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The chief guest for the event was Dr RS Dolas, Ex Dean, GDCH Mumbai. The guest of honour were Dr Ashok Dhoble, Secretary IDA head office, Dr Ajay Lal, founder president, GDCH Bombay Alumni association.
The program began with the lamp lighting ceremony by the Dean, along with the guests and Dr Rajesh Gaikwad, Secretary, GDCH Mumbai Alumni association.
The Chief guest and the guest of honour were felicitated by the Dean, Dr Wasundhara A Bhad (Patil) with a shawl, shriphal, plant and a memento.
Dr Sandesh Mayekar, the Alumni speaker was felicitated by the Dean with a shawl, shriphal, plant and a memento.
Other senior Alumni member who were present were, Dr Suresh Meshram, Dr Sharad Kokate, Dr A Kumaraswamy, Dr DG Pol, Dr Hemant Dhusia, Dr Meenakshi Desai, Dr Praful Sabhadra, Dr Kiran Thakare, Dr Bharat Doraiswamy. All the alumni members were felicitated by Dean with Shawl and Shriphal.
This was followed by the welcome address by the Dean, Dr Wasundhara a Bhad (Patil).
A cake cutting ceremony was organized to celebrate this auspicious day.
Dr Sharad Kokate, senior alumni of GDC Mumbai presented a short video to pay homage to some of illustrious late alumni and teachers of GDCH Mumbai.
This was followed by an alumni lecture by Dr Sandesh Mayekar who spoke on the topic Am I in the right profession?
The alumni awards were distributed to the meritorious students. The list of the awards and the awardees is as below,
| Sr no | Name of the award | Criteria for the award | Name of the awardee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Dr P.S. Dastur Memorial” | Gold medal – highest marks in Anatomy at I BDS April examination | Miss Daksha Chudnaik |
| 2 | “Dr P.S. Dastur Memorial” | Silver medal – second highest marks in Anatomy at I BDS April examination | Miss Bhumi Gala |
| 3 | “Dr P.S. Dastur Memorial” | Gold medal – highest marks in Dental Anatomy at II BDS April examination | Miss Vaishnavi Patil |
| 4 | “Dr P.S. Dastur Memorial” | Silver medal – second highest marks in Dental Anatomy at II BDS April examination | Miss Aditi Gondhalkar Miss Dipti Pawar |
| 5 | “Dr P.E. Souza – Corderio Award” | Highest marks in prosthetic dentistry at Final BDS exam of April | Mr Sunil Jangid |
| 6 | “Amrutlal Dave Award “ for conservative dentistry | Best performance in preclinical conservative dentistry course in second BDS | Summer – Miss Shubhangi Patil |
| 7 | “Dr S.H. Sheth Award” | Highest marks in Orthodontia at Final BDS exam in April and October | Summer – Mr Sunil Jangid Winter – Mr Tushar Billari |
| 8 | “Silla & Minoo Mistry Award for academic excellence” | Highest grand total in all four years (twice a year) | Summer – Miss Shruti Sawant Winter – Mr Tushar Billari |
| 9 | “Dr IC Dudhani award” | Highest marks in Oral surgery at Final BDS exams of April and October | Summer – Miss. Shruti Sawant Winter – Mr Tushar Billari |
| 10 | “L W Burkett & H M Worth award” | Highest marks in Oral medicine & radiology at Final BDS exams of April and October | Summer – Miss Aditi Raman Winter – Mr Tushar Billari, Mr Tarun Dedwal |
| 11 | “B R Prabhu Award” | Highest aggregate in Final Dental Mechanic Course exams of April | Miss Komal Rathod |
| 12 | “Maghiben & Ladhabhai Shah Award” | Best academic performance during III BDS January and July | Summer – Mr Shaurya Mahajan |
| 13 | “Paribhai Gehani Award in Paedodontia” | Highest marks in Paedodontia at Final BDS exams of April and October | Summer – Mr Sunil Jangid Winter – Mr Tushar Billari, Mr Tarun Dedwal |
| 14 | “Seth Pohumal Gehani Award in Community Dentistry” | Highest marks Community dentistry at Final BDS exams of April and October | Summer – Miss Priyanka Singh Winter – Mr Adesh Mote |
| 15 | “Dr Om Gupta Award” | Highest marks in Periodontia at Final BDS exams of April and October | Summer – Miss Shruti Sawant Winter – Mr Tushar Billari |
A special award, “Anand P Laroriya award” was instituted by Dr Surinder Laoriya, a senior alumnus od GDCH Mumbai in memory of her late husband Shri Anand Laroriya. Mr Satish Bhalla, brother of Dr Surnder Bhalla was present to declare the award. The award sponsors the tution fee of an economically deserving students who is not entitled to receive any scholarship. Kum. Garv Gola of I BDS was selected for receive the award.
The Dean also felicitated Mr Satish Bhalla with a shawl and Shriphal.
This was followed by a cultural program with songs sung by students, Atharv Belande and Aditi Kadam.
The staff and students of GDCH Mumbai participated in large numbers.
The program concluded with a vote of thanks by Dr Rajesh Gaikwad, Secretary, GDCH Mumbai Alumni association.
