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Educational
Qualifications : |
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B.D.S.(Bachelor
in Dental Surgery) in May 1979.
Graduated from Government Dental College and Hospital, Bombay. |
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In
private practice since Nov.1981 for Twenty Six years. |
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Also
completed a P.G. Certificate course in Aesthetic Dentistry for the
Baylor College, Dallas Texas, USA and is one of the few U.S. qualified
Cosmetic Dentists in the country. |
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Have
attended innumerable certificate courses and Product Orientation
courses in Germany, Switzerland and U.S.A.
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Pursuing
a Post Graduate Certificate course at New York University and Tufts
University, Boston. |
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Have
attended courses in Implantology in U.S.A. |
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Participation
@ Conferences : |
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Attended
innumerable conferences in India and abroad U.S.A./ Europe/ Japan/
Puerto Rico/ Singapore/ Turkey. |
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Given lectures on Cosmetic Dentistry in India
and abroad. An authority on clinical dental photography and lectures
on it. A topic not taught in dental colleges in India. Part of
the core group and board of Directors of the Indian Academy of
Aesthetic and Cosmetic dentistry, a group dedicated to learning
the Art, Science and latest developments in Cosmetic Dentistry
by repeated annual/ biannual visits abroad and disseminating this
information in an organised manner including inviting foreign
speakers to lecture to Indian Dentists on Cosmetic Dentistry and
sharing our knowledge by lecturing to them also, as this facility
is not available in Dental College in India. |
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Patients list including top theatre, film, glamour,
Personalities, Singers, Musicians, Sportsmen, Industrialists including
average middle class citizens from all walks of life who after
beautifying their smile feel so good that they go on health diets
and exercise oriented fitness programs. |
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Positions
Held : |
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Elected
1st Vice President I.D.A. (Indian Dental Association, Mumbai) 1998-1999. |
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Treasurer
IDA, Mumbai 99 - 2001, Bite In and Indian Academy of Aesthetic and
Cosmetic Dentistry November 2000 conference and other conferences. |
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Secretary,
IDA Mumbai Branch since 2000. Branch strength 1500 members
for three consecutive terms of two years each.
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Elected President Indian Academy of Aesthetic and Cosmetic Dentistry (IAACD) 2005-2006. |
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Organising Secretary of 42 nd Maharashtra State Dental Conference in Mumbai 2002 which had record attendance of over 2400 delegates.
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Organising secretary for IAACD Abroad 2003, a conference arranged in Phuket Thailand with delegate attendance of 150 delegates. |
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Recognition & Awards :
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Awarded the Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini award on 20th November in 1997 as a pioneer of Cosmetic Dentistry in India. |
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Appointed as Country Representative to the Asian Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry (AAAD) for third consecutive term of two years each in 2007. |
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