Our Faculty

• 2014 June – Till Date: Reader, Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry.
• 2010 June – 2014 June: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry.
• 2007 May – 2010 May: MDS, Pediatric Dentistry, A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore.
• 2001-2006: BDS, A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore.

2020

• First Prize – Quriosity 2020 quiz competition in association with the Indian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologists (IAOMP) held at National Oral Pathologist day at Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi on February 25, 2020.

2019

• Best Paper Award received at the 41^st National Conference of the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry (ISPPD) held during November 7-9, 2019, at New Delhi, for the paper titled- “Dental Management in Congenital Epulis – A Multidisciplinary Approach.”
• Passed Part 1 Examination to the Membership of the Joint Dental Faculties of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in October 2019

2018

• Young Researcher Award 2018 – By the resolution of the International Award of Excellence (IAE) Dental Awards Council held at the Grand Award Ceremony at Holiday Inn, Kensington High St London, UK, on July 21, 2018.
• Outstanding Researcher in Pediatric Dentistry  – awarded by the resolution of the Venus International Foundation held in Chennai on September 29, 2018.
• Academician of the Year 2018 – awarded by the Indian Dentist Research & Review committee Bangalore at the Golden tooth awards function of Dentistry 2018 Conference on November 10, 2018.
• Highly commended – “Specialist Dentist of the Year: Pedodontics“– awarded at the Prestigious ‘Famdent Excellence in Dentistry Awards 2018’ function that took place in Mumbai on December 9, 2018.

2017

• Young Paedodontist Research Award 2017 – Annually conferred to a single Paedodontist by the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry (ISPPD) for the maximum achievements in the field of Pediatric Dental Research (Below 35 years category) – Awarded at the 39^th  National ISPPD Conference, Chennai from September 14-16, 2017.

2016

• Special Recognition Award – For outstanding achievements in the field of Paediatric Dentistry by the Indian Dental Association (IDA), Nedumbassery Branch – December 2016.

2015

• Best Paper Award – 37^th Indian Society of Paedodontics & Preventive Dentistry (ISPPD) National Conference; October 14-16, 2015, held at Raipur.
• Finalist/Classified Winner – Colgate Palmolive sponsored Bright Smiles Bright Futures Award session – for the outstanding Community Health program for the benefit of Children at the 25^th Congress of the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry (IAPD), Glasgow, UK, – July 1-4, 2015 – Honored with 500 USD cash prize and certificate.

2014

• Best Paper Award – 36^th Indian Society of Paedodontics & Preventive Dentistry (ISPPD) National Conference; October 8 -10, 2014, held at Lucknow.

2013

• Best Paper Award – 35^th Indian Society of Paedodontics& Preventive Dentistry (ISPPD) National Conference; September 26-28, 2013, held at Jaipur.

2011

• Best Paper Award – 33^rd Indian Society of Paedodontics& Preventive Dentistry (ISPPD) National Conference; November 4-6, 2011, held at Mangalore.

2010

• Best Out-Going Post-Graduate by Overall Performance – from the Dept. of Paediatric Dentistry & A. B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences Mangalore in October 2010.

2020

• ‘Child Psychology’ and ‘Management of children with Special health Care Needs’ at PedoVista 2020, Mumbai from January 9-10, 2020
• ‘Special Child’ and ‘Stainless Steel crowns’ at SPECTRUM 2020 on February 28, 2020, organized by the Association of Pediatric and Preventive Dentists of Kerala (APPD)
• ‘ECC: Etiopathogenesis, epidemiology, Implications and Caries Risk Assessment’ during the first ever Virtual Pedo RARE All India Postgraduate Rapid Revision conference hosted by the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry (ISPPD) on March 25, 2020.

2019

• ‘Cariology’ at Pedo Vista III (Rapid Revision for Postgraduates), held at Terna Dental College, Navi Mumbai. (January 24-25, 2019).
• ‘Child Psychology’ and ‘Behavior Management’ at SPARC – 4^th Edition held at Saveetha University, Chennai. (March 4-5, 2019)
• ‘Child Psychology’ and ‘Stainless Steel Crowns’ at the 4^th Kerala State First year Post-Graduate Orientation Programme at IMA House, Kaloor, Kerala. (April 9-10, 2019)
• ‘Thesis and Publication’ at the 4^th  Kerala State First-year Post-Graduate Orientation Programme at IMA House, Kaloor, Kerala. (June 11, 2019)
• Dental Care in Cerebral Palsy at CME on Current Concepts in Management of Cerebral Palsy organized by Dr. Vimi Memorial Cerebral Palsy Guidance centre in association with IMA Trissur and IAP Thrissur at Hotel DassContenintal Trissur. (October 13, 2019)

2018

• Child Psychology and Behavior Management at SPARC – 3^rd Edition (CDE Programme) held at Saveetha University, Chennai. (March 1-2, 2018)
• Pharmacological & Non-Pharmacological Behavior Management techniques and the applications of Child Psychology in Dentistry at Pedo Vista (CDE Programme) held at Terna Dental College, Navi Mumbai. (March 8-9, 2018)
• Stainless Steel Crowns at The FINAL COUNTDOWN Rapid Revision in Paedodontics at Kannur Dental college, Kannur. (April 18-19, 2018)
• Thesis and Publication at the 3^rd Kerala State First year Post-Graduate Orientation Programme at IMA House, Kaloor, Kerala. (June 22, 2018)
• Key Resource person lecturing on ‘Dental Caries – Causes and Management‘ for the School Health Nurses Training Program held on October 15, 2018.

2017

• Prenatal health and care as risk factors to poor oral health and wellbeing of children – An Update at 39th National Conference of the Indian Society of Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry (ISPPD) National Conference, Chennai. (September 14-16, 2017)

2016

• Oral health awareness in pregnancy and infancy – a necessity at the 38^th All Kerala Congress of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Cochin. (February 12-14, 2016)

2011

• Symposium: Promoting Medication Safety in Pediatric Population at the 33^rd National Conference of the Indian Society of Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry at Mangalore. (November 4-6, 2011)

2010

• A dental healing touch to childhood leukemia at the EPS Global International Paediatric Summit in Nanjing, China. (October 23-24, 2010)

1. Executive Committee (EC) member of the 38^th Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry (ISPPD) National conference in 2016.
2. Executive Committee (EC) member of the Association of Pediatric and Preventive Dentists (APPD), Kerala State –2016/17 Term
3. Indian Medical Association Goes Eco-Friendly (IMAGE) -Indian Dental Association Nedumbassery branch In-Charge –2018/19 Term

1. Indian Dental Association (IDA) Membership (2007 –2020)
2. Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry (ISPPD) Life Membership since 2010
3. Association of Pediatric and Preventive Dentists (APPD) of Kerala State Life Membership since 2012
4. International Association of Pediatric Dentistry (IAPD) Membership –2009-10, 2016-17

• Areas of Interest in Teaching: 
  Clinical Pedodontics, Preventive Dentistry, Child Psychology & Behavior Management, Minimal Intervention Dentistry
• Teaching Techniques Adopted: 
  Active and Participatory learning, Project based learning, Concept based instruction, Use of audio visual media

1. Contemporary Clinical Dentistry [Indexed in PubMed] –Since 2015 till date
2. The Open Dentistry Journal [Indexed in PubMed Central] –Since 2014 till date