Hyderabad, Sep 13: Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), as a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, has contributed an amount of Rs 45 Lakh towards procurement of Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) equipment for Army College of Dental Sciences (ACDS), Secunderabad.
The equipment was inaugurated on Monday at ACDS, Secunderabad in the presence of Major General RK Singh, General Officer Commanding (GOC), Telangana & Andhra Sub Area & Chairman, Army College of Dental Sciences, Commodore Siddharth Mishra (Retd), Chairman and Managing Director, BDL, Mr. N Srinivasulu, Director (Finance), BDL, Army officials, doctors and students of the college.
CBCT is a 3-D imaging modality, which allows collecting valuable diagnostic information for a range of dental and maxillofacial applications, including Endodontics, Implantology, Orthognathics, Orthodontics, and oral & maxillofacial surgeries.
Speaking on the occasion, Siddharth Mishra stated that “BDL as a part of CSR initiative is extending support to improve the health infrastructure in the country.
The CBCT equipment installed today will serve as a boon for the economically weak patients in addition to the retired Defence personnel”.
The equipment has been introduced for the first time in ACDS, Secunderabad, and would help in enhancing the quality of dental care provided to the retired defense personnel and rural population.
The Post Graduate students of the College will also be benefitted while pursuing their research and developing case studies, a Defence release said. (UNI)