USE THE KNOWLEDGE TO SERVE SOCIETY

Sriman D.Veerendra Heggade, President of the SDME Society and Dharmadhikari of thie Shree Kshetra Dharmasthala today called upon students to use knowledge for serving the Society. He enlighted new graduates on the Impartance of seasoned knowledge, he drew comparisions to fully grown Timbar that yet to be seasoned for use all the timber is by it self strong it means further enrichment for optimal use like wise knowledge also required some amount of enrichment and seasoning for serving the society earmestly thorugh didicated service to the society not only will the doctor attain immese satisfactino but also discharge his duties as gods true devote.

NITTE University Vice Chancellor Prof. M.Shantaram Shetty highlighted the Impertance of a plan followed by appropriate action. Proper planning followed by appropriate actino would be catoliyst for seasons everyday their is scope for innovation for betterment of society and ultimate objective of a doctor should be compenssionate service for the community and doctor attitude should be one of service and giving these qualities makes a doctor a leader in the upliptment of the society.

Dr. Bhasker Roa, Principal in his welcome speach said that the college was started in 1986 and this Institution has dnoe remarkable progress in the field of dental sciences and carved niche in health field for the pas two deales the institution is under progress in the collaboration of National & International agencies in order to bring dental education fo ruther heights.

COLLEGE DAY CELEBRATION

JASHNA 2008

RGUHS BELGAUM ZONE CRICKET TOURNAMENT 08-09

RGUHS, Belgaum Zone Cricket (Men)tournament 2008-09 held at SDM Dental College from 11th to 15th October 2008 total 15 teams participated in this tournament.

Finally SDM Dental College team emrged winners & SDM Mecial become runner up Dr. Varun Shetty become the MAN OF THE SERIES.

Prof. C.Bhasker Rao, Principal inagurated the tournament on 11th October and prize distribution held on 15th octrober. Dr. Srinath Thakur & Dr.Ramesh Nadiger distributed the prize to winners & runner up.

Prof. C. Bhasker Rao, Principal receiving Dentist Excellence Award 2007 of IDRR from Dr. Anil Kohli, President, Dental Council of India at a function held in Bangalore on 4th May 2008

VISIT OF PROF. JOHN WILLIAMS

Prof. John Williams, a renowned Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon from the UK and President of the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, visited our institution on 6 November 2007 to deliver a guest lecture as well for guidance on matters of education and clinical training.
Prof. Williams last visited SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital in 1990, when the college building was still under construction, and his association with our Principal, Prof. Bhasker Rao, goes back 30 years. He was impressed at how SDM had taken shape—with the infrastructure and facilities—and commended the institution on being one of the finest centres for training in dentistry, both nationally and internationally. He recollected how Prof. Bhasker Rao and he had conceptualised a Craniofacial Unit, with dedicated ICU and other facilities and applauded the support from SDM Education Society in realising this plan.
Prof. Williams also appreciated SDM’s collaboration with SmileTrain, USA, to treat cleft lip/palate cases and was happy to note more than 3500 patients had benefited from the collaboration.
He talked on the evolution of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) and emerging trends in the field, such as trauma management. He also spoke about further specialisation in different areas of OMFS, such as cleft lip/palate, oncology and TMJ.
Prof. Williams was happy to note the upcoming International Conference of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery was being organised in India and had high expectations from oral surgeons in India and abroad.

Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Shreekshetra Dharmasthala and President of SDME Society, Ujire has called upon medicos to serve the society without commercial mind.
Speaking at the 17th graduation day of SDM Dental College and Hospital here, he asked the medical students to give more impetus for their personality development rather than monetary benefits. What ever they had taken from society should be returned to it by serving poor and down trodden and then only obtaining medical degree from the SDM Dental College would have some meaning. KLE Deemed University Vice Chancellor Dr. Chandrakant Kokate complimented the SDM institution for possessing good infrastructure and basic facilities of national and international standards. It had been a model to other dental colleges in the country. Students had to make use of the facilities available in the institution. Those who had been graduated should serve the society with dedication and honesty without any expectation. This would go a long way in chalking out a good career for them in the years to come.
Dr. C. Bhasker Rao, Principal, SDM Dental College and Hospital said the institution had completed 20 years and entering 21st year of its useful existence. This college had made a dent both in national and international level.
Dr. Mahantesh Yeli introduced students who bagged gold medals and also read out the names of passed students. Dr. venkatesh Naikmasur, Dr. Srinath Thakur also spoke. In all 99 graduates and 44 PGs received degrees. In total nine gold medals were distributed. Dr. Siddarth Shanbagh who won the President’s medal thanked his teachers and parents for his achievements.
Dr. Ramesh Nadiger, Dr. Jinendra Prasad, Dr. Yashovarma and Dr. Niranjan Kumar were present.

