GAIN WITH NO PAIN- XV EDITION
The 15th edition of “Gain with No Pain” was a CDE program featuring lectures, demonstrations, and a hands-on workshop on various techniques in conscious sedation and general anesthesia.
The program attracted practitioners and pediatric postgraduates from across the country, providing them with hands-on experience in full mouth rehabilitation treatments for pediatric patients.
Guest lectures were delivered by Dr. Navaneetha K, Dr. Ramsesh, Dr. Preethi, Dr. Deepa G, Dr. Mahesh R, and Dr. Maria.
RAPID REVIEW ON CLINICAL PEDODONTICS
The Rapid Review on Clinical Pedodontics featured eight participants and offered a unique mock exam experience that challenged everyone with difficult assessments. Dr. Mohammed Farzan, HOD of Meenakshi Ammal Dental College & Hospitals and Dr. Kavitha, SRM Dental College & Hospitals, were the external examiners for the event. They provided valuable teaching, shared their expertise and offered key insights into practical approaches for the upcoming exam. The review not only enhanced the participant’s learning experience but also left a lasting impression on all by serving as a glimpse of their Final University practical exam. All the best to all the EGPG’s.
NEW COURSE ALERT!!
SPARC- SAVEETHA’S PEDODONTIC ADVANCED REVISION COURSE- JUNE 2024
SPARC- Saveetha’s Pedodontic Advanced Revision Course took place on 28th and 29th June 2024. It is an exclusive revision course for the EGPG’s. Stalwarts from various fields of expertise were invited to present lectures on the important topics and the post-graduates were given an open forum for doubts and discussion. The event was also conducted in an online mode to enhance further delivery of the course’s purpose. It was indeed a fruitful and invaluable experience for all the postgraduates. Kudos to the Organizing team (Dept. of Pedodontics) for the flawless execution.
NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY
The Center for Live Anatomical and Medical Printing (CLAMP), Saveetha Medical College and Hospital in association with Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu conducted a two day workshop on May 31st and June 1st 2024. Seminars were conducted on Digitization & 3D printing for medical devices, design process for patient specific implants. Hands-on sessions related to Digital Anatomy Printer (DAP), Composite 3D printing in healthcare were conducted. It was an innovative and informative workshop which inspired the attendees to take up research related to 3D printing.
CDE PROGRAMME- JUNE 2024
Dr. Krishnakumar R and Dr. Shruti Jayasurya were invited to give a guest lecture on the topic of “Management of Class III Malocclusion” and “Pediatric Dentistry and Lactation: A Perspective” respectively on May 31st 2024. The lectures were insightful and the post-graduates were engaged in an active interactive session. They were also encouraged to further studies regarding lactation and early childhood caries and enhance their orthodontic skills through learned diagnosis.
GAIN WITH NO PAIN - 14TH EDITION (APRIL 2024)
The 14th edition of “Gain with No Pain” is a CDE programme with lectures, demonstrations & a hands-on workshop on various techniques of Conscious sedation & General Anesthesia.
Practitioners and pediatric postgraduates from across the country participated in the programme and got a hands-on experience on all the treatments done during a full mouth rehabilitation of a pediatric patient.
Guest lectures were provided by Dr. Navaneetha K, Dr.Ramsesh, Dr. Preethi, Dr. Deepa G, Dr. Mahesh R and Dr. Maria.
NEW COURSE: MASTER FELLOWSHIP IN PEDODONTIC SEDATION
PEDODALES- 2024
The ISPPD 20th Post-Graduate convention “ PEDODALES” was held in Dehradun from February 22nd-24th, 2024. The Head of Clinics, Prof. Dr. Ganesh and Head of Research, Dr. Vignesh conducted a pre-conference workshop on Pediatric Rotary Endodontics for 50 participants. Our PG’s participated in the pre-conference courses and presented scientific posters and papers. Dr. Divya. M, III MDS bagged the “Best Paper” award. It was a fruitful learning and enjoyable experience to all.
