National Award for Sri Ramakrishna Dental College

Sri Ramakrishna Dental College and Hospital (SRDCH) was honored with the ‘U Sumithra Ramanath Bhat Award’ by The Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry (IAPHD) for securing the first place in the Best Outreach Program Category for the year 2019 at the National Level.

The award ceremony was held during the National Conference of the Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry at Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad recently. Dr. V Gopikrishna, President, Indian Association of the Public Health Dentistry, Dr. G.V. Satyanarayana Murthy, Director, Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad, Dr Sabyasachi Saha, Secretary, Dental Council of India & Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry and other dignitaries were present.

The Department of Public Health Dentistry implemented an innovative dental clowning program “Merrymakers on the Go” that is expected to minimize dental fear among patients at outreach programs.

Lakshminarayanaswamy, Joint Managing Trustee, SNR Sons Chartitable Trust appreciated the college Principal, teachers and students for securing this award.

Dr.Arun K Simon, Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sri Ramakrishna Dental College and Hospital, Coimbatore received the ‘U Sumithra Ramanath Bhat Award’ from Dr. V Gopikrishna, President, Indian Association of the Public Health Dentistry on behalf of SRDCH.