A One-day program was organized on "World Head and Neck Cancer Day 2024" with the objective to take a cognizance to escalate Oral Cancer Screening, Early Diagnosis and Management amongst Stakeholders of Government and Private Dental Colleges of Maharashtra.

After the Inaugural Session a brief Systematic Overview sessions were presented on certain topics.

 ‘Burden of Oral Cancer: Global, National & State perspectives’ by Dr. Atul Budukh

‘Current healthcare infrastructure & services for Cancer control- By Public Health Department’ by Dr. Sarita Hazare, Jt. Director, NCD

‘TMC Model for Oral Cancer Management’ by Dr. Ratan Shetty

    Dr. Vivek Pakhmode, Dean Dental DMER, presented on the innovative thought of, Setting up of ‘Oral Oncology Unit’ in Dental Colleges.

This discussion focused on various strategies to mitigate the oral cancer burden and addressed the current challenges in combating the disease at its root