Events in Dakshina Kannada

Dental education: The Department of Orthodontics, Yenepoya Dental College, and Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya University, organised a continued dental education programme on Perspective in regenerative medicine recently.

Adoor Amanulla, Paediatric Oncologist at the Beaumont Health System, Beaumont, Michigan, U.S., inaugurated it. In his address Dr. Amanulla highlighted the revolutionary developments in bone marrow transplantation in treating many diseases. Vice-Chancellor of the university P. Chandramohan, in his presidential address, stressed the importance of stem cell therapy in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma. He spoke about the upcoming applications of cell-based therapy. Akhter Husain, Head, Department of Orthodontics, spoke on the significance and scope of regenerative medicine in India.

In the technical session, M. Rahmatulla, founder President, Indian Society for Dental Research, spoke on the role of regenerative medicine in restorative treatment of tissue damage. He explained the potential of stem cell therapy in autoimmune diseases, cancer and diabetes. He emphasised the need to introduce academic courses in regenerative medicine.

S. Sankaranarayana, Director of Mother Cell Regenerative Centre, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, a pioneer in designing the therapeutic regimen for diabetic foot ulcer using dental pulp stem cells, highlighted the recent achievements in cell-based therapy in dentistry and medicine. He emphasised the osteogenic potential of dental pulp stem cells in the treatment of osteoradionecrosis.

Bipasha Bose, Assistant Professor, Yenepoya Research Centre, spoke on pluripotent stem cells, their basic biology and applications in diabetes. Uppala Radhakrishna, Director of Epigenomics at the Beaumont Research Institute, U.S., spoke on the genetic/ epigenetic causes of various developmental disorders. He substantiated the significance of regenerative medicine in the treatment of cleft lip and palate.

B.H. Sripathi Rao, Dean, Dental College, was present.

Radiographers conference: The Karnataka Medical Radiographers and Allied Technologists Association organised its State-level two-day conference for 2015 at Father Muller Medical College recently.

Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada A.B. Ibrahim, who inaugurated it, said that medical professionals should win the confidence of patients by assuring quality, fair and ethical treatment. It would enhance the standing of the professionals in society.

Stating that radiology had made rapid strides in recent years he said that technologies have made accurate diagnosis possible.

Anand Venugopal, Medical Superintendent of Kasturba Medical College Hospitals, Mangaluru, said that medical technologists were in the first line of defence. Patient safety, empathy and quality control should be the hallmarks of professional commitment, he said.

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Events in Dakshina Kannada