CommuniquéNewsletter of Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

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EDITORIAL BOARD

Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics

ADMINISTRATORS

Dr Dilip G NaikDean

Dr Ashita UppoorAssociate Dean

Dr Premalatha KAssociate Dean

Greetings from the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics.As an undergraduate student who graduated from thiscollege, I had never imaged during those days that one day Iwill serve my Alma mater. Life is so unpredictable and full ofsurprises. Today I deem myself privileged to be a part of thisgreat institute.A new year brings a fresh start and infinite possibilities, ourgreat university has recently obtained the tag of institute ofeminence. Under the tutelage of our Pro Vice Chancellor Dr.Surendra Shetty and Dean Dr. Dilip G Naik, our college hasreached great heights. All the activities conducted in ourcollege that include the teaching programs, research,

publications, extra-curricular activities, community servicescontribute towards achieving the standards set by ouruniversity.The department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodonticshas been given the responsibility of designing and compilingthis issue of Communiqué which showcases the eventsorganized by our college. It features the participations andlaurels received by our faculty and students. The uniquefeature of this issue is the beautiful photograph of the all girlpost graduate students of the department.

I sincerely appreciate the effort of our Editor Dr. Roma M fordiligently compiling and editing this issue along withDr. Shubashish Das.

EDITORIAL

Editorial Coordinator:Dr. Srikant N

Professor and HeadDepartment of Oral

Pathology and Microbiology

Dr. Neeta ShettyProfessor and HeadDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics

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CERTIFICATE COURSE IN

MINOR ORAL SURGERY

The Certificate Course in Minor Oral Surgery wasinaugurated on 1st September, 2018. Fourcandidates successfully completed the month -long course for registered dental practitioners.The Course Coordinator was Dr. Arvind R,Associate Professor & In-charge Head,Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. Thecertificate and closing ceremony was held on30th September 2018.

INAUGRAL PROGRAM OF DENTAL SURGICAL MICROSCOPE

Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences,

Mangalore successfully launched the inaugural program of dental surgical microscope at Attavar. The

microscope was inaugurated on 28th January, 2019 by Dr. Y Bharat Shetty, BJP President MangaloreCity North, Dr. Poornima Baliga, Pro VC, MAHE, Dr. Shivcharan Shetty, DCI member, Dr. Surendra

Shetty, Pro VC, Mangalore Campus, Dr. Dilip G. Naik, Dean of MCODS, Mangalore. Dr. Ashita Uppoor,Dr. Premlatha Shetty, Associate Deans, MCODS, Mangalore. Faculty members and post graduate

students from other respective departments were present during the inauguration. The dentalsurgical microscope was the brainchild of Dr. Kundabala M which was received with the supported

infrastructural grant by VGST, Karnataka State Government.

CERTIFICATE COURSE IN

MODERN ENDODONTIC PRACTICE

Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore in association with Dentsply Sironasuccessfully launched a certificate course in Modern Endodontic Practice. The Course Coordinator is Dr. Manuel Thomas.

Dr. Arvind R, Associate Professor and In-charge Head, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. Ph no. 9845794666

Dr. Manuel Thomas, Associate Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics.Ph no. 9980981150

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CHILDRENS DAY CELEBRATIONS AT DEPARTMENT OF

PAEDODONTICS

Twenty children who visit the dental clinic regularly, participated in the program on the occasion ofChildren’s day on 14th November, 2018 with their parents. The children were made comfortable bycreating a playful and friendly environment. The department was decorated with balloons andribbons. Music welcomed the little guests as they arrived. The program included free dentalscreening and treatment, which was followed by an entertainment session for the special guests ofthe occasion. They were seated in groups and enjoyed the occasion to the core.

Dr Tosin C (Batch 2012) has secured 4th rank atAIIMS-MDS Entrance examination for January2019 session.

LAURELS AT THE ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES,

PG ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

The inaugural ceremony of the Preconferencecourses of the 46th IPS national conference from15th – 18th November, 2018 was held at MCODS,Mangalore. Dr. Dilip Naik, Dean, MCODS was thechief Guest and Dr. Kashinath, President, IndianProsthodontic Society was the Guest of Honor.Five Preconference courses with a wide array oftopics covering the contemporary topics ofProsthodontics were conducted. Stalwarts likeDr. Mahesh Verma, Dr. Vivek Hegde, Dr. RashmiHegde, Dr. Rajesh Sethuraman and Dr. AmolThorat conducted the various courses rangingfrom half day to full day lectures with Hands on.

