July l 2023 | Volume 56 | Issue 8

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The Official News Letter of Indian Orthodontic Society

IOS Times Wishes

HAPPY
INDEPENDENCE DAY
15th aug

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Dear IOS Members,

I hope all are keeping safe in the splendid rains pouring all across
the country.

As the saying goes “Learning never stops at IOS” we at IOS head

office are trying to get you the best of the speakers for our online
programmes viz. ALIGNER MASTERCLASS, Practice
Management Series & Friday Rendezvous.

This month we had a series of physical events from hybrid EC

meeting held at Ghaziabad on Sunday, 16th July which had
important points to discuss and deliberate.

On 21st & 22nd July, the second Invisible Orthodontic Symposium

was successfully held at Gitam dental college, Vishakhaptnam
under the leadership of Dr. Sitaram Raju and Dr. Satish Kumar.

Two of the outstanding online IOS events viz. Innovation

Conclave by the team lead by Dr. Sonali Deshmukh & her team
relayed from DY Patil Dental College, Pune.

Another splendid online programme was the symposium on

clinical case reports relayed from Katak, Orissa under the
leadership of Dr. Suryakant Das & Dr. Ashish Barik.

My thanks to the esteemed speakers of different programmes for

the their time & support.

As we all know Manipur is facing tough times at present. IOS

extends safety wishes for all our our fellow members at Manipur
and nearby areas. We all pray for the early cessation of ongoing
roits.

Dr. Balvinder Singh Thakkar

President, Indian Orthodontic Society

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Dear Members,

I am happy to share that the month of July was brimming with a

plethora of insightful content that reflected the spirit of learning,
growth, and camaraderie that define our society.

In this issue, we are thrilled to highlight the numerous events that

have taken place over the past month. Our society's commitment to
education and knowledge-sharing has been on full display through a
series of enriching webinars and workshops.

From cutting-edge techniques to innovative research, the Innovation

Conclave held on 15-16th July provided our members with a
platform to stay at the forefront of the field.

One of the highlights of this month was the successful completion of

the 2nd Invisible Orthodontics Symposium held at Vishakapatnam
which brought together experts, practitioners, and enthusiasts from
across the country. The exchange of ideas, case discussions, and
networking opportunities have undoubtedly contributed to the
advancement of Invisible orthodontics in our society.

We also take pride in the various initiatives undertaken by our society

for the members to improve their Orthodontic practice through the
Practice Management series conducted every month with reputed
speakers all over the country.

As we continue to adapt to the evolving landscape of orthodontics,

let us remember that our strength lies in our unity. The contributions
of each member play a vital role in shaping the future of our field. I
extend my heartfelt gratitude to all those who have made the events
of this month a resounding success.

Thank you for your unwavering support, and I look forward to

another month of collaborative learning and growth.

Best regards,

Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Labh

Hon. Secretary, IOS

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So here comes August ,with a new month comes new reflections.
A new month always brings positive vibes with it and infuse new
energetic souls in us.

In July we had the most awaited event the Innovation Conclave ,

were our members were able to glasscase there clinical
innovations . We also witnessed the grand success of 2nd
Invisible orthodontic symposium in Vizag ,we had a remarkable
event the experience was overwhelming and worth appreciating .
We are all set and delighted for embracing different activities and
programs which are marshalled for the rest of the year .

Once again we are set to espouse some inspiration from our

interview section , and marvel from our Orthotainment section .

This is a month we celebrate Independence Day ,nothing is as

good as living in an independent nation ,we feel proud to be part
of a prosperous nation .We are all set to celebrate the national
festival and salute the nation .

We extend our best wishes to all the members ..

