Report of Prosthodontist Day Celebration – 2023

Prosthodontic day is an initiative by the Indian Prosthodontic Society to create awareness and promote the speciality among the general public and professional colleagues. Prosthodontist Dayis celebrated on 22ndJanuary.Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge of Index Institute of Dental Sciences, Malwanchal University, Indore celebrated World Prosthodontist Day as a week-long programme from 22nd-27th January 2023 under the guidance of Honourable Chairman, Shri Suresh Singh Bhadoria.

Under the umbrella of this peculiar day, a series of events were organized from 22nd- 27th Jan 2023. During the celebration, free dentures were placed over a span of one week and free denture boxes were distributed to denture wearers, lectures were conducted to educatepatients regarding post insertion care of complete dentures and oral soft tissues. Patients were also educated regarding denture hygiene maintenance and made aware regarding various treatment options by playing educational videos.

E-poster, Reel and meme making competition was conducted by the department for the undergraduate and postgraduate students on the topic ‘Prosthodontics’. Prize distribution ceremony was organized on 25th January 2023. All the heads of department and faculty members showed their valuable presence. This programme was successfully organized by Dr. Rajeev Srivastava, Professor and Head, Department of Prosthodontics, faculty members and post graduate students of the department and master of ceremony was Dr. Raveena Makker (Reader, Department of Prosthodontics). Students, faculty and other staff members of IIDS were also present to make the event a great success.