The programme was held on the 17^th and 18^th of April 2024, in the auditorium of Banglore Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital. The audience were addressed by The Principal, Dr. Vinaya.S.Pai. She briefed the audience about the importance of wire bending to achieve results customized to individual patients and their unique smiles. Wire bending is said to be one of the core must-have skills of an orthodontist. Consistent practice makes perfect so the earlier an orthodontist-in -training is taught this art, the better he gets.

Dr Elbe Peter gave a talk on the Evolution of Edgewise technique and arch forms followed by a demo and hands-on on first-order, second-order, third order and most commonly used loops in orthodontics T loop, T spring, Foot loop, Tear drop loop, double-key hole loop, utility arch and K-SIR loop.

Dr Manjunath Hegde gave a talk on the biomechanics of round wire auxiliaries followed by demo and hands-on and how it could be integrated with Pre-adjusted Edgewise appliances.

86 post-graduate students from various colleges in Banglore had attended the program and made the best use of it. Wire bendings of students were evaluated and Dr Potluru Supraja Sai , a postgraduate student from Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences was awarded the Textbook- Essential of Orthodontic Biomechanics-basic and applied(Authored by Dr Vijay jayadee and  Dr Chetan jayadee) for the best wire bending skill in the programme.

The above-mentioned CDE Programme was organized and executed by Dr. Harish Kumar. N, Dr.Mrunmayee Gholap, Dr.Chaitra C under the guidance of Dr.Vinaya.S. Pai, Dr. Siri Krishna, and Dr. Manjunath Hegde.