Regards

Dr Santosh Ramegowda
Editor, IOS Times

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 EDITORIAL TEAM

Dr Santosh Ramegowda Dr Gaurav Gupta Dr Sonahita Agarwal

Editor-in-Chief Associate Editor Managing Editor

Pritam Mohanty Dr Divyaroop Rai Dr Ankit Sikri

Section Editor, East Zone Section Editor, West Zone Section Editor, North Zone

Dr K S Nagachandran Dr Vijayta singh

Section Editor, South Zone Section Editor, Central Zone

PUBLIC AWARENESS/RELATION EDITORS

Dr Sukhdeep Singh Kahlon Dr Uday Digumurti Dr Deena Dayalan

Dr Pratik Chandra Dr Jas Kirat Singh Dr Reji Abhraham

ADVISORS

Dr Silju Mathew Dr Sarabjeet Singh Dr Kannan Sabapathy

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 Interviewed by:
Dr. Ankit Sikri (Section Editor)
@ Rajiv Gandhi International Airport,
Shamshabad, Hyderabad

Interview (Virtual):
Dr. Santosh Ramegowda
@ Zoom Platform
Bengaluru

DR. SATHEESH KUMAR REDDY

The ‘Honour’ of Hyderabad!

Childhood Days
Dr. K. Satheesh Kumar Reddy was born on October 10th,
1961 at Kavali (Distt. Nellore), Andhra Pradesh. His
father, Dr. Sekhar Reddy, is a renowned medical
practitioner and mother, Mrs. K. Aruna, is a home maker.
He belongs to a rural background of Andhra Pradesh. Dr.
Reddy completed his schooling from Zila Parishad high
school, Buchireddypalem.

The Dentistry Debut

As his father used to practice medicine, Dr. Reddy always
wanted to go for the same stream only. “Honestly, I never
wanted to be awake at all the nights” (smiles Dr. Reddy).
And that is why he finally chose Dentistry. He did his BDS
from prestigious Government Dental College, Hyderabad
in the year 1980. After his graduation, he always wanted
to opt for Oral Surgery. However, the post-graduation was
not available for the particular subject in the institute; so
he chose Orthodontics as he found it to be the most sorted
out subjects in the field of Dentistry. As he was the topper
of the state entrance exam, he went on to do his post-
graduation in Orthodontics from the year 1985 – 1988.

Family Life
He is married to Mrs. K.L. Rajani who is an avid home
maker. Both got blessed with a son named Mr. K. Mithilesh who is a successful engineer and an entrepreneur
as well. His daughter in law, Mrs. Sneha, is also an engineer by profession.

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He is truly indebted to Dr. P. Ramachandra Reddy
who was his teacher and one of the senior most
practitioners of Hyderabad. His guru, Dr.
Ramachandra was the Honorary Dental Surgeon to
the President of India. He feels whatever he is today;
it’s all because of his unconditional support.
Contributions & Achievements in IOS
Credentials He has been a life member of Indian Orthodontic
Dr. Reddy is one of the senior Orthodontists of Society. He admits that his contributions for the
Hyderabad. He has been into consultations and society are not much which can be enlisted. He was
practice from the past 35 years. He is associated with concentrating more at his clinical practice and he was
academics and he has worked as the Director, actively involved in Government of Andhra Pradesh
Professor and PG Guide in the Department of and Dental Council of India. Still in his limits, he did
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Sri Sai his best for the success of 50th Indian Orthodontic
College of Dental Surgery – Vikarabad, Hyderabad. Conference as the Organizing Chairman (with the
Dr. Satheesh Reddy had the honour of being help of the entire organizing team). He has also been
Member, Dental Council of India for twelve years. He the President of Andhra Pradesh State Orthodontic
was nominated as a member (three times) of DCI by Study Group for more than ten years.
the Government of Andhra Pradesh. He was Words of Wisdom for the youngsters
unanimously elected as member by Dr. NTR
University of health sciences in the year 2009. Any profession will have ups and downs during its
due course. Some times will be good and others
He was eventually elected as Executive Committee would be times of latency. He always feels that He is
Member of Dental Council of India in the year 2010. lucky enough to be an Orthodontist and after 35
Viz – a – Viz, he also happened to be the coordinator years of his clinical practice, he still enjoys every
of the new website project of the council. He has minute of his clinical practice more than any other
been the mainstay in the Department of Health aspect of life. He honestly admits that being an
(Government of Andhra Pradesh State). He also Orthodontist, Orthodontics can’t be compared with
happens to have worked as the CEO of Pacific any other speciality as it has its own strengths. These
hospitals Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad. He is currently the strengths can be well experienced when an
VICE PRESIDENT of Dental Council of India and the Orthodontist treats a growing child and the
President of Andhra Pradesh State Dental Council. satisfaction of producing great results is
unmatchable.

