Department of Anatomy, Saveetha Dental College has organized CDE entitled “GENETICS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENTAL SEXUAL DISORDERS” for I year BDS students on 08 th February 2019 at 11.00 am, the speaker was Dr. Dinesh Kumar. K, Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public health, Central University of Tamil nadu, Thiruvarur. The speaker was felicitated by Mrs. Thenmozhi. M.S HOD and faculties of the department. Dr. Dinesh Premavathy, Lecturer, Department of anatomy, gave the welcome address and introduced the speaker to the audiences. As the CDE program lecture started, the speaker discussed and briefed about the topics on embryological aspects, genes involved in determination of the sex by adding scientific features and historical characters. His lucid way of presentation was explained how sex of an individual is determined by genes, hormones, brain, etc. It was very interesting that the speaker discussed about brain sex and mechanism behind it. Finally the speaker discussed about case reports pertaining to the topic, the session ends with an interaction. Overall the session was very informative and new to the audience.Dr. Ganesh Lakshmanan, Senior Lecturer from Department of Anatomy gave the Vote of thanks.
NOO-A no to Anxiety
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.
M.Orth Orientation Course
The Department of orthodontics in collaboration with the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgowconducted a two day orientation program on February 7 th and 8 th of 2019, for the aspirants of M Ortho examinations. The department is also the centre for the upcoming M Ortho examinations which is scheduled in June.The chief guest Dr Deepak Nallaswamy, Director of Academics, SIMATS inaugurated the functionalongside with Advisor - Dr Rajagopal, Dean of faculties - Dr ND Jayakumar and Dean - Dr Sheeja Varghese.The program coordinator Dr S Aravind Kumar (Academic head of the department) orchestrated the entire two days alongside the speakers- Dr Stephen Chadwick and Dr Badri Chari. Dr Stephen Chadwick is the Vice Dean of Royal college of Surgeons, England and a lead examiner for the M Ortho examination. Dr Badri is the adjunct faculty at Saveetha Dental College and is also an examiner for the M Ortho examinations. The program had delegates widespread far across the globe and a mixed group of young fresh graduates and experienced and renowned orthodontists. The lectures were well appreciated by the delegates and the mock exam conducted was one of a kind and the delegates were overwhelmed. The program also provided them the platform to interact with th e examiners and also to discuss their cases directly with them. The department also conducted a one day hands on workshop on Occlusal indices by the same speakers on February 6 th 2019, prior to the two day program. This novice effort was applauded by all the participants. The overall response from all the delegates was stupendous and the participants confirmed that they can’t wait for the next edition.
Treatment Planning for Periodontally Mutiliated Dentition-Guest lecture
The department of periodontics was honoured to host Dr. Professor Thomas Kocher , Head of the department of Periodontology, University of Greiswald, a 100 year old state run dental school in Germany. He is also part of the Word Workshop( Periodontics) II on classification of periodontal diseases and conditions. He is an ardent researcher with a credit of 250 publications.He has been practising for the last 3 decades and has seen a plethora of cases which were managed comprehensively. The students and faculties were fortunate to have an active discussion about the treatment plan for each of the challenging cases he put before us. A long term follow up of the patients with clinical and radiographic picture was presented to the audience which emphasised the importance of treating the periodontal disease and saving the strategic teeth.Later results from the literature were also showcased and he summed up with a decision making table for retaining or extracting the periodontally mutilated teeth.
Trigeminal Neuralgia & Radiofrequency Ablation- Seminar on Concepts of TN
Trigeminal Neuralgia also known as suicidal disease is a disease which often challenges the physicians in its diagnosis and treatment plan. Not only neurosurgeon but also dentist and ENT do gets in its claws. Dr. Mohinish Bhatjiwale, founder, Secretary and Functional Neurosurgeon, Kem Hospital(Mumbai) enlightened us on various aspects of it and also the newer yet economical and easier way to treat trigeminal neuralgia on 7th February 2019. He discussed on the indications and treatment protocol of radio frequency ablation. It was a session with active interaction and informations for the faculty and students of Department of Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine & Radiology.
SALSI: International Summit of Saliva Symposium India
The First International Summit of SALIVA SYMPOSIUM held in India. An educational extravaganza with 15 keynote speakers from across the globe. There were a total of 480 Registrations. A 3 days packed lectures that were a treat to the mind which stimulated the brain cells to think beyond the horizon. Scientific presentations both poster and paper where conducted for all 3 days. Total of 14 awards were given and an overall best poster and best paper trophies were given. Quiz was conducted among different colleges and the best team were awarded. Investigate the crime scene was also conducted were clues and the crime scene was narrated and students were asked to identify the samples to be collected and in what way it could be useful to identify the culprit.
