1996 

B.D.S. 

GDCH, BAMBOLIM GOA 

 

2009

M.D.S.

HPGDC SHIMLA 

 

2012

FELLOW

PIERRE FAUCHARD ACADEMY, INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF DENTIST,WHO 

MERIT CERTIFICATES, GOLD MEDALS DURING B.D.S. AND OTHER ACHIEVEMENTSDr. Sardesai merit certificate for scoring highest marks in General Human Anatomy, Histology & Embryology in 1991.     Merit Certifiactes for securing first Position in All the Four B.D.S. Professionals
     Dr. S.B. Shetty Memorial award & Gold Medal for securing distinction and highest marks in the subjects of General Medicine in 1993.
     I.S.P.P.D. National Award and Gold medal for scoring highest marks at national level, in the subject of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry in the year 1994, on 13-1-1995 at J.S.S. Dental College & Hospital, Mysore.
     Best Graduate Award & Gold medal by Goa University on 16-5-1996.
     Secured second rank in All India Pre-M.D.S. Entrance examination by scoring 98.4 Percentile in February 1997 wide Roll No. D096040.
     Secured first rank in the H.P.P.S.C. Merit list for selection as M.O. (Dental) in April 1997 wide Roll no-2.
     Qualified Departmental Examination in Financial administration conducted by H.I.P.A. Fairlawns-Shimla in February 2005 wide Roll No. 255274 securing 80% marks.
     Silver Jubilee Dental Graduate Award and Gold Medal by Goa University for outstanding academic performance in the 25 years academic history of G.D. C. & H. on 27-10-2007.
     Excellence in academic Award & Gold Medal by Goa- Portugal Education Society on 27-10-2007.
     Best Dental Research Methodologist award in the National workshop on Research Methodology for dental professionals by I.C.M.R. and D.C.I. on 25-8-2009 for best research proposal formulation at MM University Mullana, Ambala, Haryana. Also granted I.C.M.R.grants for two research projects due to this award. Selected in this workshop among 2147 applicants and only B.D.S. among 22 participants.
     Secured first rank in the H.P.P.S.C. for selection as Assistant Professor in the Deptt. of Public Health Dentistry in H.P.Govt. Dental College and Hospital, in August 2013 wide Roll no. 2115.
     Won the “PROFILE OF THE MONTH” for the month of January 2014 courtesy-Indian Dental Association Head Office, Mumbai.
     Selected for the “BEST EDUCATIONIST AWARD” by International Institute of Education and Management Delhi, to be presented on 22/8/2014.
     Awarded with “BEST COMMUNITY DENTIST OF THE YEAR” in Indian Dental Achievers Award-2014 with a Merit Certificate, a Gold Medal and a Trophy on 2/8/2014.
EMPLOYMENT PROFILE

JOB TITLE     HEALTH INSTITUTION     FROM     TO

Medical Officer (Dental)     Civil Hospital Rohru, Distt. Shimla (H.P.)     6/6/1997     31/12/1999
Medical Officer (Dental)     Community Health Centre, Baldwara, Distt. Mandi (H.P.)     1/1/2000     30/06/2006
Medical Officer(Dental)     Directorate of Dental Health Services, Shimla and completed M.D.S. in the speciality of Public Health Dentistry from H.P.Government Dental College and Hospital Shimla     1/07/2006     19/01/2010
Sr. Lecturer     H.P.Government Dental College and Hospital,Shimla     20/01/2010     12/09/2013
Assistant Professor     H.P.Government Dental College and Hospital,Shimla     13/09/2013     Till date



 

World Health Organisation
Pierre Fauchard Academy(U.S.A.)
International College of Dentist(U.S.A.)
Indian Dental Association(Life Member)
Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry(Life Member) 

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL JOURNALS:

Sr. No     Title of the article     Journal (Indexed or Not)
Authorship     Year/Volume/Issue/Page no.
1.     Care of diabetic patients in oral and maxillofacial surgical procedures-a comprehensive Approach.     Journal of Indian dental association
(FIRST AUTHOR)     1997; 2(9):22-24
2.     Prevalence of dental caries and treatment needs among 6-12 years old school going children in Shimla city, Himachal Pradesh-a cross sectional city.     Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry
(FIRST AUTHOR)     2010; 16:202-7
3.     Prevalence pattern of dental caries among five year old school going children in Shimla city, Himachal Pradesh     Indian Journal of Oral Sciences
(INDEXED) (FIRST AUTHOR)     2010; 1(3):6-9.