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 Armed Forces Orthodontic Study Group
&
Indian Orthodontic Society CDE on
“Temporary Anchorage Devices & Skeletal Anchorage System
in 3-D Management of Malocclusion”
Army Dental Centre Research & Referral
New Delhi 22 Jul 2023

Armed Forces Orthodontic Study Group organised an Indian Orthodontic Society endorsed one day
continuing dental education programme on the contemporary orthodontic topic ‘Temporary anchorage
devices and skeletal anchorage system in 3-D management of malocclusion’ at Army Dental Centre
Reasearch & Referral, Delhi Cantt.

This CDE program aimed to explore this contemporary concept of orthodontic anchorage with special focus
on extra-alveolar anchorage like orthobone screws and skeletal anchorage system. Although, it’s important
to embrace the contemporary it is equally important to thoroughly evaluate its positives & negatives,
strengths & weaknesses and the best way ahead is to embark on a journey with experienced clinicians and
academicians with extensive experience on the topic. This CDE programme offered this opportunity to the
orthodontists of Delhi-NCR region and received the overwhelming response. The CDE was attended by
over 100 delegates and 06 CDE points endorsed on behalf of DCI were awarded to all the delegates as e-
certificates. The serving orthodontists of Armed Forces joined this educational extravaganza through
Webex online platform.

Event Conception & Description

The event was inaugurated by Lt Gen Satish R Iyer, AVSM DGDS & Col Comdt AD Corps in presence of
august gathering of distinguished orthodontic academicians, clinicians and post graduate residents from
Delhi-NCR region. The prominent dignitaries in attendance were Maj Gen Vineet Sharma, VSM Additional
Director General Dental Services, Maj Gen Balakrishnan Jayan Comdt & Comd Dental Adviser (CC), Dr
Vinod Verma, Dr Tulika Tripathi, Dr SP Singh, Hony Sec IOS & Guest of Honour Dr Sanjay Labh, Lt Col NK
Ahuja (Retd), Lt Col Anmol Kalha (Retd), Dr Tarun Kumar.

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 Event inauguration & Inaugural Address by Lt Gen Satish R Iyer, AVSM

Felicitation of Chief Guest & Guest of Honour

Delegates in attendance

The event was divided into three sessions; Inaugration and Keynote address, pre-lunch session and post-
lunch session. The event opened up with keynote address by Dr Vinod Verma, an eminent orthodontist and
speaker of international repute and he shared his experience of more than 50 years of exclusive orthodontic
practice. The session was chaired by Dr Tulika Tripathi, Prof & HoD of presitigious Maulana Azad Institute of
Dental Sciences, New Delhi.

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 Dr Vinod Verma’s Keynote Address & Felicitation

Dr Aalok Puri, an eminent clinician and orthodontic consultant at Bethany Hospital, Shillong was the
speaker for the second session. He shared his experience and extensive work on extraalveolar anchorage
supported management of transverse, sagittal and vertical discrepancies in the north-east. The session
was chaired by Dr Puja Khanna, Prof & HoD Jan Nayak Ch Devi Lal Dental College, Sirsa and Dr Vaibhav
Misra, Prof & HoD DJ College of Dental Sciences and Research, Modinagar.

Dr Aalok Puri; Presentation & Felicitation

The final session was helmed by eminent speakers, Dr SP Singh Prof & HoD and Dr Raj Kumar Verma,
Assoc Prof from Div of Orthodontics, Oral Sciences Health Centre, PGIMER Chandigarh. They presented
their extensive work on Bone Anchored Maxillary Protraction for management of maxillary hypoplasia. The
session was chaired by Dr Pradeep Raghav Prof & HoD Subharti Dental College, Meerut and Dr Priyank
Rai, Professor Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi. This was followed by screening of
placement of skeletal anchorage system from Stryker Medical Devices and Equipments. The speakers and
chairperson were presented with mementos and certificates

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 Dr SP Singh & Dr RK Verma session & Scientific interactions

This was followed by lunch and social scientific interactions.

