Jan . - Mar. 2019

SRI RAMACHANDRAINSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

(Deemed to be University) Faculty of Dental Sciences

From the Editor's deskWe are always aiming at getting better than what we were yesterday. In this regard, I'm

reminded of a beautiful speech by the global head of Google Inc. who also happens to be

from Namma Chennai. It goes on like this – A cockroach suddenly flew from somewhere

and sat on a lady at a restaurant which made her scream in panic. She started jumping

and flinging her arms to get rid of the pest. This reaction of the lady was quite contagious

and soon everyone in her group started to do the same too. While the lady finally

managed to get rid of the cockroach, it landed on another lady in the group. Now the

second lady started with her reflex action and amidst this melee, a waiter approached

the lady in a calm manner, grabbed the pest deftly with his fingers and threw it away. As

Mr. Pitchai watched the whole drama while sipping his cuppa, he wondered what the

reason for such histrionics was and finally the truth dawned on him. The whole episode

throws light on the fact that it is not the pest per se but the inability to handle the

disturbance caused by the pest that was responsible for the whole episode. Similarly it is

our inability to handle situations and our reactions to them that are responsible for any

chaos in our life. As the saying goes, Happiness is not the absence of problems; it is the

ability to deal with them......

Au revoir,Dr. SHARADA

PATRONShri.V.R.VenkataachalamChancellorShri.R.V.SengutuvanPro-Chancellor

ADVISORY BOARDDr. S.P.ThyagarajanProf. of Eminence & Dean (Research)

Dr. K.V. SomasundaramProf. of Eminence & Advisor (Academic)

Dr. P.V.VijayaraghavanVice - Chancellor Dr. Mahesh VakamudiDean of FacultiesDr. C. Ravindran Dean, Faculty of Dental SciencesDr. D. KandaswamyAdvisor, Faculty of Dental Sciences

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEEDr. Sridevi PadmanabhanChairperson

EDITORDr. Sharada T. Rajan CO-EDITORDr. Nithya Jagdish

EDITORIAL BOARDDr. K. Santhosh KumarDr. Latha NirmalDr. J. KarthigeyanDr. Preethi V.Dr. Akila GaneshDr. T. Gnana DeepikaDr. Ram Sabarish

STUDENT MEMBERSMs. Sruthi R.Mr. Jonua Fernandes COVER PHOTO COURTESYInterns (2018-19 Batch)

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MILES FOR SMILES

Dental wing at Chinna Porur – Urban Community Health Center

The dental wing at Chinna Porur Urban Community Health Centre was thinaugurated on 27 Feb. 2019 by the Dept. of Public Health Dentistry. Dental

screening and basic dental treatments including oral prophylaxis, extractions

and minor restorations will be performed by the interns at this centre. Patients

will be referred to the dental college for further management.

DEPARTMENT OF ORAL MEDICINE & RADIOLOGY

rd st The 3 National PG Rapid Review and Updates in Oral Medicine and Radiology was conducted from 31 ndJan. to 2 Feb. 2019. The program included 19 lectures and a panel discussion. 88 postgraduates from 40

dental colleges from all over India participated.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRYth th thThe 5 National Rapid Review Program was organized from 7 to 9 Feb. 2019. The lectures were delivered

by faculty from various universities. 44 postgraduates from various South Indian states participated.

DEPARTMENT OF PERIODONTICSthThe 11 Rapid Review, Revision course and Updates in Periodontology & Implantology was conducted

th thfrom 13 to 16 Feb. 2019. The course included 25 lectures and 2 debates.120 postgraduates from 30

dental colleges from all over India attended.

DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATIVE DENTISTRY AND ENDODONTICS

In association with the Indian Association of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, the Dept. of

Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics conducted their Decennial National Rapid Review Program th th‘FINISH LINE 2019’ from 11 to 13 Feb. 2019. Twentyfour faculty from various universities delivered

extensive exam-oriented lectures. A grand viva voce session conducted using Blended Learning was also

a part of the program. Around 230 postgraduates from all around the country benefited.

