GRADUATION

• BDS from College of Dental Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal affiliated to Mangalore University, Mangalore, Karnataka in 1990
• MDS from College of Dental Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal affiliated to Mangalore University, Mangalore, Karnataka in 1994

POSITIONS HELD

• Lecturer/Asst. Professor in College of Dental Surgery, Manipal from 01.02.2000 to 20.06.2000
• Reader/Associate Professor in College of Dental Surgery, Manipal from 21.06.2000 to 28.02.2001
• Reader/Associate Professor in Thai Mookambika Dental College & Hospital, Chennai from 01.07.2001 to 14.02.2002
• Reader/Associate Professor in Sri Ramakrishna Dental College & Hospital, Coimbatore from 26.02.2002 to 31.05.2003
• Professor and HOD in Sri Ramakrishna Dental College & Hospital, Coimbatore from 01.06.2003 to 19.09.2021

• Professor  in Sri Ramakrishna Dental College and Hospital from 20.09.2021 till date

   CONFERENCES ATTENDED

• ISPRP ,Kochi in 2009
• ISP,Mangalore in 2008
• 25^th FODI and IES National Conference, Chennai in 2010
• Diabetic Summit,Coimbatore in 2016
• ISP , Bangalore in 2019

   PRE-CONFERENCE/SKILL ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMS ATTENDED

• Smile Designing –An upgrade with composites
• Diode Lasers Dentistry course
• Teachers Training Programme,Chennai
• Aesthetic Challenges with Immediate Implants
• Periodontal Microsurgery
• CBCT workshop
• Research Methodology
• Sensitisation and Orientation on Teachers Training and Research
• Periodontal Microsurgery – CONDUCTED
• Innovations in Occlusal rehabilitation 

    RESOURCE PERSON- INSPECTION/EXAMINER/ PANELLIST /INVITED SPEAKER/ PAPER SETTING

• External Examiner for MDS to Meghana Institute of Dental Sciences, Nizamabad from 28-29/04/2015
• External Examiner for MDS to VS Dental College ,Bangalore from 11-12/05/2015
• External Examiner for MDS to JSS Dental College, Mysore from 3-4/07/2014
• External Examiner for MDS to MCODS ,Mangalore from 15-17/04/2013
• External Examiner for MDS to VS Dental College ,Bangalore from 21-22/05/2013

    PUBLICATIONS

• Evaluation of efficacy of Sofscale. A clinical and SEM Indian J Dent Res vol.10 No. 2,63-67, 1999
• Root conditioning –A review. J Indian Soc Periodontol ,6: 88-92, 2003
• A Randomized, double blind placebocontrolled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of HIOra-GA gum astringent gel in gingivitis. The Antiseptic. vol.107 No. 9,:441-444, 2010
• Platelet rich fibrin- A second generation platelet concentrateMulti.Dent.Res. 1(2), 2012
• Prevalence of Periodontal diseases among the adult tribal population in Nilgris-an epidemiological study. International Journal of Public Health Dentistry .4(1);8-12, 2013
• Root dentine hypersensitivity following hand vs ultrasonic instrumentation :A randomized clinical trial. Journal of Cochin Periodontist Society .1:104-108, 2016
• Effect of scaling and root planing on levels of 8- hydroxyl deoxyguanosine in gingival crevicular fluid of chronic periodontitis patients with and without Type II diabetes mellitus. J Indian Soc Periodontal.21;201-16, 2017
• Tuberculous gingival enlargement: A rare clinical manifestation. J Indian Soc Periodontol 21:156-9, 2017
• Prevalence of Candida Albicans in chronic periodontitis patients. J Evolution Med. Dent. Sci.6(87);6056-6060, 2017
• Comparison of gingival crevicular fluid Periostin levels in healthy, chronic periodontitis, and aggressive periodontitis. J Indian Soc Periodontol .22:480-6, 2018
• Management Of Palatogingival Groove – Case Series. International Journal Of Scientific 8(8):80-81.82-84, 2019
• Molecular signatures in infrared spectra of saliva in healthy, chronic and aggressive periodontitis. Vibrational Spectroscopy 111 : 103179, 2020