INVITED LECTURE- MEENAKSHI AMMAL DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITALS
Prof. Dr. Deepa Gurunathan, Head of the Department was invited to present a guest lecture in Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospitals, Chennai on February 17th, 2024. Her passion for research was showcased in the topic “Reinforcing the realms of Dental Research”. Dr. Deepa delivered an insightful and thought-provoking content leaving her audience inspired.
Guest Lecture- 4th International Conference of South Asian Association Of Pediatric Dentistry- Feb 2024
Our Head of Academics, Prof. Dr. Mahesh Ramakrishnan was invited as the guest speaker at the 4th International Conference of South Asian Association of Pediatric Dentistry, Hyderabad, India. He presented the lecture on “General Anesthesia in Pediatric Practice- Tips & Tricks”
UPCOMING WORKSHOP:
GAIN WITH NO PAIN - 13th EDITION (JAN 19th & 20th 2024)
FOUNDERS DAY- 2023: BEST DEPARTMENT- RANK No. 12
On the event of Founders Day-2023, The Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry was announced the Best Department at No.12 with a score of 86,877 amongst all the colleges under Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS) University.
July 7, ‘23 - Visit by ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF EDINBURGH
The Dental Faculty of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh visited the extensive Saveetha Dental College campus.
With advanced technological dental facilities, equipment and a wealth of progressive education on offer, the Faculty got to experience first-hand just what this remarkable College does on a day-to-day basis and forged positive relations.
June 12-16, ‘23 - STAR SUMMIT 2023
The 10th edition of STAR SUMMIT was a 5-day research summit that was conducted in Saveetha Dental College.
About 30+ judges and 95 peer judges assessed around 250 posters from the dept. of Pedodontics.
About 20+ awards were awarded for their eminent presentations during the research summit
February 23-25, ‘23 - PEDOVERSE - 19th ISPPD National PG Convention
The 19th ISPPD PG convention “PEDOVERSE” was hosted by Saveetha’s Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry, in Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Chennai.
1200+ Registered Delegates
1000+ Scientific Presentation
350 PreConvention Course Registrations
240 Scientific Awards
120 ChairPersons & Session Modulators
80 Scientific Sessions
36 Guest Speakers
23 Course Modulators
15 PreConvention Courses
9 PedoVerse Awards
January 6-7, ‘23 - GAIN WITH NO PAIN - 10th edition
The 10th edition of Gain with No Pain is a CDE programme with lecture & hands-on workshop on General Anesthesia.
Practitioners and Postgrads from different institutions participated in the programme and got a hands on experience on all the treatments done during a full mouth rehabilitation of a pediatric patient.
Guest lectures were provided by Dr. Navaneethan, Dr.Ramsheish, Dr. Deepa G, Dr. Mahesh R and Dr. Mebin.
September 13, ‘22 - Honouring the teachers shaping young minds !!
In regards to the Teacher’s day celebration during the month of September, we conducted a camp and honoured the teachers who educate the young minds in an educational institute near Maduravoyal, Chennai.
Teachers were educated regarding the oral hygiene measures and post traumatic care to be taken for young children during school hours. They were also honoured based on their academic works to the educational institute and educating young minds to pursue their future endeavours.
September 2-3, ‘22 - GAIN WITH NO PAIN - 9th edition
The 9th edition of Gain with No Pain is a CDE programme with lecture & hands-on workshop on General Anesthesia.
Practitioners and Postgrads from different institutions participated in the programme and got a hands on experience on all the treatments done during a full mouth rehabilitation of a pediatric patient.
Guest lectures were provided by Dr. Navaneethan, Dr.Ramsheish, Dr. Preethi Jyothi, Dr. Deepa G, Dr. Mahesh R and Dr. Mebin.
August 13, ‘22 - PEDO-ORTHO SYNERGY
The Pedo-Ortho Synergy is a CDE programme with lecture & hands-on workshop on Space maintenance.
Practitioners and Postgrads from different institutions participated in the programme and got a hands on experience on band placement, space maintainer fabrication and 2by4 appliance.
Guest lectures were provided by Dr. Deepa G, Dr.Mahesh, Dr. Mebin, Dr. Lakshimi and Dr. Swapna.
Aug ‘22 - I J Pedo Rehab - indexed in DOAJ
We are happy to announce that our department’s journal I.J.Pedo.Rehab. is reflecting in Directory of Open Access Journals.
