Orofacial Pain, Oral Medicine Expert #20924

Areas of dentistry expertise

• Atypical odontalgia
• Oral cancer detection
• Salivary gland disorders
• Oral lesions and oral motor disorders
• Trigeminal nerve disorders
• TMJ disorders
• Orofacial pain

Educational background

• 1. Postdoctoral Education:
• USA; Certificate in Clinical Research Design and Management, University of Southern California (USC), School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, CA
• Certificate in Orofacial Pain and Oral MedicineUniversity of Southern California (USC), School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA
• Master of Dental Surgery (M.S.) Degree in Oral Medicine Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya (UM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 2. Professional/Doctoral Education:
• Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD), Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, India
• Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) Degree Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, India
• 3. Undergraduate Education
• St. Michael’s Academy, Chennai, India

Educational background

A full-time associate professor of clinical dentistry and a program director of the orofacial pain and oral medicine residency program. This expert is board certified in orofacial pain and oral medicine and became a fellow of the American Academy of orofacial pain in 2011. This expert has published over 25 research articles, review articles and book chapters and lectured nationally and internationally in the area of Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine. Current research interests are in TMJ disorders, sleep apnea and trigeminal neuropathy. This expert also has a part-time private practice in orofacial pain, sleep apnea and oral medicine.