CLEFT AND CRANIOFACIAL PADIYANALLUR, CHENNAI 2017-2018

As part of Cleft and Craniofacial Centre in Saveetha we conduct screening camps for cleft children in Tamilnadu And Andhra Pradesh .We have also obtained an GO letter from Project Director To support our camps ,We meet health officials of most of the districts in tamilnadu and AP.

With help of their support we used to go for camp for camps and mobilise the patients on the same day or they used to send patients with some volunteers on regular basis every month .Apart from all these success won’t be possible with out the support of our management who has so kind heartedly and magnemously. Came forward to help these cosmetic and functionally affected cleft children from very poor socioeconomic background

We are providing Total free comprehensive cleft treatment which includes free investigations ,surgery,food,accommodation transport charges-for patients and two attendees,medicines,speech therapy, orthodontic treatment as well free ENT and prosthetic rehabilitation .

Our Aim is to bring Smile to these worried faces.

GAIN WITH NO PAIN

Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry conducted a CDE program on Full mouth rehabilitation under general Anaesthesia aptly titled “Gain with no Pain” emphasising the unique feature of the procedure on14-2-2018.

The course was inclusive of both lecture series and hands on workshop and was certified with five DCI credit points.

The course was attended by 24 participants including general practitioners,undergraduate students and Pedodontic postgraduates.

Participants enjoyed the enriching real time experience of treating patients under general anaesthesia that was arranged by the team of experts.

Anesthesiologists Dr.Navaneetha Krishnan and Dr.Rathna gave in depth information regarding the preoperative assessment of patient for general anaesthesia and the importance of informed consent .Their prompt and timely explanation regarding the anaesthetic procedures added special value to the program and equipped the participants with vital information and knowledge .

Dr.G.Deepa in her interactive session spoke about the indications of General Anaesthesia for dental treatment of children and the post operative care needed for the child after the treatment under general anaesthesia is concluded.

Dr.Kanthaswamy briefed the participants about the complications that could arise during and after General anaesthesia.

Dr.Mahesh and Dr.Geomani apart from supervising the treatment done to the children provided their guidance and valuable information to participants about the proceedings in the operation theatre .

The one of its kind hands on programme instilled great confidence to participants to recommend general anaesthesia as a treatment modality for patients requiring multiple dental procedures

TMJ- Mystery Revealed

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The Department of Orthodontics conducted a CDE programme “” TMJ- The mystery revealed”on 30th January 2018 which witnessed a humongous 287 participants from over 21 colleges from Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu.

The programme had six intensive lectures from eminent speakers and unparalleled live demonstrations for the undergraduate students.

The event was a multidisciplinary one and the students actively enjoyed it.

The quiz programme embellished the event with 21 colleges fighting for the first prize and the Adhiparasakthi Dental College emerged as the winner while Thai Moogambikai dental College was the runner. They bagged a cash prize of 5000 and 3000 respectively. 

The success of the programme was reflected by the great feedback from the students and there was a strong adjure for the next CDE edition of TMJ.

Edify- Department of Conservative Dentistry

The Cons-Endo 4th EDIFY was a tribute to the keen scientific head who proposed the heliocentric model. Keeping our Helios as Saveetha dental college, we do our best to stay in orbit and fulfil our duty towards our students, colleagues and our institution. 

We had  3 educational videos explaining about the instrumentation movements , management of traumatic injuries and the use of laser disinfection in endodontics

“Crossword puzzle” that encourages our students to be attentive, awake and interested in the class there by making them learn better. Endo crown a treatment modality that rehabilitates the lost tooth structure of a patient gives a clear insight on treatments that are possible for a badly broken down tooth rather than extraction. With many awards won and presentations made the department of consendo are proud to share the achievements and knowledge that is being shared.

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Tooth Ache Day

       Tooth decay, also known as dental caries or cavities, is a breakdown of teeth due to acids made by bacteria. The cavities may be a number of different colors from yellow to black. If the decay is left untreated it may lead to pain and difficulty in eating. The best way to avoid tooth decay is to keep our teeth and gums as healthy as possible. Hence an awareness program was conducted at Government Middle School, Nemili on 9th February, 2018 to raise awareness regarding dental caries which eventually causes tooth ache among school children. Images of caries progression were shown to the children. Proper brushing technique was demonstrated to them and then the students were asked to demonstrate the technique themselves. A total of 50 students were benefited.

World Cancer day

As a part of Institutional social responsibility, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Saveetha dental college organized “Oral Cancer awareness campaign” on 4th February 2018 on the occasion of World Cancer Day.

