Highlights of the Department / Unique distinctions achieved by the staff members :

Dr.S.M.Kotrashetti

     *-Highest marks in BDS among Lingayat students: “Akhil Bhartiya Veereshya Mahaparishad Award

     *–Highest marks in Periodontics : “Seebagaygi National Award

     *–Highest marks in Oral Surgery in the University

     *–1st prize in paper presentation; “vestibuloplasty : tissue graft versus secondary epithelization”

     *–Management of Obstructive sleep Apnoea: Report of a case; AOMSI National Conference Bangalore 23rd 25th November 2000- Won the ‘Best Poster Presentation’ Award

     *–Role of Platelet rich plasma in alveolar bone grafting,Cleft and Craniofacial Surgery Conference 2005,Hyderabad- Won the ‘Best Poster Presentation’ Award.

     *– Oral Myiasis – report of two cases, 7th annual scientific convention,KIDS,Belgaum, Won the ‘Best Poster Presentation’ Award.

     *–Was awarded SMILE TRAIN Scholarship to attend Taiwan Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (The third International Workshop on Surgical Techniques in Cleft Lip and Palate and Maxillofacial Surgery held on 6th to 9th September 2004.

     *– Awarded for working to upliftment of children with Cleft lip and Palate for the year 2007 (International Cleft foundation Switzerland)

     *– World cleft and craniofacial surgery conference, Dallas 22^nd to 26^th September 2008 USA. (Scholarship by Future Faces).

     *– 5^th International Conference on surgical skills in maxillofacial surgery and cleft lip and palate 2^nd to6th October 2008, (Scholarship Smile Train).