The following Staff and Postgraduate Students of Ranjeet Deshmukh Dental College & Research Centre, Nagpur awarded First Prize at the hands of Vice-Chancellor Lt. Gen. Madhuri Kanitkar at MUHS’ State-level Research Competition ‘AAVISHKAR 2025’ held at Nashik on 7th January 2025.

Dr. Rajashree Kolte, Professor, P.G. & Ph.D. Scholar Guided by Dr. Abhay Kolte, Dean, Prof. & HOD, Dept. of Periodontics, Titled: ‘STABVENT Dental Implant System’ in PhD Scholar, Engineering and Technology Category.

Dr. Pranjali Bawankar, Assistant Professor & Ph.D. Scholar Guided by Dr. Abhay Kolte, Dean, Prof. & HOD, Dept. of Periodontics, Titled: ‘An Indigenous Novel Vitamin D3 In-Situ Gel Formulation for Alveolar Bone Regeneration’ in PhD Scholar, Medicine and Pharmacy Category.

Dr. Nivedita Nandeshwar, Assistant Professor & Ph.D. Scholar, Dept. of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Guided by Dr. Wasundhara Bhad, Dean and HOD, Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, Titled: ‘Artificial Intelligence: Integrated use of Fingertip Pattern as Tool for Identification of Dermatoglyphic Trait in Detecting Growth Patterns with Different Skeletal Malocclusion-A Cross Sectional Study’ in PhD Scholar, Commerce, Management and Law Category.

Dr. Palak Kasliwal, Final year Postgraduate student Guided by Dr. Surekha Rathod, Professor, PhD and P.G. Guide, Dept. of Periodontics Titled: ‘ORASCAN- A portable device for screening of oral diseases’ in PG Engineering and Technology Category.

Dr. Sandeep Khavane, First year Postgraduate student Guided by Dr. Neelam Pande, HOD, Prof., Ph.D. & P.G. Guide, Dept. of Prosthodontics, Titled: ‘Oral stereognosis -An important tool to evaluate Neuro Sensorial Ability in Partially and Completely Edentulous Patient’ in PG Humanities Language and Fine Arts Category.