The 21st Annual College Day was celebrated on 29 October 2007 in the newly built stage of the main ground on-campus. The chief guest for the evening was Prof. Sridhar Shetty, former Dean, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, and former President of the Dental Council of India. The function was presided by Sri. K. Jinendra Prasad, Secretary, SDM Education Society, Dharwad. Prof. C. Bhasker Rao, Pricipal, SDMCDS, welcomed the guests and dignitatries. Prof. N. P. Patil introduced the Chief Guest to the huge gathering of students, parents, faculty and staff. Prof. Srinath Thakur read the academic report and Prof. Ramesh Nadiger read the cultural and sports report for the year 2006-07. Dr. Nandakishor K introduced award winners in academics, sports and cultural events. Prof. Venkatesh Naikmasur delivered the Vote of Thanks. The main function was followed by a cultural extravaganza presented by the award-winning students.

A one-day workshop on the application of lasers in dentistry was organised on the 26 October 2007. Dr. Shalika Merchant, an expert on lasers from Bombay conducted didactic sessions on the subject in the morning, where she spoke on the indications of lasers in dental therapy and the usefulness and advantages of lasers. Dr. N. H. Doctor, proprietor of NovoDent, Bombay, was also present.

In the afternoon session, live clinical demonstration of laser application in dental treatment was performed through closed circuit television (CCTV). The clinical procedures included excision of fibroma and depigmentation.

The Dept. of Periodontics and Oral Implantology celebrated Oral Hygiene Day on the 1 st of August 2007. The day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr. G. B. Shankwalkar, a renowned teacher and pioneer in the field of Periodontics.

The day began with inauguration by Sri Jinendra Prasad, Secretary, SDME Society, Dharawd. The students and the faculty of the college and more importantly the patients attended the ceremony. More than 150 patients were examined and treated free of cost. An essay competition was also conducted for the students. Dr. Srinath Thakur, Dean (Admin) and HOD of Periodontics and Oral Implantology thanked everyone for making the program a grand success.

NATIONAL PG SYMPOSIUM ON TMJ DISORDERS

Dr. Venkatesh G. N., Dr. Kirty N. and Dr. Sunil M. accompanied Postgraduates to National PG symposium on TMJ disorders to Ambala on 21 st and 22 nd of July.

Dr. Venkatesh and Dr. Kirty chaired scientific sessions. Dr. Sunil S. M. presented paper on facial asymmetry assessment in patients with TMJ disorders. Dr. Rahul presented paper on “Botulinum toxin a lethal weapon as potent drug”.

Dr. Preethi presented paper on Traumatic Myositis Ossificans – an imaging perspective. Dr. Pallavi and Dr. Manjunath presented poster on osteoarthritis of TMJ.

Dr. Preethi won 3 rd prize for her paper at the conference.

Dr. C. Bhasker Rao, Principal and Dr. Srinath Thakur, Dean (Admin) attended the NOBEL BIOCARE WORLD CONFERENCE ON IMPLANTOLOGY AND ESTHETIC DENTISTRY held at Las Vegas, USA from 20th to 24th May 2007. The conference was attended by more than 10000 delegates from 93 different countries. It was a wonderful educational and scientific event where more than 150 hands-on sessions and 35 live surgical demonstration were carried out.

The new solutions launched at the conference were:

Maxillofacial Software
Nobel Active Implant
Curvy Abutments
Nobel Guide System

There were several workshops including workshop on Zygoma implants which was dealt in detail and was very informative. In addition several other solutions for missing teeth were also demonstrated and showcased at this meeting.

To add to the scientific sessions, there were some wonderful moments such as course dinner along with live concert by well know singer Tom Jones.