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 Social & Scientific Interactions
The post-lunch session was dedicated to hands-on training workshop and postgraduate Quiz. Dr Aalok Puri
in association with Ormco Orthodontics trained the delegates on use of infrazygomatic crest (IZC) and
buccal shelf TAD’s.

Dr Aalok Puri’s workshop on extra alveolar TAD’s

The post graduate quiz received overwhelming response with participation of six teams. The first prize was
bagged by team from Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, second prize was won by
PGIDS Rohtak and third prize to ITS Noida.

Post graduate Quiz; Quiz Masters Lt Col Akshay Waingankar & Lt Col Vivek Thakur

PG Quiz Prize distribution by Brig SS Chopra, Commandant ADC R&R

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This was followed by prize distribution and Vote of Thanks by Brig Sukhbir Singh Chopra, Commandant
ADC R&R. He placed on record the admiration for support provided by the O/o DGAFMS, Director General
Dental Services, administrative staff of ADC R&R and Dept of Orthodontics in successfully organizing an
event of this magnitude.

Vote of Thanks by Brig SS Chopra

Reported by:

Maj Gen Vineet Sharma, VSM, Chairman Organizing Committee

Brig SS Chopra, Organizing Secretary
T Col Dinesh Chaudhary, Scientific Convenor
Lt Col Vivek Thakur, Lt Col Surendra Sewda, Maj Dhruv Jain
E-mail & Contact: [email protected], 8826217840

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NATIONAL INTEGRATED
ADVANCED TYPHODONT
WORKSHOP
(Host: Karnavati School of Dentistry, Ahmedabad)

Reported By:
Dr. Ankit Sikri & Dr. Santosh Ramegowda

The Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics at

Karnavati School of Dentistry in association with the Indian Orthodontic Society
and Gujarat Orthodontic Study Group hosted the National Integrated Typhodont Workshop
(West Zone) from 16th - 18th June, 2023. The event was organised by Dr Ajay K. Kubavat (Organizing
Chairperson), Dr. Aakash Shah (Co – Chairperson), Dr. Alap Shah (Organizing Secretary), Dr. Dhaval
Somani (Joint Organizing Secretary) and Dr. Rahul Muchhadia with the entire team including Dr. Anisha N.
Prasad, Dr. Kinnari Shah, Dr. Bharvi Jani and Dr. Hemangi Raithatha.
The event was an unprecedented success, despite the horrendous cyclonic activity of Biparjoy. The program
benefitted around 150 students from all across the western region. Eminent speakers from across the country
shared their experiences both through the lectures and interactive Hands - on demonstrations. For the Hands - on
sessions, all the students were provided with the material and instructions manual in a form of soft copy and the
delegates were ably guided by experienced faculty as table instructors.
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 The say concluded with the focus on current topics by
Dr. Digant Thakkar and Dr. Dhaval Somani. Dr.
Digant Thakkar led the students through the process
of fabrication and also briefed about the limitless
possibilities of 3D printing. Aligner biomechanics was
lucidly explained by Dr Dhaval Somani.
Day Three started off with an exhaustive lecture on
Self ligation by Dr. Pranav Chandrana. As the day
progressed, a live session on face bow transfer
(demonstration for orthognathic surgery) was
conducted by Dr K.M. Keluskar. He thoroughly
shared his knowledge and expertise on the subject.
He ably briefed on to the treatment planning aspects.
Then a session on Lingual Orthodontics was taken by
Dr. Suryakanta Das. This was followed by lectures on
Day One – Dr. Vignesh Kailasam kicked start the Temporary Anchorage Devices by Dr. Ketan Vakil and
event with Standard Edgewise lecture and Hands - Dr. Jeegar Vakil and this session ended with Dr.
on demonstration. The students enthusiastically Aakash Shah elaborating on MARPE procedure.
participated in the first wire bending session of the
event under his wing. Towards the conclusion of the event, Dr. Pranav
Chandrana (on behalf of Gujarat Orthodontic Study
This was followed by the official Inaugural Ceremony Group) called it the day with his speech of Vote of
of the Workshop with the felicitation of Indian thanks and it concluded three day long educational
Orthodontic Society office bearers and other eminent extravaganza.
dignitaries on stage. The chief guest for the occasion
was Dr. Deepak Shishoo, Eminent Physiologist and
Ex- Vice Chancellor of Karnavati University. Dr.
Balvinder Singh Thakkar (President, IOS) and Dr.
Sanjay Labh (Honorary Secretary, IOS) shed light
about the society’s vision and various ongoing
programmes which are being conducted from time to
time.
Dr. Sanjay Labh and Dr. Sarvraj Kohli jointly lead the
post inaugural session and gave phenomenal
lectures on Segmental and Loop mechanics along
with the hands on demonstrations. The most
commonly used loops were explained and ably
demonstrated along with their characteristics and
functions.
Day Two – Dr. Mahesh Jain covered Roth mechanics
in totality. After that, Dr. Jayesh Rahalkar shared his
expertise in the MBT philosophy (both theoretical and
practical). The students also got a golden chance to
experience the bonding procedures under his able
guidance. Dr. Dolly Patel went through as the next
with her lecture and hands on session. She brought to
light, the relevance of Begg’s treatment scenarios in
the current times. Live demonstrations by Dr. Mahesh
Jain were the highlight of the day as he enlightened
the audience about making of arch forms and
auxiliaries.
The much awaited session of myofunctional
appliances was conducted by Dr. Puneet Batra and
that too in his usual charismatic style. All the students
present there had the opportunity to see a live bite
registration demonstration on a patient and the steps
involved in the same.

