Dr Anand S., first year PG won third prize for the poster titled “Black & White way to let the cat out of the bag” in the triple “O” conclave II conducted at Anoor Dental College, Muvattupuzha on July 27, 2019. He also won second prize for the poster titled “Respect the corpse: Radon’s way of seeing inside out” at the 31st IAOMR National Conference conducted on 15th,16th & 17th November 2019 at Hyatt Regency, Amritsar, Punjab.
Indu P. S., first-year PG, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology won second prize for the poster titled “Autophagy –The act of cellular cannibalism –A double edged sword ?” in the triple “O” conclave II conducted at Anoor Dental College, Muvattupuzha on July 27, 2019.
Dr. Geni Jacob, Dr. Divya T. C., Dr. Samyukta Dinesh and Dr. Sita Manasvi, Postgraduate Students at the Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Amrita School of Dentistry, secured BEST PAPER awards at the 20th National PG Convention of IACDE & IES held at Chandigarh from 7 – 10 March 2019. Dr. Divya T. C. also secured award in the Best of Best papers category at the convention.
Papers Presented:
Dr. Meghna, 2nd year PG student in Periodontics, Amrita School of Dentistry, received 1st prize for E-poster presentation on Vestibuloplasty : An Appraisal of three different techniques in the SPIK (Society for Periodontists and Implantologists of Kerala) Mid Term Conference held in Kochi during February 23 – 24, 2019. Dr. Sherry Terby, 1st year PG student in Periodontics, Amrita School of Dentistry received 1st prize for journal club presentation during the same conference.
Dr. Sherry, Post Graduate Student, Department of Periodontics, secured 1st prize for Journal Club presentation on the Paper ‘Antioxidant therapy (lycopene and green tea extract) in periodontal disease: a promising paradigm’, at SPIK annual conference, Kochi held on February 23-24, 2019.
Indulekshmi M & Geethu V. Gireesh, Interns, Amrita School of Dentistry won first prize for the poster titled “Immunotherapy; Immune cells, the real warriors” in poster competition conducted as part of oral cancer symposium on 4th & 5th February 2019 at Azeezia College of Dental Sciences and Research Center, Kollam.
Anjali A.K. & Renjitha, Interns, Amrita School of Dentistry won first prize in poster competition conducted as part of oral cancer symposium on 4th & 5th February 2019 at Azeezia College of Dental Sciences and Research Center, Kollam.
Dr. Malliga V., 1st Year Post Graduate student of the Department of Public Health Dentistry won 1st prize in theme-based poster presentation in National Conference of IAPHD for her paper titled Oral disease vulnerability Index on 30th November 2018.
Dr. Adhila Rafiq and Dr. Meghna, Post Graduate Students, Department of Periodontics, secured 1st prize for their poster presentation on the topic, Vestibuloplasty, an appraisal of three different techniques at SPIK annual conference Kochi 2019.
Dr. Rhea Susan Varghese, Post Graduate Student (first year MDS), Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Amrita School of Dentistry, got best poster award for her presentation on ‘Artificial Intelligence Dentistry’ in the National IAOMR (Indian Academy of Oral Medicine & Radiology) Conference held in Udaipur during November 25-27, 2018.
Final year BDS students from Amrita School of Dentistry – Rohan Vaidya, Kanika Khubchandani, Shanmugapriya Ganesan and Anju Treesa John presented papers of original research work at the IDA Kerala State Students Conference 2018 held at Trivandrum on November 24, 2018. Kanika Khubchandani (Final year BDS Part 1) received the best paper award for the study on “Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Biomedical Waste Management among clinical dental students”. All other papers were well appreciated by the jury. The students were guided by Dr. Sravan Kumar, Dr. R. Venkitachalam, Dr. Joe Joseph and Dr. Vijay Kumar – faculty members, Public Health Dentistry.
Dr. Parvathy Vijay, 3rd Year Postgraduate, Department of Pediatric Dentistry won the ‘Best Paper presentation award’ for the topic ‘Hemisection: Concealing tooth aplasia’ at the 40th National Conference of the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry in October 2018.
In connection with the Infection Control Week 2018, a poster competition was organized on October 15, 2018 among the schools in the Health Sciences Campus, Kochi. Students of the 2016 and 2017 batch of MDS from the Department of Periodontics, Amrita School of Dentistry, bagged the 2nd and 3rd prize respectively in the poster competition. The theme for the poster presentation was “Protect Patients Everywhere.”
Athira C.M., Intern, 2013 batch BDS, bagged 1st place in Intercollegiate Poster Competition conducted by Dept. of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Azeezia College of Dental Sciences & Research, Kollam as a part of World No Tobacco Day 2018. The poster was judged by State Tobacco Control Cell. Prize includes Certificate & Cash Prize of Rs 3000.
May 2018
Athira C. M. of the 2013 BDS batch won first place at the intercollegiate poster competition held at Azeezia College of Dental Sciences and Research Center, Kollam as part of ‘World No Tobacco Day 2018’.
May 2018
Meeralakshmi S., Intern (2013 batch BDS) of Amrita School of Dentistry, won third place at the 5th SPIK Scholarship Exam conducted by the Society of Periodontists and Implantologists of Kerala in association with the Department of Periodontics, Amrita School of Dentistry in 2018.
April 29, 2018
In the recently concluded Indian Prosthodontic Society Kerala State Conference held in Thrissur on April 29, 2018, postgraduates of the Department of Prosthodontics, Amrita School of Dentistry {(Dr. Kasthuri (2016 batch), Dr.Ashna (2015 batch) and Dr. Arun Ravi (2016 batch)} received the best scientific poster presentation award on the topic “Jaw in a day – emerging option in maxillofacial reconstruction”.
Dr. Kasthuri (2016 batch), Dr.Ashna (2015 batch) and Dr. Arun Ravi (2016 batch) received the Best Scientific Poster Presentation Award
Shankar S. Menon, student of III year BDS has won the State level Zonal Round of “Speak for India Kerala Edition 2018” debate held for College Students at SCMS College, Kalamassery on January 15, 2018. Shankar will now join the 12 students who have been selected from different zones in Kerala to compete in the semi-final round to be held soon.
January 2018
Dr. Krishna Vijay, Dr. Pallavi Menon, Dr. Smijal, Dr. Meenakshi, post graduates of the Department of Periodontics, secured the first place at the SPIK Mid term Conference in January 2018.
December 19-20, 2017
Shankar S. Menon of the 2016 Batch BDS represented Amrita University in English Elocution and Debate competition at the South India Inter University Competitions held in Chennai during December 19-20, 2017.
Mr. Shankar also obtained the second prize in the Gold Medal Examination held in Amrita Health Sciences Campus on Indian Culture and values with Special focus on Amma’s life and teachings.
December 17, 2017
Dr. Vinita Sanjeevan (Final year PG, Department of Public Health Dentistry) bagged the 2nd runner up position (among 24 contestants) for D +ve Royal Sastra Puraskaram competition organized by Royal Dental College, Palakkad on December 17, 2017. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 10,000. Topic of study: “Intergenerational transfer of tobacco use behaviour from parent to child: A case control study”.
Dr. Vinita Sanjeevan (Final year PG, Department of Public Health Dentistry) bagged the 2nd runner up position
Dr. Mridula Mohan, final year PG trainee in the Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi, won the Best Paper Award in the Scientific Presentations (Original Research) category at the 26th National Conference of the Indian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologists (IAOMP) held at Bhubaneswar (Odisha), from November 17-19, 2017. More than 500 PG students in the specialty from different parts of India presented papers at the conference.
November 03 – 05 2017
Dr. Vinita Sanjeevan, final year post graduate resident received best scientific paper award for her paper titled “Effectiveness of school dental screening in increasing the dental care utilization: A systematic review and meta analysis”.
Aanchal Mittal Sanjay, final year BDS student received second prize for essay competition under IAPHD ENDOWMENT AWARD UG Category.
November 2017
Ram Vibakar Raj of the 2013 BDS batch participated in the Intercampus Basketball Championship and their team won the Championship. He also won prizes in High Jump and Long Jump at the Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Athletics Championship 2017.
August 25-27, 2017
Dr. Nidhi Chinnu Boban and Dr. Faveenna Sukumaran, PG students, Dept of Periodontics, won first place for scientific paper presentation at the 10th National Conference of the Indian Society of Prosthodontics-Restorative-Periodontics held at Chennai, from August 25-27, 2017.
