Hyderabad: Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), a Government of India enterprise under the Ministry of Defence, has contributed an amount of Rs 45 lakh towards the procurement of Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) equipment for Army College of Dental Sciences, (ACDS), Secunderabad.
The equipment was recently inaugurated at ACDS, Secunderabad in the presence of Major General RK Singh, GOC Telangana and Andhra Subarea and Chairman, Army College of Dental Sciences, CMD, BDL Commodore Siddharth Mishra (Retd), Director (Finance), BDL N Srinivasulu, army officials, doctors and students of the college.
CBCT is a 3-D imaging modality, which allows collecting valuable diagnostic information for a range of dental and maxillofacial applications, including endodontics, Implantology, orthognathic, orthodontics, and oral and maxillofacial surgeries.
BDL CMD Commodore Siddharth Mishra (Retd) stated that “BDL as a part of CSR initiative is extending support to improve the health infrastructure in the country. The Cone Beam Computed Tomography equipment installed today will serve as a boon for the economically weak patients in addition to the retired defence personnel.”
The equipment has been introduced for the first time in ACDS, Secunderabad. This equipment would help in enhancing the quality of dental care provided to the retired defence personnel/rural population. The Post Graduate students of the College will also be benefitted while pursuing their research and developing case studies.
BDL has been contributing towards improving the health infrastructure in the country as a part of its CSR initiatives. The company has extended its support for the construction of 1000 bedded Covid-19 specialized hospitals in New Delhi, procurement of 96 deep freezers for the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Telangana among other contributions made under CSR.
BDL has also helped in organizing the Covid-19 awareness programme in Aspirational Districts like Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh and Bhupalpally and Kothagudem in Telangana and contribution for the construction of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Covid-19 Hospital at Lucknow. BDL has also contributed to the installation of an Oxygen Generator plant at Military Hospital, Secunderabad.
