<p>Twelve dental students from Malaysia, Jordan and Slovakia attended a two-week summer training programme at Manipal College of Dental Sciences (MCODS), Manipal, to get an exposure to the various aspects of dentistry as practised in India.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The training programme was organised by MCODS every year for the benefit of overseas students to get hands-on experience.</p>.<p class="bodytext">This year it started with Dr Raghu Radhakrishnan, director of International Affairs and Collaborations, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, formally inaugurating the programme. MCODS Dean Dr Keerthilatha M Pai handed over participation certificates to the students.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Dr Shashidhar Acharya, the programme coordinator, said, “It was a great learning experience for the students. They go back with newfound knowledge and experience which can influence their careers.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">The participants also had a meeting with MAHE Vice-Chancellor Dr H Vinod Bhat.</p>.<p class="bodytext">During the two-week programme, the students had exposure to the various aspects of dentistry as practised in India. They attended lectures, demonstrations and hands-on training in various cutting-edge dental procedures, like laser therapy, laminate tooth preparation, orthodontic appliance making and Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT).</p>.<p class="bodytext">They even got to see some oral conditions unique to India.</p>
<p>Twelve dental students from Malaysia, Jordan and Slovakia attended a two-week summer training programme at Manipal College of Dental Sciences (MCODS), Manipal, to get an exposure to the various aspects of dentistry as practised in India.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The training programme was organised by MCODS every year for the benefit of overseas students to get hands-on experience.</p>.<p class="bodytext">This year it started with Dr Raghu Radhakrishnan, director of International Affairs and Collaborations, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, formally inaugurating the programme. MCODS Dean Dr Keerthilatha M Pai handed over participation certificates to the students.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Dr Shashidhar Acharya, the programme coordinator, said, “It was a great learning experience for the students. They go back with newfound knowledge and experience which can influence their careers.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">The participants also had a meeting with MAHE Vice-Chancellor Dr H Vinod Bhat.</p>.<p class="bodytext">During the two-week programme, the students had exposure to the various aspects of dentistry as practised in India. They attended lectures, demonstrations and hands-on training in various cutting-edge dental procedures, like laser therapy, laminate tooth preparation, orthodontic appliance making and Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT).</p>.<p class="bodytext">They even got to see some oral conditions unique to India.</p>