Day 3 of STAR Summit 2020 was yet another dazzling day with 452 research posters, 31 judges and 64 peer judges across four specialities Oral medicine & Radiology, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Orthodontics.
The Chief guest for the day was Dr. S.M. Balaji, a renowned Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Chennai Tamil Nadu, India. He is a dental scientist. He is a pioneer in cleft & craniofacial surgeries, rhinoplasty, ear reconstruction, jaw reconstruction, facial asymmetry correction, dental implantology, maxillofacial surgery
Balaji conducts medical camps in India, North America, China, Russia and Maldives with the support of the governments as the majority of the people cannot afford these surgeries, by finding sponsors for poor patients and also operating free.
He is an International Consultant Maxillofacial, Cleft Lip & Palate Surgeon to many countries around the world. He also operates at at Victoria Hospital, Mahe – Seychelles, Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital Mauritius, Vacua Hospital, Mauritius, Indra Gandhi Hospital, Republic of Maldives. Formerly Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeon at Apollo Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka.He is also a Cleft Craniofacial Surgeon at G.P Pant Hospital, Andaman Nicobar Islands.
Impressing a person with such sound knowledge is not an easy task but, out students did it with utmost ease. He was amazed with the depth of knowledge our students have. He congradulated all of them and wished them all success.