Department of Orthodontics

DR.BALAMANI.A, Professor and Head :-

• Nodal Officer, Anti Ragging Cell, MGPGIDS.
• Member, Departmental Promotion Committee, Group C staff, MGPGIDS.
• Member, Purchase committee, MGPGIDS.
• Member, Institute Review Board, MGPGIDS.
• Convenor, Public Grievance Redressal Committee, MGPGIDS.
• Convenor, Pondent, Institute Journal, MGPGIDS.
• Convenor, Orientation Committee, BDS, MGPGIDS.
• Internal Examiner, Orthodontics, for Final BDS, Pondicherry University.
• External Member, Institute Review Board, Sri Venkateswara Dental College and Hospital, Ariyur, Pondicherry.
• External Auditor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, IQAC, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pondicherry, Academic and Administrative Audit for 2022-23.
• External Examiner, Orthodontics, Tamil Nadu MGR Medical University.
• Invited Speaker, JIPMER Smile Train Cleft Project’s Intensive Patient Counselling program, June 2023, Plastic Surgery OPD, 2nd Floor, Super Specialty Block, JIPMER.
• Conducted Anti Ragging Awareness meeting, MGPGIDS, November 23.
• Attended a conference on Failsafe Orthodontics at Kovalam, Kerala March 24.
• Attended Webinars conducted by the Indian Orthodontic Society.
• Attended Clinical Society and Scientific Society meetings conducted by MGPGIDS.

DR. CANMANY, Associate Professor :-
June 2023: Comparison of frictional resistance in four different types of Nickel Titanium wires: an vitro study published in International Pharmaceutical and Clinical research
June 2023: Annual verification of Library, Stores(Stationary),Office
&Engineering cell for the year 2023-23
24.08.23 External examiner for Final BDS Practical at Tamil Nadu
Government Dental College, Chennai
25.08.23 External examiner for Final BDS Practical at Chettinad Dental College, Kanchipuram
October 2023: co-author -The administration of Levodopa in a patient with Parkinson’s disease using a novel maxillofacial route published in Cureus
21.11.23 to 24.11.23 External examiner for Final BDS Practical at Adhi Parashakti Dental College, Melmaruvathur
02.12.23 Attended -Fundamentals of Damon , from basic to advanced at Cochin by Cochin Orthodontic Study Group

Dr. V. N. PARAMESHWARAN, Professor :-
Standing member of:
1. Clinical Society
2. NAAC committee
3. NAAC sub committees – Criteria 3, 4, 6 & 7.
4. Admission committee
5. Cybernetic committee – in charge of updating institutional websites
6. Editorial advisor to Students’ Council (till Jun 2023)
7. Technical Evaluation Committee
8. NDHM member for implementation of HFR.
9. State Council Verifier for HPR.
10. Data compilation committee for Inspections/NIRF/NAAC etc
11. Drivers and Vehicles – In Charge
2. Other than scheduled Teaching, Clinical and Pre-Clinical work the
following are the activities for 01/04/2023 to 31/03/2024.
Date Activity
Event Update – Editorial – Gender awareness program by Dr. A. Ranu Kumari
Event Update – Website Mobile Dental Unit
Inquiry proceedings against Thiru. M. Paramasivam, Driver, MGPGIDS.
Verification of applications for HPR
Website Update: Anti-Tobacco Day activities by NSS
Hearing proceedings against Thiru. SureshBabu, staff, MGPGIDS
State Council verification of HPR
Public awareness poster for Health ID installed - NDHM
Invigilation duty -Internals
Constitution of Editorial committee – update and meeting
Letter to the members regarding AGM Students Council
Meeting of Data collection team in MGPGIDS.
Project Evening Clinic -DEAN
KT for the new editorial team
Attended talk on “Awareness of Drug abuse and its
prevention” at MGPGIDS
Health Professional Registry verification
Cybernetic committee meeting regarding CDCSM
Health Professional Registry verification
Attended Demonstration of Mini star thermoforming machine
Demonstration on CDCSM for NAAC/NIRF given to faculty and PGs
Conference on Digital Dentistry – Intraoral Scanners
Conference on Digital Dentistry – 3D printers
CDCSM Guide preparation
Invigilation duty - Internals.
NTTC National conference at JIPMER
Concept proposal presentation for study in OSCE in NTTC
Organiser for Induction programme for BDS 100 seats First years
Speaker in the Orientation programme for I BDS –
“Intermediate to Professional Education”
Meeting regarding NDHM at Puducherry secretariat with
Union Health Secretary, CS. HS, DMS etc.
External examiner for IV BDS clinical exams to Ragas Dental
College, Uthandi.
HFR resubmission with e-sign by Facility Manager
Organiser - Clinical Society meet – Deceased Donor
programme in India and Career options after BDS: India and Abroad
Third valuation of answer scripts for BDS IV year University
Theory exams, Puducherry.
Speaker in the Orientation programme for I yr PGs - “Ways
to gather Information”.
Meeting with HMIS Practo vendors
Website Update – Fresher’s Day
Organised the demonstration of HMIS Practo in Conference
Room, MGPGIDS
Demonstration of HMIS Dent software in Conference room.
HPR application verification
Website Update – Cultural celebrations
Organiser - Clinical Society meet – Medical Music Therapy –An Overview.
Website Update on Conservative Day celebrations
HODs meeting in Dean’s room regarding consumable materials verification.
Verification of Dental Consumable materials in Government Pharmacy
Presentation of short project “Validity and reliability of
OSCE” to the Institutional Review Board
Presentation of short project “Validity and reliability of
OSCE” to the Institutional Ethical Committee.
Meeting on status of Innova vehicle to Dean
HODs meeting regarding allocation of new block and e-hospital
Meeting with NIC regarding digital infrastructure – Dean’s room