National Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Day at RCDSR

The Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Rungta College of Dental Sciences and Research, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh under the aegis of Sanjay Rungta Group of Institutions (SRGI) celebrated National Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Day on 8^th November 2022 to pay tribute to Sir Wilhelm Roentgen, who discovered X-Ray on 8^th Nov 1895. Radiology Day is celebrated as an anniversary to spread awareness of the importance of Radiology in diagnosis, treatment and prognosis in health care systems.

The Department organised a “radiographic diagnosis” competition and a “pencil sketch” competition of the Father of Radiology for undergraduates and postgraduate students. There were free screening radiographs for the patients on the day. Chairman of the SRGI, Shree Sanjay Rungta sir graced the occasion. Dean Dr. Karthik Krishna M. along with Vice-Dean Dr. Deepak Thakur, HODs and Faculty of other Departments witnessed the event. Postgraduate students and undergraduate students took active participation in the competitions. The Department HOD Dr. Ganapathi Moger briefed about the significance of the occasion and Dr. Fatima Khan heartily welcomed the faculty and students. The program was coordinated by

Dr. N.Priyadarshree, Sr. Lecturer. Dr. Tejashree Pundge, Dr. Ramesh Peditham, Dr. Khushbu Jain and Dr. Ankit Sharma. Certificates and prizes distributed to the winners of competitions were given by Chairman (SRGI) Sanjay Rungta.

The winners of the competitions were:

In pencil sketch competition:  1^st prize winner was Dr.Saikat Mondal, 2^nd prize winner was Dr.Medh Bharti, 3^rd prize winner was Dr.Rishika Rani and consolation prize goes to Dr.Vaishnavi Sharma and Dr.Simran Cruz.

In radiographic spot diagnosis-undergraduate competition: 1^st winner was Dr. Baishali Agrawal, 2^nd prize winners were Dr. Vani Thakur and Dr. Shambhavi Agrawal.

In radiographic spot diagnosis- postgraduate competition: 1st prize winner was Dr. Ankit Dupare and 2^nd prize winner was Dr. Dhamma Gadpal.