DR. DEVINA PRADHAN

Dental

EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY
EXCELLENCE IN ORAL HYGIENE/ ORAL HEALTH AWARENESS
Age - 29
Gender - Female
Every tooth in a man’s head is more valuable than a diamond
Qualification
Graduation - Rama Dental College Hospital & Research Center, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Post Graduation - Rama Dental College Hospital & Research Center, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Diploma - 1. Global Tobacco Control: Learning from the Experts- John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, U.S.A (2015) 2. Caring for infants and children with acute malnutrition – The University of Southampton, UK (2015)
Fellowships - Not available
Memberships - 1. Member of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry 2. Membership of Indian Dental Association 3. Membership of Colgate
Others - Masters in Public Health, University of Northampton, United Kingdom
Experience
Experience - Continuing as Assistant Professor in Department of Public Health Dentistry, Rama Dental College Hospital & Research Center, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Speciality - Public Health Dentistry
About
About me - I am a Public Health Dentist who hails from Uttar Pradesh. I specialize in community dentistry, public health administration, epidemiology, health education & promotion and research work.
About Clinic/Department/Website/Company - Not Available
Hobbies - 1. Reading 2. Scientific writing 3. Statistical Analysis using SPSS 4. Watching movies
Social Service - 1. Conducting free dental camps 2. Providing preventive treatments like topical fluoride application, pit and fissure sealant application to the people in rural areas 3. Providing oral health education and awareness regarding oral diseases like dental caries, periodontal diseases, fluorosis etc. 4. Demonstration of correct tooth brushing technique 5. Educating the rural people about the importance of dental visits 6. Imparting education regarding oral cancer and its adverse effects
Previous Awards - 1. Awarded as the ‘Best Postgraduate Student of the Year (Public Health Dentistry’ at ‘International Dental Excellence Awards’- Mumbai- 8th December, 2018. 2. Awarded the 2nd prize for best paper presentation at 41st U.P State Dental Conference, Allahabad on ‘Evaluating the impact of school based oral health education programme on the oral health outcomes among school children aged 13 to 15 years in Kanpur City, India’- 16th, 17th, 18th November, 2018. 3. Awarded the Gold Medal and ‘Dr. B.S KUSHWAH MERIT AWARD’ for securing the first position in the specialty of Public Health Dentistry at Rama University- July, 2018.
Publications
National Publications - 1. Paper published in IDA Times on ‘Epidemiology of cholera’ (2015) 2. Paper published in National Journal of Integrated Research in Medicine on ‘Knowledge, attitude and practices of dental surgeons towards tobacco cessation in Kanpur city’ (2016) 3. Paper published in Rama University Journal of Dental Sciences on ‘Obesity and Oral health: A review’ (2016) 4. Paper published in National Journal of Integrated Research in Medicine on ‘Evaluating the Oral hygiene knowledge, attitude and practices among Dental and Medical students in Kanpur City’ (2016) 5. Paper published in National Journal of Integrated Research in Medicine on ‘Assessment of Knowledge and awareness of adult basic life support among post graduate students of Rama Dental College of Kanpur City, India’ (2016) 6. Paper published in Chronicles of Dental Research on ‘Biomedical Waste Management: A Step Towards a Healthy Future’ (2016) 7. Paper published in Rama University Journal of Dental Sciences on ‘Alcohol misuse and Oral health: An overview’ (2016) 8. Paper published in National Journal of Integrated Research in Medicine on ‘Assessing the barriers related with delivering tobacco cessation counselling among dental students of Kanpur city' (2016) 9. Paper published in Rama University Journal of Dental Sciences on ‘Dermatoglyphics and dental caries - a correlation study among school children of Kanpur city, India’ (2016) 10. Paper published in Rama University Journal of Dental Sciences on ‘Dental Practice Management for Patients with Special Needs and Disability: Special considerations for the Dental Office’ (2017) 11. Paper published in Rama University Journal of Dental Sciences on ‘Management of geriatric patients in Dental Practice’ (2017) 12. Paper published in National Journal of Integrated Research in Medicine on ‘Professional Knowledge of Emergency Doctors on The Management of Dental Injuries’ (2017) 13. Paper published in Journal of Applied Dental and Medical Sciences on ‘Management of Anxious and Phobic Patients in a Dental Practice’ (2018) 14. Paper published in Indian Journal of Research on ‘ Tobacco and Oral Health’ (2018) 15. Paper published in Indian Journal of Research on ‘ Oral Health Education: A Review’ (2018)
International Publications - 1. Paper published in International Journal of Scientific Research on ‘Assessment of Oral Hygiene Attitudes, Behaviour and Knowledge of Undergraduate Dental Students of Rama Dental College, Kanpur City (2016) 2. Paper published in International Journal of Scientific Research on ‘Evaluation of aesthetic component of the index of orthodontic treatment need: The laymen’s perspective’ (2016) 3. Paper published in International Journal of Oral Health and Medical Research on ‘Nanotechnology: Future of Dentistry’ (2017) 4. Paper published in International Journal of Preventive and Clinical Dental Research on ‘A review on stem cells approach in dentistry: A boom or bane for the dental professionals’ (2018) 5. Paper published in International Journal of Scientific Research on ‘Geriatric Dentistry: A review’ (2018) 6. Paper published in International Journal of Scientific Research on ‘Chronic Kidney Disease and Oral Health: A Review (2018) 7. Paper published in International Journal of Scientific Research on ‘Nutritional Importance on Oral Health: A Review’ (2018) 8. Paper published in Journal of Renal Injury and Prevention on‘ Dental and periodontal disease in hemodialysis patients is associated with inflammation; a study from North India’ (2018) 9. Paper published in International Journal of Oral Health and Medical Research on ‘Infection Control and Dentistry: A Review (2018) 10. Paper published in Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry on ‘Association between maxillary and mandibular apical base lengths and severity of dental crowding or spacing in Class II malocclusion subjects: An in-vitro study’ (2019)
Books - 1. Book published on ‘The key for a successful Dental Practice’ ISBN NO: 978-3659977220 2. Book published on ‘Topical fluorides in dentistry’ ISBN NO: 978-6139443390
Other Publications - Not Available