SOA’S FACULTY OF DENTAL SCITO BECOME COCHRANE AFFILIATE

Bhubaneswar, March 15: Institute of Dental Sciences (IDS), the faculty of
dental science of city-based Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA), has become the first and
only dental institution in India to get the status of Cochrane Affiliate under
Cochrane India Network.
Cochrane, established in 1993, is a British non-profit organization involving
global independent network of researchers, health professionals, patients and
health related policy makers which aims at providing trusted evidence, enable
informed decisions and ensure better health of the public.
The organization works on medical and oral health related research findings
to facilitate evidence based choices on health interventions. It also maintains an
official relationship with the World Health Organization and involves the public
through community participation to produce systematic reviews and other
outputs.
Rigorous application procedures, infrastructure and support provided by
SOA, a Deemed to be University, and Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar,
enabled IDS to achieve this affiliate status, Prof. Neeta Mohanty, Dean of IDS, said.
IDS aims at disseminating high quality and relevant scientific information to
health care seekers in their local language which would help the public to receive
the best possible health care information and aid them in decision making, she said.
Other eminent institutions which are part of the Cochrane India Network
include Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, AIIMS,
New Delhi, Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).SOA’S FACULTY OF DENTAL SCIENCES BECOMES INDIA’S FIRST DENTAL INSTITUTE
TO BECOME COCHRANE AFFILIATE
Bhubaneswar, March 15: Institute of Dental Sciences (IDS), the faculty of
dental science of city-based Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA), has become the first and
only dental institution in India to get the status of Cochrane Affiliate under
Cochrane India Network.
Cochrane, established in 1993, is a British non-profit organization involving
global independent network of researchers, health professionals, patients and
health related policy makers which aims at providing trusted evidence, enable
informed decisions and ensure better health of the public.
The organization works on medical and oral health related research findings
to facilitate evidence based choices on health interventions. It also maintains an
official relationship with the World Health Organization and involves the public
through community participation to produce systematic reviews and other
outputs.
Rigorous application procedures, infrastructure and support provided by
SOA, a Deemed to be University, and Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar,
enabled IDS to achieve this affiliate status, Prof. Neeta Mohanty, Dean of IDS, said.
IDS aims at disseminating high quality and relevant scientific information to
health care seekers in their local language which would help the public to receive
the best possible health care information and aid them in decision making, she said.
Other eminent institutions which are part of the Cochrane India Network
include Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, AIIMS,
New Delhi, Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).