Publisher: MM Publishers
Journal in DOAJ: CLICK
July 8-9, ‘22 - GAIN WITH NO PAIN - 8th edition
The 8th edition of Gain with No Pain is a CDE programme with lecture & hands-on workshop on General Anesthesia.
Practitioners and Postgrads from different institutions participated in the programme and got a hands on experience on all the treatments done during a full mouth rehabilitation of a pediatric patient.
Guest lectures were provided by Dr. Navaneethan, Dr.Ramsheish, Dr. Deepa G, Dr. Mahesh R and Dr. Mebin.
July ‘22 - Next issue released - I J Pedo Rehab
We are happy to announce that the latest issue of our department’s journal I.J.Pedo.Rehab. is live.
Publisher: MM Publishers
Issue: Vol.7 No.1
May 13-14, ‘22 - GAIN WITH NO PAIN - 7th edition
The 7th edition of Gain with No Pain is a CDE programme with lecture & hands-on workshop on General Anesthesia.
Postgrads from different institutions participated in the programme and got a hands on experience on all the treatments done during a full mouth rehabilitation of a pediatric patient.
Guest lectures were provided by Dr. Ramsheish, Dr. Deepa G, Dr. Mahesh R and Dr. Mebin.
Apr 22-23, ‘22 - GAIN WITH NO PAIN - 6th edition
The 6th edition of Gain with No Pain is a CDE programme with lecture & hands-on workshop on General Anesthesia.
Postgrads from different institutions participated in the programme and got a hands on experience on all the treatments done during a full mouth rehabilitation of a pediatric patient.
Guest lectures were provided by Dr. Ramsheish, Dr. Deepa G, Dr. Mahesh R and Dr. Mebin.
Feb 1-5, ‘22 - STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMME
A team of 1 faculty and 3 post grads from Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal visited our department for attending a STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMME conducted by Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Chennai.
The attendees were shown the different aspects of our department and the state of the art facilities that were available in the institution.
They interacted with our postgrads and faculties and had the opportunity of exchange of knowledge and research across both the institutions.
Sept 6, ‘21 - TEACHER’s DAY CELEBRATION
A small tribute to the facilitators by the Postgrads and Fellows on their special day - Teacher’s day.
July 5-9, ‘21 - SAVEETHA’S PEDO TALK SERIES (#2-6)
The SAVEETHA’s PEDO TALK SERIES is a rapid series of one-hour virtual sessions with relevance to pedodontics and research aspects.
Approximately 100 participants were virtually present to attend the sessions despite the pandemic situation.
The guest speakers were Dr. Rupesh, Dr. Kavita Kumar, Dr. Kirthiga, Dr. Vignesh and Dr. Veerale who came forward to share their knowledge.
Mar 1-6, ‘21 - STAR SUMMIT 2021
The STAR SUMMIT 2021 is a one-week extravaganza to showcase the research efforts of Undergrads and Postgrads in the field of dentistry.
Approximately 80 posters pertaining to Pediatric Dentistry were presented to 10 judges and 30 peer judges.
The sessions were concluded under the eminent presence of Dr. Radhikka Muppa (Vice-President of Indian Society of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry)
Mar 12-13, ‘20 - 5th SPARC 2020
5th Saveetha’s Pedodontic Advanced Revision Course is a 2-day programme conducted for providing a complete revision of the core subject areas essential for the post graduation course in Pediatric Dentistry.
Eminent speakers from various dental colleges throughout India like Dr. Thariyan Emmatty, Dr. Sharath Asokan, Dr. Jeeva Rathan, Dr. Rekha, Dr. Velmurugan, came forward to share their knowledge in the respective field of interest which helped in the rapid revision of the topics.
Mar 29, ‘19 - SMART SCULPT - 2
The 2nd edition of SMART SCULPT is a CDE-programme + Workshop where the undergrads and postgrads were provided a platform to present their research studies as paper presentations related to pediatric endodontics and pediatric dental crowns.
Many students won Best presentation awards as a token of appreciation for their efforts in research.