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I-TOP RECALL (INDIVIDUALLY TRAINED ORAL PROPHYLAXIS)

A workshop called “I-TOP Recall” by Curaden was conducted for the Staff and Postgraduates ofDept. of Periodontology MCODS, Mangalore on 16th November, 2018 at MCODS, Attavar. Thefocus was to emphasize on the Touch 2 Teach Practices and recalibration of proper techniques oftooth brushing and use of interdental brushes. The resource person for this workshop was Dr.Kishore, Reader, Dept. of Periodontology, Krishna Devaraya, Dental College, Bangalore.

ROLE OF ORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN TOBACCO

CONTROL AND COMMUNITY BASED TOBACCO CONTROL ACTIVITIES

The Tobacco Cessation Clinic of the Departmentof Public Health Dentistry MCODS, Mangalore,ImpACT, conducted a program titled, “role oforal health professionals in tobacco control andcommunity based tobacco control activitieshighlighting the role of Oral healthprofessionals in tobacco control.” The programwas held on 27th October, 2018 at Attavarcampus, MCODS, Mangalore. The resourceperson for the program was Dr. Vikrant,Associate Professor and Head, Department ofPublic Health Dentistry and Tobacco CessationClinic, Maulana Azad Institute of DentalSciences, New Delhi.

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ACADEMICS

The Institutional Academic Reputation Cell (IARC), Organized a one day CPD program titled “Practo-

Dent – A workshop on Private Practice Management at Marena , Attavar, Mangalore. The speakers

were Dr Arvind Shenoy, Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, BapujiDental College, Davengere, Mr Maheshchandra Nayak, Assistant Professor, SDM College of Law, A

hands on workshop was conducted on Finance and marketing for a private dental clinic by Mr VinodMadhavan, Associate Professor & Dean In-charge (Administration) and Chairman IT.

PRACTO-DENT - A WORKSHOP ON PRIVATE PRACTICE

MANAGEMENT

MAXFACS SKILLS CENTRE

Department of Oral and MaxillofacialSurgery, MCODS, Mangalore conducted aTwo day Hands on workshop on Emergencyskills training for Dental Interns on 21st and22nd December, 2018. A total of 54 buddingdentists participated in the workshop.Resource persons for the workshop were Dr.Madhusudan Upadya (Professor & UnitChief Dept of Anesthesiology, KMC,Mangalore), Dr. Sumesh Rao (AssociateProfessor, Dept of Anesthesiology, KMC,Mangalore), Dr. Premalatha Shetty(Professor & Associate Dean, Chief, MaxfacsSkill Centre, MCODS, Mangalore), Dr.Dharnappa Poojary and Dr. Joanna Baptist(Associate Professors, Dept of Oral &Maxillofacial Surgery, MCODS, Mangalore)

MAX FACTS 2019

In a first of its kind, the Department of Oral &Maxillofacial Surgery, MCODS, Mangaloreconducted a Continuing ProfessionalDevelopment program MAX Facts 2019 - HairTransplantation, on 11th January, 2019. The guestspeaker was Dr. Sainath Matsa, a certified andprominent practitioner specializing in the nichefield of hair restoration surgery. The talk wasfollowed by a day of hands-on workshop on theadvanced, minimally invasive FUE hair transplanttechnique on scalp and face.

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ACADEMICS

The Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery,MCODS Mangalore, in association with Associationof Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons of India (AOMSI),celebrated the International Oral & MaxillofacialSurgeons Day on 13th February, 2019. A Walkathonwas held, starting from Bunts HostelCircle,Mangalore ending at Forum Fiza Mall topromote “Road Safety Awareness”. Faculty andPostgraduates from the Department of Oral &Maxillofacial Surgery accompanied by more than 70students and interns of our institutionenthusiastically participated in the walkathon.

OMFS DAY

CATCH THE WAVE OF DIRECT ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR

COMPOSITESDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and

Endodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences,

Mangalore in association with DENTSPLY SIRONA,successfully conducted a CDE programme, “Catch the

wave of direct anterior and posterior composites”on 23rd January, 2019 at Light house premises. The

Continuing Dental Education Program was conductedto get thorough knowledge on COMPOSITES and the

clinical tips to handle the material. Dr. Neeta Shetty,

Head of the department delivered the welcome

address, while chief guest for the function,Dr. Ashita Uppoor, Associate Dean, MCODS,

Mangalore addressed the gathering. The resource

person for the program was Dr. Deepak Mehta, aprivate practice in Bangalore.

