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NAME DR. (Mrs.) LATHA ANANDAKRISHNA

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Dental Surgery [B.D.S] -1992-1997

from Government Dental College, Bangalore

Bangalore University

Master of Dental Surgery [M.D.S] - 1998-2000

In Pedodontics and Preventive Children Dentistry

From A.B Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental sciences,

Mangalore, Rajiv Gandhi University Of Health Sciences

Post Graduate Diploma In Medical Law And Ethics [P G D M L E] - 2002-2003 From National Law School of India University, Bangalore

Ph D at Nitte university - 2017

in the specialty of Pedodontics and Preventive Children

Dentistry

FAIMER Fellow 2019

From FAIMER Institute, Philadelphia

DISSERTATIONS

1. “A clinical evaluation of EMLA for various clinical procedures in Pediatric Dentistry”

Submitted as a part of M D S to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore

2. “Practice of Informed Consent in various Dental Colleges in Bangalore”

Submitted as part of P G D M L E to National Law School of India university, Bangalore

3. “A prospective study to assess the relation between Eating Behavior and Early

Childhood Caries among children of Karnataka” Submitted

as Doctoral Thesis to Nitte University

4. “Managing Medically compromised patients in a Dental setting: Development of an

Integrated Module”

project submitted for FAIMER Institute Philadelphia 2019 in progress

WORK EXPERIENCE

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College Position From To Period

1 Sri Nijalingappa Institute of Dental Sciences Hassan

Lecturer Jan 1998 Mar 1998 3 mons

2 Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences, Bangalore.

Senior lecturer Dec 2000 Jun 2001 6 mons

3 Govt. Dental College, Bangalore

Lecturer Jun 2001 Dec 2001 6 mons

4 M S Ramaiah Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore

Senior Lecturer Dec 2001 Dec 2003 2 years


Reader Jan 2004 Dec 2008 5 years


Professor Jan 2009 Jan 2013 5 years


Professor and HOD

Jan 2013 July 2014 1 year

6 mons

8 Faculty of Dental Sciences, MSRUAS

Professor and HOD

Aug 2014 Dec 2015 1 year

4 mons


Associate Dean PG

Professor and HOD

Dec 2015 Mar 2018 2 years 3 mons


Associate Dean PG

April 2018 Till date

AWARDS

Awarded Sivapathasundaram Medal for best scientific paper titled “Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen for regeneration of bone for Implant Supported Prosthesis following enucleation of Dentigerous Cyst: a seven year follow up” presented at ISDR conference, Ahmedabad on 5th-6th Dec 2009

Awarded the Best Faculty paper at 35th ISPPD Conference, Jaipur in Sept 2013 on Eating disorders in Children and ECC: Is there a link?

Awarded the Best Faculty paper at 36th ISPPD Conference, Lucknow in October 2014 on Prevalence of Problematic Eating Behaviour in children of Bangalore – A Descriptive Study.

Awarded the Best Poster at International Sugar Symposium Is sugar the new tobacco?- Oral Health Perspectives being organised by Centre for Dental Education and Research, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi at India Habitat Centre on 11thNovember 2016 on Implications of sweetening food for preschoolers on Early Childhood caries

Accepted for Fellowship at FAIMER Institute, Philadelphia with a scholarship of $25,500 from Jan 2019 to Jan 2021

RESEARCH INTEREST AND EXPERTISE

Interest and expertise : 1. Cariology – Caries Detection, Cares Risk Assessment, Behavioral Factors, Early

Childhood Caries, Genomics of microflora

2. Research methodology - Proposal writing, ethical considerations, questionnaire based

studies

3. Clinical pediatric dentistry – Oral Rehabilitation and behaviour management – dental

clinic and hospital based setting

ACHIEVEMENTS

Best outgoing student in the subject of Conservative Dentistry awarded by Indian Dental Association Karnataka 1996

6th rank Karnataka State Post Graduate Entrance Examination 1998

Topped Sept 2000 batch for the Specialty Of Pedodontics And Preventive Dentistry for Rajiv Gandhi University Of Health Sciences, Bangalore

Moderator for Scientific session for “Dental Management of Pediatric Dental patient under conscious sedation and general anesthesia” in 2nd National Pedodontics PG convention held in Mangalore in May 2005

Chairman of Reception committee for 29th National Conference of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry held at Bangalore in November 2007

Selected to represent Dental Faculty in Asst Professor Category in the Board of studies of RGUHS for 2007-2008

Selected and Trained as Master Trainer in Workshop in Medical Education Technology organized by BMC alumni and RGUHS, Bangalore in September 2008

Panelist for scientific session on Behavior Management in Pediatric Dentistry in 6th National P G Convention in Pedodontics held in Nellore in July 2009

Conducted quiz for Post Graduates at 7th National P G Convention in Pedodontics held in Udaipur in Mar 2010, 8th National P G Convention in Pedodontics held in Salem in Feb 2011, and at 35th ISPPD Conference, Jaipur in Sept 2013

Acted as Coordinator for conducting workshop on OSCE by RGUHS and MSRDC for Dental faculty of M S R D C in April 2010

Chaired the scientific sessions at 22nd ISDR Conference at Ahmedabad, 32nd ISPPD Conference at Amritsar, 35th ISPPD Conference at Jaipur, 36th ISPPD Conference, at Lucknow.

