With a heavy heart, we inform you all the sad demise of our Colleague, Dr.Soheyl Sheikh who left this abode on 30th May 2020 at Pune. A BDS graduate from SDM college of Dental Sciences, He completed his MDS under Dr. A. B.Bhoweerin 1997 from KLE VK Institute of Dental Sciences, Belagavi in flying colors. He worked at PMN Dental College, Bagalkot for 2 years. His simplified way of teaching with his cartoons, made the subject easy and unerasable. He continued his academic career at MM college of Dental Sciences, Ambala. He served there as Prof. andHead. He was just not a guide, but also mentor and philosopher for his post graduate students. Currently he was practising at Pune.
With an aim to strengthen and support the Academy in its growth,he become E C member of IAOMR. He contributed immensely and scaled the ladder to the post of Vice president and was currently the President Elect. He shared his vision and plans with his friends as he was supposed to take over the highest post of Academy this December (2020), at Khamam.
He had vast experience and immense knowledge. He was recognized by fellow colleagues for his oratory skills and was invited as resource person at many National IAOMR programs. His leadership skills and team work reflected in the meticulous and successful conduction of 4 National programs of IAOMR.
He was gem of a person, soft heartened, anda loving and caring parent and son too. He was humble and had a very helpful nature, which made him well known among all fellow colleagues, friends and students.It is a great loss to IAOMR fraternity in specific and dentistry at large.
The Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology acknowledges Dr.Soheyl Sheikh's contribution to the subject and the Academy. IAOMR deeply mourns his saddemise and prays to the Almighty to give strength to the bereaved family to bearthe irreparable loss.