Dr. Naveen Jacob Varghese (Final year PG, Department of Public Health Dentistry) was awarded consolation prize for his study on “Comparison of modified Bass, Fones and normal toothbrushing techniques among young adults: A randomized controlled clinical trial”.
May 28, 2017
Ms. Anjana Santhosh, Intern, Amrita School of Dentistry has bagged the BEST POSTER AWARD at the “E’COPS – a state level symposium on Medical Emergencies in Dental Clinics, hosted by the Cochin Periodontists Society on May 28, 2017 at Kochi.
Around 100 dental undergrduate and postgraduate students presented posters at the symposium. Anjana presented a poster on “Medico-legal issues in Dentistry” which was selected as the Best Poster in the undergraduate student category.
Ms. Anjana Santhosh, Intern, Amrita School of Dentistry has bagged the best poster award
January 28 – 29, 2017
Dr. Mridula, Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology won first Prize for her scientific presentation at the Annual KSOMP Conference 2017.
Dr. Aiswarya, Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology secured second prize for her scientific presentation at the Annual KSOMP Conference 2017.
January 28 – 29, 2017
Dr. Pallavi, Post Graduate Student, Department of Periodontics, won the First Prize for paper presentation at the 49th Kerala State IDA conference held at Kottayam.
January 7-8, 2017
Dr. Annapoorani received the award for the Top mark scorer during the BDS course from the President of the Dental Council of India at the First National Dental Student’s Workshop held in January 2017.
Dr. Venkitachalam, Final Year PG Trainee, Dept of Public Health Dentistry, was adjudged The Most Promising P.G Student (Senior), while Mr. Shankar Menon, First Year BDS Student, won The Award for The “Most Promising U.G Student (Junior)” in the most promising student in Dentistry competition conducted by Cochin Periodontal Society on December 11, 2016.
November 09 – 13, 2016
Dr. Kaushik Haridas, PG Student, Conservative Dentistry has received the best paper award during the 31st IACDE & 24th IES National Conference held at Kolkata during November 09 – 13, 2016. The title of his presentation was – Effect of Instrumentation Kinematics on Debris extension, rotation vs. reciprocation, a novel approach.
Dr. Kaushik Haridas, PG Student, Conservative Dentistry has received the best paper award
October 2016
In the National Conference of the Indian Society of Periodontology (ISP) at Nagpur held during October 2016, Dr Nicky Haridas, final year postgraduate trainee, Department of Periodontology, Amrita School of Dentistry won the consolation prize in the scientific poster presentation category for her presentation on ‘Assessment of the reliability and validity of gingival pigmentation index of treatment needs’.
September 23-25, 2016
The undergraduate students at Amrita School of Dentistry won best paper awards in the 39th Annual Anatomy Conference of the Tamil Nadu State and International Conference in Anatomy at Sree Balaji Medical College, Chromepet, Chennai held on 23rd, 24th & 25th September 2016.
First Prize: Rohan Vaidya : 2nd year BDS student
Category: Clinical Anatomy
Paper Title: “Morphographic study of the Stylomastoid foramen” by Rohan Vaidya, Geetha S. G., Asha J. Mathew
First Prize: Shanmugapriya G. – 2nd year BDS
Category: Clinical Anatomy
Paper Title: “Morphometric Study of the Hard Palate and Localization of Greater Palatine Foramen” by Shanmugapriya G. ,Geetha S. G., Asha J. Mathew
Second Prize: Kanika Sunil K. – 2nd year BDS
Category: Osteology
Paper Title: “Morphometric Analysis of Foramen Ovale” by Kanika Sunil K.,Geetha S. G., Minnie Pillay
Third Prize: Tripurarchana R. – 2nd year BDS
Category: Osteology
Paper Title: “Morphometric Analysis of Foramen Magnum” by Tripurarchana R., Geetha S. G., Rathi Sudhakaran.
September 8-10, 2016
Ram Vibakar Raj, Final Year BDS student, was a part of the campus team which won the Championship at the Amrita Intercampus Basketball tournament 2016 held at Amritapuri Campus.
March 5, 2016
In the recently held XIII Annual State Conference of the Kairali Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathologists at Hotel Dunes Cochin during March 05 – 06, 2016, Dr. Lisha Mathew, second-year postgraduate trainee, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology & Microbiology, Amrita School of Dentistry, won the BEST SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATION AWARD in the case reports category, for her presentation titled: “Carcinoma Cuniculatum-A rare entity with a missed identity”.
Dr.Lisha receiving Best Presentation Trophy from Dr.Ambika
Dr.Lisha Presentation
Around 35 PG students in Oral Pathology & Microbiology from various dental colleges in Kerala made presentations at this conference. Dr. Lisha received a trophy and a certificate for the best presentation. Dr. Mahija Janardhanan, Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology & Microbiology, Amrita School of Dentistry, is the co-author for this presentation.
February 25-27, 2016
At the 13th National Post Graduate Convention of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry (Pedo Pearls ’16) at Hyderabad which was held during February 25-27, 2016, the first-year postgraduates in the Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry, Dr. Aravind Mohanan, Dr. Ajmal Najeeb and Dr. Baren Abraham, won second price in the short film competition. Their short film was titled “Ambiance and Attire – Modify and Prevail.” The second-year postgraduates, Dr. Samith M. Pillai, Dr. Tinu George and Dr. Leena Menon, presented a poster titled “Bioesthetics – A New Horizon.”
January 08 – 10, 2016
At the 48th Kerala State Dental Conference- Aloha 16, hosted by IDA Alappuzha during January 08 – 10, 2016, Dr. Lisha Mathew, Second-year Postgraduate Trainee, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology & Microbiology, Amrita School of Dentistry, bagged the Best Paper Award in the scientific paper presentations. Dr. Lisha presented a paper titled, “Carcinoma cuniculatum presenting as a destructive lesion of mandible- A rare entity with a missed identity“, guided by Dr. Mahija Janardhana, Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology & Microbiology, Amrita School of Dentistry.
Dr. Lisha Mathew, second- year postgraduate trainee, presenting paper
At the 3rd National Conference of the Forum of Ethics Review Committees in India held at Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Postgraduate Medical Sciences, Lucknow, during December 10 – 11, 2015, the original research by Dr. R. Venkitachalam, second-year postgraduate resident in Public Health Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry, was awarded best scientific paper award. The paper was titled – Profile of Institutional Ethics Committees in Dental colleges in Kerala- An Exploratory Study.
November 20 – 22, 2015
In the recently held National Conference of the Indian Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathologists (IAOMP) at Jaipur during November 20 – 22, 2015, Dr. Aiswarya A. Krishnan, second year postgraduate trainee, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, Amrita School of Dentistry won the FIRST PRIZE in the scientific presentation category.
Dr. Aiswarya presented a rare case of “Lung Adenocarcinoma – Metastasis to the Mandible”, which was guided by Dr. Vindhya Savithri, Reader, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, Amrita School of Dentistry.
Dr. Aiswarya A. Krishnan, second year postgraduate trainee, receiving Award
October 09 – 11, 2015
The postgraduate residents at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Amrita School of Dentistry won several accolades at the 12th Annual State Conference of AOMSI (Kerala Chapter) held at Palakkad during October 09 – 11, 2015.
September 26 – 27, 2015
Dr. Anju David, second-year postgraduate resident in the Department Oral Medicine and Radiology, Amrita School of Dentistry bagged the first prize for paper presentation at the Indian Academy Of Oral Medicine and Radiology (IAOMR) PG Convention held in Chennai during September 26 – 27, 2015. Her presentation was on case report titled “Cervical lymphadenopathy: a diagnostic dilemma.”
August 07 – 09, 2015
Dr. Arjun B. Ravi, Dr. Razdan T. R., and Dr. Nithin Mathew, final-year postgraduate residents in the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Amrita School of Dentistry won the best paper award for presenting a scientific paper at the eighth ISPRP (Indian Society of Prosthodontics, Restorative and Periodontics ) Conference held at Mahe (MINDS) during August 07 – 09, 2015. The paper was titled “Seal to heal : predictable surgical method of treating external root resorption-a case report.”
