Pedo Profile

The Department of Pediatric Dentistry is a special branch of dentistry that provides both primary and comprehensive oral health care for infants and children from birth to 14 years including those with special health care needs.

It was established in the year of 1997 and is affiliated with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences.

We provide complete treatment of primary and permanent teeth in the department as well as the management of harmful oral habits, full mouth rehabilitation, procedures under general anesthesia and chair side conscious sedation for the dental care of children and also to children with special health care needs.

Our motto is – HAPPY SMILE, HEALTHY CHILD.

TEACHING PROGRAMMES: –

Undergraduate teaching programme:

Pedodontics and Preventive dentistry (III and IV BDS). A mentorship system is followed at the undergraduate level.

Post graduate teaching programme:

  • The postgraduate course (Master of dental surgery) was started in the year 2010 with a current admission of 3 seats per year.

PhD programme: –

The PhD programme was started in 2018 under RGUHS.

Faculty Profile

DR. ILA SRINIVASAN,

Professor and Head of Department

Email ID: drilasri@yahoo.com

Academic qualifications

  • UG: 1988,Bapuji Dental College and Hospital, Davangere
  • PG:1993,Bapuji Dental College and Hospital, Davangere

Experience: 28 Years

Professional Affiliations:

  1. ISPPD Life member
  2. IDA Life member
  3. KSDC

Areas of Interests: Pediatric Endodontics

DR. JYOTHSNA V. SETTY,

Professor

Email ID-jyothsnasrikanth@gmail.com/ jyothsnamradc@gmail.com

Academic qualifications:

  • UG: 1997, Bangalore University
  • PG: 2002, College of Dental Sciences, Davanagere, RGUHS
  • Any others:
  1. PGDMLE from NLSIU
  2. Diploma in Applied Nutrition and Dietics
  3. Completed certification program in Health Research Fundamentals with Elite Badge
  4. Pursuing Ph.D. in RGUHS

Experience: 20 years of teaching experience

Professional affiliations:

  1. Life member of ISPPD
  2. Life member of IDA
  3. Life member of SAAPD
  4. Life member of KSDC
  5. Member Editorial Board, Rajiv Gandhi journal of dental sciences
  6. Member Editorial Board, Journal of International oral health

Areas of interest: Dental traumatology, Special care dentistry, Behavior sciences, Child management, Herbal medicine, Material sciences, Diet and nutrition, Laser dentistry.

DR. NEERAJA R.,

Reader

Email ID: drneerur@gmail.com

Academic Qualifications:

  • UG: 2002, S. Ramaiah Dental College & Hospital, Bangalore
  • PG: 2007, D. A. Pandu Memorial RV Dental College, Bangalore

Experience: 14yrs and 1 month of teaching experience

Professional Affiliations:

  1. Life member of ISPPD
  2. Life member of IDA
  3. Life member KSDC

Areas of Interests: Caries Prevention- An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of Cure.

DR. LAGHNA GOWDA,

Reader

Email ID: drlaghna@gmail.com

Academic qualifications

  • UG: 2006, Vokkaligara Sangha Dental College and Hospital, Bengaluru
  • PG:2010, Vokkaligara Sangha Dental College and Hospital, Bengaluru

Experience: 10 Years, 10 Months

Professional Affiliations:

  1. ISPPD Life member
  2. KSDC Life member

Areas of Interests: Child Psychology and behavior, Pediatric Endodontics.

DR. VARUN SHETTY,

Reader

Email ID- shettyvarun4@gmail.com

Academic qualifications

  • UG: 2007, SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Dharwad
  • PG: 2011, SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Dharwad

Experience– 10 years

Professional affiliations

  1. Life member of ISPPD
  2. Life member of IDA
  3. Life member of KSDC

Areas of interest-Pediatric oral surgeries, Special care dentistry, Dental traumatology

DR. VIDYA K., Senior Lecturer

Senior Lecturer

E-mail ID: vidyamairkala@gmail.com

Academic Qualification:

  • UG: 2007, A. B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Bangalore
  • PG: M. S. Ramaiah Dental College & Hospital (MSRDC), Bangalore

 Experience: 8years and 4 months of teaching experience.

Professional Affiliations: Life member of ISPPD

Areas of Interests: Special Children Management- Sometimes the real superheroes are small kids fighting big battles.

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