Oral Hygiene Day

The department of Periodontology celebrated Oral Hygiene Day on 1st August 2018, by organizing an Elocution competition. Around 25 Students from Class 6 – 10 from Manipal School participated in the same. Group I consisted of students from Class 6 and 7, who were the given the topic of “My first visit to the Dentist”, and Group II had students from Class 8 to 10 for whom the topic was “Bright teeth, bright smile”. Dr Kundabala M, Professor Department of Conservative Dentistry, MCODS Mangalore and Dr Ashwini Rao, Professor Department of Public Health Dentistry, MCODS Mangalore were the judges for the competition.

August 09, 2018

Mrs Anuradha Shivaram Principal, Manipal School was the chief guest for the occasion, and she expressed her appreciation towards conducting such competition for children, which would help increasing their awareness towards good oral care practices. Dr Dilip G Naik, Dean MCODS Mangalore, Dr Premalatha K, Associate Dean MCODS Mangalore were also present for the event.

Cash prizes were given to the prize winners. All participants received a certificate of participation.