Dr. Awab Alvi

Doctor and Dentist in Karachi, Pakistan

Dr. Awab Alvi

Doctor and Dentist in Karachi, Pakistan

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Dr. Awab Alvi is a dentist by profession practicing in Karachi at Alvi Dental Hospital, he has specialized in the field of Orthodontics (Saint Louis Univ) & Microscopic Root Canal Treatment (UPenn). He is also a TED Senior Fellow

He has maintained a political blog under the pen-name Teeth Maestro, which has become a blog challenging the rampant corruption and terrorism in Pakistan. Awab has emerged as a very committed civil society activist in Pakistan being the founding member of Peoples Resistance which was at the forefront challenging the Musharraf's martial law in 2007. Awab has extensively used online social media tools, blog, twitter and facebook to spread the message for a positive change in Pakistan. In 2011 Awab joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and has become the lead Social Media strategist for the party to help bring a clean and dedicated leadership in Pakistan.

Dr. Awab has been an active proponent of online freedom of expression in Pakistan. He raised funds for the 2005 Earthquake in Pakistan Help-Pakistan. In 2009 he collected over Rs. 3 million to deliver relief goods to Swat. In 2010 & 2011 floods in Pakistan, Awab and OffroadPakistan team mobilized to raise $250,000 to provide emergency relief to over 200,000 flood affected people.

Dr. Alvi has spoken at a number of conferences, Free Expression in Asian Cyberspace & Asia 21 in 2006, GV Summits in 2008 & 2010, TEDIndia in 2009, TED 2011 & 2012, TEDGlobal 2011 & 2012, also at UK Conservative Party Confernce in 2011.

He is an elected member of Communications & Technical Committee at FDI World Dental Federation, the global body of Dentists around the world

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    • BDS
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