THE ENAMEL SPIRIT
GURUSPEAK
“To make things interesting, we sometimes hold classes for the entire batch of 250 UG students at one go”
—DR SANGEETA TALWAR Director, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi
No 1 MAULANA AZAD INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES, NEW DELHI
Dentistry requires students to have exposure to patients—the practical aspect is crucial in our curriculum. Last year, after establishing Covid protocols and SOPs, we restarted our clinical programme in November, though it was halted when the second wave hit this March. But even at the peak of both waves, the residents (postgraduate students) and faculty continued to perform dental surgeries; the hospital was not shut for even a day. The entire institute has learned to conduct RT-PCR tests, and
