COPS Launch on 17th April 2005 at Casino Hotel headed by Dr.Raju Kurian Ninan, Dr.Sajil John & Dr.Siby.T. Chennankara followed by professional enrichment program (PEP) by Dr. B.R.R. Varma, on "PERIODONTICS IN NEW ERA"

2. 25-06-05 – Bimonthly meeting at Hotel Harbor View Residency
    PEP by Dr.Vinod B. Nair ENT Surgeon, on "HALITOSIS OF NON DENTAL ORIGIN"

3. 30-08-05 – Bimonthly meeting at Yacht Club
    PEP by Dr.Aju Thomas Abraham , on "CHANGING CONCEPTS IN PERIODONTAL REGENERATION"

4. 31-10-05 – Bimonthly meeting at Rotary Hall Vytilla
    PEP by Mr.V.K.Madhava Mohan, on "PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE"

5. 25-02-06 – Bimonthly meeting at Rotary Hall Vytilla
    PEP by Dr.Prasant Dhanapal, on "ENDO PERIO CONTAGIUM"

8 Ex.Comm. meetings held at Abad Metro (2), CGC (2), YACHT CLUB (3), PARK CENTRAL (1)

ALL TOGETHER 18 LIFE MEMBERS & 24 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

2006 - 2007

Installation of new office bearers for 2006-2007 on 13-05-06 at Hotel Park Central headed by Dr.Siby.T. Chennankara, Dr.Rajesh Vyloppillil & Dr.Bijoy John


1. 13-05-06 First PEP on Installation day by Dr.Robert Biesese,
    Faculty, University Of Medical Science, Poland, on "IMPLANTS".

2. 01-07-06 – Bimonthly meeting at Hotel Park Central
    PEP by Dr.Hema Sheshan, Prof. & HOD, Div. of Periodontics, Ramiah Dental College,
    Bangalore on "INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH IN PERIODONTICS"

3. 17-09-06 – Bimonthly meeting at Hotel Park Central
    PEP by Dr.Nanadakumar, President ISP on "MANAGEMENT OF PERIODONTALLY COMPROMISED DENTITION"

4. 21-11-06 – Bimonthly meeting at Hotel Park Central
    PEP by Dr.Sreekumar ENT Surgeon, on "LIFE STYLE DISEASES"

5. 16-01-07 – Bimonthly meeting at Hotel Park Central
    PEP with Dr.BRR Varma – Interactive session, on " MEET THE PIONEER"

6. 20-03-07 – Bimonthly meeting at Hotel Park Central
    PEP By Dr.Jacob Baby MD, on "PULMONARY DISEASES AND PERIODONTAL DISEASES"


During the term 7 executive committee meetings were held.

2007 - 2008

Installation of new office bearers for 2007-2008 on 05-05-07 at Hotel Park Central headed by Dr.Noorudeen A.M., Dr.Biniraj K.R. &
Dr.Majo Ambooken, Chief Guest: DR. M C Mohan President IDA

1. 05-05-07 – Bimonthly meeting at Hotel Park Central
    PEP by Dr.A SREEKUMAR ENT SURGEON- "DIABETES A MYTH OR REALITY"

2. 30-07-07 – Bimonthly meeting at Hotel Park Central
    PEP by Dr.Babu Francis, Nephrologist "UROLOGY IN PERIODONTAL PRACTICE"

3. 15-09-07 – Bimonthly meeting at Anesthesia Hall.
    PEP by Dr.Betsy.S.Thomas. MDS (PERIO), on "FALIURES IN IMPLANTS"

4. 15-12-07 – Bimonthly meeting at Brookside Club
    PEP by Dr.Senny Thomas Parakkal. MDS (PERIO), AN INDERDISCIPLINARY CASE PRESENTATION.

5. 01- 03- 08 – Bimonthly meeting at Anesthesia Hall.
    PEP by Dr.C.A. Jeevan on "BONE GRAFTS USED IN VARIOUS IMPLANT SITUATIONS"

During the term 6 executive committee meetings were held.

ALL TOGETHER 26 LIFE MEMBERS & 33 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

                      COPS ANNUAL REPORT – 2007- 2008

The brief summary of the activities of cops during our office term is furnished below-

           • MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATES TO ALL MEMBERS

           • MEMENTOS TO PAST PRESIDENTS AND SECRETARIES

           • SUBJECT AND NAME EMBOSSED MEMENTOS TO SPEAKERS

           • WEB SITE (copsonweb.org) TO BE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IN FINAL AGM

           • BOOKLET TO BE RELEASED IN FINAL AGM CONTAINING:
                       COPS BYELAW
                       MEMBER’S CONTACT ADDRESS & PHONE NUMBER LIST
                       COPS MAJOR ACTIVITIES & PEP LIST

