manipal twelve dental students from malaysia jordan and slovakia attended a twoweek summer training programme at manipal college of dental sciences manipal from august 2 to 16 2018 to get an exposure to the various aspects of dentistry as practiced in india the training programme is organized by mcods manipal every year for the benefit of overseas students to get handson experiencethis year it started on august 2 with dr raghu radhakrishnan director of international affairs and collaborations manipal academy of higher education formally inaugurating the programme which concluded on august 16 2018 mcods dean dr keerthilatha m pai handed over participation certificates to the studentsdr shashidhar acharya the programme coordinator said it was a great learning experience for the students they go back with newfound knowledge and experience which can influence their careers the participants also had a meeting with mahe vice chancellor dr h vinod bhatduring the twoweek programme the students had exposure to the various aspects of dentistry as practiced in india they attended lectures demonstrations and handson training in various cutting edge dental procedures like laser therapy laminate tooth preparation orthodontic appliance making and cone beam computed tomography cbctthey even got to see some oral conditions unique to india another important activity for the students was participating in community outreach programs conducted in udupi kundapur and nr pura they also got to experience the rich cultural diversity of coastal karnataka through guided tours of udupi krishna temple mangalore kaup karkala moodbidri agumbe shringeri and murdeshwar