Dr. C. Bhasker Rao visited Muscat as one of the examiner for MOMS Part 1examinations held at Muscat on 15th and 16th May 2007. Totally there were 7 candidates who appeared for the examinations and 5 were successful equating to a pass rate of 71%

We are proud that our students have been adjudged best in overall sport performance by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) for the academic year 2006-07. We wish them, and our dedicated physical director and support staff, many congratulations! Following are the teams, both boys and girls, which take pride of place.

The Girls

Throw Ball
The girls’ throw-ball team participated in the RGUHS inter-zonal competition held at Devraj Medical College, Kolar, on 19-20 December 2006 and, led by Dr. S. Aparna, were crowned University Champions.

Table Tennis
Captained by Shruthi Jayasurya, the girls’ table tennis team finished runners-up at the RGUHS inter-zonal competition held at A.I.M.S. College, Bellur, on 9-10 December 2006.

Chess
The girls’ chess team finished runners-up in the RGUHS state-level tournament conducted by A.R.A.M. College, Koppa. Held on 30 September and 1 October 2006, the team was captained by Pooja Ashivadekar who, incidentally, was awarded the Best Player of the tournament.

Volleyball
The girls’ volleyball team finished runners-up in the RGUHS inter-zonal tournament held at Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar, on 6-7 November 2006.

The Boys
Cricket
The college cricket team, led by Dr. Shodan, were champions of the RGUHS inter-zonal Cricket Tournament hosted by K.B.N. Medical College, Gulbarga, on 9-11 November 2006. Some of our boys were adjudged as the best in the competition, including Varun Shetty (“Man of the Series”), Mithun Shetty (“Best Batsman”), and Dhruv Gupta (“Best Bowler”).

Football
The college football team participated in the RGUHS inter-zonal tournament held at Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, on 13-14 December 2006 and were finalists under Prabeer Samathdhar.

Jain spiritual leader Munishri Tarunsagarji Maharaj  visited our college on 5th May 2007. He lauded the service rendered to millions of patients by the institution over the past 21 years and wholeheartedly appreciated the care and concern shown by the staff towards the patients. Commending the quality of treatment delivered at the hospital, he blessed the institution in its endeavour for further progress.

The principal Prof. C. Bhasker Rao, Secretary of SDM Educational Society, Dharwad Sri. K. Jinendra Prasad, Medical Director of SDM Medical Hospital, Dr. Niranjan Kumar, Dean of SDM Medical College Prof. Y. S. Rai and other staff of the institution were present at his visit.

Dr.Shyam Amur, Professor and Head, Department of Medicine, was invited to deliver a talk at Faculty of dentistry, Ajman University of science & technology network, AJMAN,

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES on 1st April 2007 at 10.30 a.m. The topic was “ Medical Emergencies in Dental Practice”.
Dr.Amur delivering the talk on Medical emergencies in Dental Practice at the Faculty of Dentistry, Ajman University of Science and Technology.

The talk was attended by the 5th BDS students, MFDS students, the teaching faculty of the Ajman University school of Dentistry and Dr. Sean Sherridan, Dean, Faculty of Dentistry, Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland.

Dr.Amur spoke about the importance of being prepared for medical emergencies. It is important to keep the equipment, emergency tray ready and train the dental personnel in the basics of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and skills of i.m. and i.v. drug administration, endotracheal intubation. He touched upon the common emergencies in dental practice- syncope, hypoglycemia, epilepsy, asthma, angina, myocardial infarction and others.

Dr.Shyam Amur with Dr.Vijay Desai and other teaching staff of the Faculty of Dentistry, Ajman University of Science and Technology. There was good interaction after the lecture and many of the students and staff appreciated the talk. Dr. Salem Abu Fanas, Dean, Faculty of Dentistry, Ajman University, presented a memento and a letter of appreciation to Dr. Amur.

The inaugural function of the ‘Master Class’ and ‘Masters in Clinical Dentistry(Prosthodontics)’ degree program was held at the Auditorium, SDM  College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Dharwad.  This degree, given by Kings College, London has its residency program conducted at SDM College of Dental Sciences, Dharwad for the second consecutive year in India.  The SDM College of Dental Sciences is collaborating with the Kings College, London to conduct this program. Speaking at the ceremony Principal Dr. C. Bhasker Rao welcomed the faculty and delegates. He highlighted the importance of constantly updating knowledge and the role of such kind of distant learning programmes. He said that such programmes are beneficial not only to graduates and post graduates but also to private practitioners who have well established dental practices.  He also stressed that such collaborative endeavours play an important role in conducting research, exchange of faculty and also for student exchange programmes.