Moderator for session on Professionalism in Dentistry at 1st National conference of Dental health Professions education at Bangalore in May 2013

Moderator for symposium for Guidelines for Sedation in Pediatric Dentistry at 35th ISPPD Conference, Jaipur in Sept 2013

Deputed for Inspection for MDS courses by Dental Council of India

NAAC Coordinator for M S Ramaiah Dental college and Hospital in 2013

Organising Secretary for 14th National PG convention of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry held at Ramaiah Campus, Bangalore in February 2017

PRESENTATIONS

1. Paper

presentation May 1997

1ST Karnataka State Dental Students Conference,

Bangalore

“A case of osteomyelitis in Albers SchÖnberg disease”

2. Paper presentation

Nov 1999 21ST ISPPD Conference,

Amritsar “Gallium alloy as an alternative to

silver amalgam in pediatric dentistry”

3. Poster presentation

Nov 1999 21ST ISPPD Conference,

Amritsar “Preventive aspects in pediatric

dentistry”

4. Paper presentation

Feb 2003 ACDE, MSRDC,

Bangalore “Stainless steel crown: an restorative

option in Pediatric Dentistry”

5 Paper presentation

Nov 2003 25th ISPPD Conference,

MUMBAI “Child Abuse – Perspectives of a

Pediatric Dentist”

6. Guest Lecture Dec 2005

27th ISPPD Conference, Dharwad

“Yours legally”


Nov 2008 30th ISPPD Conference,

Hyderabad “ Cat on the wall – the pulpotomy

dilemma”

8 Poster

presentation Nov 2008

30th ISPPD Conference, Hyderabad

“ Feed, wean and also clean – Promoting pedodontics through

pediatrics”

9

Paper presentation

Nov 2009 22nd ISDR Conference,

Ahmedabad

“Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen for regeneration of bone for Implant Supported Prosthesis following

enucleation of Dentigerous Cyst: a seven year follow up”

10 Guest Lecture April 2010

Workshop on Training of trainers by RGUHS,

Bangalore “Effective use of media”

11 Guest Lecture Sept 2010

Workshop on Training of trainers by RGUHS,

Bangalore “Multiple choice questions”

12 Guest Lecture Sept 2010 IDA CDE programme Career options other than dentistry

13 Paper

presentation Nov 2010

32nd ISPPD Conference, Amritsar

Assessment Of Dental Behavior After Oral Rehabilitation Under General Anesthesia For Children With Early

Childhood Caries


October 2012

25th ISDR National Conference, Chennai

Eating behavior and its implications for pediatric dentistry


Sept 2013 35th ISPPD Conference,

Jaipur Eating disorders in Children and ECC:

Is there a link?

16 Guest Lecture July 2014

Prologue at RGUHS, Bangalore

Drafting Synopsis

17 Paper

presentation August 2014

9th PDAA Conference, Singapore

Problematic eating behaviour in children : Perspective of a Pediatric

Dentist

18 Poster

Presentation Sept 2014

2nd NCDHPE Conference, Belgaum

Credit based system for the dental undergraduate curriculum – Proposal

for Indian scenario

19 Panel discussion

Sept 2014 2nd NCDHPE Conference,

Belgaum Current dental education scenario –

Do we need an overhaul?

20 Paper

presentation October

2014 36th ISPPD Conference,

Lucknow

Prevalence of Problematic Eating Behaviour in children of Bangalore – A

Descriptive Study.

