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Dr. Wael Khalil wins the Gold Medal and the Appreciation Award from “iCAN- 2021” and “WIIPA” in Canada
Dr. Wael Khalil (Head of Examination in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Faculty of Dental Medicine) won the gold medal for his modern medical innovation in the 6th International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada (iCAN 2021), organized remotely on 28 August 2021, with the participation of 650 inventors from 70 countries.
Dr. Khalil also won the Appreciation Award for the same medical innovation from the “WIPA-World Invention Intellectual Property Associations within “ICAN-2021”.
The new discovery makes it possible to restore the jaw and replace the teeth through a very accurate and fast 3D printing technology that saves the patient from resorting to expensive and dangerous surgeries.
Dr. Khalil had previously obtained a US Patent for his medical discovery in February 2021, and won two gold medals from “EuroInvent”, which was held in Romania on 22 May 2021, and the Beirut International Innovation Show “BIIS-2021”.