DEPARTMENT OF PROSTHODONTICS AND CROWN & BRIDGE

stThe Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge conducted its 1 Hands-on CDE program for the

CRIs on the topic 'Basics in Maxillofacial Prosthetics – Immediate Surgical Obturator'. The program was nd th th thdivided into 2 modules from 22 to 24 Jan. and 11 to 13 Feb. 2019. Lectures and hands-on sessions

were delivered by the faculties of the department elaborating the steps in fabricating a presurgical

obturator for closing a maxillary defect. A total of 54 participants attended.

th th thThe 7 consecutive Rapid Review Revision Program was conducted from 4 to 6 Feb. 2019. The program

was framed with 17 lectures that were delivered by 18 speakers from different dental institutions of the

country. A total of 174 postgraduates from 41 dental institutions and 1 private practitioner attended.

DEPARTMENT OF ORTHODONTICS

DEPARTMENT OF ORAL PATHOLOGY

thThe 4 Rapid Review Program – ROAR 2019 – Ramachandra Orthodontic Accelerated Review was th thconducted from 7 to 9 Jan. 2019. The program included lectures by 14 speakers from across the

country, e-poster competition and a quiz. 146 delegates attended.

th rd thThe department conducted the 7 National Rapid Review Course- SCOPE 2019 from 23 to 25 Jan.

2019. The program comprised of 17 didactic lectures and display of 150 histopathological slides. A quiz

program was also conducted. More than 90 delegates from 30 different colleges across the country

including in and around Chennai, Chidambaram, Pondicherry, Salem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala

and Karnataka attended.

The department along with the CDE committee, FDS conducted the first CDE Program of the year 2019

titled 'Role of Dentist in Child Abuse & Neglect' by Dr. Parul Khera Sinha, Visiting Faculty, Assistant thProfessor, Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China on 29 Jan. 2019. The program comprised of a video

presentation, role play & lecture. 125 participants including undergraduate students and interns

attended.

• Prof. V. Anand Kumar, Head, Dept. of Prosthodontics was elected as the President for the Indian th

Prosthodontic Society – Tamilnadu State Branch at the 10 Indian Prosthodontic Society – Tamilnadu State rd th

Conference held at Yercaud, Salem from 23 to 24 Feb. 2019. th

• Dr. I. Athiban, Reader, Dept. of Prosthodontics attended the 5 Global American Academy of Implant th rd

Dentistry Conference held at New Delhi from 28 Feb. to 3 Mar. 2019 and received the Diplomate Award

of World Congress of Oral Implantology (WCOI), Japan.

• Dr. Sridevi Padmanabhan was honored by the IDA Madras branch at the International Women's Day th

celebration- 'AZHAGI 2019…I am unique' held at Chennai on 8 Mar. 2019.

• Dr. Vignesh Kailasam was elected as the Convenor of the Madras Orthodontic Study Group for the period

2019-2020.

KUDOS

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER…

Jan 2k19 A New Journey…

The future belongs to the curious. The ones, who are not afraid to try it, poke at it, question it and turn it

inside out. So when we are given an opportunity to explore and expose our talents never miss them.

'OPPORTUNITES ARE LIKE SUNRISES

IF YOU WAIT TOO LONG, YOU MISS THEM'

A Dream Journey…

Whenever I cross the notice board near the Dean's office I often use to check for any upcoming

conferences so that I can learn something new and get molded. This time, the name 'ANVESHAN 2k19' -

Student's Research Convention grabbed my attention. I got a glimpse of the poster and checked for the last thdate to register and it stated 7 Jan. 2019. With all excitement, I took a peek into my phone to check the

date which left me unanswered because that day was 7th Jan. This was my mind voice - “Dude! You are

always late.” With a small grief I moved out of that place. The next day when I crossed the same place my

eyes were pulled towards the same poster and to my surprise it stated 'Registration date has been extended thtill 9 Jan. With curiosity on one hand and dilemma on the other, I was left alone to participate or call off.

My mind buzzed about this the whole day. It was not until 11pm it struck me that my friend, Manjusha

and myself already had one project in hand. 'GREAT MINDS WORK IN SILENCE' but for us it was 'GREAT

MINDS WORK IN THE NIGHT.' After a small discussion that late she signaled saying 'Yes'. The very next

morning we rushed to our extremely talented Mentor, Dr. Hannah Ma'am. We explained her about the

competition and she said with a smile, “You both are always late for everything” (she tells us this because

we always bother her at the last minute). Then we met Dr. Arathi Ma'am, our encouraging HOD and

explained her about our project.