There were 2 lectures related to the above topics and a short hands-on trial on the use of the rotary files and Figaro crowns.
Mar 15, ‘19 - Gain With No Pain [Edition 5]
The 5th edition of Gain with No Pain is a CDE programme with hands-on workshop on General Anesthesia.
Postgrads from different institutions participated in the programme and got a hands on experience on treatments done during a full mouth rehabilitation of a pediatric patient.
Guest lectures were provided by Dr. Navaneethan, Dr. Deepa G, Dr. Geo Mani and Dr. Vignesh. Hands-on were provided by Dr. Navaneethan and Dr. Mahesh.
Mar 4-5, ‘19 - Saveetha’s Pedodontic Advanced Revision Course [Edition 4]
Saveetha’s Pedodontic Advanced Revision Course [edition 4] is a 2-day programme conducted for providing a complete revision of the core subject areas essential for the post graduation course in Pediatric Dentistry.
Eminent speakers from various dental colleges throughout India like Dr. MS Muthu, Dr. Jeeva Rathan, Dr. Narsimha Rao, Dr. Ganesh, Dr. Arun Xavier, Dr. Rupesh came forward to share their knowledge in the respective field of interest which helped in the rapid revision of the topics.
Feb 8, ‘19 - NOO - A NO TO ANXIETY: Edition 2
The 2nd edition of NOO - A no to anxiety is a CDE programme with Hands-on on Concious sedation and intranasal sedation.
Eminent speakers like Dr. Navaneethan, Dr. Deepa G, Dr. Geo Mani and Dr. Mebin Mathew shared their knowledge on the topic.
Hands-on was provided by Dr. Navaneethan and Dr. Veerale Panchal regarding the guidelines and protocols on usage of sedation.
Sept ‘18 - Oral Microbiome
The Oral Microbiome is a CDE programme completely based on the the microbiological environment of the oral cavity.
The chief International guest speaker was Dr. Gülcan Şahin from Turkey. Other renowned speakers were Dr. Mogit Gupta, Dr. Asha, Dr, Gifrina and Dr. Rakshagan.
The speakers provided and insight on the oral microbiome in the perspective of oral medicine, oral pathology, periodontics and prosthodontics.
Feb ‘18 - Gain with No Pain [Edition 4]
The 4th edition of Gain with No Pain is a CDE programme with hands-on workshop on General Anesthesia.
Postgrads from different institutions participated in the programme and got a hands on experience on treatments done during a full mouth rehabilitation of a pediatric patient.
Guest lectures were provided by Dr. Navaneethan and Dr. Deepa G. Hands-on were provided by Dr. Navaneethan and Dr. Mahesh.
Oct ‘17 - Saveetha’s Headway on Advanced Revision in Pediatric Dentistry
The first edition of Saveetha’s Headway on Advanced Revision in Pediatric Dentistry is a National CDE Programme in collaboration with Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry.
Eminent speakers from the society shared their knowledge and provided an insight on the recent treatment modalities in Pediatric Dentistry for General Practitioners.
Sept ‘17 - National I.S.P.P.D. Conference - General Anesthesia Workshop
39th Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry conference was held in Chennai in 2017.
As a part of the pre-conference courses, Saveetha’s Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry hosted the General Anesthesia workshop.
Top speakers related to the speciality field showed their clinical skills in treating children under General anaesthesia.
A hands-on was also provided to the delegates on full mouth rehabilitation case.
Jul ‘17 - Crowning the Brownie
The Crowning the Brownie is a CDE programme focusing on the stainless steel crowns used in Pediatric Dentistry.
Dr. Sujatha S is the chief coordinator, along with Dr. Kandaswamy explained the theoretical and clinical tips and tricks in placement of the crowns.
There was a hands-on sessions for the budding undergrads as well.
Apr ‘17 - Train the Trainers
Feb ‘17 - Saveetha’s Pedodontic Advanced Revision Course [Edition 2]
Jan ‘17 - Easy To Shape Kids
Nov ‘ 16 - NOO - A No to Anxiety
Jan ‘16 - Saveetha’s Pedodontic Advanced Revision Course [Edition 1]
—page updated as on 6-6-2022