World No Tobacco Day 2021
As a part of the “World No Tobacco Day 2021”, the Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Saveetha Dental College had conducted a webinar on 31st May 2021. In accordance with the theme “Commit to Quit” by WHO, the lecture delivered was titled “Innovations in Tobacco Cessation- An Insight”. The webinar had a total of 119 enthusiastic participants from various colleges across the country.
Presidential address was delivered by Dr.Ravi Kiran.A, President, Indian Academy of Oral Medicine & Radiology who spoke about the initiatives taken by Indian Academy of Oral Medicine & Radiology towards tobacco cessation. Following this, the guest lecture was delivered by Dr.Divyambika C.V, Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research which was crisp, innovative and included all the latest information on tobacco cessation. The session also kindled scope for research among the participants.
Towards the end of the webinar, there was an interactive Question & Answer session where all the questions put forth by the participants were clarified in detail by the speaker. The webinar was anchored and coordinated by Dr. Sneha S, Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Saveetha Dental College.
