Eighth Thai Program

The Eighth Annual Dental Association of Thailand/DENTSPLY Student Clinician Program conducted in Thailand took place in the nation's capital city of Bangkok on December 14, 2005. It featured 35 students in 12 different teams, which represented five of the nation's dental schools. The official representatives of each university received an expense-paid trip to Bangkok, courtesy of DENTSPLY Thailand, to take part in the program.

Ms. Kanokrat Chanthadansuwan from Chaing Mai University claimed the First Place Award for her team's presentation titled “Effect of irrigant solutions to shear bond strength of resin cements in root canals.”

She will attend the 148th Annual Session of the American Dental Association in Las Vegas, Nevada from October 16 - 20, 2006 as an honored guest of the Company.

The Second Award of 10,000 Thai Baht (approximately $250 U.S.) went to Mr. Chalut Asavasuwan from Mahidol University for his team's clinic on “Effect of propolis of human gingival fibroblast: An in vitro study.”

George Rhodes, DENTSPLY's Vice President for Professional Relations and Corporate Communications, hosted an Awards Reception at the Sofitel Central Plaza Hotel attended by dignitaries from both the Dental Association of Thailand and all the nation's dental schools.

Ninth Indian Program
The city of Ludhiana, in the Indian State of Punjab, was the site of the 59th Indian Dental Congress (IDC) and the Ninth Indian Dental Association/DENTSLY Student Clinician Program. This program took place on January 26 and featured 22 students who represented dental schools throughout India. The students received an expense-paid trip to Ludhiana and the IDC, courtesy of DENTSPLY India, to participate in the program.

Mr. Anuj Aggarwal from the Santosh Dental College received the First Place Award for his clinic titled “Self-fabricated fibre-glass based post system.” He was also invited to attend the forthcoming Annual Session of the American Dental Association at Las Vegas in October as an honored guest of the Company.

The Second Award of 25,000 Indian Rupees (approximately $500 U.S.) went to Ms. Garima Ruhela from the Maulana Azad Dental College and Hospital for her presentation on “To develop a semi-adjustable impression tray.” Ms. Naina Talwar from the I.T.S. Centre for Dental Sciences earned the Third Place Award of 12,500 Indian Rupees (approximately $250 U.S.) for her clinic titled “Ergonomics - saving our spine.”

An Awards Dinner was hosted on the evening of the competition and was attended by many dignitaries from the Indian Dental Association and the nation's dental academics.

Judges for this year's Program included Dr. Keki Mistry, Director and Advisor of the D.Y. Patil Dental and Medical Deemed University; Dr. D. N. Kapoor, Principal and Dean of the Kothiwal Dental College; Professor Mahesh Verma, Principal at the Maulana Azad Dental College and Hospital and Dr. Ragini, Principal at the I.T.S. Centre for Dental Sciences.

Dr. Patrick J. Ferrillo, Jr. was invited from America to serve as a Guest Judge and Chairman of the Judging Panel. Dr. Ferrillo is the current Vice Provost, Division of Health Sciences, and Dean at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. On July 1, he will become Dean at the University of the Pacific Dr. Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco, CA.

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