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Dr. Mahesh Verma re-appointed as PERCEPTIVE COMPLETES WORLD’S FIRST FULLY

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha AUTOMATED DENTAL PROCEDURE ON A HUMAN USING
University’s Vice-Chancellor
AI-DRIVEN ROBOTIC SYSTEM
Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Vinai Kumar Saxena, who
is also the chancellor of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha Perceptive, a leader in AI-
University (GGSIPU), recently, re-appointed Dr. Mahesh driven automated dental
Verma as the vice-chancellor of the university for another technology, announced
term. A government order of the Directorate of Higher recently the completion
Education read: “The Hon’ble Lt. Governor, Delhi/ of the world’s first
Chancellor of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University fully automated dental
is pleased to re-appoint Dr. Mahesh Verma, Vice Chancellor, procedure on a human
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University for another using its advanced
term or till attaining the age of 70 years, whichever is earlier.” robotic dentistry system.
Professor Dr. Verma, VC of the GGSIPU, Delhi has The Perceptive dental
formerly been the dean of the Maulana Azad Institute of robotics system integrates
Dental Sciences, New Delhi. The GGSIPU on June 4 was AI-driven 3D imaging
given the ‘Rising Star’ award by the QS World Ranking for software with a robotic
showing the highest improvement among Indian institutions arm designed to perform
during the last 12 months, as per an official statement. The dental procedures, starting with restorative dentistry, with unparalleled speed
IP University is the only university of the government of and precision. The proprietary system aims to complete tasks such as crown
NCT of Delhi that has been included in this rating system. placements in just 15 minutes.
The Delhi LG had also congratulated the VC Dr. Mahesh “We’re excited to successfully complete the world’s first fully automated
Verma, the faculty, staff, and the students of the University robotic dental procedure,” said Dr. Chris Ciriello, CEO and Founder of
on this achievement. Perceptive. “This medical breakthrough enhances precision and efficiency of
dental procedures, and democratizes access to better dental care, for improved
patient experience and clinical outcomes. We look forward to advancing our
system and pioneering scalable, fully automated dental healthcare solutions
for patients.”
It is also backed by dentist Ed Zuckerberg, the father of Meta’s Mark
Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg said: ‘The robotics system has been designed and
rigorously tested to ensure that dentists can perform treatments safely, even in
conditions where patient movement is prevalent.’
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