"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