Every profession has a certain group of people who contribute immensely towards the growth and enrichment of their field. Dentistry isn't different. There are a lot of Dental Professionals who inspire all of us or we can call them Dental Influencers.
Dental Influencers from India
In our professional field, these representatives of dentistry have given their best and are not only the pioneers of different advanced methodologies but ace entrepreneurs and well-experienced practioners as well. They have set a benchmark and are existing role models of profession unanimously. Let us go through their work and understand their key to success.
1.Dr. S.M Balaji M.D.S Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dental Influencers
Dr. Balaji is an oro-maxillofacial surgeon from Chennai. He has an expert hand in repair of cleft palate, rhinoplasty, ear reconstruction, jaw reconstruction, facial asymmetry correction, dental implantology, maxillofacial and craniofacial surgeries.
He regularly conducts in South India, North America, china, Russia and Maldives.
A recipient of the prestigious Dr.R Ahmed oration award and B.C Roy award from President of India , Dr. Balaji also became the first and only Indian to receive the honour of Prof. David Precious Scientific Award at 2018 Liepzig in 12th International Cleft Lip and Palate Conference for his research on guided bone regeneration as a treatment modality in cleft palate.
More info: https://www.smbalaji.com/
2.Dr. Sandesh Mayekar M.D.S Oral Pathology Dental Influencers
Dr. Sandesh Mayekar, also known as father of aesthetic dentistry in India, is a phenomenal teacher who selflessly shares his years of aesthetic dentistry experience to his fellow dentists and juniors.
A Masters in Oral Pathology and a post graduate in TMD and Orofacial pain from Tufts University, USA Dr. Sandesh Mayekar has taught lot of new concepts to budding and established dentists. Dr. Mayekar is pioneer of India`s first dental esthetic finishing school ENCODE.
He maintains a multidisciplinary private practice in craniofacial aesthetics and is a well-established private practitioner in Mumbai. His list of patients include a lot of famous Bollywood celebrities .
He is the first and only Indian to be elected as president of Asian Academy of Aesthetic dentistry. He is also the founding president of Academy of Craniofacial Esthetics and Academy of General Dentistry in India. Dr. Sandesh Mayekar has also written a book named ‘More than a Mouthful-Adventures of a dentist’ which is foreworded by Lata Mangeshkar and praised by Rajashree Birla.
Currently Dr. Mayekar is an established member of Dental Council of India and Indian Dental Association and by extension a role model for many budding dentists of various specialisation.
More info: https://encodeindia.com/
3.Dr. Anuradha Navaneetham M.D.S Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dental Influencers
Dr. Anuradha Navaneetham, an Oral Maxillo Facial surgeon based in Bangalore, not only has achieved heights at a young age but also encouraged girls to establish milestones in dentistry.
With a successful practise with a record of more than 10000 craniofacial and trauma management cases, she currently heads the department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at M.R Ambedkar Dental College and Hospital and trains students in implant dentistry and management of craniofacial fractures, head and neck cancers and traumatic dental surgeries.
She made it to the headlines of newspapers as an expert dentist who can identify and treat rare cases of Eagle`s syndrome. She is also an international speaker for Nobel Biocare with being an expert in all on four full mouth rehabilitation technique of Implants.
Her publications include specialisation in trauma and condyle surgery, and is currently a consultant for Hosmat hospital and Sita Bhatija hospital. With this she has also started with an academy named AR Academy Training, more than 100 students about aesthetic and restorative dentistry.
More info: https://www.dentalimplantsindya.in/
4.Dr. Mahesh Verma M.D.S Prosthodontics Dental Influencers
Dr. Mahesh Verma, the principal of Maulana Azad College of Dental sciences, is a noted dentist. He is the only dentist in the recent decade to be awarded with India`s fourth highest civillian honour Padma Shri.
A Prosthodontist by profession, Dr. Verma is an evergreen dentist in learning who has secured fellowship in several organisations such as American college of Dentists, the International College of Dentists, Pierre Fauchard Academy, American Academy of Implant Dentistry, the National Academy of medical Sciences, Royal College of England and many others.
He is the honorary advisor to the Armed Forces, actively involved in WHO, and participates heavily in researches at CSIR, ICMR and IIT with government fundings. He certainly is a remarkable bench mark for a lot of dentists working with him.
More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahesh_Verma
5.Dr. Burzain Khan M.D.S Prosthodontics Dental Influencers
With over 20 years of clinical practise in Mumbai, Dr. Burzin Khan, specialised in comestic implant restoration and smile designing, is also an inspiring role model for dentist not only in India but also in UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait.. He is a diplomate of ‘the International Congress of Oral Implantologists and a founder member a former president of of Indian Academy of Osseointegration.
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