Tariq Drabu Excited About Biofilm Infection Guidelines Due for Release in 2015

Manchester, United Kingdom, September 17, 2015 (Newswire.com) -  

Tariq Drabu is a Manchester born and educated dentist and specialist oral surgeon. He is one of the youngest dentists to ever graduate in the United Kingdom at twenty one years of age and has worked in some of the busiest dental hospitals in the UK and Saudi Arabia. Dr Drabu always showed a keen interest in oral surgery and he received his Fellowship in Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Today he is the owner of the successful Langley Dental Practice and is also the Clinical Lead Dentist for the Oral Surgery Clinical Assessment and Treatment Services at NHS Heywood Middleton and Rochdale. He also finds time in his busy schedule to tutor and mentor postgraduate dentists in oral surgery at the UCLAN Dental Practice in Preston.

Tariq Drabu was speaking about a recent article published on a top dental website. The full article, which was published on 4 September 2015,

Tariq Drabu said “The European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases is publishing guidelines to help in the prevention of dangerous biofilms in the coming months. The group has called for collaboration with anti-bacterial researchers to address the increasing health risks associated with dangerous biofilms throughout the world.”

Tariq Drabu in Manchester went on to say “Biofilms are a problem in clinical settings and for medical device manufacturers. The team of researchers are hoping that the guidelines, which are due to be distributed throughout Europe, will help to ensure early diagnosis and effective treatment moving forward.”

Tariq Drabu closed in saying “The academic community and the pharmaceutical industry will need to work together to target biofilms to increase anti-bacterial resistance, biofilm compounds and medical device surface resistance. Having guidelines in place of this nature is going to help us ensure that we eliminate dangerous biofilms daily, keeping our patients safe and ensuring that they get the highest level of patient care at all times.”