For the first time within the walls of our university, two friendly departments of OSMU and RUDN held a series of events: an international scientific conference dedicated to the memory of Prof. Vadim N. KOPEIKIN, outstanding Russian orthopedic doctor, scientist and teacher, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences "Kopeikin Readings", the celebration of the 65th anniversary of the OSMU Department of Prosthodontics, a student Olympiad on digital diagnostics in orthopedic dentistry, a round table with the participation of leading professors of the country on the issues of teaching digital diagnostics to students and residents in the specialty 31.08.75 "Orthopedic Dentistry", a master class for dental technicians in the educational dental laboratory of the Prosthodontics Department by the leading master technician of the Russian Federation D.M. Nikonenko (Moscow) on the production of aesthetic restorations “Frontal aesthetics, layered application method, bleach technique”.
Important aspects of orthopedic dentistry were reflected in the reports of professors from the universities of RUDN, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, Kazan State Medical University, Russian University of Medicine, Perm State Medical University, Belarusian State Medical University, and Samarkand State Medical University.
At the end of the Forum, an internship "Oncoscreening. Early diagnostics of pathological conditions in the oral cavity" was held for two days within the framework of the academic mobility of the Privolzhsky Research Medical University by Prof. S.I. GAZHVA, DMD, PhD.
The event was held with the support of Russian Dental Association (StAR), the Institute of Digital Dentistry of RUDN, and Professor A.N. Ryakhovsky, DMD, PhD, Skolkovo resident, and Avantis 3D developer. The event was also supported by the country's leading companies "VladMiVa", "ROCS" and Dentsply Sirona.
At the opening of the symposium, Prof. Alexander I. NOVIKOV, MD, PhD, OSMU President, Prof. Larisa M. LOMIASHVILI, DMD, PhD, Dean of the OSMU Faculty of Dentistry and Prof. Andrey A. STAFEEV, DMD, PhD, Head of the OSMU Department of Prosthodontics, delivered welcoming speeches. Prof. Igor Yu. LEBEDENKO, DMD, PhD, head of the RUDN Department of Orthopedic Dentistry, spoke about the role of Professor V.N. KOPEIKIN in the development of orthopedic dentistry in our country.
After the scientific session, master classes for participants on the competition tasks were held. The Olympiad format involved teams consisting of students and residents who performed diagnostic studies with their subsequent analysis at seven stations under the supervision of jury members. After analyzing the research part of the Olympiad, the teams participated in a cultural quest around historical sites in Omsk, with recording of the material and their subsequent final assessment by the jury members.
Based on the results of all competitions of the Olympiad, the winning team was the team of the Privolzhsky Research Medical University, consisting of 5th-year students Anton MARTYUSHOV and Andrey POKROVSKY. The remaining teams from the Ural State Medical University, Perm State Medical University, Kazan State Medical University, Russian University of Medicine, Belarusian State Medical University, and Samarkand State Medical University were awarded prizes in all nominations. The main result of the event was not only the practical skills acquired in the competitive form, but also the exchange of experience from the best specialists in the field of orthopedic dentistry in our country.
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