An online National level E-poster competition was conducted to commemorate Oral Hygiene Day on August 1 st 2020. We received a very good response from all over the country specially from various parts Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Maharashtra.

We received around 80 posters, which were assessed by an internal panel of judges for the final round. The internal panel of judges consisted of Dr. Mahima V Guledgud, Deputy Controller of Examinations, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research and Dr Praveen Kulkarni, Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research.

Out of 80 E-posters, 23 were selected for final presentation which was conducted via Zoom on August 3 rd 2020. The final presentations were judged by an external panel of judges. They were, Dr. Veena H R, Reader, Department of Periodontology, KLE Dental College & Hospital, Bangalore and Dr. Baiju R M, Additional Professor, Department of Periodontology, GDC,Kottayam , Kerala.

Following are the winners of the online E-poster presentation who were also awarded with cash prizes of Rupees 2000,1500,1000 and 500 for 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd and consolation prizes respectively.

1 st prize - Harini Chakrika , Final Year BDS ,Sri Ramakrishna Dental College & Hospital, Coimbatore , 2 nd prize – Farina Mehrin , Third Year BDS ,JSS Dental College & Hospital, Mysuru , 3 rd prize – Nikitha B , Final year BDS ,Sri Ramakrishna Dental College & Hospital, Coimbatore & Consolation prize – Divyashree & Harika, Final Year BDS Manipal College of Dental Science, Manipal