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Dr. Anju James

Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kochi

Qualification: Master of Dental Surgery in Public Health Dentistry, 2018-2021 Faculty of Dental Sciences, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru, India

Bachelor of Dental Surgery, 2011-2016 JSS Dental College and Hospital, Mysore, India
anjujames@dental.aims.amrita.edu
Research Interest: Oral health promotion, Evidence synthesis, Epidemiology, Dental Public Health

Bio Publications Conferences and Workshops Awards Achievements Activities Miscellaneous
Bio

Dr. Anju James currently serves as Assistant Professor at the Department of Public Health Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kochi.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2024

Impact of Oral Health Literacy on Oral Conditions Among Different Population Groups (A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis)

Cite this Research Publication : Vivek, Vattiprolu Sujay, Anju James, Chandrashekar Janakiram, and Vijay S. Kumar. "Impact of oral health literacy on oral conditions among different population groups (A systematic review and meta-analysis)." Journal of Health Literacy 9, no. 2 (2024): 88-105.

Year : 2024

Assessing Oral Health Content in Non-dental Professional Association Websites in India: A Cross-Sectional Study

Cite this Research Publication : James, Anju, Chandrashekar Janakiram, Vaishnav Vinodkumar, Anand Suresh, and Vijay S. Kumar. "Assessing Oral Health Content in Non-dental Professional Association Websites in India: A Cross-Sectional Study." Cureus 16, no. 9 (2024): e70270.

Year : 2024

Hypertension and other Etiological Risk Factors Associated with The Sublingual Varices: A systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Cite this Research Publication : James, Anju, Chandrashekar Janakiram, and Vijay S. Kumar. "Hypertension and other etiological risk factors associated with the sublingual varices: A systematic review and meta-analysis." Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research 14, no. 6 (2024): 720-729.

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2024

Risk Factors Associated with Sublingual Varices: A Systematic Review

Cite this Research Publication : James, Anju, Chandrashekar Janakiram, and Vijay S. Kumar. "Risk factors associated with sublingual varices: A systematic review." International Dental Journal 74 (2024): S412.

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2024

Effectiveness of silver diamine fluoride application with atraumatic restorative treatment in arresting the progression of dental caries: a systematic review protocol

Cite this Research Publication : Varughese, Anju; Janakiram, Chandrashekar; Karuveettil, Vineetha; James, Anju. Effectiveness of silver diamine fluoride application with atraumatic restorative treatment in arresting the progression of dental caries: a systematic review protocol. JBI Evidence Synthesis ():10.11124/JBIES-23-00376, April 24, 2024.

Publisher : JBI Evidence Synthesis

Year : 2023

Impact of oral diseases on oral health-related quality of life among Indians: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Cite this Research Publication : James A, Janakiram C, Kumar V, Yuvraj B, Meghana R, Sagarkar AR. Impact of oral diseases on oral health-related quality of life among Indians: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Popul Med. 2023;5(Supplement)

Year : 2023

Impact of oral conditions on oral health-related quality of life among Indians- a systematic review and Meta-analysis

Cite this Research Publication : James, A., Janakiram, C., Meghana, R.V. et al. Impact of oral conditions on oral health-related quality of life among Indians- a systematic review and Meta-analysis. Health Qual Life Outcomes 21, 102 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-023-02170-6

Year : 2023

Effectiveness of an educational intervention in promoting antibiotic awareness among 8th to 10th grade students in Kerala, India

Cite this Research Publication : Balachandran P, Ramanarayanan V, James A., "Effectiveness of an educational intervention in promoting antibiotic awareness among 8th to 10th grade students in Kerala, India," Cumhuriyet Dental Journal, 2023 Jun 23; 26(2):173 - 179.

Publisher : Cumhuriyet Dental Journal

Conference Proceedings

Year : 2023

Impact of oral diseases on oral health-related quality of life among Indians: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Population Medicine

Cite this Research Publication : James A, Janakiram C, S. VK, Yuvraj B, R.V. M, Sagarkar AR. Impact of oral diseases on oral health-related quality of life among Indians: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Population Medicine. 2023;5(Supplement):A1429. doi:10.18332/popmed/164845.

Conferences and Workshops

Conferences and Workshops attended

  • 5TH Amrita International Public Health Conference, Kochi, Kerala (2nd and 3rd December 2022)
  • 26th National Conference of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry, Goa (23-25 September 2022)
  • IAPHD COLLOQUIUM (INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY
    Title of the presentation: Effectiveness of Health Belief Model in improving oral health related  quality of life among institutionalized elderly in Bengaluru
  • 16th World Congress on Public Health 2020 Public health for the future of humanity: analysis, advocacy and action
    Title of presentation: Addressing oral health-related quality of life of the elderly – A Oral health  promotion approach

Invited Guest Lectures

  •     Research Methodology 2.0 organized by the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Al- Badar Rural Dental College and Hospital, Kalaburgi, Karnataka.
Awards
  • Abstract for poster presentation got published in European Journal of Public Health (Q1 Journal)
  • XXIV NATIONAL CONFERENCE INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISRY
    Title of presentation: Perception of caregivers about oral health practices of institutionalized elderly-  A mixed method study
  • 13th IAPHD National PG CONVENTION
    Title of presentation: Ayushman Bharath- Challenges and strategies for oral health
  • International Convention on “Environment Protection Through Sustainable Waste Management
    Title of Presentation: Best practices for maintaining the green environment – adopted by different institutions
Achievements
  • Won FDI Sustainability Ambassador Prize 2024 in connection with MOOC 1 Sustainability in Dentistry
  • Selected for Student Leadership in Oral Health- Alliance for Global Oral Health Across Borders Program class of 2025
  • Won a best paper award for a scientific paper, “Ontological Framework for Geriatric Oral Health Care- A Roadmap for Research”, presented at the 26th National Conference- Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry, September 2022
  • Won best poster award for a scientific poster, “Impact of Oral Diseases on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life among Indians: A systematic review and meta-analysis,” under the faculty category during the research day celebrations on 9th December 2022, held at Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi
  • Won WCPH2020 Scholarship(World Congress on Public Health) to attend 16th World Congress on Public Health 2020 Public health for the future of humanity: analysis, advocacy and action
  • June, 2018- Awarded first prize for quiz competition held during 13th Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry (IAPHD) National PG Convention
Activities

Public Health Monitoring and Emergency Response Activities

  1. WHO (World Health Organization) related activities

 

  • Worked as a WHO External monitor for the Indradhanush 3.0 Program in rural areas of Chikballapur in February and March 2021.
  • Worked as a WHO External monitor for Pulse Polio Immunization Program in rural areas of Chikballapur dist., Karnataka from 19th Jan- 23rd Jan, 2020.
  1. COVID-19-related activities
  • Worked as a COVID–19 Taskforce for the Ministry of Health and Family Department, Government of Karnataka, for 2 months (19th March to 16th May, 2020)
Miscellaneous

Invited Guest Lectures

  • Research Methodology 2.0 organized by the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Al- Badar Rural Dental College and Hospital, Kalaburgi, Karnataka.

Funded Projects

  • Co-investigator for FDI World Dental Development Project titled topic Common Risk Factor Approach for improving early childhood oral health and malnutrition among primary and pre-school children in Kalpetta, India. (Project of INR 8 lakhs)
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