The next moment she gave us a 'thumbs up' sign. With all the positive YES vibes from both sides and with

the tag 'ALWAYS LATE', we enrolled our names on 9th Jan. With full josh and excitement we started thworking on our project. Our big day arrived – 11 Jan. 2k19 - to expose our talents. With all pride, we

entered the auditorium that was house full with young minds on work. We were a bit confused whether

to keep a step forward or a step backward. We made up our mind and stepped ahead and within few

hours our presentation started. We presented our project with full confidence to the panel of judges. We

were bombarded with so many questions but we were good enough to manage those. Honestly, we were a

bit scared of getting knocked off in the 1st level itself but we boosted ourselves after going through other

projects displayed. However, as hours passed by, our glucose levels dipped, eagerly waiting for that 'TIK-

TIK' moment.

We were sitting at the edge of our seats as the judges on the stage opened up the card to announce the

results. We sharpened our ears to cheer the winners. When we heard the announcement - “E-24 has

qualified for the next level” our heart skipped a beat and everything seemed to be upside down. We

looked at each other and it took us few seconds to come out of the shock of joy and get into reality. Proudly

we stepped on to the stage and collected our prize. We were in the peak of happiness because we were one

among the top 5 finalists out of 86 participants and it was a dream come true for us. We were informed nd rdthat we will be representing our college in the next level on 22 & 23 Feb. at Vignan University [Guntur,

AP]. Now we had an additional responsibility to take the name our dental college to greater heights. We

had a mock presentation at the Vice-Chancellor's room and he encouraged us for the next level. We ndgroomed ourselves for the final day. The day arrived ... 22 Feb. We presented our project and got

appreciation from the judges. It was a South Zone Level competition. We had an opportunity to compete

with the South Zone universities. It was a tough competition because there were projects under various

fields like Agriculture, Law, Engineering & Technology, Health Sciences etc. We went around

enlightening ourselves with more information. 'SEE A STARY SKY' - This may sound clichéd but the

various projects there made us realize that we were just a tiny speck in the fields. The results were

announced but unfortunately we couldn't make it to the next level. We were sad on one side but on the

other side we cheered ourselves that we got an opportunity to expose our talent in such a huge forum.

So, when given an opportunity don't miss it; it may lead you to a destination that you are dreaming for. I

take this opportunity to thank our Dean, HOD Ma'am, and Guide for providing us such a big platform to

throw light on our ideas and last but not the least my friend without whom my dreams would have been

shattered.

'ALL THE TALENT IN THE WORLD WON'T TAKE YOU ANYWHERE WITHOUT YOUR TEAM-MATE'

I think this is best applicable for both of us and I hope the journey continues….

Ms. Dhanya Shri Mahendran

CRI

STUDENT AWARDS

Ms. S. HamithaCRI

Dept. of Oral Medicine and Radiology

st1 International Summit of Saliva Symposium India (SALSI 2019)

st ndfrom 31 Jan. to 2 Feb. 2019

Best poster award for the poster titled 'Saliva –A Bliss for Genesis'

Name of the Student Scientific Program Paper / Poster Title

Undergraduates

Ms. Aafreen Basheer CRI

Dept. of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry

Updates- Pediatric Dentistry at Sathyabama Dental College and Hospital

ston 1 Feb. 2019

Best paper presentation titled 'Harm that loses your charm'

Ms. S. Aarthi Ms. S. Sharanya CRIs

Updates-Pediatric Dentistry at Sathyabama Dental College and Hospital

ston 1 Feb. 2019

Third best E-poster presentation titled 'Player Unknown'

Ms. Tanya Ms. Swarna SwethaIII BDS

Updates-Pediatric Dentistry at Sathyabama Dental College and Hospital

ston 1 Feb. 2019

Best E-Poster presentationtitled 'Light to fight a bad smile'

Ms. D. Yogalakshmi Ms. Pamila Mary Sabitini IV BDS

Updates-Pediatric Dentistry at Sathyabama Dental College and

stHospital on 1 Feb. 2019

Third best E-poster presentation titled 'Chunk the Crunch'

Ms. Swetha Sriram Ms. Tarunika IV BDS

CDE Program on 'Noo - A no to Anxiety' at Saveetha Dental College and Hospital

thon 8 Feb. 2019

Third best E-poster presentation titled 'Which, When, Why'

Ms. Divyasri.V. M Ms. Ramya R. III BDS

CDE Program on 'Noo - A no to Anxiety' at Saveetha Dental College and Hospital

thon 8 Feb. 2019

Second best E-poster presentation titled'Guided Imagery- Virtual Reality In Pedodontics'