World Cancer Day aims to save millions of preventable deaths each year by raising awareness and education about cancer, and pressing governments and individuals across the world to take action against the disease.

As a part of the campaign free oral health screening camp was conducted at Pudukuppam, Chennai. Cancer awareness was raised among the participants with the help of videos. Raising awareness against use of tobacco products was also done a part of the campaign.

Edify- Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

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Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery presented their edify today. They had 3 teaching videos, a credit course and 2 CDE programmes to their credit. They also had 2 MoUs to their credit. Their faculty and students have a wide array of achievements. One PhD, 2 fellowships around 10 guest lectures, 31 publications, 8 patents, 26 awards and so on... They have two CDE programme in plan which will be excecuted as successful as the previous one. 

World Leprosy Day Program

World Leprosy Day Program

An awareness program was organized in V.P.U Elementary School, Iayyapa Nagar for the children on 30th January on the event of “World Leprosy Day”. The children were educated on how to identify the lesion, how to prevent and protect themselves from the disease. They were also told about the effects of the disease on oral health and how to maintain oral hygiene. A total of 50 students were benefited from the awareness program

Orbit 2k18: Orbital trauma Workshop for Postgraduates

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Orbit 2k18, a CDE program on the management of Orbital trauma was held on 24th and 25th January, 2018. The program included a lecture series, Live surgical demonstration and a Hands-on workshop of handling orbital trauma. It aimed at updating various aspects of orbital trauma such as Clinical Examination, Investigations and its recent advances, and various surgical techniques to Maxillofacial practitioners and post-graduation students. 

The program was inaugurated by our Director of Academics, Dr. Deepak Nallaswamy and Presided over by our Dean, Dr. N.D. Jayakumar. Dr. Andrew Edwards was the Guest of Honour. 

The panel of speakers included International and National faculties in the fields  of Maxillofacial Surgery and Ophthalmology, who are experts in handling Orbital trauma. The first day was a lecture series that covered all aspects of Orbital trauma. 

The second day of the program started with a live surgical demonstration of a case of orbital trauma. This was followed by a Hands-on workshop, where skull models with fractured orbital bones and full armamentarium of instruments and implants were given to the participants to have a real feel of surgically treating orbital fractures. 

The program received a whopping attendance and the participants were thrilled with the knowledge and experience they gained. 

 

MFDS Examination

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The MFDS Examinations, Part II, held by The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow was conducted at saveetha Dental College. The Examiners meet was held on 26th January, 2018 in our Conference Hall. The examination was held on 27th and 28th, January 2018 in the Royal College Examination Hall at Saveetha dental College, under the supervision of Prof. Andrew Edwards, The Director of Dental Examinations for The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow. 

There were 10 Examiners including Dr. Abdul Wahab and Dr. Madhulaxmi, from the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. The exams started by 9 am and concluded by 3pm on both the days. Prof. Andrew Edwards was happy with the arrangements and support given by our college for conducting the exams without any hindrance. All the examiners also gave a positive feedback on the venue and the arrangements made for the exam.

Oral & Maxillofacial Imaging for General Dental Practitioners

The spring rings its bells. Yes, the Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology in association with IDA Thiruvallur had an august gathering of around 100 dental practitioners for their CDE programme. Oral & Maxillofacial Imaging for General Dental Practitioners.

Four lectures followed by an hands on for the practitioners and postgraduates across specialities to impart the knowledge on imageology amongst them was a dream for any radiologist and we did it with great joy.

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INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN DENTISTRY CDE PROGRAM

Another important aspect of Dental Public Health is aiming at an absolute infection control and Aseptic practice. A strong theoretical knowledge at an undergraduate level would ensure an ethical practice in future of the budding dentists. To ensure and enable the same a CDE program was organised by the department along with Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry. More than 125 participants registered from SDC as well from other dental colleges in Tamil Nadu.

Key lectures were given by three guest speakers; Dr.Daya (Prof), Pedodontist from Chettinadu dental college elaborated on sterilisation and disinfection procedures. Dr.Delfin (Reader) from Tagore Dental college gave an insight in to biomedical waste disposal techniques. Dr.D.Sri Sakthi Reader from SDC briefed on the application based aspects of IPAC in dental practice.

