Overview

Dental Education Unit, School of Dental Sciences, Sharda University in association with CHIP Foundation & District Tobacco Control Cell, Gautam Budh Nagar s organizing a one-day Capacity Building Program on “Tobacco Cessation – From Awareness to Action” on 17th November 2025, at Dhanwantari Auditorium, SMSR, Sharda University.

Objectives of Event

  • Identify early mouth lesions caused by tobacco
  • Use 5A’s and 5R’s for patient counseling
  • Provide simple tobacco quitting advice
  • Understand basic medicines for quitting and Relapse

Convener Details

  • Dr. Hemant Sawhney, Dean, School of Dental Sciences, Sharda University
  • Dr. Pallavi Sharma, Professor, Department of Periodontology, SDS, Chairperson, DEU & Co-curricular Committee, SDS

Co-ordinators:

  • Dr. Ajit Kumar, Director - Public Relations & Patient Welfare, Director - Student and Patient Support & Welfare Services, SDS, Sharda University
  • Dr. Rohit Sharma, Associate Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Dr. Richa Mishra, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology
  • Dr. Sakchhi Tiwari, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry
  • Dr. Ayush Dixit, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics

Chief Guest Details:

  •  Dr Narendra Kumar, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Gautam Budh Nagar

Guest of Honor:

  • Professor Zodwa Dlamini, Distinguished Member of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Regional Advisory Group on Sub-Saharan Africa, Philadelphia, USA

Speaker Details:

  • Dr. Ravi Mehrotra Founder, CHIP Foundation
  • Dr. Pravesh Mehra Professor, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
  • Dr. Harsh Priya Additional Professor, AIIMS, New Delhi
  • Dr. Mansi Atri Professor, ESIC, Dental College, Rohini
  • Dr. Shweta Khurana, District Nodal Officer, Tobacco Control & Drug Fee India Campaign