EDUCATION: 

• B.D.S: HKE’S Dental college, Gulbarga, Gulbarga university, Gulbarga, 1994
• M.D.S: PMNM Dental College, Bagalkot, RGUHS, Bangalore, 2001

EXPERIENCE: (21 yrs 3 months)

• PMNM   Dental College, Bagalkot, RGUHS, Bangalore from 20-04-2001 to 30-04-2011.
• Navodaya Dental College, Raichur from 02-07-2011 to till date, 10 Years.

PUBLICATIONS:

• A simple, efficient and effective method of molar distalization using NiTi coil springs
  International journal of dental clinics 2011; 3 (4) 15-16.
• A clinically Customized bracket Positioning device, Journal of Indian Orthodontic society 2010; 44(4):152-154.
• Comparative evaluation of conventional acid etch technique and air abrasion technique for enamel preparation prior to adhesive bonding: An in vitro study. Dental dialogue 2011; 37(2)67-70.
• Medico-legal aspects of orthodontic treatment, and basic guidelines in clinical practice.
  RGUHS J Dent. Sciences 2011; 3(4):102-110.
• Orthodontic camouflage treatment in an adult patient with a class II, Division 1 malocclusion – A case report. Journal of clinical and diagnostic research 2012.
• Diagnostic limitations of cephalometrics in orthodontics – A review. IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences 2012; 3(1):30-35.
• To determine the prevalence rate of malocclusion among 12 to 14 year old schoolchildren of urban Indian population (Bagalkot). Journal of contemporary Dental practice 2012; 13(3):320-325.
• Orthodontic treatment: Need and demand in north Karnataka school children. Journal of clinical and diagnostic research 2014; 8(5):37-42.
• A rare of the rarest: Congenital agenesis of all permanent canines with other dental anomaly. International Journal of Dental case Reports, September 2014, Vol.4, No.3, 19-24.
• Supernumerary tooth associated Oligodontium : A case report. International Journal of Dental case Reports, September 2014, Vol.4, No.4, 32-36.
• Comparison of enamel surface roughness before bonding and after debonding by diamond, tungsten carbide and fiber reinforced composite burs under AFM an in vitro study .Indian Journal of Orthodontics and dentofacial orthopaedics 2018;4(3):151-5.
• Evaluation of Antimicrobial Property of an Orthodontic Adhesive Combined With Gluteraldehyde at Different Concentrations: an In Vitro Study. International Journal of Dental Science and Innovative Research 2019;2(4):265-70.
• A simple clinical innovation-The TMJ sound tracker. International journal of Dental Science and Innovative Research(IJDSIR)
• S-SPYnometer for cant. International journal of Dental Science and Innovative Research(IJDSIR)
• An in vitro atomic force microscopic study:comparative evaluation of enamel surface damage during clean up procedures after debonding with and without dental loupes under varying light intensities. International Journal Of Current Advanced Research
• An invitro evaluation of corrosion of stainless steel orthodontic brackets by change in mass: Influence of different toothpastes. International Journal Of Current Advanced Research
• Journey of nanoparticles in orthodontics. International journal of Dental Science and Innovative Research(IJDSIR)
• Digi Analysi  ,static and dynamic evaluation of facial asymmetry and mandibular deviation. International journal of current advanced research.
• Manuscript. International journal of Dental Science and Innovative Research(IJDSIR)

