Program Schedule

Time Event Details
20th March 2025 (Thursday) – Pre-Conference Courses
8:30 AM – 4:00 PM Course I Elevating excellence in specialized Oral Medicine: strategies for thriving private practice
Speaker: Dr. D. Rama Raju, MDS
Course II CBCT: A 3rd eye! Special emphasis on detailed reporting.
Speaker: Dr. Vaibhav Kr Garg, MDS
Course III The old vs. new school of Lasers! From mundane cutting to enhanced healing of mucosal lesions.
Speaker: Dr. Chandrashekar Yavagal, MDS, DORTH, PhD
21st March 2025 (Day 1 – Friday)
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Registrations
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Session I Laser Dentistry in 2025 – Chaos to Coherence
Speaker: Dr. Chandrashekar Yavagal, MDS (Gold Medalist), DORTH, PhD Laser Biophotonics
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Session II Genetics and Epigenetics of Oral Pre Cancer and Cancer
Speaker: Dr. K. Ranganathan, MDS, MS, PhD
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM Session III Untangling the Truth: Tackling Confounding and Bias in Clinical Research
Speaker: Dr. Viswa Chaitanya Chandu, MDS
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM Inauguration
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Panel Discussion I AI-Driven Dentistry: A Game Changer or Overhyped?
Moderator: Dr. Gopakumar R Nair, MDS
Panelists: Dr. Ranganathan, MDS, MS, PhD; Dr. Ruwan Jayshinghe, MDS; Dr. Paul C. Salins, MDS
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Free Paper/E-Poster Presentations
7:00 PM Onwards Gala Banquet
22nd March 2025 (Day 2 – Saturday)
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Free Paper/E-Poster Presentations
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Session I Sialendoscopy in Clinical Practice: Case Studies and Practical Tips
Speaker: Dr. Sudhakara Rao Madala, MBBS, MS (ENT), PhD
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM Session II Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) in Dentistry: Challenges and Solutions
Speaker: Dr. Vijay Prakash Mathur, BDS, MDS
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM Session III Out with The Old, in with The New: Modern Approaches for The Battle Against Oral Cancer
Speaker: Dr. Ruwan Jayshinghe, MDS
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Panel Discussion II Outcome-Based Education: A New Paradigm for Preparing Future-Ready Students
Moderator: Dr. Venkata Srinivasan, MDS
Panelists: Dr. Sailesh Lele, MDS & Diploma Med Edu; Dr. Gauri Lele, MDS; Dr. M. Shivasakthy, MDS PGDHPE PhD
3:30 PM Onwards Valedictory Ceremony