Faculty Bio

• December 2021 – Present: Reader in Department of Public Health Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi, Kerala
• December 2017 – November 2021: Assistant Professor in Department of Public Health Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi, Kerala.
• March 2013 – March 2014: One-year internship at Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Kothamangalam, Kerala.

• 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)
• Principal Investigator for Student Project Scheme of Kerala State Council of Science, Technology and Environment titled Effectiveness of an educational intervention in promoting antibiotic awareness among 8th to 10th grade school children in Kerala (Student Investigator: Dr. Parvathy Balachandran).
• Principal Investigator for Student Project Scheme of Kerala State Council of Science, Technology and Environment titled Effectiveness of a training program on the knowledge and awareness of antimicrobial resistance and stewardship among dental interns (Student Investigators: Akarsha S. And Abhishek Prabhu)
• Consultant for the Ph.D. project of Dr. Induja Devan (ICMR Nurturing Clinical Scientist) on the topic: Comparison of various frequencies of 38% Silver Diamine Fluoride applications for dental caries caseation in tribal children in India
• Covident (COVID Evidence for Dentists) – Rapid Organic Review.

• Journal of Evidence Based Dental Practice (Reviewer)
• International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Reviewer)
• Journal of International Oral Health (Reviewer)
• BMC Oral Health (Reviewer)
• The Open Dentistry Journal (Reviewer)
• Evidence Based Dentistry (Commentator and Reviewer)
• Amrita Journal of Medicine (Editorial Board Member and Reviewer)
• Amrita Journal of Medicine
• Population Medicine (Reviewer)
• Cureus (Reviewer)
• Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry (Reviewer)
• eCancer Medical Science (Reviewer)

• Health Professions Education
• Dental public health
• Research methodology
• Biostatistics
• Health systems research
• Clinical trials
• Research ethics
• School health programs
• Public health activities and programs

• Community Health Oriented Research and Training (COHORT)
• Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry (Life Member)
• Indian Dental Association (Kerala State)

• Resource person – Research Methodology and Basic Biostatistics, Organized by – PMS College of Dental Sciences and Research, 18th December 2023
• Guest speaker – Literature Search (Beacon 2023), Organized by – Annoor Dental College, Muvattupuzha, 6th December 2023
• Guest speaker – Unlocking Opportunities: Mastering CV preparation techniques, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Kothamangalam, 9th August 2023
• Guest speaker – Unlocking Opportunities: Mastering CV preparation techniques, JSS Dental College and Hospital, Mysore, 26th June 2023 (Online)
• Guest speaker – ABCDE of Covid-19 impact on dental education, D+ve – 4th National level Dental Academic Conference, 28th May 2023, Kochi
• Resource person – Biostatistics Organized by – Al-Badar Dental College, Kalburgi, April 2023
• Resource person – Research Methodology and Basic Biostatistics, Organized by – PMS College of Dental Sciences and Research, February 28, 2023
• Resource person – National Workshop on Qualitative Research (ICMR funded), Organized by – Government Dental College, Kottayam, 18-20 January 2023
• Guest Speaker – Cite It Right as you write
  Organized by – 26^th IAPHD National Conference, Goa, September 23-25, 2022
• Resource person – From research to publication
  Organized by – PMS College of Dental Sciences and Research, August 12, 2022
• Resource person – From protocol preparation to dissertation
  Organized by – Mar Baselious Dental College, February 10, 2022
• Course faculty – Ethics in Health Research
  Course developed as a part of Amrita-Heidelberg Collaboration, 2021
• Resource faculty – Systematic Review Beginners Course
  Organized by – Amrita School of Dentistry, October 9^th, 2021
• Guest lecture – From research to publication
  Organized by – MAHE Institute of Dental Sciences, October 10^th 2021
• Guest Lecture – WHO Basic Oral Health Survey (1997 and 2013)
  PHD 101 – National Online Learning Portal, June 2^nd 2021
• Resource person – Systematic Review and Meta-analysis online workshop
  Organized by: p value, 21-23^rd May 2021
• Guest speaker – Cite while you write (Referencing)
  Research and Statistics Webinar – IADS and p value, 18^th April 2021
• Resource Faculty – Research Methodology and Biostatistics
  Webinar Series – MS Ramaiah University and GDCRI Bangalore, Feb – Mar 2021
• Course instructor – Fundamental in Health Research 2020: Research Methodology module. Amrita School of Dentistry
• Course instructor – Fundamentals in Health Research 2020: Biostatistics module. Amrita School of Dentistry
• Resource person – Research Methodology and Biostatistics
  Webinar Series – Anil Neerukonda Institute of Dental Sciences, Visakhapatanam, August 2020
• Guest speaker – Referencing

  9^th Research Methodology Workshop – Govt. Dental College, Kottayam, September 26, 2019.

