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.