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING (2022 - 2023)

The 5th Executive Committee meeting of Indian Orthodontic Society was held at Conference Hall, The Grand
Palace Hotel, Indirapuram (Sahibabad, Uttar Pradesh) on July 16th, 2023 amidst the august presence of all the
Principal office bearers & EC Members. The meeting started with the Honorary Secretary, Dr. Sanjay Labh
adorning the jewels of the office on the President – IOS, Dr. Balvinder Singh Thakkar.
The President called the meeting to order and various agendas were discussed. All the matters pertaining to
each and every agenda were discussed and deliberated upon by all the members. The agendas included in this
meeting were:
• Extensive Representations mentioning the stand of Indian Orthodontic Society against the D2C aligner
systems, were given to Indian Dental Association (IDA), Dental Council of India (DCI) and Ministry of Health
• Common policy document and regulation by the Dental Council of India (in reference to the IOS complaint),
will be released soon for all these Aligner companies
• New public awareness video and posters released to create awareness about Orthodontics
• Present strength of IOS members (up to SLM 13,757) was approved
• Up to Life Member no. 5781 – the voting eligibility for upcoming society elections
The meeting concluded at 5 pm after the extensive and exhaustive deliberations.

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 IOS FRIDAY RENDEZVOUS
(July 7, 2023)
“Passive Self Ligation & TADs: The Perfect Combination”
Dr. Alberto Diaz Arellano (Peru, South America)

The lecture series “IOS Friday

Rendezvous” entered the month of July
with another phenomenal lecture. The
online webinar was on the topic –
“Passive Self Ligation & TADs – The
Perfect Combination” which was held on
July 7th, 2023. As many as 150+ virtual
attendees were eagerly listening to a
great topic which was well elaborated by
Dr. Alberto Diaz Arellano from Peru
(South America).

The inaugural ceremony was started

s h a r p a t 7 p m b y D r. J i t e n d r a
Bhagchandani where he welcomed the
guest speaker, all the principal office
bearers and the Executive Committee
Members along with the other life
members and student delegates.

