Share a smile, say doctors
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 18
In its effort to take oral healthcare and dental awareness to the grassroots level through mass education and affordable professional service to the underprivileged, the Smile India Foundation, will be launching ‘share a smile’ and ‘serve a smile’ programmes.

The Smile India is a Delhi-based organisation, where a team of dental professionals have taken upon the responsibility to improve the quality of dental professionalism. “The Smile India Foundation is a platform, created to meet requirements of modern dentistry. Under this we plan to conduct structured continuing dental education programmes for professionals,” informed Dr Sushant Umre, a cosmetic dentist from Delhi.

He said though 10,000 dentists were being trained every year at about 170 dental colleges in the country, young professionals were not getting enough opportunities to do practical training and identify and rectify complicated cases.

He said a variety of learning activities, from a two-day weekend programme to elaborate three-month programmes, would be held in aesthetic dentistry, endodontics and dental implantology in a structured manner.

He said the programmes would be launched on August 23. “Apart from training dentists, our other objective is to reach out to orphans, widows, old- age and destitute homes and schools.” As a part of the programme, the organisation has tied up with a number of NGOs like Prayas, the Voluntary Health Organisation, Chaman and old-age homes.

Even for regular patients, the treatment comes at a subsidised cost because most manufacturers of dental equipment and materials have joined hands with the foundation.

Priyanka is best rhythmic gymnast
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, August 18
Priyanka of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 20, was adjudged the best overall rhythmic gymnast on the second day of the ongoing Chandigarh state gymnastics championship at the ITBP Gymnasium Hall, Behlana.

Vidhaya of DAV College, Sector 10, got the second place. Kusum of MRA Senior Secondary School, Sector 27, and Mona Sharma were adjudged overall third and fourth, respectively.

In other individual rhythmic events, Priyanka stole the limelight by attaining first place in the ball, ribbon and rope event. Vidhaya secured the second place in the ball and hoop event.

In the aerobics event, Sudipto Deb of Kendriya Vidyala, Sector 31, secured the first place in the individual boys section while Tarun got the second place. In the mix pairs (junior section), Manisha and Abhishek of MRA Senior Secondary School, Sector 27, were adjudged first, while the pair of Anu Sharma and Tarun Sharma got the second place.

In the individual girls junior section, Manisha Sharma won the first place while Kamakshi Jain secured the second spot.

In the aerobics senior trios section, Chetan, Jasdeep Singh and Ajay Kaushal won the first place. In the mix pair event, Jai Prakash and Ritu bagged the first place while in the aerobics senior section, Jai Prakash won the first place while in the aerobics women’s section, Ritu secured first place.

Meanwhile, Mr Inderjit Singh, Director, Competitions, said officials of the Gymnastics Federation of India had arrived in the city to select the Indian aerobics team for the world aerobics championship to be held in Germany later this year.

Throwball trials: The Amateur Throwball Association of Chandigarh will hold selection trials to select the UT women’s team tomorrow at 3.30 p.m. at Shishu Niketan Senior Secondary School, Sector 22. The city team will take part in the eighth Federation Cup Throwball Championship to be held at New Delhi from August 23 to 25.

Gymnastics trials: The District Gymnastics Association, Panchkula, will hold selection trials on August 20 at Sports Complex, Sector 3, Panchkula, to select the team for the state gymnastics meet. The trials will be held in the girls under-12, under-14 and senior sections and boys under-14, under-17 and senior sections.

Direction to Estate Officer
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 18
Taking up a bunch of petitions filed by residents holding licence for operating from Sector 24 rehri market, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the Estate Officer to decide their representations within a month.

In one such petition, Siawati and Balraj had sought directions for restraining the respondents from demanding costs of land under the “Premium of land” heading.

Giving details, the petitioners had asserted that demand for costs of land was bad in law as the booths were being allotted on the lease-hold basis.