BASAL IMPLANT WORKSHOP

The Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery conducted a 3-day Hands-on Workshop and Continuing Professional Development Program on Basal Implants from 16th-18th January, 2019. The resource person was Dr. Leela Krishna Mohan, Private Practitioner who demonstrated the surgical and prosthodontic procedures involved in basal implants.

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RESEARCHCOORDINATOR: Dr. Premalatha M. Shetty, Associate Professor,Dentistry, MCODS, Mangalore

GRANTS RECEIVED

Dr. Kundabala M, Professor,Department of Conservativedentistry and Endodontics,received Rs. 10,000 as a travelgrant to attend the South ZonalConference at Chennai by IACDEto deliver a key note address“Irrigation – A Final Solution for

Disinfection of Root CanalSystem“ on 11th August, 2018.Dr. Kundabala M also delivered aguest lecture on "Advances inthe irrigation and techniques" atRapid Recap - Sculpting thefuture, a Workshop arranged atDayananda Sagar College ofDental Sciences, Bangalore from26th – 28th February 2019.

Dr. Ramya Shenoy ,Associate Professor,Dept. Public Health

Dentistry receivedFinancial grant sum ofRs.1,20,000 forparticipating in 31st

Annual Meeting inSpecial Care Dentistry,USA (12th – 14th April,2019) from Science andEngineering ResearchBoard, Govt. of India.

Dr. Roma M, AssistantProfessor, DeparmentConservative Dentistryand Endodontics receivedResearch grant sum ofRs.50,000/- on 28th

August, 2018 from IndianAssociation ofConservative Dentists andEndodontics, for Clinicaloutcome of Indirect PulpCapping using Amnioticmembrane and Biodentinein permanent teeth.

Dr. Neeta Shetty, Professor and Head of thedepartment, Dept. Conservative Dentistry andEndodontics, completed her PhD on 1st February,2019. The title of her thesis is "Effectiveness ofdental health education on the utilization ofrestorative dental care among rural womenassociated with self-help groups of Mangaloretaluk-A cluster randomized study“.

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ALUMNI RELATIONS

PEDOAPP-2018

“Pathways to early orthodontic intervention”,CPD was conducted by the Department ofPaedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, ManipalCollege of Dental Sciences, Mangalore on 27th

November, 2018 at KMC Medical EducationHall, Light House Hill Road. The Speakers wereDr. Joby Peter, Professor and Head,Department of Pediatric and PreventiveDentistry, Malabar Dental College, Manoor,Kerala and Dr. Sharan Sargod, Professor,Department of Pedodontics, Yenepoya DentalCollege, Mangalore. The audience activelyparticipated in an extensive Q&A session withDr. Ashwin Rao as the moderator.

COCHIN ALUMNI MEET 2018

The postgraduate alumni of the Department ofOrthodontics, MCODS, Mangalore had theirAnnual reunion on the sidelines of the

National Conference on 7th December, 2018.The meeting took place at the Cochin YachtClub. Twenty-Six alumni members met at theClub under the leadership of Dr. SiddarthShetty and discussed various issues related tothe alumni association. Dr. Nidhin Philip Josegave the members a short appraisal of AlumniRelations, MCODS Mangalore and the facilitiesoffered for Alumni by their Alma Mater. T-shirts were distributed to all the members as acourtesy of Alumni Relations, MAHE.

COORDINATOR: Dr. Arathi Rao, Professor, Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, MCODS, Mangalore

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ALUMNI RELATIONS

M.Ortho (RCS) ORIENTATION PROGRAM

Dr. Abishek Ghosh, a postgraduate alumnus ofthe Department of Orthodontics, MCODS,Mangalore and Dr. Jeegar Vakil conducted a one-day orientation course for attemptingthe M.Ortho RCS examinations for the studentsand staff at the Department of Orthodontics,MCODS, Mangalore. The course began with aninaugural ceremony graced by Dr. Dilip G Naik,

Dean, MCODS Mangalore. Dr. Abishek Ghosh wasfelicitated by Dr. Dilip D Naik and by AlumniRelations cell MCODS Mangalore.

