EDUCATION :

• MDS (Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry) from Yenepoya dental college, Mangalore, Karnataka under RGUHS University, Karnataka, Bangalore completed in the year 2007
• BDS from AME’s Dental College, Raichur Under RGUHS University, Karnataka, Bangalore in the year 2003.

EXPERIENCE: 14 Years

• Working as a Professor & Head at Navodaya Dental College from 20th Nov 2017 to till date
• Worked as Professor at Navodaya Dental College, Raichur from 2016 to 2017
• Worked as Reader/Associate Professor at Navodaya Dental College, Raichur from 2013 to 2016
• Worked as Reader/Associate Professor at AME’s Dental College, Raichur in the year 2011 to 2013
• Worked as Senior Lecture at AME’s Dental College, Raichur from 2007 to 2011

PAPER PRESENTATIONS:

• Date 14th – 16th November 2004.26th Annual conference of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry at Kolkata, India.Participated
• Date 2nd to 4th December 2005. 27th Annual National conference of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry at SDM College of Dental Sciences, Dharwad, India. Scientific paper presented
• Date 24th & 25th June 2006.3rd PG Convention of ISPPD convention, held at Hotel Green Park,Chennai, India. Participated
• Date 12th to 14th November 2006. 28th Annual National conference of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry at Government Dental College, Rohtak, India. Scientific paper presented
• Date 4th to 6th November 2011. 33rd Annual National conference of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry at AB Shetty Dental College, Mangalore, India. Scientific paper presented
• Date 26th to 28th September 2013.35thth Annual National conference of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry at Jaipur, India. Scientific paper presented
• Date 14th to 16th October 2014.36thth Annual National conference of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry at Lucknow, India. Scientific paper presented
• Date 13th to 15th February 2015. 68th Indian Dental Conference at Bangalore, India. Scientific paper presented.
• Date 24th to 26th October 2018.40th Annual National conference of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry at Nagpur, India. Scientific paper presented
• Date 14th to 16th February 2019. 16th Annual National PG Convention of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry at Meerut, India. Scientific paper presented
• Date28 to 30 November 2014 at the 42nd Karnataka state dental conference at Mangalore, Scientific paper presented
• Date 14 to 17thDecember 2017. 45th Karnataka state dental conference at SS Convention centre, Davangere, Scientific paper presented

BEST PAPER AWARDS AT CONFERENCES/CONVENTIONS                

• Capillary hemangioma in a ten year old child with hepatitits B treated with monopolar electrocautery, SAAPD BSPD PEDO VIRTUAL SUMMIT 2021 9-11^th April 2021. organized by South Asian Association of Pediatric dentistry and Bangladesh Association of Pediatric Dentistry

PUBLICATIONS:

• The relationship between Dental age, Bone age and chronological age in children with short stature (Original research) International Journal of Contemporary Dentistry, Vol.2, No 4,August 2011:6-11
• The relationship between dental age, bone age and chronological age in underweight children (Original research) Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences vol 5, issue 5, June 2013:73-76
• Comparative evaluation of dental age, bone age and chronological age in human immune deficiency virus children (Original research) vol 5, issue 5, June 2013:73-76 Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences Vol 6, supplement 1, July 2014:90-96
• Paired erupted and unerupted mesiodens: a case report(Case report) Annals of dental research 2013;3(1): 15-20
• Boon of MTA Apexification in young permanent posterior teeth -2 rare case reports (Case report) Case Reports in Dentistry, Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID.673127, 5 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/673127
• Radiographic localization of mental foramen in North East and South Indian Ethnic Groups of Indian population; (Original research) Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice:2014 Nov ;15(6):766-9
• Evaluation of dental age in protein energy malnutrition children (Original research) J Pharm Bioallied Sci 2015 Aug; 7(Suppl 2): S567–S571
• Knowledge and attitude towards HIV/AIDS among dental and medical undergraduate Students(Original research) J Pharm Bioallied Sci 2015 Aug; 7(Suppl 2): S666–S671
• Evaluation of Dental age, bone age in iron deficient anemic children of South India. (Original research) International Journal of Preventive and Community Dentistry. September-October 2016, Vol. 6, No. 5 430-435.
• Knowledge and attitude of dental surgeons towards ocular complications of dental anesthesia (Original research) Journal of Natural Science Biology and Medicine; 2015 Jul-Dec;6(2):286-90
• Dental Anxiety among Dental, Medical, and Nursing Students in India and Its Correlation with Their Field of Study (Original research) Journal of International Oral Health 2016; 8(8):860-864
• Intra oral local anesthesia and ocular complications- a review (Review) World journal of dentistry, Vol 4 , Issue 1, April-June 2013
• Calcifying odontogenic cyst of anterior maxilla with complex odontoma (Case report) Medical Journal of DY Patil University July-August 2014 Vol 7 issue 4 508-512
• Children and parents attitude and preferences of dentist’s attire in Pediatric dental practice. (Original research) International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry, May-August 2015; 8(2):107
• Mucocele on the lower lip treated by scalpel excision method-A Case Report (Case report) Journal Of Applied Dental and Medical Sciences 2015;1(3):62-66
• The relationship between dermatoglyphics and mesio-distal width of the deciduous second molar and permanent first molar (Original research) Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research.2017 Aug, Vol-11(8): ZC60-ZC63.
• Knowledge and attitude of dental surgeons about ocular complications due to dental infection (Original research) J Pharm Bioallied Sci 2017 dental supplement Nov; Vol 9: S147-153.
• Study of salivary flow rate, pH, buffering capacity, total protein, oxidative stress and antioxidant capacity in children with and without dental caries. (Original research) Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry ACCEPTED ON 24-06-2017
• Evaluation of dental and bone age in obese children of South India. (Original research) J Int Soc Prev Comm Dent. 2018 March April 8(2):153-159.
• Knowledge and attitude of Pediatricians in referral to Pediatric dentistry. (Original research) Journal of Applied Medical and Dental Sciences March-April 2018; 4(1): 89-98
• Applicability of Willems method of dental age estimation to the population of Raichur city of Karnataka Journal of Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, July-September, 2018;4(3):139-143
• Pediatricians knowledge and attitude towards digit sucking habit in children Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry Jan-March 2019;37(1):18-24
• Prevalence of Dental anxiety level in 6-12 years old south Indian  children, J Pharm Bioallied Sci 2019 may ; 11(Supp 2): S321–S324
• Estimation of Dental anxiety levels before and after dental visit in children with visual impairment using modified dental anxiety scale in Braille text, J Int Soc Prev Comm Dent. 2019 Nov; 10(1):76-84
• Primary School teachers knowledge and attitude towards digit sucking habit in children, Journal of Natural Science Biology and Medicine , 2020 July-Dec; 11(2):183-88
• Urease Activity In Saliva And Plaque As Endogenous Protection Against Dental Caries In Institutionalized Blind Children, Journal of Natural Science Biology and Medicine , 2021 Jan-June;12(1):109-112
• Correlations Of Oral Bacterial Urea Catabolism with Caries Experience in Normal Weight Children And Underweight children, Journal of Natural Science Biology and Medicine, 2021 Jan-June;12(1):113-116
• Urease activity in caries free and caries active children, International journal of oral health dentistry. 2021; 6(4):294-298.
• Expression of DLX6 Gene in Mandibular Deficiency (Retrognathic Mandible): A Randomized Clinical and Genetic Study, Cureus 2021; 13(2): e13572. DOI 10.7759/cureus.13572, 26^th Feb 2021
• A three dimensional finite element analysis of fiber post and dentin post in permanent maxillary central incisors: an in-vitro study, International journal of oral health dentistry. 2021;7(1):29-32
• Presurgical Nasoalveolar Molding Therapy in Cleft Lip Palate Infant: A Successful Case Report., Journal of Natural Science Biology and Medicine .2021 July-Dec; 12(2): 263-267.
• Oral capillary hemangioma in a ten year old female child with hepatitis B treated with monopolar electrocautery. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 2022 September; 11(9): 5679-5682

RESEARCH GRANTS RECEIVED

• Urease activity in caries free and caries active children, Project code 18D004, Funded by – Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka, Project Started 15^th Feb 2019, Project completed 15^th Feb 2021, Certificate received on 1^st April 2021

GUEST LECTURERS DELIVERED/WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED AS RESOURCE PERSON AT NATIONAL/ STATE CONFERENCES/INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES/CONVENTIONS 

• 2 rare cases of MTA apexification in permanent posterior teeth with open apex (Lecture delivered ), 70^th National Indian Dental Conference organized by Maharashtra state branch of Indian Dental Association, at Navi Mumbai India 17-19^th February 2017.
• Nasoalveolar moulding; From impression making to delivery (Lecture cum preconvention workshop conducted ), 16^th Annual National PG Convention of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry at Meerut, India on 14^th to 16^th February 2019
• Nasoalveolarmoulding (Lecture delivered), 2^nd congress of South Asian Association of Pediatric Dentistry (SAAPD) and 3^rdAnnual Conference of Nepal Association of Preventive Dentistry (NAPD) held at Kathmandu Nepal on 3-5^th April 2019
• Presurgical Nasoalveolar moulding (Lecture cum preconference workshop conducted), 41^stAnnual National conference of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry at Greater Noida, India  on 6^th  November 2019
• Presurgical Nasoalveolar moulding (Lecture cum preconference workshop conducted), 42^nd Annual National (virtual ) conference of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry at Bhubaneswar Odisha, India  on 24^th  to 26^th November 2021
• Presurgical Nasoalveolar moulding in cleft lip and palate (Lecture cum preconference workshop conducted), 43^nd Annual National  conference of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry at Bhopal MP, India  on 24^th  to 26^th November 2022

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIP/REVIEWERSHIP IN JOURNALS

• International journal of medical and pharmaceutical case reports
• International journal of oral health dentistry
• International Journal of Medical and Clinical Research(IJMCR)
• Journal of applied dental and medical sciences(JOADMS)
• Cureus Journal of Medical Sciences
• BMJ case reports
• New England Journal of medicine
• Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery(JCMFS)

Memberships of Professional Bodies

• MEMBER OF ISPPD
• MEMBER OF IDA
• MEMBER OF SAAPD