oral pathology, preventive dentistry, community dentistry, and dental biomaterials.

2. Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Covers artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, digital diagnosis, medical and dental imaging, telemedicine, virtual and augmented reality, clinical decision-support systems, remote monitoring, and digital healthcare workflows.

3. Biology, Chemistry, and Biomedical Sciences
Covers anatomy, physiology, biology, biochemistry, chemistry, histology, microbiology, molecular biology, genetics, pharmacology, neuroscience, pathology, immunology, and laboratory-based or translational biomedical research.

4. Medical and Clinical Sciences
Includes internal medicine, cardiology, respiratory medicine, dermatology, oncology, rheumatology, paediatrics, family medicine, women’s health, rehabilitation medicine, infectious diseases, clinical diagnosis, treatment, and oral-systemic health research.

5. Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Focuses on epidemiology, disease prevention, health promotion, community and primary healthcare, environmental health, oral health promotion, healthcare accessibility, health inequalities, vaccination, screening programmes, and population-based research.

6. Healthcare Quality, Safety, and Ethics
Covers patient safety, infection prevention and control, clinical governance, healthcare quality improvement, accreditation, risk management, professional ethics, research integrity, healthcare leadership, resource management, and responsible clinical practice.

7. Surgery and Critical Care
Includes general surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthopaedics, urology, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, gynaecological surgery, anaesthesia, emergency medicine, trauma care, perioperative management, postoperative care, and intensive care.

8. Psychology and Behavioral Sciences
Addresses psychology, mental health, behavioural medicine, dental anxiety, pain perception, patient communication, treatment adherence, health behaviour, quality of life, special-care dentistry, and culturally responsive patient-centred care.

9. Future Healthcare Innovations
Explores precision medicine, regenerative medicine and dentistry, tissue engineering, stem-cell research, advanced biomaterials, nanotechnology, personalised healthcare, sustainable healthcare, digital transformation, and emerging innovations in medical and dental education and practice.

Organised By:

University of Kirkuk

College of Dentistry

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