TALK BY DR. ANAND SHENOY

MAHESRF in association with ARMCODS, MCODS Mangalore organized a talk titled ‘The Journey toBecoming a Dentist’ on 12th February, 2019. The resource person for the same was Dr. AnandShenoy, an alumnus MCODS, Mangalore who is a consultant orthodontist and runs two successfulpractices in Dubai. The talk focused on the most basic yet the most common procedures performedin the dental practice routinely, and was attended by the Interns.

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INTERNATIONALIZATION

SECOND INTERNATIONAL IZC BS HANDS ON PROGRAM

The Department of Orthodontics, ManipalCollege of Dental Sciences, Mangaloreconducted the 2nd International IZC BS Hands onProgram on 25th and 26th February,2019. Dr. Vijay Baswa is an alumnus of theDepartment of Orthodontics, Manipal College ofDental Sciences, Mangalore was the coursefaculty. Dr. Baswa maintains a private practice

in Kuwait and specializes in treatment ofcomplicated skeletal malocclusions using IZC andBS. The program saw 20 delegates most of whowere experienced clinicians from across thecountry. The participants were engaged inclinical sessions, lectures and live placement ofIZC and BS implants on patients and 3D models.

HANDS ON TRAINING IN DAMON TECHNIQUE

The Department of Orthodontics andDentofacial Orthopedics in association withthe Centre for Advanced Dental Education(CADE) and MCODS, Mangalore successfullyconducted two-day hands on workshop on3rd and 4th December, 2018 on the Damontechnique. The resource person was Dr. JeanRenee Van Becelaere from Canada, arenowned clinician with several years ofexperience with the Damon technique andinternational speaker for ORMCO Companysince 2010.

COORDINATOR: Dr. Ashita Uppoor, Associate Dean, MCODS, Mangalore

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INTERNATIONALIZATION

COMPREHENSIVE HANDS ON WORKSHOP ON OBSTRUCTIVE

SLEEP APNEA AND ITS DENTAL MANAGEMENT

Department of Prsothodontics, MCODS,

Mangalore successfully organized a two day

Continuing Professional Development Programand workshop titled, “Comprehensive hands on

workshop on obstructive sleep apnea and itsdental management” from 4th - 5th January,

2019 at the Medical Education Hall, KMC, LHH,Mangalore. The chief guest for this inaugural

ceremony was Dr. Dilip Naik, Dean, MCODS,

Mangalore. The speakers were Pratishtha

Mishra, from University of Kentucky, USA and Dr.Vishak Acharya, Professor and HOD, Dept of

Pulmonary Medicine, KMC Mangalore.

REPORT ON UMN_KUMS_MAHE EXCHANGE PROGRAM

Dr. Manuel Thomas, Associate Professor,Department of Conservative Dentistry andEndodontics attended the face to face trainingfor the faculty KUMS which was held at CairoMarriott Hotel, Egypt from 21st to 25th January,2019. The 5 days program included researchmethodologies and partnership sustainability. Italso aimed at strengthening Indian relations withforeign hosts giving an opportunity to ourInstitute to promote further internationalcollaborations.

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GUIDENT ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2018, DELHI

Most proactive dental academician senior level

Pedodontics : Dr. Suprabha B S

Most proactive dental academician junior level

Pedodontics : Dr. Karuna Y M

Best PG department of Periodontics: Dr. Soham Chatterjee

Best PG department of Pedodontics: Dr. Ellana Jermiah Joseph

Best UG student 4th year: Mr. Aasadur Rahaman MiddayBest UG student 2nd year: Miss. Aiswarya AsokanBest UG student 1st year : Miss. Simran Agarwalla

Most proactive dental academician junior

level Oral Pathology : Dr. Amitha J. Lewis

TAPMI BRANDSCAN

Brandscan 2018 (Manipal) was a spectacular festorganized by T.A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) onthe 4th of November, 2018. The fest constituted variousevents like the plot twist, Footloose - Dance to Impress andFashion show, Panache. MCODS Mangalore’s team named“Epipheneria” was awarded the first position in the fashionshow and was rewarded a cash prize of Rs. 42,000.

IDA SYMPOSIUM

MCODS, Mangalore bagged the overall winners trophy atthe IDA symposium, held at Marena, Mangalore on 25th

October, 2018

World Dental Photography Calendar competition was

organized by Dental Photography School. The photograph

clicked by Dr.Anwetakshmi Ray, 2nd year P.G, Dept. of

Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, was chosen

amongst the top 25 out of 375 entries from 18 different

nations.

