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Army College of Dental Sciences organises Endo-Marathon to commemorate National Cons-Endo Day
Secunderabad, 04 Mar 2023
The Indian Association of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics (IACDE) observes Cons-Endo Day on March 5th, to educate the public about Endodontics, Conservative dentistry, restorative dentistry, and oral health. Under the capable leadership of Dr Mamta Kaushik, Professor and Head, the team organised an "Endo-Marathon" event at Army College of Dental Sciences (ACDS), Secunderabad today, to commemorate National Cons-Endo Day.
The event was inaugurated by Brigadier K Somashankar, SM, Chairman, ACDS and Officiating GOC, Telangana and Andhra Sub Area with the lighting of the lamp in the presence of guests of honour, DCI members of the state, Dr Pramod Kumar Gandra and Dr G Vikram Reddy along with faculty and students of ACDS.
The department's faculty and residents performed 202 single-visit root canal treatments on 55 patients in one day in its "one of a kind" programme. This was done in order to provide quality care to all patients from all walks of life and all age groups from young to old. This remarkable feat was achieved by the teamwork of 14 doctors with assistance from junior postgraduate students, interns, undergraduate students and non-teaching staff.
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Brig K Somashankar, SM, Chairman, ACDS and Officiating GOC, TASA inaugurated the Endo-Marathon by lighting the lamp at Army College of Dental Sciences on 04 Mar 2023.
Brig K Somashankar, SM, Chairman, ACDS and Officiating GOC, TASA inaugurated the Endo-Marathon by lighting the lamp at Army College of Dental Sciences on 04 Mar 2023.
Brig K Somashankar, SM, Chairman, ACDS and Officiating GOC, TASA being introduced to the doctors of the Endo team at Army College of Dental Sciences on 04 Mar 2023.
Telangana State DCI members at the inauguration of Endo-Marathon at Army College of Dental Sciences on 04 Mar 2023.
Doctors of the Endo team performing root canal treatment on patients during the Endo-Marathon event organised at Army College of Dental Sciences on 04 Mar 2023.