July 11-12, 2015
Dr. Litu Mary Thampy, final-year postgraduate resident, Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, won the FIRST PRIZE (Best Paper) in the Scientific Paper Presentation Category at the National PG Convention of Indian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologists (IAOMP) held at Vadodara on the 11th and 12th of July 2015. Her paper titled: “Quantitative analysis of AgNOR proteins in brush biopsies of oral premalignant and malignant lesions”, was a study done as part of the short-term research for postgraduate residents and was guided by Dr. Mahija Janardhanan, Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology & Microbiology at Amrita School of Dentistry.
Dr. Devika R. Krishnan, second-year postgraduate resident in Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Amrita School of Dentistry, received the best paper award at the 16th Indian Association of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics and Indian Endodontic Society (IACDE and IES) National Convention held at I.T.S Centre for Dental Sciences and Research, Muradnagar, Ghaziabad during June 04 – 06, 2015.
The scientific paper was titled, ‘Restorative strategies of endodontically treated molars – A three dimensional finite element analysis study.’
March 14-15, 2015
Dr. Razdan, Second year Postgraduate Resident, Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics won the best paper award at the 13th Midterm and 5th PG Convention of Conservative and Endodontic Society of Kerala held at Kannur during March 14-15, 2015.
March 13-15, 2015
At the 14th ISP National PG Convention held at D. Y. Patil School of Dentistry, Navi Mumbai from March 13-15, 2015, postgraduate trainees from the Department of Periodontics, Amrita School of Dentistry won the first and second highest scores in the scientific paper / poster presentation session, from among a total of 400 papers and 120 posters presented by postgraduates from various dental colleges in India…. Read more»
March 7-8, 2015
Dr.Litu Mary Thampy, Second year Postgraduate Trainee, receiving Best Poster Award
Dr. Aiswarya A., First year Postgraduate Trainee, receiving Second prize
At the Annual Conference of the Kairali Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologists (KSOMP) held at Kothamangalam on the 7th and 8th of March 2015, postgraduate trainees from the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, Amrita School of Dentistry won the FIRST and SECOND prizes in the scientific poster presentation session from among a total of 23 posters presented by postgraduates from various dental colleges in Kerala… Read more»
January 16-18, 2015
Dr. Archana Vijayakumar, Dr. Arjun Thangaraj, Dr. Lakshmi Raj, Dr. Sagareka Choudhary, Dr. Apeksha Joshi and Dr. Gadha R. Pillai, interns of Amrita School of Dentistry had participated in the recently held 47th Kerala State Dental Conference held at Kannur during January 16-18, 2015. Dr. Archana Vijayakumar won the first prize and Dr. Arjun Thangaraj won the third prize in student category paper presentations. Dr. Gadha R. Pillai won the second prize for her paper presentation in prosthodontic category.
December 14, 2014
Annapurani R., third-year BDS student (2012 batch) was selected to receive the 2014 International Pierre Fauchard Academy Undergraduate Student Scholarship .She received a certificate and award of USD 300/-. The certificate and award was presented at the 28th Annual PFA Convocation and Awards Ceremony held on December 14, 2014, at Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi.
November 28-30,2014
At the 23rd National Conference of the Indian Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathologists (IAOMP) held at Chancery Pavillion, Bangalore from 28th to 30th November 2014, the scientific poster titled “ORAL CANCER: CHANGING TRENDS AND DIVERGING ROUTES” presented by Dr. Litu Mary Thampy, II year postgraduate trainee, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology & Microbiology, Amrita School of Dentistry, was adjudged the BEST POSTER of the session. This poster, guided by Dr. Mahija Janardhanan, Professor Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology & Microbiology, was also selected as one among the 9 overall best posters, of a total of 310 student posters presented at the conference.
November 21- 23, 2014
At the 26th National Conference of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology held at Yenepoya Dental College, Mangalore from November 21-23, 2014, the poster titled “NANODENTISTRY: SMALL WORLD WITH BIG PROMISES” presented by Dr. Anju P. David, postgraduate resident in the Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Amrita School of Dentistry was selected as one among the 15 best posters from a total of 175 posters.
October 31- November 2, 2014
Dr. Tharangini Madhusudanan, third-year postgraduate trainee, Prosthodontics, won the best scientific paper award at 27th Annual Conference of Indian Society for Dental Research (ISDR) & International Association for Dental Research (IADH) – India Division held at Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, from October 31st to November 2nd 2014. Ms. Junia Devassy, Intern, received the prestigious “ISDR – T.V. Ramachandra Rao Memorial Award” for obtaining highest mark in Periodontics (171/200). This award instituted by the Indian Society for Dental Research (ISDR) and the Indian Association for Dental Research (IADR), Chennai, is given to the dental undergraduate student(s) securing the top mark in various subjects of the Final Year BDS course. From among the toppers of various universities in India, Junia Devassy was selected for the top mark in Periodontics this year, representing the Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
October 14-16, 2014
At the 36th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry (ISPPD) held at Lucknow from 14th to 16th October 2014, postgraduate trainees at the Department of Paediatric Dentistry won accolades. Dr. Parvathy Sreekumar, second-year postgraduate trainee, won the best paper award (student category) for her paper titled “Research on – Attitude and awareness of parents towards the first dental visit and oral hygiene habits of their children”. Dr. Samith Mohanan Nair, first-year postgraduate trainee, won the second best poster award (student category) for his poster titled “Smart Materials.”
September 14, 2014
Dr. Thara Aravind and Dr. Deepa S., final-year postgraduate trainees, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology & Microbiology, won the first and second prizes respectively for the scientific poster presentation in the 11th Annual Conference of the Kairali Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologists (KSOMP) held on September 14, 2014 . Around 30 PG students from dental colleges all over Kerala made scientific presentations at the conference. Dr. Thara presented a poster titled “Histopathologic evaluation of Oral Lichen Planus and Lichenoid Reaction – A comparative analysis” guided by Dr. Mahija Janardhanan, Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology & Microbiology. Dr. Deepa presented a poster titled “Dish Washing Soap as an alternative to Xylene-A comparative study” guided by Dr. Rakesh, Professor and Head, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology & Microbiology.
Dr. Suresh Nayar, Adjunct Faculty, Prosthodontics and Implantology, is the President Elect of the British Society of Prosthodontics. He is the first non-British to be elected to this role.
June 28, 2020.
Dr. Asha Joseph, Reader, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics had completed “Learning to teach online “an online non-credit credit course authorized by UNSW Sydney offered through Couresera. She also had attended a webinar titled “Pandemics and dentistry” organized by DCI on June 28, 2020.
May 30, 2020
Dr. Chandrashekar Janakiram, Professor and Head of Department of Public Health Dentistry was an invited guest for IAPHD webinar session for the topic “Research Integrity “on May 30, 2020.
May 28, 2020
Dr. Sowmya Srinivasan, Research Scientist, gave a live webinar titled “Venturing into Dental Research “on May 28, 2020, which was hosted by the Department of Prosthodontics, Chettinad Dental College and Research Institute.
Dr. Venkitachalam R., Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health and Dentistry had contributed his write up in The Week magazine on “Covid-19 pandemic”.
May 5, 2020
Dr. Chandrashekar Janakiram, Professor and Head of Department of Public Health Dentistry was an invited guest online for conducting scientific literature review meeting at Harvard School of Dental Medicine on May 5, 2020
March 2020
Dr. Sapna Varma N.K., Professor and Head of the Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics was an invited speaker for the webinar titled “Clinical management model for OSA” at Ragas orthodontists group.
March 2020
Dr. Sapna Varma N.K., Professor and Head of the Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics was an invited speaker for the webinar titled “Clinical management model for OSA” at Ragas orthodontists group.
March 2020
Dr. Arjun Krishnadas, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery was an invited co-host for the webinar titled “Maxilla and Mandibular Reconstruction “on March 2020.
March 2020
Dr. Pramod Subash, Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery was an invited speaker for the webinar titled “Maxilla and Mandibular Reconstruction “on March 2020.
March 25th 2020
Dr. Arun M. Xavier, Reader, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry was an invited the first ever Virtual Pedo RARE All India Postgraduate Rapid Revision conference hosted by the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry (ISPPD) on 25th March 2020.
March 1st 2020
Dr. Sowmya Srinivasan, Research Scientist, received ICMR award of research associate for the project titled “Tooth socket shaped 3D printed mesh with injectable Nano composite gel for bone augmentation following tooth extraction”.