The Welcome address was delivered by

Dr. Balvinder Singh Thakkar (President,
IOS) and it was followed by introductory
remarks on the IOS Friday Rendezvous
lecture series. Dr. Sanjay Labh (Honorary Secretary, IOS) delivered his welcome speech to the keynote
speaker, Dr. Alberto Diaz.

The speaker, Dr. Diaz, talked extensively about the combination aspects of both passive self-ligation and
temporary anchorage devices. He considered this combination as a game changer in the biomechanical
aspects of the field of Orthodontics. He show cased five different treatment procedures viz. Class II with
Open Bite, Class I with Bimaxillary protrusion, retreatment of bimaxillary protrusion, Class III with severe
crowding and Class II with generalized spacing. He inculcated this combination to treat various other types
of cases also and also vouched for the self-ligation and TADs unit giving good results and better stability.

Towards the conclusion, a Q&A session was conducted by Dr. Ajay Kubavat and Dr. Jitendra
Bhagchandani where Dr. Alberto answered all the queries and clarified the doubts of the delegates. It was
such an interactive, half an hour session where the delegates asked questions as well as had a chance to
listen to the speaker’s experiences towards his life and profession.

The concluding remarks along with the vote of thanks were delivered by Dr. Jitendra Bhagchandani. It was
followed by a virtual sharing of the certificate of appreciation which was displayed on the screen by Dr.
Anand Tripathi and it was virtually handed over to the guest speaker by Dr. Jayesh Rahalkar (President
Elect, IOS).

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Congratulations!!!
Prof. Om Prakash Kharbanda
Reported By: Dr. Ankit Sikri (Section Editor)

Prof. O.P. Kharbanda (Pro Vice Chancellor – Health Sciences, Ramaiah University of Applied
Sciences) has been conferred with a rare distinction at the Apex Medical Academy. The whole Indian
Orthodontic Fraternity feels proud of this moment. Heartiest Congratulations to Dr. O. P. Kharbanda.

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IIIrd O
(Host:
INNOVATION
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D.Y. Patil
Dental College,
Pune)
CONC L A V E , 2

IIIrd Orthodontic Innovation Conclave, 2023 is a brainchild of Indian Orthodontic Society which was initiated
in the year 2020 with an idea of providing a forum for showcasing various innovations in the field of
Orthodontics, both clinical and research oriented. The department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial
Orthopedics of Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College, Pune was given an opportunity to host this National IOS event
on 16th July 2023. The program was conducted online with registration of 300 orthodontic delegates. The
program commenced with a welcome speech from the Organising Chairman, Dr. Sonali Deshmukh.
The chief guest for the inaugural function was Hon’ble Trustee - Dr. Smita Jadhav, Vice Chancellor - Dr. N.J.
Pawar & Dean - Dr. D. Gopalakrishnan. The inaugural ceremony was attended by all the Office Bearers & EC
members of Indian Orthodontic Society, eminent Speakers & delegates.
The inaugural function started with adorning the jewels to Dr. Balvinder Singh Thakkar (President, IOS) by Dr.
Sanjay Labh (Hony. Secretary IOS) followed by an invocation song, the IOS Video & lamp lighting. The
welcome address was given by Organising Chairperson – Dr. Sonali Deshmukh. The glimpse of the scientific
program was given by the Scientific Chairperson - Dr. Chaitra Mastud.

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 The program was addressed by President IOS -
Dr. Balwinder Singh Thakkar, Hony. Secretary,
IOS - Dr. Sanjay Labh, Guest of Honour - Dr. N.
J. Pawar (Vice Chancellor, Dr. D. Y. Patil
V i d y a p e e t h , P i m p r i , P u n e ) & D r. D .
Gopalakrishnan (Dean, Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental
College, Pimpri, Pune) & Chief Guest Dr. Smita
Jadhav (Hon’ble Trustee, Dr. D. Y. Patil
Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune). The Chief Guest
declared free in cubation & mentoring to all the
winners from the DPU Foundation &
Entrepreneurship Centre. This center provides
support to new ventures in their initial phases in
terms of technology & knowledge by providing
mentoring, networking, financial & acceleration
support. The Vote of Thanks for the inaugural
function was given by Organising Secretary - Dr. Sachin Durkar followed by the National Anthem.
A total of six Keynote presentations were done
by renowned speakers on different
Orthodontic Innovations & methods of patents
& grants. There were a total of 17 paper
presentations from life members & student
members from which four life members & two
student members were declared winners for
their presentations. There were a large number
of participations in poster presentation
category. The program was successfully
concluded by the Valedictory function with the
declaration of results & Vote of thanks by
Scientific Chairperson - Dr. Chaitra Mastud.

