Faculty Bio

• From 2019 July: Assistant Professor,
  Department of Orthodontics, Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi.
• From 2019 May: enrolled for Ph.D.,
  Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi.
• May 2015 – June 2018: Postgraduate resident,
  Department of Orthodontics, Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi.
• November 2011 – March 2013: Private Practitioner,
  Millennium Dental Clinic, Thrissur.
• 2006 – 2011:  BDS,
  Amrita School Of Dentistry, Kochi

• Health Research Fundamentals- National Institute of Epidemiology-ICMR 2019.
• Introduction to Principles and Practices of Clinical Research (IPPCR): National Institute of Health NIH 2020.
• Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Johns Hopkins University.
• Learning to Teach Online. The University of New South Wales 2020.

• Dental Sleep Medicine
• Straight wire MBT technique
• Myofunctional and Orthopaedic appliances
• Adult and Surgical Orthodontic Cases
• Cleft Lip and Palate Cases
• Use of Micro-Implant for Multiple Orthodontic Mechanics
• Management of Mutilated Dentition
• Lingual Orthodontics
• Resident Education

• Prevalence of OSA & Efficiency of custom made Oral appliances for treatment of OSA among South Indian population.

• Best Clinical Performance Award- 2006-2011 BDS. Amrita School Of Dentistry, Kochi 2011.
• First Rank, Gold Medal for MDS examination. Amrita School Of Dentistry, Kochi 2018.

Paper Presentation

• Effects of Mandibular Advancement Device on Airway in Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Amrita IOS Orthodontic Convention Amrita school of dentistry, 2017
• Prevalence of risk factors of Obstructive Sleep Apnea among Kochi population and its relationship with craniofacial skeletal pattern. National Dental conference on Dental Research “Re’COPS Kochi, 2017
• Upper Airway and Its Association with Neck Circumference & Hyoid Position. Sri Lankan Orthodontic Conference, Colombo, 2018

Poster Presentation

• Effect of Oral Appliance on airway space in OSA, 20th IOS PG Students’ Convention, Amritsar, 2016
• Assessment Of Sagittal Skeletal Discrepancy Using Beta Angle – A Cephalometric Study, 52nd Indian orthodontic conference, Jaipur 2017.

Conferences Attended

• 50^th Indian Orthodontic Conference, Hyderabad, 2015
• 20^th IOS PG Students Convention, Amritsar, 2016
• 5^th Indian Lingual Orthodontic Conference, Bangalore, 2016
• 52^nd Indian orthodontic Conference, Jaipur, 2017
• Sri Lankan Orthodontic Conference, Colombo, 2018
• Surgical MBT treatment mechanics course, Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences, Thiruvalla,2016
• TMJ/TMD/Orofacial Pain and Management, Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi,2016
• Temporary anchorage devices and biomechanics for effective clinical outcome Cochin Orthodontic Study Group,2017
• Hand-On Contemporary Lingual Orthodontics, Bangalore, 2016
• Hand-On Advanced Lingual Orthodontics, Bangalore, 2016
• Amrita IOS Orthodontic Convention -Amrita school of Dentistry, 2017
• National Dental conference on Dental Research “Re’COPS, Kochi, 2017
• Dentofacial Esthetics- FDI & IDA, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi 2017
• Taming the rectangular archwire, MES Dental College, Perinthalmanna, 2018
• A To Z Orthodontics, Thiruvanathapuram, 2018
• 53^rd National Indian Orthodontic Conference, Kochi, 2018
• 8^thNBE- UNESCO Chair in Bioethics National Programme, Kochi 2020