To honour KGMU doc who died of Covid, US assn declares award
21.01.2022
Lucknow: The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) has announced to honour late Dr Anil Chandra on the occasion of his birthday on January 27 through “Dr Anil Chandra Memorial FTEDG (Full Time Educator Development Grant) award” to be given annually in his name. It is the first memorial award in the world by AAE which is named after an educator.
Dr Anil Chandra, a Fellow of the American Academy of Dentistry, and a Covid warrior succumbed to Covid-19 in April 2021while serving his patients during the pandemic outbreak in Lucknow. He was the Dean of Dental Faculty and a senior professor in the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics at King George’s Medical Uni-versity in Lucknow at the time of his death. Dr Chandra’s illustrious career as a dental educator and endodontic includes a global network of clinicians he mentored during teaching of dentistry and graduate training; numerous publications and awards; and appointments at North American universities. He held four patents, edited three Indian dental journals, and served extensively in leadership roles in addition to giving presentations at dental conferences around the world. He was a passionate academician for advancing access to specialty training and endodontic education.
Dr Chandra is remembered by his students as a soft spoken, kind hearted teacher, ever willing to help and guide them selflessly and remains an inspiration to the dental fraternity to advance their professional and personal lives.
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