Session on De-addiction

The department of Public Health Dentistry, School of Dentistry, DY Patil Deemed to be
University, Navi Mumbai organized a session on Deaddiction on 19 th June 2023. This was done on the occasion of ‘National Public Health Dentistry Day’ to sensitize the students on Tobaccoand Drug deaddiction.

There were two sessions:

1. Dr. Lucky Kasat: Why do we pick up late
2. Dr. Neelam Gada: Tobacco Deaddiction Processes

The sessions were attended by undergraduate students across batches.

Profile of the Speakers:

Dr. Lucky Kasat is a  consultant pediatric surgeon, TEDx speaker, motivational speaker,
counselor, anti-drug campaigner, author, and poet. He highlighted on the signs and symptoms of drug addiction, ways to detect a drug addict and process of de-addiction

Dr. Nilam Gada is a tobacco de-addiction specialist and cosmetic dental surgeon, and
philanthropist Her lecture focused on the ill-effects of tobacco consumption and methods of tobacco de-addiction.