Ms. Meenakshi Renganathan Ms. Daphane Anishya III BDS

CDE Program on 'Noo - A no to Anxiety' at Saveetha Dental College and Hospital

thon 8 Feb. 2019

Third best E-poster presentation titled 'Audio Analgesia - the rhythm in Dentistry'

Ms. JeesriyaMs. Aarthi S.Ms. Sharanya S.CRIs

Dept. of Public Health Dentistry

st1 International Conference in Public Health Dentistry and Pedodontics organized by Priyadarshini Dental College

th thand Hospital on 7 and 8 Mar. 2019

First Prize in Quiz Competition

Ms. Sai VaishnaviMs. Sasti GayathriMs. RamyajaCRIs

st1 International Conference in Public Health Dentistry and Pedodontics organized by Priyadarshini Dental College

th thand Hospital on 7 and 8 Mar. 2019

Second Prize in Quiz Competition

Ms. Sai VaishnaviMs. Sasti GayathriMs. RamyajaCRIs

st1 International Conference in Public Health Dentistry and Pedodontics organized by Priyadarshini Dental College

th thand Hospital on 7 and 8 Mar. 2019

First Prize in Clinical Hunters Competition

Name of the Student Scientific Program Paper / Poster Title

Ms. JudithCRI

International Women's Day Celebrations at the Rural Health and Training Centre, Vayalanallur

First Prize in Drawing Competition

Ms. Pooj CRI

Third Prize in Drawing Competition

Ms. MonicaCRI

First Prize in Musical Chair

Ms. V. CharulakshmiII BDS

Dept. of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge

Prosthofest at SRM Dental College, thRamapuram on 9 Mar. 2019

PUBG STAROverall first prize

Ms. Bhimireddy Tanmayee II BDS

First place in Dental Artistry Event

Ms. Preethi G.II BDS

Second Place in Dental Artistry Event

Ms. Vaishnavi J.II BDS

Second place in Teeth Setting CompetitionthTagore Dental College on 12 Mar. 2019

Postgraduates

Dr. Abirami II MDS

Updates-Pediatric Dentistry at Sathyabama Dental College and

stHospital on 1 Feb. 2019

Best paper presentation titled 'Breaking stories-Case series of habit breaking appliances'

Name of the Student Scientific Program Paper / Poster Title

Dept. of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry

Dr. Noopur II MDS

Updates-Pediatric Dentistry at Sathyabama Dental College

stand Hospital on 1 Feb. 2019

Second best paper presentation titled 'Catch them young'

Dr. Beji V JoshnaII MDS

th20 IACDE National PG Convention thon 9 Mar. 2019

Best paper presentation titled 'Endocrown – A native or an alternative'

Dept. of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics

Dr. Aashique Ali, (III MDS) Dr. Anisha Sharon Jacob, (III MDS) Dr. Meenakshi Sundaram, (II MDS)

th10 Indian Prosthodontic Society – Tamilnadu State Conference

rd that Salem from 23 to 24 Feb. 2019

Third place for scientific video presentation

Dept. of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge

Dr. Harini PadmanabhanII MDS

th10 Indian Prosthodontic Society – Tamilnadu State Conference

rd that Salem from 23 to 24 Feb. 2019

Second place for poster presentation

Dr. S. Aravind Warrier

Dept. of Oral Medicine and Radiology

National Rapid Review in Oral Medicine and Radiology -2019 at SRIHER (DU)

st ndfrom 31 Jan. to 2 Feb. 2019

Salivary Gland Disorders

CDE Program in the Dept. of Condervative Dentstry & Endodontics,

thSaveetha Dental College on 26 Mar. 2019

Itis and Osis in Endodontics

GUEST LECTURES

Name of the Faculty Scientific Program Invited Lecture Title

Dr. S. Aravind Warrier

Dr. M. S. Muthu

Dept. of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry

CDE on 'Facets of Pediatric Dental Practice' at Sri Ramakrishna Dental College,

that Coimbatore on 5 Jan. 2019

Clinical Research and Pediatric Practice-The Balancing Act

th16 Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry Convention

th that Meerut from 13 to 16 Feb. 2019

Early Interventions in Early Childhood Caries

External Faculty Lecture at Department ofthPediatrics, SRIHER (DU) on 19 Feb. 2019