March 1st 2020
Dr. Vineetha K., Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, mentor for Ms Anagha K A, third BDS student for the project titled “Perceptions of barriers towards dental appointment keeping in a tertiary care setting: A mixed method exploration” was awarded ICMR 2020 short term studentship award.
March 1st 2020
Dr. Rakesh Rajan, Reader, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics received IDA excellence award 2020.
March 1st 2020
Dr. Vennilla Chandran, Lecturer, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry won second prize at the Quriosity 2020 Quiz Competition conducted in association with the National Oral Pathology Day on 25th February organized by the Oral pathology and Microbiology, Department of Amrita School of Dentistry.
March 1st 2020
Dr. Arun M. Xavier, Reader, Department of Pediatric and Preventive dentistry won first prize at the Quriosity 2020 Quiz Competition conducted in association with the National Oral Pathology Day on 25th February organized by the Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Department of Amrita School of Dentistry.
March 1st 2020
Dr. Biju Balakrishnan, Reader, Department of Periodontics delivered a lecture on “Magic Wand for the Pink-LASERS in Periodontics” at IDA Thripunithura on 1st March 2020.
February 28 – March 01, 2020
Dr. Parvathy Ghosh, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics attended 8th NBE –UNESCO chair in Bioethics National Programme at Lakeshore hospital Kochi February 28 – March 01, 2020.
February 28th 2020
Dr. Arun M. Xavier, Reader, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry was an invited . Speaker at SPECTRUM 2020 on 28th February 2020 organized by the Association of Pediatric and Preventive Dentists of Kerala (APPD) to lecture on two topics ‘Special Child’ and ‘Stainless Steel Crowns’.
February 07, 2020
Dr. Maria John Kuriakose, Professor, Department of Orthodontics attended The 19th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Cleft Lip, Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies-INDOCLEFTCON 2020 held during February 07-09, 2020 at New Delhi and was an invited faulty for the pre-conference session for the same.
27th to 30th January 2020
Dr.Rakesh S., Vice Principal, Head of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology was an invited lecturer at Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher education and Research, Porur, Chennai titled “Clear Cell Lesions” in the 8th Sri Ramachandra continuing oral pathology education from 27th to 30th January 2020.
January 17, 2020.
Dr. Balagopal Varma, Professor and HOD, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry was invited as a Key Opinion Leader in ‘Advancing Dental Research in India: A National Brainstorming Meeting’ at Centre for Dental Education & Research, AIIMS, New Delhi on January 17, 2020.
January 9, 10 2020
Dr. Arun M. Xavier, Reader, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry was an invited speaker at Pedovista2020, Mumbai on 9th and 10th January 2020 on lecture on two topics-‘Child Psychology’ and ‘Management of children with special health care needs.’
28 December 2019.
Dr. Vinod Krishnan, Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, delivered lecture on “Management of dental implant failures “at Dentist first program organised by Colgate India limited on 28 December 2019.
November 25-26, 2019.
Dr. Anju Varughese, Assistant Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry, presented a scientific paper at Amrita International Public Health Conference – Diabetics and Dental Caries – “An unreal Dichotomy” on November 25-26, 2019.
November 25th & 26th, 2019.
Dr. Sandhya, Junior Research Fellow, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology presented a paper on “Assessment of oral health status and treatment needs in geriatric patients of Kalpetta –A cross sectional study “at the Amrita International Public Health Conference, AMRITACON 2019 held on 25th & 26th November 2019 at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Kochi. She also completed NPTEL online certification on “Health research fundamentals”.
November 25th & 26th, 2019.
Dr. Girishankar, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery presented a paper on “Complex Orbital Trauma – Surgical Challenge” at 44th Annual AOMSI 2019 Bangalore. He also successfully passed the Indian Board Examination of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (FIBOMS).
November 25th-26th 2019.
Dr. Anju Varughese, Assistant Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry won the “Most promising presentation award” at Amrita International Public Health Conference for her academic deliberation on – Diabetics and dental caries – “An unreal Dichotomy” November 25-26, 2019
November 2019.
Dr. Vijay Kumar S., Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, presented paper on “Knowledge, awareness and barriers towards research among undergraduate health science students” at Amrita International Public Health Conference at Kochi in November 2019.
25th and 26th November 2019.
Dr. Sravan Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, presented paper on “Student’s perception of Educational Environment measured by DREEM – a cross sectional study” at the 2nd Amrita International Conference held on 25th and 26th November 2019 at Kochi, Kerala. He was also a resource person – Research Methodology Workshop for PGs held at Amrita School of Dentistry, July – August 2019.
November 19th 2019.
Dr. Beena Varma, Professor & HOD, Dept of Oral Medicine & Radiology is elected as Executive Committee Member of State Association of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine & Radiology for the year 2019-2021 in the annual meet held at Amrita School of Dentistry on November 19th 2019
November 15th,16th & 17th 2019.
Dr. Beena Varma, Professor & HOD, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology presented a paper titled “What does not kill you make you stronger” at 31st IAOMR National Conference conducted on 15th,16th & 17th November at Hyatt Regency, Amritsar, Punjab and was an invited chairperson for the scientific session. She also presented a paper titled “Oxymorons of day-to-day life extended to general & oral health care. A female perspective” at the Amrita International Public Health Conference, AMRITACON 2019 held on 25th& 26th November 2019 at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Kochi. She delivered a lecture on “What does not kill you make you stronger” at the first Amrita Dental Grand Rounds on November 21st 2019 at Amrita School of Dentistry
November 15th,16th & 17th 2019.
Dr.. Aravind M S, Reader, Dept of Oral Medicine & Radiology was an invited chairperson for the scientific session at 31st IAOMR National Conference conducted on 15th,16th & 17th November at Hyatt Regency, Amritsar, Punjab.
November 15th,16th & 17th 2019.
Dr. Krishna S. Kumar, Assistant Professor, Dept of Oral Medicine & Radiology presented a paper titled “Insta teeth and tweet ache-The modern-day dentistry” at the XXX1 National Conference of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine & Radiology held on 15th, 16th & 17th November 2019 at Hyatt Regency, Amritsar. She also presented a paper titled “Female oral Health –the continuum”at the Amrita International Public Health Conference, AMRITACON 2019 heldon 25th & 26th November 2019 at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Kochi.
November 14th-15th 2019.
Dr. Shyam Sundar, Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is elected as Chairperson at 44th AOMSI National Conference at Bangalore on 14th to 15th November 2019.
November 14th-15th 2019.
Dr. Arjun Krishnadas, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is selected as Expert Panellist for Oral Cavity Reconstruction at Cancon 2019 Head & Neck, Bangalore. He was also a panellist member in the panel discussion on Maxillofacial Rehabilitation- Teamwork for Success at 44thAOMSI National conference at Bangalore on 14th to 15th November 2019.
November 14th-15th 2019.
Dr. Pramod Subhash, Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery became Panellist member at 44th AOMSI National Conference, November 14 to 16th November 2019.
November 7th-9th 2019.
Dr. Parvathy Kumaran, Professor, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry was awarded the BEST PAPER for her topic – ‘A swelling in the buccal mucosa – a diagnostic dilemma’, a unique rare case of Dirofilariasis at 41st National Conference of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry in Greater Noida [7-9 November 2019].
November 7th-9th 2019.
Dr. Arun Mamachan Xavier, Reader, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry also bagged the BEST PAPER award and his topic was, ‘Dental Management in congenital epulis – A multidisciplinary approach at 41st National Conference of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry in Greater Noida [7-9 November).
November 7th-9th 2019.
Dr. Manju V., Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, was awarded with Degree of Doctor of Philosophy under the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in September 2019.
November 6-7, 2019.
Dr. Balagopal Varma, Principal, HOD, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry was an invited speaker and delivered a lecture on “Management of deep carious lesions in primary teeth-An update” at 41st National conference of pediatric and preventive dentistry in Greater Noida .
November 01-03, 2019 .
Dr. Mridula Mohan, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, presented a paper on “Salivary gland neoplasms: A 10 year retrospective analysis in a single institution in South India” at XXVIII National Conference of IAOMP, held during November 01-03, 2019 at Kovalam, Thiruvananthapuram
November 2019.
Dr. Chandrasekhar J, HOD and Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry presented a paper on “Dual degree program in master’s in dental public health – a pragmatic change in India” at the 24th National Conference of IAPHD at Hyderabad held during November 2019.
November 2019.
