Roentgen week celebrations

8^th November is a Red Letter day for all radiologists as it is the day when Sir Willhelm Conrad Roentgen made the serendipitous discovery of X-rays. Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology conducted a series of exciting competitions to mark this marvellous discovery that heralded an era of improved diagnosis and patient care and aptly called it Roentgen week celebrations.

This week-long  celebrations commenced with Dean Dr. Keerthilatha M Pai, Associate deans Dr. Subraya Bhat and Dr. Aparna IN and Dr. Vineetha R Head of the Department, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology lighting the lamp and paying floral tributes to the great scientist Dr. W C Roentgen. 

An Essay competition was conducted on 13^th November on the topic ‘Radiology-Past to Present’. Our budding dentists turned into eloquent writers covering the childhood of Roentgen to the latest advancements in radiology. This was followed by e Poster competition on 13^th November. Our talented students confidently presented their e posters on a myriad of Topics like Fusion Imaging, Thermography, Forensic Radiology, RVG etc   before our eminent judges-Dr. Prakashini K, Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, KMC Manipal and Dr. Keerthilatha M Pai, Dean MCODS.    Due to the overwhelming response to quiz competition, a preliminary round was conducted on 14^th November and top five teams were selected for the final Quiz held on 15^th November.  The Dean awarded the deserving winners with certificates of appreciation during the Valedictory function.  

Prize winners

Essay competition

1^st place- Ms. Neharika Kapur

2^nd place- Ms. Lochan Khullar

3^rd place- Ms. Shareen Asif

E-poster

1^st place- Ms. Neharika Kapur and Ms.Vibha Thakral

2^nd place- Mr. Shreyans Dhanuka

Quiz competition

1^st place- Ms.Lee Hawee Shan, Ms.Cheong Li Chen and Ms. Ng Hui Hui

2^nd place- Ms. Shreya Manocha, Mr. Ridyumna Garain and Mr. Prabhjeet Singh

3^rd place- Ms. Neharika Kapur and Ms.Vibha Thakral and Ms. Arpita Singh