• Keynote speaker – Research prospects after BDS
  ISP National Perio Undergraduate UG Convention, March 30-31, 2019, Kochi
• Resource person – Research methodology Workshop for Faculty.
  Amrita School of Medicine, March 2018, Kochi
• Guest speaker – CDE on Research Methodology and Biostatistics: A primer.
  Sree Sankara Dental College, March 1, 2018, Varkala
• Guest speaker – Basic Biostatistics
  Perio Sameeksha – Intensive Academic Review Program, February 2018, Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi
• Guest speaker – Dental Public Health scenario in India
  D+ve – National level Dental Academic Conference, December 17, 2017, Trichur
• Keynote speaker – Community Dental Health in India: An update.
  ReCOPS – National Conference on Dental Research, October 2017, Kochi

• STTP on Statistical Analysis using SPSS software (2020) – REST Society for Research International
• Epidemics, Pandemics and Outbreaks (2020) – University of Pittsburg (Coursera)
• Current regulatory Requirements for conducting clinical trials In India (2019) – IIT Madras (NPTEL)
• Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research (2018) – (NIH)
• Introduction to Biostatistics (2018) – IIT Bombay eCertificate course (NPTEL)
• Health Research Fundamentals (2016) – NIE-ICMR eCertificate course (NPTEL)
• Design and interpretation of clinical trials (2016) – John Hopkins University (Coursera)
• Systems thinking in Public Health (2016) – John Hopkins University (Coursera)

International Conferences

• What Works South East Asia Conference, Campbell Collaboration held at New Delhi from 28^th – 30^th November 2023.
• 17^th World Congress on Public Health held at Rome Italy, 2-6^th May 2023
• One World One Health International Conference, Chandigarh (6-7^th December 2022)
• 5^th Amrita International Public Health Conference, Kochi (2-3^rd December 2022)
• 2^nd Amrita International Public Health Conference, Kochi (November 25-26, 2019)
• 1^st Amrita International Public Health Conference, Kochi (November 2-3, 2018)
• 12^th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health, September 13-15, 2018, Bali, Indonesia

National Conferences

• 14^th National Conference on Health Professions Education, Mumbai, 24^th – 25^th November 2023.
• Vidyen – Virtual Dental Education Conference, 10^th – 12^th October 2023 (online)
• D+ve – 4^th National level Dental Academic Conference, 28-29^th May 2023, Kochi
• 26^th National Conference of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry, Goa (23-25 September 2022)
• 24^th National Conference of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry, Hyderabad (2019)
• 4^th National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Mumbai, February 8-10, 2019
• AMCCON 2018: National Conference on Health Inequities in India – Transformative Research for Action, Trivandrum (Jan 2018)
• D+ve – National level Dental Academic Conference, December 17, 2017, Trichur
• ReCOPS – National Conference on Dental Research, October 2017, Kochi
• 21^st National Conference of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry 2016, Bhubaneshwar
• Evidence In Public Health Policy Conference 2016, Bengaluru
• 3^rd Forum for Ethical Review Committees in India Conference 2015, Lucknow
• 20^th National Conference of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry 2015, Manipal
• 9^th PG Convention of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry 2015, Nellore
• 19^th National Conference of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry 2014, Kochi
• 8^th PG Convention of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry 2014, Noida

Symposium and Workshops

• ICMR Training on Responsible Conduct of Research & Publication Ethics, February 28, 2020, NIDCR, Bengaluru.
• Short Duration Intensive Training Program on Public Health Ethics, July 17-21, 2019, IIT Bombay (Organized by ICMR, FMES, HEaL and TISS).
• Illuminate – Pedagogy and Personal Effectiveness Workshop, April 20-21, 2019, Salem.
• National Symposium on Evidence Synthesis, New Delhi, April 10-12, 2019
• Workshop on Qualitative Research Methods and Data Analysis, Amrita School of Dentistry (2018)
• Ethics in Public Health Practice, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru (2017)
• Evidence Based Medicine Symposium, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi (2016)
• Biostatistics Workshop, Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi (2015)
• Tobacco Cessation Counselling, NIMHANS, Bengaluru (2015)
• Clinical Trials Workshop, Christian Medical College, Vellore (2014)
• ART Workshop, Government Dental College, Bengaluru (2015)
• Qualitative Research Workshop, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi (2015)
• Research Methodology Workshop, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi (2014)

1. Awarded International Travel grant from Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) to attend the 17^th World Congress on Public Health at Rome Italy from 2-6^th May 2023.  
2. Awarded Registration scholarship to attend the 13^th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco and Health 2021 (Virtual), 3-4^th September 2021
3. Awarded Speaker scholarship to attend the 6^th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research 2020 (Virtual), 8-12^th November 2020
4. Best paper: National Symposium on Evidence Synthesis, New Delhi 2019 – Effect of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (LASER) therapy versus conventional technique on clinical and radiographic outcomes of deciduous molar pulpotomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
5. Awarded Travel grant to attend National Symposium on Evidence Synthesis, New Delhi, 10-12^th April 2019.
6. Awarded full scholarship to attend 4^th National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Mumbai, 8-10^th February 2019.
7. Awarded Partial scholarship to attend 12th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health, 13-15th September 2018, Bali, Indonesia
8. Best paper: 21^st National Conference of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry 2016, Bhubaneshwar – Oral health infrastructure of Kerala
9. Best paper: 20^th National Conference of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry (IAPHD) 2015, Manipal – Profile of Institutional Ethics Committees in dental colleges in Kerala
10. Best paper: 3^rd Forum for Ethical Review Committees in India Conference 2015, Lucknow – Profile of Institutional Ethics Committees in dental colleges in Kerala