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IInd INVISIBLE SYMPOSIUM, 2023
(Host: Gitam Dental College, Visakhapatnam)

The Department of Orthodontics, Gitam Dental College – Visakhapatnam, along with the Indian Orthodontic
Society conducted “IInd Invisible Symposium” on the 21st and 22nd July, 2023 with the aim of reinforcing
theoretical knowledge in the domain of Aligners and Lingual Orthodontics. The sole purpose of the event was to
introduce to the participants, the current trends and possibilities through these new grounds of treatment
options.
The symposium was graced by Dr. Balvinder Singh Thakkar (President IOS), Dr. Sanjay Labh (Honorary
Secretary IOS) and Dr. Shailesh Shenava (Vice President IOS).
Renowned Keynote Speakers from all across the country were invited to speak at this symposium. Dr. Sanjay
Labh, Dr. Padma Priya, Dr. Kavitha Iyer, Dr. Rekha Bharadwaj, Dr. Arun NAyak, Dr. Digant, Dr. Anshuman, Dr.
Balaji Krishnan, Dr. Parameswaran and Dr. Dharmadeep who are at the forefront in the field of aligners and
lingual orthodontics; spoke in detail about all the aspects involved from the commercially available aligner
systems to setting up an in – house aligner system and also the new approaches in treating the complex cases.
Dr. D.S. Raju (Patron of the symposium), Dr. Chalasani (Chief Advisor), Dr. Y.N. Sasidhar (Organizing
Chairman), Dr. N. Satish Varma (Organizing Secretary), Dr. T. Ujwala (Scientific Chairperson), Dr. Sudheer
Bodetti (Treasurer), Dr. Abhishek (Logistics) along with the post graduates of the department worked well in
tandem to make this event in success. This symposium was pre designed in such a way that overall learning
was made possible for all attendees.
Dr. D.S. Raju (Principal, Gitam Dental College) kick started the course and welcomed all the resource persons
and delegates. The curriculum was efficiently spread over two days of extensive learning.
The delegates attended this program from all over the country. Life members as well as the post graduate
students from various colleges attended the symposium with great interest and enthusiasm. A total of sixteen
papers and eighteen posters were presented by the delegates during these two days.
A feedback was obtained from all the participants and each one of them expressed immense satisfaction in the
selection of resource persons and hospitality.

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 6th Bhubaneswar
Orthodontic Study Group (BhOSG) Program

Bhubaneswar Orthodontic Study group (BhOSG) conducted its

sixth program at SCB dental college and Hospital, Cuttack –
Odisha on April 18th 2023. Dr. Rajesh Patil and Dr. Suryakanta
Das were the guest speakers for the day.
Both the speakers gave an extensive insight into the topic of
Temporary Anchorage Devices (TADs). The session comprised
of live workshop along with patient demonstrations. It was a
brilliant learning session and the clinical tips were very
enriching for the delegates.
(Prof) Dr. Suryakanta Das, Head of Department (Orthodontics) - SCB Dental College, was the mainstay of this
event. He wonderfully pulled off this programme without any hassles. Dr. J.K. Das, Principal of the institution,
encouraged the organizing team for conducting this event.
Dr. Ashish Barik, Dr. Smruti Nanda, Dr. Nivedita Sahoo, Dr. Pritam Mohanty, Dr. Bhagabati Dash, Dr. Mitali, Dr.
Sunil Rath, Dr. Tushar Kanti Nayak graced the event with their august presence and helped in making it a
success.

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