Tips in Oral Surgery for primary care practioners

This CDE focussed on the main goals of a primary care dentist. It spoke on the simple principles of dental extraction and how to address the healing of the socket. Further it also spoke on the course of management of dry socket. The invited speaker for the program was Dr.Murugesan

Guest Lecture & MoU

Dr. Vijay Pal Singh, Deputy Director FSSAi. Risk Assessment , R & D Special Projects, Ministry of Health & Famil Welfare, Govt.of India, New Delhi was amongst us to deliver a guest lecture on SCIENCE FOR FOOD SAFETY & QUALITY WITH FSSAI & CSIR FUNDING R&D PROJECTS. He threw light on patent application, research funding and many other aspects of research.

He also signed an MoU with us for further guidance on research.

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Star Summit- Day 3

Yet another day of the stars shining to the fullest. Day 3 Star summit with 700 research papers. 45 judges , 135 peer judges. A presentation which kept everyone dumbstuck. Who can believe the undergraduates and postgraduates do such scholarly research.

Day 3 is much more special as the prize distribution was done on this day. Around 1800 papers were reviewed by around 120 judges and 360 peer judges. Over 140 awards were give to the student. It was a difficult time for the judges they have to pick up the best out of the best. 

Star Summit- Day 2

Day 2 of Star Summit is no less to day 1. 700 papers, 50 judges, 150 peer judges. Mrs. Banumathi,Government college of Siddha, Ministry of Ayush Government of Ayush  bieng the chief guest was really impressed with the kind of research our students had done. 

Our students rocked as usual. All the judges and peer judges had lots of take home research material with them.

Star Summit- Day 1

A Research Gala at Saveetha Dental College. Young minds, enthusiastic researcher, mind blowing researches. 

Bravo!!! What more an institution can do to mould these young minds and let the research sprout out of them.

Six Basic Medical Sciences Departments, two dental specialities- Oral Medicine and Radiology & Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology. 609 research papers, 21 judges, around 65 peer judges. The judges and peer judges were dump stuck looking at our students work. What more can our students do to make us proud.

Counselling Skills:Faculty Development Programme

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A memorandum of understanding was signed on Thursday, 28th December 2017 between Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, India and American International Medical University, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. SIMATS offers courses in a variety of disciplines ranging from , Dentistry ,Medicine, allied health,nursing ,Engineering ,Law and Management while American International Medical University offers courses in medicine and nursing.  The Memorandum was signed by Dr Deepak Nallaswamy, Director of Academics on behalf of SIMATS and by Dr P Ravi Shankar, the Associate Dean of Medicine on behalf of American International Medical University. The Associate Dean for International Affairs at Saveetha Dental College & Hospitals  Ms T Lakshmi facilitated the process. 

The MoU provides the framework for cooperation and collaboration between the two universities. Among the proposed areas of academic collaboration are faculty exchange, student exchange, research collaboration and collaborating on projects with other universities as and when required. Both parties also agreed to explore the possibility of working together (along with other universities) to offer certificate level online courses to students in various areas. 

Following the signing of the MOU, Dr Shankar, an honorary visiting faculty at Saveetha Dental College facilitated CDE Programme with two Interactive sessions .The first session was on ‘Misconceptions and misuse of medicines in developing countries’ while the second session was on ‘Health humanities’. Dr Shankar also facilitated a faculty development session on ‘Self-directed learning’ on Friday, 29th December 2017. It is hoped that the signing of the MOU will set the stage for initiating academic and research collaboration between the two universities. 

Edify-Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology

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Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, presented their 4th Edition Edify.

They presented 2 educational videos which was an animation and maniqquine challenge, 1 motivational video on book reading and 1 community outreach programme video. They spoke on their department report which was very impressive. They had numerous national and international publications. 1 MoU, 1 CDE programme to their credit. Also they have published their second volume of IJFO. They had 10 awards to their credit participated in about 15 conferences with two international conference participation by Dr. M.Arvind and Dr.M.Subha. 

Dr. Jayanth received workaholic and punctuality award. 

Their future plans include 2 multi centric clinical trials. 2 CDE programmes in January and February respectively. Indian Oral Cancer Conference in March.

Overall, Director and Dean appreciated the effort by the faculty of the department and the department received a standing ovation.

Webinar- MiniSrews in Orthodontics

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The department of Orthodontics in association with the office of international affairs, conducted a webinar by Dr Ahmed Abouelnour, from the Dept of Orthodontics, Faculty of dental medicine, Al-Azhar University, Egypt. He is also our adjunct faculty in Department of Orthodontics, Saveetha Dental College. He presented the webinar on “mini-implant intrusion” on   09/01/2017 from 12:30 - 01:30 PM, at the Decennial hall, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai. The webinar was attended by all the orthodontic post graduates, fellows & the Faculties. The webinar was very informative & useful for all our students. This is the first step towards many such webinar’s.