December 2005

1st South India Dental Conference a 'big hit'
Sunday, December 18, 2005 | gp

The First South India Dental Conference In Cochin turned out to be a Big Success.The Conference started on the 16th and came to a close on 18th. The venue was the picture perfect Le Meridian Conference Hall in Cochin, Kerala. The attendence was in big numbers and the venue was over crowded with Dental Surgeons from all over South India. The trade fair also was exemplery. The only hitch up was the change of venue for the banquet due to the President of India's visit to the city. But the organisers did a commendable job in finding an alternate venue in time.

Strike in Dental College called off
Thursday, December 15, 2005 | gp

The student strike in Kozhikode Dental College was called off temporarily as the student in contention was absent on wednesday. The Students Union and House Surgeon's Association was striking to protest against the move to allow one student from a private college in Manglore to do house surdency in the Govt Dental College in Kozhikode.The students collectively held the view that once such a practice is allowed, more such admissions would follow, violating all the norms.“Students from the private colleges prefer to do house surgency at the government colleges because they could attend more cases here and this is what made the student to seek house surgency course here,” the student leader said.Protesting the Government move to admit the student, the students and house surgeons boycotted the classes and practise on Tuesday.