Workshop on “Universal Testing Machine-A Tool for Research in Dental Material” at I.T.S Dental College, Greater Noida
GREATER NOIDA TENNEWS REPORTER LOKESH GOSWAMI
Research Centre for Life Sciences and Metallurgy studies at I.T.S Dental College Hospital & Research Centre, Greater Noida organized a Lecture on Universal Testing Machine-A Tool for Research in Dental Material on 30 th January 2017 in which more than 125 students and faculty from Delhi NCR participated.The aim of organizing the workshop was to elaborate on the development of new dental material that can withstand the oral environment and have aesthetic value. For selecting and developing a good dental material knowledge of the physical properties of the material is of utmost importance.Universal Testing Machine can examine many of the physical properties of the material like tensile strength, flexural strength, shear and compressive strength and therefore is an important tool for research on dental materials.Dr Anmol S Kalha (Director PG studies) addressed the august gathering and told that this is the only Research Centre of its kind in the Dental Colleges of Northern India. He mentioned that this centre caters to the research needs of not only students of our college but also to the researchers in the near vicinity. Dr. Puneet Ahuja, Principal extended a warm welcome to all the guests and delegates and appreciated the efforts of the organising team for conducting this kind of workshop. He spoke about the importance of research in medical field and mentioned that India is beginning its third epoch of “nation building” in the life sciences—the first being the construction of educational institutions at the inception of an independent India in the 1950s, the second being the launch of research Institutes devoted to modern biology in the 1980s, and now the investment to build a research/biotechnology enterprise that can compete internationally. The main aim of this kind of workshop is to guide and educate students in field of metallurgical studies. The Guest Speaker for the workshop was Dr. Sanjay Yadav who is Professor and Head of Mechanical Engineering Department, I.T.S Engineering College, Greater Noida. He is a member of Institution of Engineering and a life member of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE). Dr Sanjay Yadav told about different tests that can be performed by the UTM like tensile, flexural, compresssive and shear strength tests. He also explained about the different physical properties of the material like elasticity,plasticity, stress and strain.There was a lecture by Dr Pratap Saini (Lecturer , Dept of Orthodontics) who talked about various materials used in the Orthodontics. Dr Arpana Arora, Professor, Dept of Prosthodontics spoke about the various dental materials used in Dept of Prosthodontics and told the gathering how different physical properties of the material play a role in choosing bets material for the patient treatment.After the lectures there was a live demonstration of Universal Testing Machine by Dr Swati Gupta (Incharge of Research Centre) and Dr Sanjay Yadav who explained the relationship between stress and strain through stress strain graph. He also told about the yield strength, ultimate strength and the breaking strength of the material and how to interpret the results generated by the UTM. Positive feedback was received by the participants and other faculty members about the workshop.