           • PEP CONDUCTED: 5

           • EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS : 6

           • PRESENT MEMBERSHIP STATUS:
                       FOUNDER MEMBERS: 16
                       LIFE MEMBERS: 10
                       ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: 33
                       TOTAL: 59 (19 new members)
 

2008 - 2009

The installation ceremony of the New President, Dr Bijoy john and his team was held on 27-05-2008 at hotel Sea Lord. Dr Noorudeen installed the new president. Dr Sankar Vinod, Dr Alias Thomas and Dr Jaibin Geroge felicitated the gathering composed of family members and invitees. Website (copsonweb.org) was officially launched by Dr.Jose Paul. The meeting was followed by ganamela, fellowship and dinner.

A professional enrichment programme (PEP) on management of oral lesions was conducted by Dr Eswar N at hotel Sea Lord on 22-07-2008

In association with oral hygiene day, awareness classes and camps were conducted by our members

            Dr Majo – At Dept. Of Sociology, Carmel College, Mala
            Dr Biniraj – At Narayambalam
            Dr Mahesh – At Rotary club, Kodungallur
            Dr Jayan, Dr Senny and Dr Noorudeen – At MBDC, Kothamangalam

A Presentation on Wine was conducted by Dr Binu Abraham and Mr Subramaniam on26-9-2008 at Yacht club, Ernakulam. Gift hampers were given to all the participants

The first state level PEP on behalf of COPS was conducted on 18-01-2009 at Hotel Sea lord. The faculty was Dr Eswar N from Madurai and the topic was on “Computed Tomography – An Overview”. More than 80 delegates participated for the programme. The lecture was well appreciated by all who attended.

A total of 6 executive committee meetings were conducted to discuss COPS matters

Twelve new members joined our society, 6 as life members and 6 as associate members.
 

2009 - 2010

                     COPS ANNUAL REPORT – 2007- 2008
• The installation ceremony of COPS team for the year 2009-10 was held on 13th June 2009 at Hotel Park Central, Kaloor, Kochi. Dr Biniraj K R and his team were installed by the outgoing President Dr Bijoy John. Dr Vinod Mathew and Dr P C Sunil felicitated the gathering of COPS members and their families. Noted film and theatre personality Mr Murali Menon was the guest of honour.

• Five professional enrichment programs (PEP) with a wide variety of topics were conducted this year.
 

	Speaker	Topic
1.	Mr Murali Menon	Theatre
2.	Dr Prashant Pillai	Implant dentistry
3.	Dr Bijoy John	Tooth retention or extraction
4.	Mr Samson Thomas	Cost perspectives in dental practice
5.	Dr Eldo Koshy	Conservative alternatives to conventional restorations

• Five executive meetings were conducted this year to discuss the activities of COPS

• Six new members joined our society including 5 life members and one associate member. The life members are Dr Joseph Pulikottil, Dr Soumya, Dr Mohammed Sherief, Dr Joseph Mathew Thachil, and Dr Anila. Dr Vinod Mathew is the associate member

• The membership fee was increased to Rs.2000 from this year onwards. The yearly subscription charges are also enhanced to Rs.200 from 2010

• The bulletin of the society BCOPS edited by Dr Siby T. Chennankara shall be released during the fifth AGM of COPS. The bulletin shall be circulated among COPS members as well as members of IDA Kochi, Malanadu, Nedumbassery, and Kodungallor.

2010 - 2011

INSTALLATION 2010 – ‘11
The installation ceremony of Dr Rajesh Vylopilli as the sixth President of COPS and his team of office bearers for the year 2010 – ’11 was held on Sunday, the 30th of May, 2010 at Hotel Sealord, Marine Drive, Kochi. Swami Samarpananand Saraswati, Head of Yoga Department, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, was the guest of honor. The program was attended by around 50 members including life members, associate members, and their families.

RELEASE OF BCOPS
The first official bulletin of Cochin Periodontists Society, BCOPS, edited by Dr Siby T. Chennankara, was released during the fifth AGM of COPS held at Hotel Sealord, Marine Drive, Kochi on 30th May 2010. The bulletin contains details regarding the inception, activities, and various events of COPS, and a very informative article regarding decision making for extraction of teeth. The bulletin shall be circulated among COPS members as well as members of IDA Kochi, Malanadu, Nedumbassery, and Kodungallor.

PROFESSIONAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
The first PEP of COPS in 2010-’11 was conducted on Sunday, the 30th of May, 2010, at Hotel Sealord, Marine Drive, Kochi. Swami Samarpananand Saraswati, Head of Yoga Department, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, was the keynote speaker. He spoke about “YOGA – the essential need of today; the culture of tomorrow”. About 50 members attended the program