4.     Prevalence of malocclusion and treatment needs among 16 and 17 years old school children in Shimla city- Himachal Pradesh.     Indian Journal of Dental Research
(INDEXED)(FIRST AUTHOR)     2011; 22(4):556-60.

5.     Oro-dental Problems Among School Children In Rural Shimla, Himachal Pradesh in India.
     Journal of Indian Dental Association
(FIRST AUTHOR)     2011;5(2):180-3
6.     Dental prosthetic status, prosthetic needs in relation to socioeconomic status of the state government employees in Shimla city-Himachal Pradesh-A cross sectional study.     Journal of International Society of Preventive and community dentistry.
(INDEXED)(FIRST AUTHOR)     2011; 1(2):52-56.
7.     Dental caries vaccine-A Review     Journal of Indian dental association Yamuna agar(Haryana)
(INDEXED) (CO-AUTHOR)     2011; 4:28-31.
8.     Dentition status and treatment needs and association with SES, Gazetted status and oral hygiene practices of state government employees in Shimla city, Himachal Pradesh.     Journal of Indian Association Public Health Dentistry
(FIRST AUTHOR)     2011; 18:72-78.

9.     An epidemiological study of dental caries prevalence in mixed dentition among school children and its association with different variables in Shimla city.     Journal of research- Athenaeum
(INDEXED)
(FIRST AUTHOR)     2011(Aug); 21(2):15.

10.     Assessment of oral health status and treatment needs among police personnel in Shimla city- Himachal Pradesh.     International Journal of Health and Allied Sciences
(INDEXED)
(FIRST AUTHOR)     2012; 1(1):20-24.
11.     “Rare occurrence of bilaterally impacted mandibular supernumerary teeth- a Case report     Dental Hypothesis
(INDEXED)
(FIRST AUTHOR)     2012; 3(2):83-85.
12.     Occurrence of fourth mandibular molars bilaterally and a supernumerary tooth in premolar region-a rare case     International Journal of Health and Allied Sciences
(INDEXED)
(FIRST AUTHOR)     2012;1(3):197-199
13.     Prevalence of dental caries among five year old school children in Shimla city-Himachal Pradesh     European Journal of General Dentistry
(INDEXED) (FIRST AUTHOR)     2012; 1(1):34-8.
14.     Gerodontology-an orodental care for elderly-A review     European Journal of General Dentistry
(INDEXED)(FIRST AUTHOR)     2012; 1(1):15-9.
15.     Multiple compound odontome in mandible-a rarity
     Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
(INDEXED)(CO-AUTHOR)     2012; 3(3):41-3.
16.     Periodontal status and treatment needs among state government employees in Shimla city, Himachal Pradesh (India) - a cross sectional study.     Indian Journal of Oral Sciences
(INDEXED)(FIRST AUTHOR)     2012;3(1):28-33
17.     “Odontalgia, alveolar bone necrosis and spontaneous exfoliation of multiple teeth following herpes zoster infection of trigeminal nerve: a case report.”     Journal of Cranio- Maxillary Diseases
(INDEXED)(CO-AUTHOR)     2012;1(1):27-32
18.     Impact of socioeconomic status on
Decayed, missing filled teeth (DMFT) among state government employees in Shimla City, Himachal Pradesh.     Journal of Cranio Maxillary Diseases
(INDEXED)
(FIRST AUTHOR)     2012;1(2):74-8

19.     Influence of socioeconomic status on brushing habits among adolescents     Journal of Cranio Maxillary Diseases
(INDEXED)(FIRST AUTHOR)     2012;1(2):145-6