CDE/Seminar/ Conference/ Symposia Workshop, etc.,

• 33^rd Indian Orthodontic conference, Indian Orthodontic Society, Manipal, Held at Manipal on 8-11^th Oct,1998,
• Orthodontic Post Graduate Convention, Indian Orthodontic Society,Bapuji Dental College, Davangere, Held at Bapuji Dental College, Davangere, on 22^nd-24 th January,1999
• 34 th Indian Orthodontic conference, Indian Orthodontic Society, Held on 1^st, 2nd, 3 rd Oct. 1999, at Bangalore.
• 34 th Indian Orthodontic conference, Indian Orthodontic Society., Held on 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd Oct 1999, at Bangalore.
• Hands on Course on Modern Dental Materials, Indian Dental Association ,Bagalkot Branch and 3M, Held at BVV Sangha’s P.M.N.M. Dental College, Bagalkot on 11 th December, 2001.
• Lecture and Demonstration on Rotary Instrumentation in Endodontics, IDA,Bagalkot Branch, Held at BVV Sangha’s P.M.N.M. Dental College ,Bagalkot on 30 th January,2002
• Karnataka State Dental Conference, IDA,Dakshina Kannada District Branch, Held at Mangalore on 8^th -10^th November 2002
• Symposium on Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics, Indian Dental Association ,Bagalkot Branch, Held at BVV Sangha’s P.M.N.M. Dental College ,Bagalkot on 1-2^ND June 2003
• 38 th Indian Orthodontic conference. Indian Orthodontic Society, Coimbatore., Held at Coimbatore on 2-5^th October, 2003.
• 39^th Indian Orthodontic conference ., Indian Orthodontic Society,Davangere, Held at Bapuji Dental College Davangere on 17^th to 21^st November 2004
• Workshop on Adult Orthodontics: Where is the Limit? At the 39^th Indian Orthodontic conference., Indian Orthodontic Society, Davangere, Held at Bapuji Dental College Davangere on 2004
• FDI Annual World Dental Congress, FDI Annual World Dental Congress,NewDelhi., Held at NewDelhi,India10-13 September 2004
• Ist National conference and Indian society of Prosthod-ontics and restorative –Periodontics conference,  Indian society of Prosthod-ontics., 30 -31 August 2008, Mangalore.
• 45^th IOS Conference, IOS, Mangalore, 17^th-19^th December 2010.
• CDE Programme on Spectrum, IDA, Raichur Branch, Navodaya Dental College, Raichur, Held at Navodaya Dental College, Raichur on 23^rd and 24^th March 2013.
• CDE Programme and Workshop on Management of Severely Resorbed Mandibular Ridges :Conventional and Contemporary Approcahes, IDA, Bagalkot Branch, Held at BVV Sangha’s P.M.N.M. Dental College, Bagalkot on 26^th August, 2013.
• CDE Programme on Periodontology and implantology., IDA,Raichur Branch,Navodaya Dental College, Raichur, Held at Navodaya Dental College, Raichur on 15^th March 2014.
• CDE Programme on JAW DROPPING Transformation., IDA,Raichur Branch,Navodaya Dental College, Raichur, Held at Navodaya Dental College,Raichur on 18^th March 2014.
• CDE Programme on Dental Implants –From Speciality practice to General practice, IDA,Raichur Branch,Navodaya Dental College,Raichur, Held at Navodaya Dental College,Raichur on 23^rd April 2014.
• CDE Programme on Biomechanics in Orthodontics  and surgical orthodontics, IDA,Raichur Branch,Navodaya Dental College,Raichur, Held at Navodaya Dental College,Raichur on 19^th June 2014.
• CDE Programme on Lasers Decoded in Dentistry., IDA,Raichur Branch,Navodaya Dental College,Raichur, Held at Navodaya Dental College,Raichur on 5 th September 2014.
• One day seminar on Research Methodology , Navodaya Education Trust, Raichur, Held at Navodaya Medical College,Raichur on 20th august 2015.
• Live surgical workshop on Microvascular Free Fibula Transfer for Mandibular Reconstruction, Navodaya Education Trust, Raichur, Held at Navodaya Dental College,Raichur on 21st January  2016
• Orofacial pain – A clinical update, Navodaya Education Trust, Raichur, Held at Navodaya Dental College, Raichur on 15^th March 2016

Membership of Professional Bodies, Editorship of Journals etc.

• Life member of Indian Orthodontic Society, IOS LM: 1151
• Member of Indian Dental Association, IDA NO: ID95238