The 12th Convocation of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham was held at Coimbatore campus on September 7, 2015. Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Honourable Union Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Government of India and Shri. N. Chandrasekaran, CEO, TCS, were the Guests of Honour at the convocation ceremony.
In the recently held 25th Congress of the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry (IAPD) at Glasgow, Scotland from July 1-4, 2015, Dr. Arun Mamachan Xavier, Reader in the Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry was shortlisted from a large number of entries in the world to the last 4 finalists to compete for the ‘Bright Smiles Bright Futures Award.’
The first Amrita Craniofacial Surgery Symposium was held at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences from June 19 – 21, 2015. Jointly organized by the departments of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Paediatric Neurosurgery and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Amrita, the symposium focused on the comprehensive management of craniofacial deformities.
The Ninth Gold Medal Examination on Indian Culture and Values, with special focus on Chancellor Amma’s life and Her teachings, was conducted in March 2015 at Amrita Health Sciences Campus.
At the 14th ISP National PG Convention held at D. Y. Patil School of Dentistry, Navi Mumbai from March 13-15, 2015, postgraduate trainees from the Department of Periodontics, Amrita School of Dentistry won the first and second highest scores in the scientific paper / poster presentation session, from among a total of 400 papers and 120 posters presented by postgraduates from various dental colleges in India
At the annual conference of the Kairali Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologists (KSOMP) held at Kothamangalam on the 7th and 8th of March 2015, postgraduate trainees from the Department. . .
Drs. Devika R. Krishnan and Pallavi Chandran, Postgraduate Residents of the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Amrita School of Dentistry bagged the Best Scientific Poster Awards at the 29th Indian Association of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics and the 22nd Indian Endodontic Society National Conference held at the BM Birla Science and Technology Centre, Jaipur, Rajasthan during December 5-7, 2014.
Amrita Kalotsav 2014, the combined inauguration of the arts fest of all schools at the Health Sciences campus viz. Amrita School of Medicine, Amrita School of Dentistry, Amrita College of Nursing, Amrita School of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences was held on October 27, 2014.
A one-day Continuing Dental Education (CDE) program on Oral Medicine and Radiology was organized by the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology at Amrita School of Dentistry on September 16, 2014. The program. . .
Dr. Manju V., Professor, of the Department of Prosthodontics and Implantology, Amrita School of Dentistry, delivered a keynote address at the International Society for Maxillofacial Rehabilitation (ISMR) Conference held at Xi’an, China on September 15, 2014.