Dr. Lakshmi Menon, Reader, Department of Periodontics, presented poster titled Mission Rescue-26” and chaired a scientific session on 12th ISPRP 2019. She also completed NPTEL online certification on “Health research fundamentals” on November 2019.
November 2019.
Dr. Reshma Suresh, Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics, presented poster titled ‘Mission-Rescue 26’ and chaired a scientific session on 12th ISPRP 2019. She also completed NPTEL online certification on “Health research fundamentals” in November 2019.
November 2019.
Dr. Vineetha K., Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, presented paper on “Gender predilection of oral diseases in India” at Amrita International Public Health Conference at Kochi in November 2019.
21st October 2019.
Dr. Sapna C.M., Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry, chaired the scientific session at Concept 2019 on – “Precision in Composite Restorations by Dr. B Mohan” at Annoor Dental College and Hospital ,Muvattupuzha on 21st October 2019
October 13th, 2019.
Dr. Arun Mamachan Xavier, Reader, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry delivered a guest lecture titled, ‘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 Thrissur and IAP Thrissur at Hotel Dass Continental Trissur .
October 13th, 2019.
Dr. Arun Mamachan Xavier, Reader, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry delivered a guest lecture titled, ‘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 Thrissur and IAP Thrissur at Hotel Dass Continental Trissur .
5th and 6th October 2019.
Dr. Jaini J L, Reader, Department of Prosthodontics, presented a poster on “Evaluation of Tissue Entrapment on Screw Loosening at the Implant Abutment Interface of Titanium and Zirconium Abutments: An In Vitro Pilot Study” on 5th and 6th October 2019 at ITI Congress, Mumbai.
26th September 2019.
Dr R. Venkitachalam, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, presented paper on Community Health Diagnosis – Chronicles of a 4-year experience in dental public health training at the 24th National Conference of IAPHD at Hyderabad on November, 2019. He was invited to deliver a Guest lecture titled– “Reference Management”, 8th Research Methodology Course, 26th September 2019, Government Dental College, Kottayam.
September 2019.
Dr. Chandrasekhar Janikaram, HOD and Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry was awarded with fellowship in oral bioinformatics from National Institute of Dental Science and Craniofacial Research, Maryland on November 2019.
24th August 2019 .
Dr. Manju V., Professor, Department of Prosthodontics and Implantology was an invited faculty and delivered a lecture on “Conventional and Implant-based prosthesis in maxillectomy defects” on 24th August 2019 at Sri Shankara cancer foundation, Bangalore.
August 22-24, 2019.
Dr. Mahija Janardhanan, Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, presented a paper on “Anatomic variation in tongue size tongue volume ratio as a risk factor in development of oral cancer” at 9th conference of Asian Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology held during 22-24 August, Mahsa University, Malaysia. She was also invited as a judge in XXVIII National Conference of IAOMP, held during November 01-03, 2019 at Kovalam, Thiruvananthapuram.
28th July 2019.
Dr. Vindhya Savithri, Additional Professor, Department of Oral Pathology presented a paper on “Prevalence of odontogenic cysts and its associated factors in South Indian Population” at 9th conference of Asian Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology during 22-24 August, Mahsa University, Malaysia. She was also invited as a judge and chaired a scientific session in OOO Conclave II Annual State Conference on 28th July 2019 at Annoor Dental College, Muvattupuzha. She was also invited as a judge in XXVIII National Conferenceof IAOMP, held during November 01-03, 2019 at Kovalam, Thiruvananthapuram.
28th July 2019.
Dr. Thara Aravind, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Pathology presented a paper on “Histopathologic evaluation of Oral Lichen planus and Oral Lichenoid reaction-A comparative analysis based on basement membrane thickness and the distribution of mast cells” at XXVIII National Conference of IAOMP, held during November 01-03, 2019 at Kovalam, Thiruvananthapuram. She was also invited as a judge in OOO Conclave II Annual State Conference 28th July 2019 at Annoor Dental College, Muvattupuzha.
8th July 2019.
Dr. Rakesh S, Vice Principal and HOD of Department of Oral Pathology, chaired a scientific session in OOO Conclave II at the Annual State Conference held on 28th July 2019 at Annoor Dental College, Muvattupuzha.
April 30, 2019
Dr. Chandrashekar Janakiram, Prof. & HOD, Dept. of Public Health Dentistry was invited to deliver guest lecture on “Being Scientist in Dentistry” on the occasion of Research Day “ÄSPIRE 2019” on April 30, 2019, in ASAN Dental College Chennai.
April 27, 2019
Dr. Lakshmi P., Assistant Professor, Dept. of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, won accolades at the National Karate Championship. She bagged the 1st Prize in Kumite in Black belt above 18yrs, +60kg category and 3rd Prize in Kata in black belt above 18 years category at the TISKO National Karate Championship & Black belt grading held on 27th of April 2019.
April 16th and 17th, 2019.
Dr. Renju Jose, Reader, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology was a guest speaker in the International Headache Conference, Amrita – Harward programme CHAP 2019, held on 16th and 17th of March 2019 at the Le Meridien, Kochi. Dr. Renju Jose also gave a talk on the importance of chewing food- Asianet Doctor Live on 15th April 2019.
April 10th-12th, 2019.
Dr. Reshma Suresh, Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics presented a paper entitled “Comparison of acellular dermal matrix allograft with other gingival autografts in the management of Class I and II multiple gingival recessions-.A meta-analysis” at National Symposium for Evidence Synthesis, New Delhi, held during 10th to 12th April 2019.
April 10-12, 2019.
Dr. Reshma Suresh, Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics was awarded full scholarship to attend National Symposium on Evidence Synthesis, New Delhi held during April 10-12, 2019.
March 30th -31st, 2019.
Dr. Mahija Janardhanan, Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, gave a lecture on the topic ‘Pathology for Practice’ at the COPS Undergraduate National Convention held during March 30th -31st, 2019.
March 30-31, 2019.
Dr R. Venkitachalam, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry was a Keynote speaker at the ISP National Undergraduate Convention, which was held during March 30-31, 2019 at Kochi. He spoke on the topic ‘Research prospects after BDS’. He also presented a paper on ‘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’ at the National Symposium on Evidence Synthesis, New Delhi, 2019.
March 23rd and 24th 2019.
Dr. Krishna S. Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, successfully completed the certificate course in CBCT, held at Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore held during March 06-09, 2019. She also participated as a delegate at the “Disaster Management Foundation course for Trainers” conducted at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences on March 23rd and 24th 2019.
March 23-24, 2019.
Dr. Girishankar, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, successfully completed the “Disaster Management Foundation course for Trainers” conducted at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences held during March 23-24, 2019
March 8th, 2019.
Dr. Madhu Hariharan, Reader, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, delivered a lecture on Protapers at Khammam on 8th of March 2019.
February 17th 2019.
Dr. Manju, Professor, Department of Prosthodontics and Implant Dentistry was an invited speaker at REBASE Workshop organized by Kerala Prosthodontic Society on 17 February 2019 at KUHS, Trichur. Dr. Manju gave lecture on LASERS in dentistry. Dr. Manju V. was a guest speaker at the oral cancer day Program at Azeezia Dental College, Quilon. She also conducted a hands-on training program at VSPM Dental College, Nagpur.
February 17th 2019.
Dr Vinod Krishnan, Professor, Department of Prosthodontics and Implantology, was an invited speaker at REBASE Workshop organized by Kerala prosthodontic society on 17 February 2019 at KUHS, Trichur. He gave lecture on Management of failed implants. Dr Vinod Krishnan was the resource person in a CDE on Basic implantology with hands on March 30, 2019 at Hotel Renai, Cochin. The event was organized by COPS (National Undergraduate Convention).
February 17th 2019.
Dr Jaini J L, Reader, Department of Prosthodontics and Implantology, was an invited speaker at REBASE Workshop organized by Kerala prosthodontic society on 17 February 2019 at KUHS, Trichur. She gave lecture on CAD/CAM. Dr Jaini has also been invited to be a reviewer of the Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society.
February 02-03, 2019.
Dr. Rahul D P, Reader, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics presented a paper at the 31st Kerala Science Congress held during February 02-03, 2019 at Fatima Mata National College, Kollam.
26th january, 2019.