Hands on Workshop on Referencing and Citation managers for Beginners
Department of Anatomy, Saveetha Dental College organized a Hands-on Workshop on Referencing and Citation Managers for Beginners” on 02nd February 2019 from 9am to 12.00 noon. Mrs Thenmozhi, Head, Department of Anatomy, Saveetha Dental college welcomed the gathering. The First session was conducted by Dr.Silambarasan Moskomani, NUS Med post-doctoral fellow, Department of Anatomy, National University of Singapore. He introduced the basics of referencing and different citation styles and its components. Dr.Durairaj, associate professor, Dental Research cell, updated on the latest version of ENDNOTE® and enumerated the different functionalities and options in it.
Dr Ganesh Lakshmanan, Senior Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, Saveetha Dental college compared the pros and cons and practical applicability of Mendeley® and zotero® softwares for referencing. Dr. M. Karthik Ganesh, Senior Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, Saveetha Dental college explained the suitability of paperpile® and how to work in tandem with google docs. The students were also given hands-on training on the same.
The speakers were felicitated and presented with gifts by Mrs. M. S. Thenmozhi, Professor and Head, Department of Anatomy. Dr. Dinesh Premavathy, Lecturer, from the Department of Anatomy, delivered the vote of thanks.
Day 3: Saveetha Transdisciplinary Annual Research Summit
Day 3 STAR SUMMIt with the valedictory function was a treat to ourselves. Third day star summit again had 625 posters from 5 departments with 50 judges and 150 peer judges. The proof of the pudding is in eating and here we see our students getting awards for their research work. The chief guest Shri. Rakesh Rajan, IPS
Adviser and DDG (Evaluation),NITI Aayog, Govt. of India was amazed at our students work and was happy to be in on e of the premier institutions in the country. There were 372 awards for undergraduates and post graduates. It was a visual treat.
Day 2: Saveetha Transdisciplinary Annual Research Summit- 2019
No less to day 1. 5 departments, 600 papers , 45 judges and 135 peer judges. The judges were just not impressed but dump stuck as well. The chief guest Dr. Sabyasachi Saha, was very appreciative of the students and their work. He also made a mention of the faculties hard work and management support. He spoke about various avenues after BDS and encouraged the students to work with passion. Awaiting the third day it was pleasure and cherish able day for all students, faculty and management of Saveetha Dental College.
Saveetha Transdisciplinary Annual Research Summit- 2019
The most awaited STAR SUMMIt 2019 by the students to display their research was a great success. The chief guest Mr. Rajendran Dhandapani, Director, ZOHA CORP, was impressed with the software systems and the infographics by the students.Department of Anatomy, Orthodontics, Pedodontics, Surgery and Oral Pathology presented over 600 research posters, 40 judges and 120 peer reviewers. Yet another laurel to our crown. Waiting for more, the next two days.
"3D Endodontics - Miss no details"- Guest Lecture
Dr Abarajithan Mohan , Dentsply speaker, has conducted a lecture and workshop on 3D Endodontics - Miss no details, on 21st January 2019.A reasonable and prudent clinician must keep current with available advances that are generally accepted and embraced by the Endodontist through research and evidence. Microsurgical endodontics is an example of improved endodontic technology. Use of magnifying loupes or similar devices may prove inadequate for apical surgery, accessing difficult canals while preserving tooth structure or fractured instrument retrieval, when compared with microscopes. It is incumbent upon the clinician to adopt proven technologies that improve the quality of endodontic care rendered and meet current accepted standard. The aim of this clinical lecture and hands on program was to highlight the importance of looking into finer details in every step of clinical endodontics to improve the overall treatment outcome.
Saveetha Transdisciplinary Annual Research Summit- 2019
Field Visit IIT
A Field visit was conducted for 1 st year PG’s of the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics to IIT Chennai. The different testing machines such as universal testing machine ,Digital spectrophotometer, UV spectrophotometer ,etc . were shown to the students and explained in details what are the different tests that can be conducted for research purpose. Getting a first hand experience on the different equipment’s allows the students to plan well for their future research projects.
