Webinar: Moving Dental Public Health Policies Through Research

Learning is a continuous process, no matter the situation or crisis one is under; when the seeker is eager, the teacher is more than willing to impart the knowledge. Knowledge knows no borders, continents, boundaries, it just flows like a river and nourishes all it touches on its way. We the Department of Public Health Dentistry at Saveetha Dental College, SU along with the International affairs office organized an Webinar on “ Moving Dental Public Health through Research on 13th of may 2020. The Webinar was delivered by Dr. Waranuch Pitipat, faculty of dentistry from Khon Kaen university, Thailand. The webinar was attended by 6 post graduate students and 7 Faculties of the department of Public Health Dentistry, Saveetha University. The session was very informative and interactive. The progress in terms of policy and research related to it was discussed intensely. The current project undertaken by our post graduates were analyzed critically and suggestions were given. the speaker also highlighted on the current status in Thailand. The session was scheduled for one hour and the key points covered during the session was role of research and evidence based dentistry, evidence pyramid, systematic reviews by Cochrane, school oral health prevention and promotion programs, real time experience of public health policies in Thailand, their success stories, troubles and solutions.