Prof. Rao thanked the faculty of Kings College, London consisting of  Prof. Nairn Wilson, Dean and Head of School, Kings college, London.  Dr. Brain Miller,  Senior Lecturer,  Dr. Subir Banerji,  Clinical Lecturer, Dr. Brett Robinson, Senior Lecturer, Dr. Nic Hodson, Lecturer, Mr. Bill Sharpling, Head of Dental Technology and  Dr. Sanjukta Deb, Senior Lecturer for participating in this programme.  Dr. N. P. Patil and Dr. Satyabodh Guttal were the coordinators for this programme.    

Prof. Nairn Wilson  Dean and Head of School, Kings College, London extended his commitment to improve the excellence of Dentistry by constantly updating knowledge imparting quality education and improving the clinical training through such distant learning programme. He stressed the importance of evidence based dentistry and hoped that the candidates who have enrolled for the training  will benefit in all facets from this programme.

Dr. Narendra P. Patil proposed the vote thanks. He thanked the entire team of Kings College, London, the candidates who have enrolled for the MClin Dent programme and the staff of Dept of Prosthodontics.

‘Service to mankind is service to God’, a motto holds so true about us. As we enter our 21st year we have re- dedicated ourselves in the service of the people. And have initiated “people friendly measures” in the hospital and the college.  We started: altered lunch hour so that our patients need not wait, the patients with acute or severe symptoms will be treated on an emergency basis, patient evaluation and motivation videos and charts are displayed and also approximate treatment time and number of visits for each procedure was described so that the patients themselves could request and schedule the appointments accordingly. We stressed more on maintaining a high level of infection control and sterilization and usage of disposables whenever and wherever possible. 

To understand whether the steps taken proved to be of any benefit to our patients we commissioned a survey monitored by Dr. Srinath Thakur, Dean (Admin.) amongst the patients.

A total of one thousand old and new, young and elderly patients were given questionnaires asking them about reception and registration counter facilities, nature and conduct of staff and sub-staff, duration of waiting, whether they were directed properly to the necessary specialty department for treatment and if the necessary complaints were looked into on a priority basis, educated about dental problems and their prevention and also about cleanliness and hygiene around the hospital.  Finally all the respondents were queried on whether they liked the entire experience getting treated at SDMCDS.  All the questions were in Kannada and English.

The Valedictory function of series of lectures on personality development programme with the help of ISKCON, Hubli was held on 13th January 2007.

Chief Guest Sri. Rajeev Lochan Das, President, ISKCON, Hubli-Dharwad  Sri. Jinendra Prasad, Secretary, SDME Society, Dr. C. Bhasker Rao, Principal of SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital were the dignitaries on dias. 

Dr. C. Bhasker Rao appreciated the series of lectures and stressed on continuing relationship between ISKCON and SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital.
Sri. Jinendra Prasad showed lot of enthusiasm for conducting these classes.  He also read out message of Padmashree Dr. D. Veerendra Heggde president of SDME Society.

The chief guest Sri Rajeev Lochan Das had all the praise for the institution for collaborating with ISKCON and promised continued support. For the benefit of the students and the faculty has also agreed to deliver few more lectures on various aspects of personality and overall development of the individuals.

Dr. M. L. Wajpey gave the review of all the lectures and other staff members Dr. M. S. Kowdi, Dr. Anand Tavargeri and Mr. Ambekar gave their opinion about spiritual lectures.

Shri. Lochan Das Explained what is yoga and its importance.  He said yoga is not just doing various ‘Aasana’s’ , but these are just one part of complete yoga.  Yoga consist of 8 parts and requires strict discipline in life.

The speaker also told the importance of meditation in this stressful lifestyle or kaliyug.  He explained the method of meditation by chanting “Hare Krishna Mantra” i.e. “Hare Krishna Hare Krishna   Krishna Krishna Hare Hare   Hare Rama Hare Rama , Rama Rama Hare Hare”

This mantra is chanted daily 108 times. By doing this it will relieve stress and tension.

The lecture was excellent and made audiences to think and apply this in routine life.

