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Dr. Malini V.

Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kochi

Qualification: BDS, MDS
maliniv@dental.aims.amrita.edu
Research Interest: Earlychildhood caries, Myofunctional Appliances, Oral biology

Bio

Dr. Malini V completed her BDS from College of Dental Sciences, Davangere, Karnataka in the year 2007 and completed the compulsory one year internship in the same institute in the year 2008. On completion of the above, she worked as a Consultant Dental Surgeon from May 2008 to August 2011 at Subhiksha Dental Clinic, Shenoy Nagar Chennai. She had managed the clinic independently performing all the professional work. From September 2011 to February 2013 she worked as Dental Surgeon at Aesthetic Dental Clinic, Kottur Garden under Dr. Geeta Shreekar Chennai. From March 2013 till May 2015, she worked as Dental Surgeon at Dr. Vikram Dental Clinic, Adyar, Chennai.

She joined to pursue her Masters degree course in preventive and paediatric dentistry from June 2015 to Jun 2018 from Mar Baselios Dental College Kothamangalam, Kochi. Since July 2018 she is working as consultant pedodontist in and around Kochi.

Currently, she is working as Assistant Professor in Department of Paediatric Dentistry since January 2021. Her areas of interest are early childhood caries, myofunctional appliances and oral biology. She is involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate academic activities and research programme. She has authored and published seven articles and two articles are under review process.

 

Education and Professional Experience:

  • 18 Jan 2021 till date: As Assistant Professor in the Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry
  • July 2018 till date : As Consultant Pedodontist in and around Kochi
  • June 2015–June 2018: Pursued MDS degree course in Department of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry at Mar Baselios Dental College Kothamangalam, Kochi.
  • March 2013 till May 2015 : As Dental surgeon at Dr. Vikram Dental Clinic, Adyar, Chennai.
  • Sep 2011 to Feb 2013: As Dental surgeon at Aesthetic Dental Clinic, Kottur Garden, Chennai.
  • May 2008 to August 2011 : As Dental Surgeon at Subhiksha Dental Clinic, Shenoy Nagar Chennai.
  • 10 April 2007 to 10April 2008 : Completed one year of compulsory rotating Internship, College of Dental Sciences, Davangere, Karnataka
  • Nov 2002 to April 2007: Studied BDS in College of Dental Sciences, Davangere, Karnataka
Publications
Professional Interest
  • Earlychildhood caries
  • Myofunctional appliances
  • Oral biology
Professional Membership
  • Indian Dental Association
  • Indian Society of Preventive and Paediatric Dentistry
Seminars Organized
  • Member of organizing committee – CDE program on ‘Bond with the best’ 2018 organized by AAPD Ernakulam branch.
Additional Professional Activities
  • Actively attends various conferences and continuing educational programmes. Few of those are given below:
  • Workshop at child developmental centre, Trivandrum medical college – 2 weeks.
  • 37th ISPPD conference, Raipur – PedoArt – 2015
  • 9th Mid-term conference KSPPD – Single visit Apexification and revascularization
  • 38th ISPPD conference, Cochin – Pedopearl 2016
  • 14th ISPPD PG convention 2017 Bengaluru.
  • 39th ISPPD conference – Chennai – 2017
  • 10th International dental students conference
  • CDE program on ‘Bond with the best’ 2018
  • Stoma 2015
  • Kleidoscope 2015
  • Stoma 2016
  • A to Z in rotary and surgical endodontics 2016
  • Myofunctional appliances : Can you time it – 2016
  • Pre – conference course – Technique to use Post and cores in Primary teeth – 37th Conference ISPPD 2015.
  • Pre – conference course – Minimally invasive dentistry – 39th Conference ISPPD 2017.
  • 5 th workshop on Research methodology 2015, GDC Kottayam
  • Basic life support 2016
  • Workshop on ‘Disability’ , KUHS, Thrissur 2015
  • The Charles pinto, Centre for Cleft Lip and Palate, Smile train – 2weeks posting on Cleftlip and cleft palate.
  • General anesthesia – Jubilee mission, Thrissur – 2weeks
  • Pediatric surgery – Jubilee mission, Thrissur – 2weeks
  • CDE on Hand on Workshop on CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOPOGRAPHY IDA Kerala state2018.
  • CDE on A-Z in Pediatric Endodontics. APPD  Kerala state 2018.
  • CDE on Meet the masters – An update on oral surgery for general practitioners – IDA Kerala state 2019.
  • CDE on Advanced Endodontics IDA Malanadu Smart city 2019.
  • CDE on Exodontia simplified IDA Smart city 2019.
  • CDE on A Kleidoscope of pediatric dentistry. IDA Kerala state2019
  • CDE on Advanced Endodontics IDA Malanadu Smart city 2020.
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