Dr. Rakesh S., Professor and Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Vice-Principal, Amrita School of Dentistry, presented a Slide Seminar at ‘Mizhi’-XVI Annual State Conference and VI Post Graduate Convention on 26th of January 2019. He also gave a lecture on the topic ‘Are all suspicious oral lesions, oral cancer?’ at the COPS Undergraduate National Convention held during March 30th-31st, 2019.
January 10th, 2019.
Dr. Lakshmi P, Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics, gave a lecture at Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka, during the Rapid Review Programme ‘Perio Panorama’ on the topic “Genetics and Periodontal disease” on 10th January 2019. She was also an examiner for SPIK Gold medal examination at Annoor Dental College in February 2019.
2019.
Dr. Ravi Veraraghavan Professor and Head of Department of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery delivered lecture on judicial use of antibiotics for “Oral hygiene day celebration” at Amrita School of Dentistry. He was an invited faculty in maxillofacial trauma training program in Aster Medicity, TRAUMAX, 2019. He also delivered lectures titled “Current concepts in management of a meloblastoma, at Kerala AOMSI 2019 and also on “Facial Hair Transplantation – is the non-scalp donor site a good option? “at 44th Annual AOMSI 2019 Bangalore. He also successfully passed the Indian Board examination of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (FIBOMS).
2019.
Dr. Jaeson Mohanan Painatt, Reader, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery delivered lecture on “The role of bisphosphonates in aggressive fibroosseous lesions” at 44th Annual AOMSI 2019 Bangalore.
2019.
Dr. Prabath Singh V P, Professor and Head, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics gave a lecture on ‘Obturation techniques – Finish Line’ at Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences.
2019.
Dr Shyam Sunder, Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery delivered a lecture on ‘Preprosthetic surgery with the advent of dental implants’ at the MIDCOMS AOMSI conference 2019, Raipur.
2019.
Dr. Pramod Subash, Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, delivered a lecture on ‘Treatment of jaw deformities in hemifacial microsomia’ at the MIDCOMS AOMSI conference 2019, Raipur
2019.
Dr. Arjun Krishnadas, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, delivered a video session-based lecture on ‘BSSO’ at the MIDCOMS AOMSI conference 2019, Raipur.
2019.
Dr. Maya Rajan Peter, Reader, Department of Periodontics presented a poster,titled “rescue mission 26” and chaired a scientific session at 13th ISPRP national conference at Mysore, 2019.
2019.
Dr. Ajith V. V., Professor, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, won 2nd place at the Tri World Summer Safari TSD Car Rally.
2018.
Dr Vinod Krishnan, Professor, Department of Prosthodontics and Implantology, was an invited keynote speaker at the 47th IPS conference at Mangalore. He also chaired a session at the National Conference.
2018.
Dr. Tony Thomas, Professor, Dr. Sreeprabha, Reader, Dr. Rajan Saranya Raj, Assistant Professors, Department of Prosthodontics and Implantology, chaired scientific sessions at the 47th IPS conference at Mangalore.
November 29, 2018.
Dr. Beena Varma, Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, delivered a lecture on cone beam computed tomography at “IGNITE 2018” organized by Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences Thiruvalla on November 29, 2018.
November 10-11, 2018
Dr. Arun M. Xavier of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry received the ‘Outstanding Researcher in Pediatric Dentistry’ which was awarded by the resolution of the Venus International Foundation held in Chennai on 29th September 2018. Dr. Arun also won the ‘Academician of the Year 2018 award’ awarded by the Indian Dentist Research & Review committee at the Golden tooth awards function of Dentistry 2018-national conference held at Lemongrass Hill Resort, Idukki on November 10-11, 2018.
2018.
Dr. Venkitachalam, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, presented a paper on Comparison of antiplaque efficacy of toothpaste and toothpowder. A randomized controlled single blind trial at the Amrita Public Health Conference 2018.
2018
Dr. Y. Sravan Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry presented a paper on Association of caries experience of children with parental social capital at the International public health conference, Amrita 2018.
2018
Dr. Angel Fenol, Professor, Department of Periodontics, presented a paper on Prevalence and distribution of oral tuberculosis at the International Public Health Conference, Amrita, 2018.
2018
Dr. Maya Rajan Peter, Reader, Department of Periodontics, presented a paper on Classification of Periodontitis patients for holistic prognosis assessment at the International Public Health Conference, Amrita, 2018.
November 2nd, 2018.
Dr. Aravind M. S., Reader, Departmrent of Oral Medicine & Radiology delivered a lecture on Cone Beam Computed Tomography at “IGNITE 2018” organised by Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences Thiruvalla on November 29, 2018. He gave a lecture on “Panoramic Imaging-A wider view to taper diagnosis” on 2nd November 2018 at IDA Tripunithura branch.
October 15, 2018.
Dr. Priya K. Nair, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, was a resource person for the “Early identification of oral diseases and referral program for school health nurses” jointly organised by National Health Mission, Ernakulam and Dept of Public Health Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry on October 15, 2018.
2018.
Dr. Ravi V., Professor and Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, presented a paper on Island FAMM flap for floor of the mouth reconstruction at the 43rd AOMSI Annual Conference.
2018.
Dr. Shyam Sundar, Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery presented a paper on an interesting dossier: Melanocytic Neuroectodermal Tumor at the 43rd AOMSI Annual Conference.
2018.
Dr. Shyam Sundar, Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery presented a paper on an interesting dossier: Melanocytic Neuroectodermal Tumor at the 43rd AOMSI Annual Conference.
2018.
Dr. Pramod Subash, Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, presented a paper on Addressing airway and orbit in Craniofacial Dysostosis at the 43rd AOMSI Annual Conference.
2018.
Dr. Jaeson M., Reader, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, presented a paper on “Is Marsupialization effective in aggressive cysts?” at the 43rd AOMSI Annual Conference
2018.
Dr Arjun Krishnadas, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, presented a paper on Digital planning in implants in reconstruction at the 43rd AOMSI Annual Conference.
2018
Dr. Reshma Suresh, Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics, presented a paper on Patient awareness of the existing periodontal disease versus actual disease severity-Understanding the incongruity at the International Public Health Conference, Amrita 2018. She also presented a paper on Classification of papillary recession at ISPRP Conference 2018 held at Mangalore.
2018.
Dr. Anil Mathew attended the Annual Conference of Indian Society of Oral Implantology and presented paper on Osteogenic properties of platelet rich fibrin matrix. He also chaired a session at the at the 47th IPS conference at Mangalore.
September 7th, 2018.
Dr. Manju V., Professor, Department of Prosthodontics delivered lectures at Rajas Dental College on Oral Rehabilitation on September 7th, 2018.
July 7th and 8th 2018
Dr. Thara Aravind, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, presented a paper at the XVII National IAOMP Postgraduate Convention, Chennai during 7th and 8th July 2018 on the topic Histopathologic evaluation of oral lichen planus and oral lichenoid reaction- A comparative analysis based on basement membrane thickness and distribution of mast cells..
July 7th and 8th 2018
Dr. Mahija Janardhanan, Professor, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, was a Judge for students’ paper presentation in IAOMP conference, Amritsar. She also presented a paper at the XVII National IAOMP Postgraduate Convention, Chennai on 7th and 8th July 2018 on the topic – A solitary ulcer of palate- A diagnostic dilemma to definitive diagnosis.
July 7th and 8th 2018
Dr. Vindhya Savithri, Professor, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, was a Judge for students’ paper presentation in IAOMP conference, Amritsar. She also presented a paper at the XVII National IAOMP Postgraduate Convention, Chennai on 7th and 8th July 2018 on the topic Prevalence of odontogenic cysts and its associated factors-An institutional experience.
July 7th and 8th 2018
Dr. Rakesh S, Professor and Head, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, was an invited chairperson in IAOMP conference, Amritsar. He also presented a paper at the XVII National IAOMP Post graduate Convention, Chennai on 7th and 8th July 2018 on the topic Oral granulomatous Diseases- Diagnostic Algorithm.
May 6th, 2018
Dr. Manju, Professor, Department of Prosthodontics and Implant Dentistry was an invited speaker at REBASE Workshop organized by Kerala Prosthodontic Society on 17 February 2019 at KUHS, Trichur. Dr. Manju gave lecture on LASERS in dentistry. Dr. Manju V. was a guest speaker at the oral cancer day Program at Azeezia Dental College, Quilon. She also conducted a hands-on training program at VSPM Dental College, Nagpur.