20.     Three roots and five canals in mandibular first molar- a rarity     International journal of health and allied sciences
(INDEXED)(FIRST AUTHOR)     2013;2(1):37-9
21     Barriers to the utilization of dental services in Shimla, India     European journal of general dentistry (INDEXED)(CO- AUTHOR)     2013;2(2):139-43
22     Oral Health and White Tea     European journal of general dentistry
(INDEXED)(CO- AUTHOR)     2013;2(2):192-3
23     Occupational health problems among government dentists in Himachal Pradesh-India     Journal of Cranio Maxillary Diseases
(INDEXED)(FIRST AUTHOR)     2012;2(1):16-21
24     Impact of school-based oral health education programme on oral health of 12 and 15 year old school children in Shimla city, Himachal Pradesh.     Journal of education and health promotion
(INDEXED)(FIRST AUTHOR)     2013;2:1-4
25     Self reported occupational health problems among dentists in Himachal Pradesh, India- a descriptive survey     International journal of health and allied sciences
(INDEXED)(FIRST AUTHOR)     2013;2(2):115-21
26     Does nature of diet consumed has an association with the prevalence of dental caries?     European journal of general Dentistry
(INDEXED)
(FIRST AUTHOR)     2013;2(3):332-3
27     Smoking affects periodontal Health     European journal of general Dentistry(INDEXED) (FIRST AUTHOR)     2013;2(3):332-3
28.     Teledentistry the future of dentistry     Indian Journal of Dental Advancements
(INDEXED)(CO- AUTHOR)     2013;5(2):1195-99
29.     Effect of hydrogen peroxide mouthwash as an adjunct to chlorhexidine on stains and plaque     Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology (INDEXED) (CO- AUTHOR)     2013;17(4):449-53
30.     Assessment of relationship between body mass index and periodontal status among state government employees in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh     Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry
(INDEXED)(FIRST AUTHOR)     2013;3(2):77-80
31     Precautions in dentistry against swine flu     SRM J Res Dent Sci
(INDEXED) (CO- AUTHOR)     
2013;4:161-3
32     Dental caries prevalence in individual tooth in primary and permanent dentition among6-12-year-old school children in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh     International Journal Of Health Sciences (INDEXED) (FIRST AUTHOR)     
2014;3:125-8

33     Invisible orthodontics with clear aligners     Guident
(INDEXED)(CO- AUTHOR)     2014;7(4):44-48
34     Role of Gold Nanoparticles in the Early Detection of Oral Cancers     Indian J Stomatol
(INDEXED) (CO- AUTHOR)     2014;5(1):7-11
35     Dentition status and treatment needs among institutionalized hearing and speech impaired children in Himachal Pradesh in India: A cross sectional study     SRM J Res Dent Sci
(INDEXED)
(FIRST AUTHOR)     2014; 5(2):78-81
36     Practice experience of dentists shows impact on prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders     SRM J Res Dent Sci
(INDEXED)
(FIRST AUTHOR)     2014;5(2):147
37     Prevalence and severity of periodontal disease among non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus patients in Shimla City, Himachal Pradesh, India     Journal of Cranio Maxillary Diseases
(INDEXED)
(FIRST AUTHOR)     2014; 3(1):11-6
38     Clinical application of CO2 laser in dentistry: A case series     SRM J Res Dent Sci
(INDEXED) (CO- AUTHOR)     2014; 5(2):106-10
39     Oral health-related quality of life- A changing revolution in dental practice.      Journal of Cranio Maxillary Diseases(INDEXED) (CO- AUTHOR)     2014;3:124-32
40     Tooth brushing behaviors and dental abrasion among the population in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh in India: A cross-sectional study.      Journal of Cranio Maxillary Diseases(INDEXED)(FIST- AUTHOR)     2014;3:89-94








AUTHORSHIP AND INDEXING OF MY ALL PUBLICATIONS

Total Publications=40
First author     28
Co-author     12
Indexed with Pub med     6
Indexed with other catalogue     30
Non Indexed     4









MONOGRAPH BOOKS PUBLISHED WITH LAP PUBLICATION HOUSE GERMANY


Sr. No.     Title     ISBN No.
1.     School Dental Health Programmes in India     978-3-659-42108-2
2.     Nutrition and Health     978-3-659-42808-1
3.     Malocclusion and Orthodontic Treatment Needs among School Children     978-3-659-12653-6
4.     Defluoridation-Gift to Mankind     978-3-659-42387-1
5.     Oral Health Status and Treatment Needs Among Government Employees     978-3-659-15410-2