DRUG RESISTANT BACTERIAL INFECTIONS IN HUMAN MOUTH
Department of Physiology conducted a CDE Programme on 19 th January 2019 entitled as “DRUG RESISTANT BACTERIAL INFECTIONS IN HUMAN MOUTH” by Dr. Ramesh Kumar. He is currently working as a National Post Doctoral Fellow in the Department of science and Technology, YRG Center of AIDS Research Foundation, VHS Hospitals, Chennai. He shared a wide knowledge on drug resistance bacterial infections in oral cavity among the students . He emphasized more on the current research activities which are trending now a days which makes the students more interesting. The Participants were first year BDS and BSC students. We trust that his experience on research have provided our students to do more and more original research activities in the future. The programme was wrecked with an excellent interactive session.
Transformation in learning- Edify: Department of General Pathology
Department of Pathology conducted their 6th edify meet on “Process of Moulding the students for their career”. We presented a video about the real experience of us with a student who was an introvert, shy and a frequent absentee for classes in his first year. We showed that how we identified him and counselled him personally and how his friends were counselled to help him out by interacting,reading and learning with him in his second year.Finally we showed how he had drastically transformed by us to an interactive, enthusiastic and being regular for classes in his third year and got a great appreciation from the audience.
Transformation learning Edify: Department of Pharmacology
Department of pharmacology has presented the Edify season 6 on transformational changes in learning process on 17 th January 2019. Pharmacology is an inevitable and overwhelming subject in dental curriculum but students in second year beginning find it very difficult to learn the drug classification, actions, interactions and the various indications as so many new drugs are introduced so often because of the enormous growth in research and development in this field. To make a novice into a fully equipped and highly competent dental practitioner in future, rational thinking and knowledge of drugs are mandatory for prescribing drugs for oral conditions. Hence, Pharmacology department has an active role to give updated knowledge about the currently used drugs and the dosage forms. The department staff take enough care of the students by knowing their personal difficulty in learning process and modulating them to learn and recollect the subject with the help of various activities such as phonological loop(mnemonics),Know how-show how, Context learning and the same was presented in this edify.
Clinical applications of Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Endodontics
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics conducted a guest lecture on “Clinical applications of Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Endodontics". The lecture was presented by Dr. R. Dinesh Kowsky, Senior Lecturer, Dept of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital on 11.1.19 at Deccenial Hall, Saveetha Dental College. In dentistry, successful treatment outcome depends on correct diagnosis and treatment plan. CBCT being three dimensional, helps in the early diagnosis of endodontic pathosis, which leads to a predictable treatment outcome. The appropriate utilization of CBCT in clinical practice may revolutionize the way we treat the patients. This lecture focused on fundamentals of CBCT and it’s usefulness in the management of different endodontic conditions.
Dental Caries Bacteriology and Treatment Options
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics conducted a guest lecture on “Dental Caries Bacteriology and Treatment Options” presented by Dr. V. Keerthi, Reader, Dept of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Thai Mookambigai Dental College on 4.1.19 at Watson and Crick Hall, Saveetha Dental College. Dental caries is a bacteria driven disease. The microbiota is highly complex and varies with caries initiation to progression based on different caries sites. There are various methods to detect microorganisms associated with different stages of caries with the latest being technology of molecular analyses. The lecture focused on the bacterial diversity and medical model for prevention of dental caries.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PHARM-BIOTECH 2K19
The Department of Pharmacology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, SIMATS, Chennai in association with TN Chapter –Society of Pharmaceutical Educational & Research (SPER) has organised the INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PHARM-BIOTECH 2K19 on January 8th 2019. The conference was enriched with guest talks on Nutraceuticals as a promising strategy for the regulation of apoptotic life by Dr. Sri Renukadevi Balusamy PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Sejong University, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Bio-nanotechnology: Dr. Haribalan Perumalsamy PhD, Research Professor, Kyung hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea delivered a talk on “An emerging tool for the treatment of cancer by and Dr. T Rajasekar ,Scientist Centre for Drug Discovery & Development, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology Chennai delivered lecture on “Therapeutic importance of sulfated polysaccharides from seaweeds: Updating the recent Findings”. 157 delegates from various Institutions have actively participated and 67 delegates presented e-posters. Ten presentations were selected and appreciated with Best e-poster Award. The accepted abstracts will be published International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Scopus indexed).
Transformation Learning-Edify Department of Biochemistry
Department of Biochemistry conducted Edify 6.0 on transformation in learning on 10th January 2019.
Edify showcased the transformation of a dull student to a college topper with the help of innovative teaching and learning process in the department of Biochemistry. The students expressed their experiences they had encountered in the department of Biochemistry which brought a change in their academic performance.
The students shared their research experience in the department. The department moulded them to excel in their research work. The students were encouraged to publish their articles in Scopus indexed journals.
Students from other dental colleges expressed their learning experience in the Biochemistry Department at Saveetha Dental College during their participation in various conferences.