Symposiums

IADR National Special Symposium on
"From Curiosity to Discovery: Integrating Research into the Mainstream Dental Curriculum"
Chairpersons

Dr. J. Sri Nisha

Vice President,
Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (BIHER)
Chairperson - Sree Balaji Group of Institutions
Organising Chairman - 36 ISDR

Dr. Deepak Nallaswamy Veeraiyan

Director of Academics,
Program Director Department of Implantology,
Professor, Department of Prosthodontics,
Saveetha University, Chennai

Moderators

Dr. Ritu Duggal

Chief, CDER, AIIMS, New Delhi

Cultivating Critical Thinking in Dental Students: From Passive Learning to Scientific Inquiry

Dr. Mahesh Verma,

Vice Chancellor, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi

Reimagining Dental Education: Why Research Must Begin in Undergraduate Training

Dr. Nitika Monga,

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR),
New Delhi

National Health Research Priorities and Opportunities for Dental Researchers

Dr. D. Gopalakrishnan,

Dean, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal

Building a Longitudinal Research Curriculum: Integrating Research Across the Dental Education Continuum

Dr. Christopher Fox,

Chief Executive Officer, IADR. USA

Global Models of Research Integration into Dental Education: Lessons for India

Speakers

Dr. Anil Kohli

Former President,
Dental Council of India Editor-in-Chief,
Indian Journal of Dental Research

Dr. S. M. Balaj

Secretary General,
ISDR Former EC Member, DCI Director,
Balaji Dental & Craniofacial Hospital, Chennai

FORENSICS IN DENTAL CARE

Dr. Joe Joseph

Professor and Head,
Department of Public Health Dentistry,
Sree Mookambika Institute of Dental Sciences
Kulasekharam, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu.

Dr. Jayasankar P. Pillai

Dept of Oral Pathology,
Forensic Odontology and Dental Anthropology Unit,
Govt. Dental College and Hospital, Ahmedabad,
Gujarat.

Dr. Ashith B Acharya

Professor and Head of the Department of Forensic Odontology SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka. President, Indian Association of Forensic Odontology (IAFO)

Dr. L. Ashok

Vice principal
Prof. and Head, Department of OMDR,
Bapuji dental College, Davangere.

ALIGNERS VS CONVENTIONAL ORTHODONTICS – EFFICIENCY, EFFECTIVENESS AND SCOPE; AN EVIDENCE BASED CURRENT UPDATE

Dr. Vinod Krishnan

Professor and Head,
Dept of Orthodontics,
Sri Sankara Dental College,
Varkala, Trivandrum, India

Dr. Rekha Bharadwaj

Professor,
Dept of Orthodontics,
Ragas Dental College

Dr. Sumanth Kumar R

Professor,
Dept of Orthodontics,
Vel’s Sri Venkateshwara Dental College

Dr. Srirengalakshmi M

Professor and Academic Head, Dept of Orthodontics,
Saveetha Dental College and Hospital

Dr. Thulasiram E

Associate Professor,
Dept of Orthodontics,
Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital

Dr. Bharathi Chaturvedula

Associate Professor,
Dept of Orthodontics,
Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital

Dr. Manoj Prathap C

Associate Professor,
Dept of Orthodontics,
Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital

TUMOUR BOARD MULTIDISCIPLINARY CANCER CARE BY MANAGEMENT TEAM

Dr. Naveen Hedne

Clinical lead and Senior Consultant,
Head and Neck Surgery
Apollo Proton Hospital, Chennai

Dr. Sapna Nangia

Director Head and Neck,
Senior Consultant,
Radiation Oncology, Apollo Proton Hospital, Chennai

Dr. Sujith Mulappaly

Senior Consultant,
Medical Oncology
Apollo Proton Hospital, Chennai

Dr. Arunan Murali

Senior Consultant,
HOD Radiology
Apollo Proton Hospital, Chennai

ONE ROOT TWO ISSUES: THE REGENERATIVE CONTINUUM IN ENDODONTICS AND PERIODONTICS

Dr. Nandhini Suresh

Professor, Dept of Conservative Dentistry and Endoodntics, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Chennai

Dr. Vamsi Lavu

Professor, Dept of Periodontology, Sri Ramachandra Dental College and Hospital, SRIHER, Chennai

PERIO-EQUITY 2030: TRANSLATING PERIODONTAL SCIENCE INTO SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE SOLUTIONS FOR LOW - AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES

Dr. Gopalakrishnan Dharmarajan

Dean & Professor Department of Periodontology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education Manipal, Karnataka

Dr. Anurag Satpathy

Professor & Head, Department of Periodontics & Oral Implantology Institute of Dental Sciences. Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University Bhubaneswar. Odisha

Dr. Ganesh Puttu

Department of Periodontology, Tamil Nadu Government Dental College, Chennai, India

CLINIC TO EVIDENCE: PRACTICE-BASED CLINICAL DENTAL RESEARCH FOR INDIAN DENTISTRY

Dr. Sagar J. Abichandani

Prosthodontist,
The Dental Hub, Mumbai

Dr. Bhuminathan S

Registrar - BIHER
Professor, Dept of Prosthodontics, SBDCH

Dr. R. Narasimha Raghavan

Research Advisor,
Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

Dr. Gopi Chander N

Professor, Dept of Prosthodontics,
SRM Dental College Ramapuram, Chennai, India

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