Early Childhood Caries

External Faculty Lecture at Department of Clinical Nutrition, SRIHER (DU)

ndon 2 Mar. 2019

Developing Hypothesis

SPARC (Saveetha's Pedodontic Advanced Revision Course) at Saveetha Dental

th thCollege from 4 to 5 Mar. 2019

Cariology – ECC, Prevention & Recent Advances

Mentorship program at Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital

th on 29 Mar. 2019

Breaking the MDS myth - Cracking NEET

rd3 ISDT Symposium at Kannur

rdon 3 Mar. 2019Child Abuse-What a dentist must know…Dr. A. Balamurugan

First International Conference in Public Health Dentistry and Pedodontics organized by Priyadarshini Dental College and

th thHospital on 7 and 8 Mar. 2019

Workshop on 'Systematic Review and Meta analysis'

Dr. Akila Ganesh

Dept. of Public Health Dentistry

CDE program on 'Lasers in Periodontics' conducted by Chettinad Dental College

rd& Research Institute on 23 Jan. 2019

Laser Application in ImplantologyDr. S. Muthukumar

Dept. of Periodontics

Master Class Program at the AMOSI th

Conference at kochi on 28 Mar. 2019

Craniofacial Distraction Dr. J. Naveen Kumar

Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Name of the Faculty Scientific Program Invited Lecture Title

rd23 Midterm AOMSI PG Convention nd

held at Raipur on 22 Mar. 20193D Technology in Management of Complex Facial Fractures

Dr. Emmanuel Azariah Dharviya Sargunam

CDE program at Saveetha Dental College nd

on 2 Feb. 2019

Recent Advances in Composite Resins – Material aspects

Dr. Arasappan

Dept. of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics

th9 International Dental Expo, BADI st

at Dhaka, Bangladesh on 1 Feb. 2019 Ace your composite cases

Dr. Chakravarthy

CDE program at Goa Dental College, Goa rd

on 3 Mar. 2019 Direct Composite Veneers

Clinical Skill Development Program at Rajas Dental College, Thirunelveli

thon 28 Mar. 2019

Composite - Yes we can!!

EPIC 2019 - PG CDE program at Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital

thon 14 Mar. 2019

Complete Denture InsertionDr.V.Anand Kumar

Dept. of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge

EPIC 2019 - PG CDE program at Sree Balaji Dental College

thand Hospital on 14 Mar. 2019

Impressions in Complete DentureDr. M. Uma Maheswari

rd23 IOS PG Student convention

st that Noida from 21 to 24 Feb. 2019

Research priorities in Oral Precancer & Cancer at Annamalai University,

thChidambaram on 19 Jan. 2019CDE program 'Essentials of Dental Practice' at Vivekanandha Dental college for Women,

thTiruchengode on 15 Feb. 2019

Management of Transverse Malocclusions

Funding Opportunities for Research in our nation Clinical Establishment Act

Dr. Sridevi Padmanabhan

Dr. H. Thamizhchelvan

Dept. of Orthodontics

Dept. of Oral Pathology

th17 Annual Symposium at Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Lohni

th thfrom 25 to 27 Mar. 2019

Dissertation Writing

Comprehensive Workshop on Clinical Skill Development with Live Demo at Adhiparasakthi Dental Collge

thon 13 Mar. 2019

PedagogyDr. Vignesh Kailasam

Name of the Faculty Scientific Program Title

thClinical Society Meeting on 15 Mar. 2019

Dept. of Oral Medicine and Radiology

Paper titled 'MRI and colour Doppler in Head and neck lesions-Case series'

Dr. T. Malarkodi

FACULTY PRESENTATIONS

thClinical Society Meeting on 15 Mar. 2019

Dept. of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry

Paper titled 'Missed and lost-a resorption allegory'

Dr. H. Selvakumar

thClinical Society Meeting on 15 Mar. 2019

Dept. of Public Health Dentistry

Paper titled 'Prevalence of Early Childhood Caries in India – A Systematic Review'

Dr. Akila Ganesh

th5 Global American Academy of Implant Dentistry and 1st Asian Hard and Soft Tissue symposium at New Delhi

th rdfrom 28 Feb.to 3 Mar. 2019

Dept. of Periodontics

Paper titled 'Triangular Concepts in Immediate Implant Placement'

Dr. S. Muthukumar

th19 International Congress - Personalized Periodontology conducted by the Italian society of Periodontology and Implantology at Rimini,

st rdItaly from 21 to 23 Mar. 2019

Paper titled 'Assessment of resolution of gingival inflammation following adjunctivetopical application of omega 3 fatty acid after scaling - a double blinded interventional trial'

Dr. Ram Sabarish