The Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics arranged a Talk titled, “Diagnosis and Treatment Planning” in the seminar room at light house premise on 5the December 2019. The lecture was given by the resource person Dr. Prasanna Neelakantan, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Endodontics, Assistant Dean, Research and Innovation, Hong Kong University. Dr. Prasanna is considered as the adjunct faculty of the department of conservative dentistry and Endodontics, MCODS, Mangalore and discussed the various tips for the post graduates for the practical examinations. The lecture was attended by Faculty and postgraduate’s students of the respective department