May 6th, 2018
Dr. Manju V., Professor, Dept of Prosthodontics successfully completed Advanced Training in Maxillofacial Prosthetics from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She has been honoured as a Visiting Faculty at UCLA from 2018 onwards. She gave keynote address in the Indian Prosthodontic Society – Kerala branch conference held at Trissur on 29th April, 2018. Dr. Manju was the invited speaker for ‘Triple O” (Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery and Oral Pathology) Kerala state conference held at Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences on 6th May, 2018. She was adjudged the ‘Star Prosthodontist’ by the Indian Prosthodontic Society for her astounding academic achievements.
April 29, 2018
In the recently concluded Indian Prosthodontic Society Kerala State Conference held in Thrissur, on April 29, 2018, Dr. Manju.V, Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Amrita School of Dentistry delivered a key note lecture on “New Horizons in Maxillo-facial rehabilitation”. She was selected as the “Star Prosthodontist” of the year 2017 based on her academic achievements.
April 25-26, 2018.
Dr. Angel Fenol, Professor, Department of Periodontics, was a resource person in the Rapid Review -Periosameeksha 2018 held at Amrita School of Dentistry. She delivered a lecture on the topic Preparation of Thesis. Dr Angel was also a Resource person in the IV th Rapid Review held at Azeezia College of Dental Sciences and Research, Kollam, on 25th -26th of April 2018. She spoke on the topic Interdisciplinary Approach in Periodontics.
April 25-26, 2018.
Dr Vinod Krishnan, Professor, Department of Prosthodontics and Implantology, was a guest speaker at the 16th midterm and 8th PG convention of Conservative and Endodontic Society of Kerala (CAESOK) held at Renai Kochi and delivered a lecture on Occlusion in Restorative Dentistry. He was also a Faculty at the Nobel implant training program held at Royal Dental College.
April 2018
Dr Rakesh Rajan, Reader, Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics was a guest speaker at the CAESOK 16th Mid-Term & 8th P.G convention held in Kochi in the month of April 2018.
April 7th 2018
Dr. Aravind M S, Reader, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, gave a lecture on “ABC of CBCT FOR UG’S” on March 19th 2018 as part of “Endo Week” celebration at Amrita School of Dentistry. He was also a guest speaker at the 16th midterm and 8th PG convention of Conservative and Endodontic Society of Kerala (CAESOK) held at Renai Kochi and delivered a lecture on “CBCT in Endodontics” on April 7th 2018.
April 7th 2018
Dr. Mahija Janardhanan, Professor, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology was a guest speaker in Amrita Head and Neck Allied Specialities Meet -2018- Pathology Module. She was also a guest speaker at the First Kerala State OOO Conference.
March 24-25, 2018.
Dr. Maria John Kuriakose, Professor, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics was a faculty and speaker at Indocleftcon 2018, The 17th annual meeting of Indian society of cleft lip, palate & craniofacial anomalies held at Kolkata during March 24-25, 2018.
March 19th 2018
. Dr. Arjun B. Ravi, Assistant Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, gave a lecture on “Resorption-Where do we stand” on March 19th 2018 as part of “Endo Week” celebration at Amrita School of Dentistry.
January 2018
Dr. Shyam Sundar, Reader, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery was the resource person for the Workshop and live demonstration on Piezo surgery held at Mahe Institute of Dental Sciences, January 2018.
January 2018
Dr. Arun M. Xavier was awarded the ‘Young Researcher award 2018’ – by the resolution of the International Award of Excellence (IAE) Dental Awards Council London, UK held on 21st July 2018.
January 2018
Dr. R. Venkitachalam received a partial scholarship to attend 12th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health at Bali, Indonesia and presented a paper at the Conference.
January 2018
Dr. Shyam Sundar, Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery completed mini residency in implant dentistry at The University of Buffalo, USA. He was also awarded the certificate of Fellow of the International Board for the Certification of Specialists in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
January 2018
Dr. Jaeson M. Painatt was awarded the certificate of Fellow of the International Board for the Certification of Specialists in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He was also awarded the Certificate of Fellow of International Congress of Oral Implantologists at the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, Malaysia
January 2018
Dr. Arjun Krishnadas was awarded the Certificate of Fellow of the International Board for the Certification of Specialists in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
January 2018
Dr. Renju Jose, Reader, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, attended and successfully completed the certification course on DTR at the ‘International DTR Summit Hands-on course in Occlusion’ held at Aerocity, New Delhi.
January 2018
Dr. Thara Aravind, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, secured the Third place in the AIMS Research Day competition in the Faculty Research Paper section.
January 2018
Dr Aswini Kumar K., Reader, Department of Prosthodontics and Implantology, was placed Third in the Faculty Poster category in the AIMS Research Day competition.
January 2018
Dr. Y. Sravan Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, won the Second place in the AIMS Research Day competition in the Faculty Research Paper section.
January 2018
Dr. Janardhanan, Professor, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics was felicitated during the Dentist’s day celebration for his contribution towards dentistry in his years of service.
January 2018
Dr. Lakshmi P., Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics, was a resource person in the Rapid Review course Periosameeksha 2018 held at Amrita School of Dentistry. She gave a lecture on the topic Article Preparation. She was also the faculty at the Webinar with the Department of Periodontics, MCODS, Manipal held on 8th of January 2018 on the topic Periodontal Pathogenesis.
2018.
Dr. Girisankar, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, gave a lecture on Tips for Extraction, at a CDE program organized by IDA Alappuzha.
November 17th-19th, 2017.
Dr. Mahija Janardhanan presented a research paper at the 26th National Conference of the Indian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologists held at Bhubaneswar between 17th and 19th November 2017.
November 17th-19th, 2017.
Dr. Vindhya Savithri, Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology presented a research paper at the 26th National Conference of the Indian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologists held at Bhubaneswar between 17th and 19th November 2017.
November 17th-19th, 2017.
Dr. Thara Aravind, Assistant Professor, Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology presented a research paper at the 26th National Conference of the Indian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologists held at Bhubaneswar between 17th and 19th November 2017.
November 17th-19th, 2017.
Dr. Arun M. Xavier, Reader, Department of Pediatric Dentistry was conferred the Young Pedodontist Research Award 2017.
November 3rd,4th and 5th 2017.
Dr. Joe Joseph, Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry presented a paper entitled ‘Implementing Co-ordinated School Health Programme in Wayanad, Kerala: Experiences and Lessons learnt’ at the 22nd National Conference of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry held at Dhule, Maharashtra on 3rd,4th and 5th November 2017.
October 28,29 2017
Dr. Vinod Krishnan, Professor, Department of Prosthodontics made a scientific presentation on the topic Dental Implants- An update and ongoing researches at the 2-day National conference on Dental Research conducted by Cochin Periodontists Society on 28th and 29th of October 2017.
October 28,29 2017
Dr. Balagopal Varma, Professor and Head, Department of Pediatric Dentistry addressed the scientific community at the 2-day National conference on Dental Research conducted by Cochin Periodontists Society on 28th and 29th of October 2017.
October 25-27, 2017
Dr. Rahul D.P. gave a lecture on the topic ‘Functionalised load bearing construct for Engineered bone at the MAHE Award Competition during the XXVII National Conference and the 6th Asian Biomaterials Congress held at Thiruvananthapuram between 25th to 27th of October 2017.
August 22, 2017.
Dr Sowmya Sreenivasan, Research Scientist, gave an in-depth lecture on “various avenues for applying for research grants and a brief idea on writing a research proposal” on August 22, 2017.
2017.
Dr. Lakshmi P., Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics won the first place at the National Budo Martial Arts Championship 2017 in the above 21 years category.
July 8th and 9th, 2017.
Dr. Rakesh S., Professor and Head, Department of Oral Pathology and Vice Principal of Amrita School of Dentistry, attended the PCS, 3rd Annual World Pathology Conference conducted on 8th and 9th of the Month of July, 2017 in Rome, Italy. Dr. Rakesh S. presented a paper on ‘Oral tuberculosis presenting as a white patch in a HIV-seropositive male patient- An unusual clinical scenario’ during the conference and was highly commended for it. Dr. Rakesh S. made a scientific presentation at the annual KSOMP conference 2017.
July 2017 – June 2018
Dr. Chandrashekar Janakiram, Professor, Public Health Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry is awarded the Research Scholar Fellowship for Public Health Informatics at National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), National Institute of Health (NIH) USA for one year starting from July 2017 to June 2018. It is for the first time they have awarded this prestigious postdoctoral fellowship for a non-USA applicant.
