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Dr. Sandhya K. N.

Junior Research Fellow, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, School of Dentistry, Kochi

Qualification: MDS

Bio

Dr. Sandhya K. N. currently serves as Junior Research Fellow in the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Amrita School of Dentistry, Health Sciences Campus, Kochi.

She completed her BDS from Calicut University in 2012 and MDS in Oral Medicine and Radiology from Government Dental College, Trivandrum, with the first rank in 2017. She worked at Government Dental College, Thrissur, for one year in 2018 as Senior Resident. Then, Dr. Sandhya joined Amrita School of Dentistry as a Junior Research Fellow in the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology. She is currently doing a Ph. D. in Geriatric Dentistry. She is also supervising the undergraduate clinic. Her specific areas of interest are ultrasonography in dentistry, geriatric dentistry, etc. She has been actively involved in undergraduate education.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2020

Cervical lymph node evaluation in oral squamous cell carcinoma patients using ultrasound‐guided fine‐needle aspiration cytology – A descriptive diagnostic evaluation study in a tertiary care centre.

Cite this Research Publication : Neelamana S. K., Girija K. L., Thomas V., Venugopal M., Ramachandran S., Asish R., and Dr. Sandhya K. N., “Cervical lymph node evaluation in oral squamous cell carcinoma patients using ultrasound‐guided fine‐needle aspiration cytology – A descriptive diagnostic evaluation study in a tertiary care centre.”, 2020.

Year : 2018

Great Radiologic Imitators: Arteriovenous Malformation of Mandible – A Case Series

Cite this Research Publication : A K Nabeel, Jesmith Elsa Jacob, Tinky Bose, K P Sangeetha, Dr. Sandhya K. N., and Anita Balan, “Great Radiologic Imitators: Arteriovenous Malformation of Mandible - A Case Series.”, Contemp Clin Dent, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 502-508, 2018.

Publisher : Contemp Clin Dent

Year : 2017

Extraskeletal Ewing’s Sarcoma of Floor of Mouth: A 1 year follow up-of the Ra-re Disease in a Rare Location

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Sandhya K. N., K P Sangeetha, Anita Balan, K L Girija, and Tinky Bose, “Extraskeletal Ewing’s Sarcoma of Floor of Mouth: A 1 year follow up-of the Ra-re Disease in a Rare Location”, International Journal of Scientific Study, vol. 4, no. 11, 2017.

Publisher : International Journal of Scientific Study

Year : 2017

Odontogenic Myxoma –Report Of A Rare Case

Cite this Research Publication : Sangeetha P, Tinky C, Anita Balan, and Dr. Sandhya K. N., “Odontogenic Myxoma –Report Of A Rare Case”, IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences, vol. 16, pp. 13-17, 2017.

Publisher : IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences

Education and Professional Experience
  • 2018: Senior Resident, Government Dental College, Thrissur
  • July 2014 – November 2017: Junior Resident, Government Dental College, Trivandrum
  • September 2006 – October 2012: KMCT Dental College, Mukkom, Calicut
Professional Interests
  • Ultrasonography in Dentistry
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Oral Mucosal Diseases
Projects
  • Oral health status and treatment needs in geriatric tribal patients of Kalpetta-A cross sectional study
  • Health profile of patients attending geriatric department of geriatric of a tertiary care centre- retrospective study of 5 years
  • Oral health status and treatment needs in geriatric patients of old age home-A cross sectional study
Workshops and Seminars Organized
  • Essentials of Head & Neck Ultrasonography Workshop – 2014, Trivandrum
  • PACE – Dental Post Graduate PG Convention 2014 – Kannur
  • IAOMR – 26 th National PG Conference 2014 – Mangalore
  • Perio Prayan – CDE 2014 – Trivandrum
  • IAOMR – National PG Convention 2015 – Chennai
  • Infection Prevention – Training 2015 – Trivandrum
  • IAOMR– 28th National Conference, Kanyakumari, 2016
  • Updates on prevention and control of oral cancer – Workshop, 2016, Trivandrum
  • Ist National PG Rapid Review in Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2017, Chennai
  • 49th IDA State Conference, 2017, Kannur
  • FASCEP – Shastra Puraskaram and scholarship competition for best PG dissertation
  • Certificate course on CBCT in Maxillofacial Radiography- exploring new frontiers, by GDC, Kottayam
  • AMRITACON International Conference, AIMS, Kochi, 2019
Additional Professional Activities
  • Won first prize in the Quiz Programme in the National B.D.S Students Seminar on Oral Medicine & Radiology (All India B.D.S Students Scientific Meet) Organised by Indian Academy of Oral Medicine & Radiology &  of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Saveedha Dental College & Hospital, Saveedha University held on 21.10.2012 at Chennai
  • Got First Rank in M.D.S. Oral Medicine & Radiology conducted by KUHS July 2017
  • Best Young Scientist Award for thesis presentation at National Conference      on Dental Research hosted by Cochin Periodontists Society in October 2017
Certificate Courses Attended
  • Certificate Course in Cone Beam Computed Tomography, Manipal College of Dental Science, Mangalore
  • Certificate Course in Essentials of Palliative Care, Indian Association of Palliative Care, Calicut
  • Essentials of Ultrasonography-Head and Neck-Government Dental College, Trivandrum
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