The department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, Saveetha Dental College & Hospitals organized a CDE & Hands on Program "NOO-A no to anxiety" Edition II on 8th February 2019. The highlights of the CDE program included hands on experience for the participants in intranasal sedation using midazolam & inhalational sedation using nitrous oxide oxygen. The e-poster presentation competition for bachelor of dental surgery students added color to the event. It attracted a crowd of 114 participants from various colleges across the states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Dr EMG Subramanian Professor & Head, Dept. of Pedodontics extended warm welcome to the delegates. Dr Navaneetha Krishnan, an eminent Anesthesiologist enlightened the gathering with his lecture on "Emergency drugs needed for dental clinic & protocol to be followed in conscious sedation procedures". Dr Deepa Gurunathan, Dr Geo Mani & Dr Mebin George Mathew shared their knowledge on topics in intravenous, intranasal & inhalational sedation in pediatric patients to an exuberant assembly. Workshop on intranasal and inhalational sedation followed the lectures. Undergraduates from various colleges presented their e-posters on topics pharmacological and non pharmacological behavior management in pediatric dentistry. The flamboyant event concluded with Dr Sheeja S Varghese, Dean Saveetha Dental College & Hospitals presenting certificates and awards to participants and winners during the valedictory function.