The fellowship training include health services research, surveillance, disease prevention, and health promotion with an emphasis on incorporating “Big Data” or data analytics concepts and skills, such as text mining, named entity recognition, image analysis or health records analysis, and clinical research informatics. Topics in clinical informatics could include capture, processing, and analysis of clinical data for patient care and research and the development of health informatics resources.
April 23rd, 2017.
. Dr. Manju V., Professor, Department of Prosthodontics gave keynote address for a state level Oral Cancer Symposium hosted by Cochin Periodontists Society held on 12th March 2017. She was also a resource person at CDE program on Clinical Periodontics conducted by IDA Thripunithura on 23rd of April 2017.
February 25-26, 2017.
Dr. Angel Fenol, Professor, Department of Periodontics was the resource person in the Rapid Review Course held at Azeezia College of Dental Sciences and Research, Kollam, on February 25-26, 2017.
November 17-19, 2016.
Dr. Chandrasekhar J., Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry, has been appointed as member of the national executive committee, Indian National Dental Bioethics Program of UNESCO Chair in Bioethics Haifa. Accredited Trainer in Bioethics curriculum (Medical UG) for UNESCO Bioethics course for Santosh University medical and dental teachers at New Delhi from 12th to 14th November 2016. He presented the paper titled Assessment of Common risk factors between the oral diseases and NCDs 21st National IAPHD conference Bhubaneshwar November 17-19, 2016.
November 17-19, 2016.
Dr. Chandrasekhar J., Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry, has been appointed as member of the national executive committee, Indian National Dental Bioethics Program of UNESCO Chair in Bioethics Haifa. Accredited Trainer in Bioethics curriculum (Medical UG) for UNESCO Bioethics course for Santosh University medical and dental teachers at New Delhi from 12th to 14th November 2016. He presented the paper titled Assessment of Common risk factors between the oral diseases and NCDs 21st National IAPHD conference Bhubaneshwar November 17-19, 2016.
November 17-19, 2016.
Dr. Chandrasekhar J., Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry, has been appointed as member of the national executive committee, Indian National Dental Bioethics Program of UNESCO Chair in Bioethics Haifa. Accredited Trainer in Bioethics curriculum (Medical UG) for UNESCO Bioethics course for Santosh University medical and dental teachers at New Delhi from 12th to 14th November 2016. He presented the paper titled Assessment of Common risk factors between the oral diseases and NCDs 21st National IAPHD conference Bhubaneshwar November 17-19, 2016.
November 17-19, 2016.
Dr. Manju V., Professor, Department of Prosthodontics was a guest speaker at the AOCMF- Asia Pacific Conference. Paper title: Advances in secondary management of post traumatic deformities in Kochi, India She also presented a scientific paper at the National Conference of the Indian Prosthodontic Society.
August,25th and 27th 2016.
Dr Reshma Suresh and Dr Lakshmi P, Assistant Professors Presented a paper entitled ‘PPAT-A proposed prognosis assessment tool’ at the 10th National Conference of the Indian Society of Prosthodontics-Restorative-Periodontics held at Chennai between 25th and 27th of August, 2016.
February 25 – 27, 2016
Dr. Balagopal Varma R., Principal and Head (Paediatric Dentistry), Amrita School of Dentistry, was an invited speaker at Pedo Pearls ’16, the 13th National Post Graduate Convention of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, held at Hyderabad from February 25 – 27, 2016. The title of his presentation was “Saliva as a Diagnostic & Prognostic tool in Pediatric Dentistry.”
February 05 – 07, 2016
Dr Sapna Varma N. K., Professor & Head, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, School of Denstistry, was an invited speaker at the International Orthodontic Conference held at Srilanka during February 5th to 7th 2016. Her topic of presentation was “The Role Orthodontists In Diagnosis and Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.” Dr. Maria John Kuriakose, Professor, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, also presented a paper on “Maxillary Protraction in Cleft – Benefit / Burden.”
October 09 – 11, 2015
At the 12th Annual State Conference of AOMSI (Kerala Chapter) held at Palakkad during October 09 – 11, 2015, Dr. Ravi Veeraraghavan, Professor and Head, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery was invited as a keynote speaker to talk on “Current concepts in the management of Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumors.” Dr. Arjun Krishnadas (CMFS fellow) won second prize for his scientific poster titled “Alloplastic Total TM Joint Reconstruction: A Case Report.”
October 08 – 10, 2015
Dr. Arun M. Xavier, Reader in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry won the best paper award in the 37th Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry conference (ISPPD) held at Raipur during October 08 -10, 2015. The paper was titled, ‘Preventive dentistry through a community based programme – A need of the hour’. This is the fourth consecutive year in a series Dr. Arun is winning the title for the ‘best paper presentation’ in a national conference. He was previously awarded at the national conferences held at Mangalore, Jaipur and Lucknow in the years 2012, 2013, 2014. He was recently announced a classified winner (2nd prize) for the Bright Smiles Bright Futures award at the 25th Congress of the International Association of Pediatric Dentistry, Glasgow, Scotland (July 1 – 4, 2015).
October 07 – 10, 2015
Dr. Balagopal Varma R., Professor and Head, Department of Pediatric Dentistry & Principal of Amrita School of Dentistry received “STAR PEDODONTIST” award at the 37th National Conference of Indian Society of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry held at Raipur during October 07 – 10, 2015.
This award is conferred by the Indian Society of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry for his dedicated efforts and distinguished services as the Principal of Amrita School of Dentistry and for improvement of Scientific Education, Research and delivering health care and his contribution to the speciality.
July 1-4, 2015
Prof. Dr. Balagopal Varma, Principal and Head, Pediatric Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry gave an oral presentation on the ‘Importance of comprehensive dental treatment & health education in Down Syndrome’ at the 25th Congress of the International Association of Pediatric Dentistry (IAPD) held at Glasgow, Scotland, from July 1st to 4th 2015.
His session was chaired by Prof. (Dr) Terry Gregg (UK) and Prof. (Dr) Roger Hall (Australia), authorities in Orofacial Medicine.
Dr. Arun Mamachan Xavier, Reader, Pediatric Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry was shortlisted from a large number of entries in the world to the last 4 finalists to compete for the ‘Bright Smiles Bright Futures Award’ in recognition of an innovative community oral health education program that motivates children and improves oral health habits at the 25th Congress of the International Association of Pediatric Dentistry (IAPD) held at Glasgow, Scotland, from July 1st to 4th 2015.
He was announced as the Classified Winner (Second Prize) and won a certificate of Excellence, a cheque of 500 US dollars and a flower bouquet.
His paper was titled, ‘My Mama Cares for Me – A Proactive Dental Home Initiative’ co-authored by Dr. Radhamani K. (Professor & Head of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences) and Dr. Parvathy Sreekumar (PG Resident, Pediatric Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry).
Dr. Arun Mamachan Xavier also gave a poster presentation on the topic, ‘Effect of carbonated beverages on aesthetic restorative materials – an in-vitro surface microhardness study’ at the congress.
April 25 – 26, 2015
Dr. Rakesh R. Rajan, Assistant Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, was invited to conduct a one-day workshop on “Basic Concepts of Endodontics” as part of the Sri Lanka Dental Association Eastern Regional Conference during April 25 – 26, 2015, in Batticaloa. He also delivered the keynote address titled “Endodontics today and tomorrow”, and a guest lecture on “Recent Advances in Endodontics”.
November 11-12, 2014
Dr. Prem Anand P., Assistant Professor, Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology received best paper award in the III SRU-CITI International Conference on “Ethics & Responsible Conduct of Research: Basics and Beyond” organized by Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative, University of Miami, USA on 11th & 12th November 2014 at Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India. His paper was titled “Exfoliative cytology study of untreated cases of oral squamous cell carcinoma using Confocal Laser Microscopy: A study in search of subtle changes.”
October 14-16, 2014
Dr. Balagopal Varma, Professor and Head, Paediatric Dentistry, was invited as a guest speaker for the conference. He presented a paper titled “Changing modalities in the treatment of injured young permanent teeth”.
Dr. Arun Mamachan Xavier, Assistant Professor, Paediatric Dentistry, received the Best Paper Award ( faculty category) for his paper titled “Management of Congenital Choanal Atresia.”