The Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) successfully organised a two-day seminar-cum-workshop on “Art and Science of Crafting Standout Orthodontic Research” held on 2nd -3rd December, 2022 at FTK-CIT Hall of the university.
The Chief Patron for the event Prof Najma Akhtar, Vice Chancellor, JMI and Patron Prof. Nazim Husain Jafri, Registrar, JMI and Prof (Dr) Sanjay Singh, Dean, Faculty of Dentistry, JMI supported the event unconditionally. The Organizing Chairperson, Prof (Dr) Priyanka Kapoor, Organizing Secretary, Prof (Dr) Harneet Kaur and Scientific Chairperson, Prof (Dr) Panchali Batra along with their diligent organizing committee conducted the event seamlessly for both the days.
It was an Indian Orthodontic society (IOS) calendar event buttressed by President IOS Prof (Dr) Balvinder Thakkar and Secretary IOS Prof (Dr) Sanjay Labh. Further, Orthodontic Study Group of Delhi (OSGoD) with its conveners, Prof (Dr) Rajiv Ahluwalia, Prof (Dr) Anup Kanase, and Prof (Dr) Ashish Gupta also extended their full support.
The event was a huge success with over 150 participants physically joining the event, and over 100 participants joining on hybrid mode from all across the world. Over 20 colleges from 12 states of India, from Chennai to Himachal Pradesh participated in the event. In addition, multiple experts from very well reputed national and international institutes joined the event.
National institutes included All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-New Delhi, AIIMS Jodhpur, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (MAIDS), Aligarh Muslim university, PGI-Chandigarh, PGIMS- Rohtak, MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences -Bangalore, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Delhi, Institute of Genomics and Integrative biology (IGIB), and funding agencies like Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), and Department of Biotechnology, JMI to name a few.
International speakers from University of Puthisastra-Cambodia, University of Connecticut-USA, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)- Malaysia, and University of Manchester-UK, and President, World Federation of Orthodontics also joined the event.
