Advances in pediatric dentistry discussed at IDS

Bhubaneswar, Nov 29: Current advances and innovations in emerging fields of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry were discussed at the three-day 42nd annual conference of the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry (ISPPD) which concluded at the Institute of Dental Sciences (IDS), SOA’s faculty of dental sciences here on Saturday. The conference, organised off-line as also on the virtual mode, was attended by around 2000 delegates from all over the country who listened to experts in the field and exchanged views on the virtual platform. Prof. (Dr.) Ashok Kumar Mahapatra, Vice-Chancellor of SOA, was the chief guest in the inaugural program while Dr. Dibyendu Mazumdar and Dr. Sabyasachi Saha, President and Secretary respectively of the Dental Council of India were the guests of honour. Prof. Jeffrey A. Dean, Professor of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics at Indian University School of Dentistry at Indianapolis, Prof. Vineet Dhar, Professor at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Prof. Justin Jae Cheoun Lee, Professor at Seoul Children’s Dental Center and Prof. Marcelo Bonecker, Professor of Pediatrict Dentistry at University of Sao Paulo, Brazil were among the experts. Prof. (Dr.) Susant Mohanty, Organising Co-chairman, Prof. (Dr.) Sony Acharya, Organising Secretary and other members of the organizing committee including Dr. Antaryamee Panigrahi, Dr. Bismay Singh, Dr. Jnana Ranjan Swain and Dr. Priyanka Kalimireddy also took part in the deliberations. Office bearers of ISPPD including President Dr. G. Dhanu, General Secretary Dr. Nikhil Srivastava, President elect Dr. Mousumi Goswami and Conference Secretary Dr. Gautam Kundu turned the event into a success.