‘Pedoapp 2018’

The Speakers were

1.      Dr. Joby Peter, Professor and Head, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Malabar Dental College, Manoor, Kerala.

2.      Dr. Sharan Sargod, Professor, Department of Pedodontics, Yenepoya Dental College, Mangalore

Dr. Dilip G Naik, Dean, MCODS, Mangalore graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Sixty Six delegates attended the program from the Departments of Paedodontics of MCODS, Mangalore and neighboring dental colleges including Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Yenepoya Dental College, AJ Institute of Dental Sciences, Srinivas Dental College, Private practitioners as well as alumini. Dr. Anupama Nayak was the MC for the program. Dr. Suprabha BS welcomed the audience and introduced them to the CPD program. Dr.Arathi Rao, Dr. Ashwin Rao introduced the speakers. Dr. Karuna YM rendered the vote of thanks.

The resource persons conducted various sessions titled ‘Orthodontic treatment in mixed dentition: an overview’, ‘The Myobrace system: an Overview’ ‘Diagnosis is the key to appliance selection’ ‘Case presentations’. The audience actively participated in an extensive Q&A session with Dr. Ashwin Rao as the moderator.  The event, which focused on the importance of early diagnosis of orthodontic problems and case selection, was well appreciated by all the delegates.