WORLD DENTAL

PHOTOGRAPHY CALENDAR COMPETITION

Dr.Anwetakshmi Ray

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LAURELS

FACULTY AWARDS

Dr Karthik Shetty, Additional Professor Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics was conferred withthe “ISOI Fellowship” at the 25th ISOI conference held at Jaipur from 27th to 30th September, 2018. He was alsoelected as the president of the IDA Dakshina Kannada Branch for the year 2019.

Dr. Nanditha R. Sujir, Reader, Dept. of OralMedicine and Radiology, won the “Runner up”prize in the category of free paperpresentation at ICON-IPEPC conferenceMelaka, Malaysia held from 17th – 18th Dec,2018.

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INDIAN SOCIETY OF ORAL IMPLANTOLOGISTS – ISOI, FELLOWSHIP

IDA PRESIDENT

ICON-IPEC 23RD NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC

HEALTH DENTISTRY

Dr. Rajesh G, Professor & Head,Department of Public HealthDentistry, has won the “FIRSTPRIZE” in the “BEST SCIENTIFICPAPER” for his scientific paperpresentation titled “Effectivenessof training dentists in tobaccocessation – A systematic review”

Dr. Mithun Pai, Associate Professor,Department of Public HealthDentistry, won the “BESTABSTRACT AWARD” and “SECONDPRIZE” in the “BEST SCIENTIFICPAPER” for his scientific papertitled “Explorative Analysis of FiveFactor Narcissistic Inventory (FFNI)In An Oral HealthContext”.

Dr. Nidhi Manaktala, Reader in Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology,MCODS, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, was awarded the“Dr. Shri Ramchandra Rao Award For Poster In Best Original Research Category”at the 27th National Conference of the Indian Association of Oral andMaxillofacial Pathologists (IAOMP) held from 16th to 18th Nov, 2018, at theRadisson Blue Amritsar. She presented the findings of her study titled“Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the minor salivary glands: a clinico-pathologicalassessment”.

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LAURELSFACULTY AWARDS

46TH KARNATAKA STATE AND 5TH INTERSTATE DENTAL CONFERENCE

Dr Laxmish Mallya, Associate Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry andEndodontics, won the best poster award.

Dr. Ashith MV, Reader, Department ofOrthodontics and DentofacialOrthopedics, won the best paper award.

Dr. Ramya Shenoy, Associate Professor, Department of Public HealthDentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore won the bestpaper.

53RD INDIAN ORTHODONTIC CONFERENCE

Dr. Ashith MV, Reader,Department of Orthodontics andDentofacial Orthopedics, hasbeen awarded the 1st prize for hisTable clinic presentation (clinicalcategory).

Dr. Shravan Shetty, AssistantProfessor, Department ofOrthodontics and DentofacialOrthopedics, has been awardedthe 3rd prize for his Posterpresentation (clinical category).

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NINTH POST GRADUATE SYMPOSIUM

16TH NATIONAL PG CONVENTION OF THE INDIAN SOCIETY OF PEDODONTICS AND PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY

Dr. Pooja M.P, Second year Post Graduate student, won the Best Paper award ofthe Scientific Session and also bagged overall Second Best Paper PresentationAward of the convention for the Scientific paper.

POSTGRADUATE AWARDS

Dr. Nikita Agarwal, Dr. Kushan Kishore Dhawan and Dr.Akshar Bajaj, from the Department of Prosthodontics andCrown and Bridge, placed 2nd in the PROSTHO QUEST QuizCompetition at the 46th Indian Prosthodontic SocietyNational Conference held at Mangalore, from 15th – 18th

November 2018.

Dr. Nikita Agarwal 3rd year Postgraduate Student,Department of Prosthodontics & Crown & Bridge securedthe Second Runner up position for Poster Presentation atthe ninth postgraduate symposium for prosthodontics.

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Dr Anushri Mahrishi, Dr Sarthak Khatriand Dr Neha Keswani, Interns at MCODSMangalore secured third position fortheir poster.

Dr. Mary Byju, Dr. Isha Gupta (Postgraduate students from Department of Conservative dentistry and Endodontics) andDr. Nikita Agarwal(Postgraduate student from Department of Prosthodontics), were awarded the Best Scientific Paper Award.

