Even during the pandemic's challenging times, we at the Department of Periodontics left no stone unturned in conducting educational programmes in 2020-2021

5 members from Saveetha Periodontics had been awarded FICOI (Fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists) in the “10000 Implant Symposium” conducted at Saveetha Dental College, Chennai on 18th September 2021

Online Webinar on “ Application of bio-chemical nanoparticles for cell imaging and periodontal tissue regeneration” by Dr. Archana Mootha on 9th August 2021

“Associate Fellowship in Laser Dentistry” certified by WCLI (USA) & Saveetha Dental College & Hospitals - April 23rd-25th 2021

Perio-Interactions CDE Edition XII conducted on 5th February 2021

Guest Lecture delivered by Dr. Sukirth Ganesan on the topic “Pursuing Periodontics in the Hawkeye Land” on 1st February 2021

Perio-Interactions CDE Edition XI conducted on 24th January 2020

The Department of Periodontics has conducted the following events in the year 2018-2019

CDE Programme - Lecture on “Modern day oral hygiene aids” by Dr.G.Kaarthikeyan on August 2019

“Parichay 2019” - MDS Orientation Program on July 2019

“New Paradigms in Hard Tissue Management”, a lecture & workshop on Piezosurgery by Dr. Dhandapani Arunachalam

3rd National ISP UG Perio Convention

CDE Programme on “Clinical Innovations in Periodontics” by Dr. Ajay Kakkar (President - International Academy of Periodontology, CEO-BITEN) on 11th December 2018

An eventful 2017...

The Department of Periodontics has been a part of the following events since the beginning of the year. 

PHARM-PERIO INTERACTIONS

WORLD ORAL HEALTH DAY

World Oral Health Day was celebrated on Monday, 20th March 2017. Patients were instructed on oral hygiene techniques via a video demonstration and a slogan and e-poster contest was held among the students.

IADR 2017, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USA

Faculty and students presented posters in the annual general session of the IADR in San Francisco, California in March 2017. 

ISP PG CONVENTION 2017, MANALI,INDIA

Post graduate students participated in the annual PG convention of the INDIAN SOCIETY OF PERIODONTOLOGY held in Manali in March 2017 and presented scientific papers and posters.

Our Faculty Dr. Asha presented a paper on Oxidative stress and Periodontal disease at the World Dental and Oral Health Congress at London in April 2017

The staff members participated and presented scientific papers & posters at the 10th National Conference of the Indian society of  Prosthodontics- Restorative- Periodontics conference held at Chennai trade centre in August 2017

We've Been Busy!

Our faculty and students have participated in close to 45 international and national conferences, 22 workshops, 40 Continuing Dental Education (CDE) Programs and 42 guest lectures in various academic institutions to keep abreast with the ever-changing dynamics of understanding periodontal health and disease. This has resulted in about 110 paper and 214 poster presentations, winning over 50 awards at these events.

At Saveetha Dental College, the Department of Periodontics also strives to compete with our contemporaries in organizing widely-acclaimed academic events. Those conducted include five conferences, three workshops and nine CDE programs over the past years.

The department organised a CDE program in collaboration with Saveetha College of Physiotherapy on the 7th of February 2017 (Tuesday). The guest speakers for the event included Dr. Caroline Jacob; Sr. Lecturer (Dept of Periodontics), Prof . Dr. Manoj Abraham (Principal, Saveetha School of Physiotherapy) and Prof. Dr. Jibu George Varghese (Vice-Principal, Saveetha School of Physiotherapy). Highlights included the statistics of musculoskeletal disorders, its manifestations and treatment modalities.

The Post graduate credit course on "Soft tissue laser in dentistry" was a three day program conducted by Dr.Radhika (Reader, Dept of Periodontics, Saveetha Dental college and was attended by 30  first year MDS and fellowship students. It included lectures and hands -on sessions

The department of Periodontics organized a guest lecture on 24 th August 2017 on the topic “Optimizing osseointegration- Exploring future avenues”. The speaker was Dr. Anil Sukumaran, Professor of Periodontics, Prince Sattan Bin Abdul Aziz University, Saudi Arabia.  He spoke about the current concepts in osseointegration, implant surface modifications, the various animal studies he has undertaken and his research collaborations with various institutes