The 16th Graduation Ceremony of the SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital was held at Hotel Naveen on 29th November 2006. The Chief Guest for the function was Dr. V. S. Acharya, Hon’ble Minister for Medical Education, Govt. of Karnataka and the Guest of Honour was Dr. S. K. Saidapur, Vice Chancellor, Karnatak University, Dharwad.

The function started with a welcome address by Principal Dr. C. Bhasker Rao. Following the welcome address the graduates received the degree from the chief guest Dr. V. S. Acharya and the silver coin from Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade. Dr. Anand Tavargeri introduced the graduates and Dr. Mahima introduced the postgraduates.

The Hippocratic Oath guided by Dr. G. N. Prabhakara, Associate Dean.

Addressing the function our revered President SDME Society Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade announced that an auditorium with a seating capacity of 1200 would be built in the college campus. A hotel with all modern facilities would also come up for the benefit of visitors to the hospital.

A total of 103 fresh graduates took the degree of the profession. Dr. Anirudh Bartake received the Presidential gold medal as the Best Outgoing Student and Dr. Veerendra Pattabhishekam award for excellence in academics. Dr. Deepa Benni received Dr. Jayna Gold Meada for Prothodontics and Dr. Gautam Jayade got Dr. Vikram Memorial Gold Medal for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

The function concluded with the vote of thanks by Dr. Srinath Thakur, Dean Admin. and followed by the Banquet at Pool side.

The Hon’ble Medical Education minister Dr. V. S. Acharya visited the institution on 29th of November. A punctual person as he has always been was there right on dot at 9.30 a.m. He was escorted along the whole of the institution by Principal Dr. C. Bhasker Rao and the deans. He was overwhelmed at the infrastructure, dedicated faculty, over learning students and the good patient input. He very well recognized the service behind our mission.

His tour continued around the campus wherein he visited the newly constructed mess with ultra modern facilities and indoor stadium.

He appreciated the Craniofacial unit where  he was pleased to see the team work in enhancing the quality of life of cleft lip and palate and trauma patients

The oxford dictionary state REVELATION ‘To make public a fact or state unknown till now’or to give valuable information at a surprise.

This was precisely what REVELATION 06 meant in SDM. A platform for both known and unknown energetic talents of SDM to showcase their talent.

REVELATION 06 The cultural fest of SDMCDS was here. The nine days of fun and healthy competition began on 10th of November till 19th of Nov.

The eagerly awaited and thoroughly enjoyed cultural week had 21 events as its main ingredients. Stage events like skit, dance, fashion show were crowd pullers.

Events like singing, antakshari, personality contest gave a certain class of supremacy over other events.

Of stage events like rangoli, hair styling, mehendi, flower arrangement showcased the fine arts talent of SDMCDS.

The encapsulating event was FASHION SHOW and DANCE that got the college auditorium jam-packed to exceed capacity.

The high standard fashion show aped its actual version or at times even evolved better.

The evening had its graceful end, with the dance, which showcased the regional culture and tradition of different states of our country.

Contemporary western dance were also in display.

All this would not have been possible without cooperation and encouragement from our staff.

Our college in its 21st year of splendid existence celebrated the 20th annual day on college grounds on monday, 27th Nov 2006.

The program started with the customary invocation by Dr Akshata.
Our Beloved Prinicpal Dr. C. Bhasker Rao then welcomed the chief guest of the function Prof. K. F. Moos, Senior Research Fellow, Glasgow Dental School UK and all the dignitaries, faculty, parents and all the students.

He stressed on the milestones that the college had achieved in the past 20 years and also the challenges that lie ahead for us and how we are facing up the changes in the field of dentistry.

Dr. N.P. Patil, Dean Academics then presented the College Report consisting of the entire academic activities that the college had excelled in. He informed that this year we had more than 25 international publications.

The annual sports and the cultural reports were presented by Dr. Sagar Khanna and Dr. Parikshit Rao H/s respectively.

Dr. K.V.V. Prasad, Dean Examinations then read out the names of all the prize winners who received the trophies from the Chief Guest.

Academic prizes were won by the brilliant outgoing intern Dr.Anirudha Bartakke who almost made a clean sweep of awards for IVth BDS subjects along with Dr. Gautam Jayade.

The sporting awards were bagged by Ms. Rashmi Chinchali of first BDS in female and Dr.Tejas Shetty
In culturals the award in recognition of contribution to cultural events was bagged by Dr.Vineet Avadhani H/S.