Dr Ashwini Dessai, Final yearpost graduate student,Department of ConservativeDentistry and Endodontics,secured the 1st place for posterpresentation for her poster.

11th ISPRP CONFERENCE, MANGALORE

XXX NATIONAL IAOMR CONFERENCE

Dr Nithin Thilak, secured 2nd prize in the scientific paper presentation competition.

Dr. Mandovi Nath, was awarded 2nd prize in the scientific paper presentation.

KALMEGH AWARD FOR INNOVATION AND RESEARCH IN DENTISTRY

Javirat Gupta, intern, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, has been awarded as “HighlyCommended” in the category of “Kalmegh Award for Innovation and Research in Dentistry2018” at the Famdent excellence in dentistry awards, 2018 held in Mumbai, on 9th

December,2018.

FAMDENT AWARD AND STUDENT OF THE YEAR AWARD AT INDIAN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

AWARDS 2018

Dr. Viral Dave, (MCODS, Mangalore batch of 2013) was presentedwith Best Intern of the year award at International DentalExcellence Awards 2018, held at Mumbai on 8th December, 2018.He was also nominated for Famdent awards 2018 in the Student ofthe Year Category held at Mumbai on 9th December 2018. Dr. Viralwas also presented with session Winner for Poster Presentation atInternational Student Congress of Biomedical Sciences Groningen,Netherlands.

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The Journey….

This dynamic department began its journey in the

year 1987, while the postgraduate teaching

programme began in 2009. The primary goal of this

department is prevention, diagnosis and

conservative based treatment of dental caries and

diseases and defects of natural teeth. It aims at

restoring the teeth to proper form, function and

esthetics using the latest techniques, materials and

procedures in a pleasing manner with as little loss of

the healthy tooth structure as possible.

Top row left to Right : Dr. Chitra Pai, Dr. Shubhashree, Dr. SubashishDas, Dr. Kavitha and Dr. Savitha Shenoy.Second row left to right: Dr. Vinod Jathanna, Dr. Manuel Thomas, Dr. Karthik Shetty, Dr. Neeta Shetty, Dr. Kundabala M, Dr. Shreya Hegde and Dr. Roma M.

The Faculty of this department have to their credit Research grants, Research awards, Scientific

publications in National and International Journals and have authored textbooks. The curriculum of

Conservative and Endodontics for undergraduate and postgraduate learning is innovative, expansive

and interactive with the latest models of teaching methodologies. This department runs two

certificate programmes :

1. Certificate Course in Restorative Dentistry – One year full time course that trains the candidate in

Endodontic and Restorative procedures. They are acclimatized to be general dentists.

2. Certificate Course in Modern Endodontics – A 5 day program which concentrates entirely on

modern endodontic treatment concepts using latest technologies and materials. Thorough

knowledge on various equipments will be provided like apex locators, rotary instrumentation,

ultrasonic treatments for various cases, etc.

The Department got renovated in 2018 and now works as a fully air conditioned department at both

the campuses.

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To make your dreams come true, follow the following sayings of great leaders..

“You say things; and you say “Why?” But I dream things that never were;

And I say “Why not?- George Bernard Shaw

Those who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who

try to do nothing… and succeed-

Llyode Jones

It is not enough that we do our best; sometimes to succeed , we have to do

what is required-Sir Winston Churchill

Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lessons after

words- Vernom Sandors Law

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind- Mahatma Gandhi

When your work speaks itself don’t interrupt- Henry J. Kaiser

The test of courage comes when we are in the minority; The test of

tolerance comes when we are in the

majority- Ralph W. Sockman

• We make living by what we get, we make life by what we give- Sir Winston

Churchill

• Don’t wait for the right opportunity: create it.”- George Bernard Shaw

• Good judgment comes from

experience and experience comes from bad judgment. - Barry LePatner

• I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it. - George Bernard Shaw

• To get something done, a committee should consist of no more than three people, two of whom are absent-Robert Copeland

• When God pushes you to the edge of

difficulty trust him fully. Two things can happen, either he will catch you when you fall or he will teach you how to fly- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

The Professor’s Viewpoint….

(Collections :Dr. Kundabala M)

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There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish….

Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore,

Light House Hill Road

Mangaluru -575001,

Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, India

Phone: +91-824-2428716,2422271 Fax: +91 824 2422653

e-mail: conserv.mcodsmlr@manipal.edu