Dr Srinath Thakur Dean, Administration then introduced Prof Khursheed F Moos. It was indeed a proud moment for all us to have such a personality amongst us at the evening. Prf Moos was someone who had dedicated his life to the cause of  Dentistry and especially Oral and Maxillofacial surgery and currently Senior Research Fellow , Glasgow Dental School UK.

In his Address to the Audience Prof Moos stressed on the importance of dedication and commitment as the route to excel. He also stressed on continuing education so that we update ourselves with the changing scenarios in science and technology. He applauded the efforts put forth by our beloved Principal Prof C Bhasker Rao in making our college a name to reckon with in the field of dentistry.

Sri Jinendra Prasad, Secetary SDME Society presented the presidential address.

This was followed by the vote of thanks by Dr. Sudhindra Kulkarni.

This gave way to the most awaited cultural events as the best mind and physic was in display as a specially prepared stage, almost got a look of event venue as participants displayed  talents  existing SDMCDS & H. The entire event was themed on the global atmosphere existing in SDM. Dance from Punjab to Karnataka. Songs from Bengal to Tamilnadu was in display. Fashion show with a message “utilize the earths resource carefully” was the highlight of the function. The event was hosted by Dr.Neha Tikku and Dr. Vineet Avadhani.

We truly celebrated our 20th year of SDMCDS & H in our own way.

The Part C MFDS Examination from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow was conducted on 27th and 28th of November 2006 for the 2nd time in our institution. The clinical exam was on 27th and viva voce on 28th.

A total of 30 candidates from all over the country as well as overseas attended the examination.

The examiners were Prof. Moos, Mr. Moore, Mr. Allan and Mr. Hammersely from Scotland UK and Prof. C. Bhasker Rao, Dr. Srinath Thakur, Dr. V. Narayanan,  Dr. Hariprakash, Dr. Kulkarni were the other examiners .

There was a very good result wherein 23 candidates out of 30 cleared the examination. Thus making it an astounding 76% pass percentage.

The examination incharge Mr. Critchlav and the Administrator Ms. Yuonne were all praise for the excellent managements made for the examination by the  institution.

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore has conducted various sports and games at different centers under Belgaum Zone 105 colleges  which come under this.

SDMCDS once again proved to be too tough for other teams to challenge. Out of total of 10 tournaments SDMCDS were winners in 6 and runners up in 2 events. In the remaining two competitions the college could not participate ((Kabaddi (Mens) and Basketball (Mens)).

1. Throw Ball (W)         -         Winners
2. Tenni koit (W)          -         Winners
3. Volleyball (W)           -         Winners
4. Football (M)             -          Winners
5. Shuttle Badminton (M)-       Winners
6. Cricket (M)               -          Winners
7. Table Tennis (W)       -        Runners up
8. Chess (W)                -          Runners up

University Blues

1. Mr. Raghavendra B. C.       -           Hockey
2. Dr. Sagar Khanna              -           Shuttle Badminton (Played up to Quarter Final in
Inter University Tournament)

The SDM College has approached the ISKCON centre at Hubli to organize lectures for the benefit of students and staff as a part of its vision on value based education of the students. A series of lectures will be delivered by Sri. Rajiv Lochan Das, President, ISCKON Temple, Hubli-Dharwad. The first lecture on Intelligence was held on 30th September 2006 in the college auditorium.

Sri Rajiv enlightened the audience of nearly packed house of 300 on different types of intelligence like intelligent quotient, emotional and spiritual. He has impressed everyone the significance of possessing all the three types of intelligence to be successful in life and helpful to the society.

There will be further lectures every fortnight on

A new Basket Ball Court was inaugurated on 10th October 2006 at 10.30 a.m. at the SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Dharwad by Sri. D. Harshendra Kumar, Secretary, SDME Society, Ujire and Smt. Supriya Harshendra Kumar. Sri. Jinendra Prasad, Secretary, SDME Society, Dharwad, Dr. C. Bhasker Rao, Principal, SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Dharwad, Deans and Sri. S. G. Koppad, Physical Directorwere also present on the occasion.

Inauguration match was played between Neil Team and Thomas Team, the Newil team won the match by 8 points.

Sri. D. Harshendra Kumar also visited the clinical departments and interacted with the staff & students and applauded the overall progress of the institution.