21 Guest Lecture

October 2014

M S Ramaiah University Of applied sciences

Orthodontic education redefined

22 Guest Lecture

October 2014


Minimising systematic errors

23 Guest Lecture

October 2014


Research methodology an insight

24 Guest Lecture Feb 2015

12th ISPPD National PG Convention, Tumkuru

Pedagogy made easy

25 Poster

Presentation July 2015

25th IAPD Conference Glasgow

Association between Problematic Eating Behavior and Early Childhood

Caries: A cross sectional survey



Journal Club – An Overview

27 Guest Lecture

October 2015

37th ISPPD Conference, Raipur

Feeding The Child: Concerns For A Pediatric Dentist



Journal Club – An Overview

29 Guest Lecture

October 2016

38th ISPPD Conference, Cochin

Microorganism behind dental caries: An enigma demystified

30 Poster

Presentation November

2016

International Sugar Symposium Is sugar the

new tobacco?- Oral Health Perspectives

Implications of sweetening food for preschoolers on Early Childhood caries

31 Guest Lecture

February 2017

14th ISPPD National PG Convention, Bengaluru

Problematic eating behaviour and its role in ECC

32 Poster

Presentation July 2018

65th Congress of European organization of

Caries Research

Relationship Between Caries Patterns in Early Childhood Caries in

Bengaluru, India

33 Guest Lecture October

2018 40th ISPPD Conference,

Nagpur Revisiting Cariology: looking at the big

picture

34 Poster

Presentation November

2018

IAPD Summit on Early Childhood Caries,

Bangkok

Association between Propylthiouracil (PROP) Taster status and Eating

Behaviour to Early Childhood caries in Bangalore North

Other presentations include on topics like “Ethics in dentistry”, “Effective use of library” , “Journal club” in the Orientation Program for Post Graduates of M S R D C and “ Tips for successful practice” in Orientation Program for interns.

PUBLICATIONS:

1. A K Munshi, Amitha Hegde, Latha R. Use of emla: is it an injection free alternative?

J Clin Pediatr Dent 2001. 25(3): 215-221

2. Prakash Chandra,Latha Anandakrishna,Dr Prayas Ray. Caries experience and oral hygiene

status of children suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

J Clin Pediatr Dent 2009. 34(1): 25–30

3. Asha Nara, Dhanu, Prakash Chandra, Latha Anandakrishna, Dhananjaya G Comparitive

evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of MTAD™, 3 % NaOCl and Propolis against E. Fecalis.

Int J of Clin Pediatr Dent Jan – Apr 2010, 1(3):21-25

4. Latha Anandakrishna. General Anaesthesia as an option of Behavioural Management of

Children

Dento-vision 2010. Volume 6, Sept;78-81

5. Neha Bhargava, Prakash Chandra, Latha Anandakrishna Biomechanical preparation in

Pediatric Endodontics: How much is Good Enough?

Dento-vision 2011. Volume 7 ,Sept;1-6

6. Priya Manghani, Prakash Chandra, Latha Anandakrishna Caries risk Profile of 4-6 years old

children in government and private School using Cariogram

Dento-vision 2011. Volume 7, Sept;15-22

7. Nishitha Garg, Latha Anandakrishna, Prakash Chandra. Is there an Association between

Oral Health Status and School Performance? A Preliminary Study.

Int J of Clin Pediatr Dent. May-Aug 2012, 5(2):132-135

8. Girish M S, Prakash Chandra, Latha Anandakrishna, Dhananjaya G. Apexification with

Modified Internal Matrix Concept-A Case report.

Dento-vision 2012. Volume 8(1), Sept;19-24.*

9. Nagendra J, Prakash Chandra, Latha Anandakrishna, Dhananjaya G, Dhanu G. Leukocyte

Adhesion Deficiency: A Case Report and Review.

J Dent Child. 2012-79:2

10. Girish MS, Ramdas Balakrishna, Prakash Chandra, Latha Anandakrishna, Dhananjaya G,

Shylaja K C. Treatment Considerations in Traumatized immature permanent teeth: A case

Series.

Int J Dent Case Reports 2013;3(1):39-43

11. Shwetha G, Shetty AK, Chandra P, Anandakrishna L. Bluegrass appliance for thumb sucking

habit: A case report

Int J Med Dent Case Rep 2014:1-3.

12. Anandakrishna, Latha, Neha Bhargav, Amitha Hegde, Prakash Chandra, Dhananjaya

Gaviappa, and Ashmitha Kishan Shetty. "Problematic eating and its association with early

childhood caries among 46-71-month-old children using Children's Eating Behavior

Questionnaire (CEBQ): A cross sectional study."

Indian Journal of Dental Research 2014 vol 25, no. 5 , 602.

13. Garg, N., Anandakrishna, L., & Jain, A. K. Prevalence of obesity and its influencing factors

among affluent school children of Bangalore City.

Journal of Obesity and Metabolic Research, 2014. 1(3), 138.

14. Magoo, J., Shetty, A. K., Chandra, P., Anandkrishna, L., Kamath, P. S., & Iyengar, U. (2015).

Knowledge, attitude and practice towards oral health care among parents of autism

spectrum disorder children.

Journal of Advanced Clinical & Research Insight, 2015, 1.

15. Savitri R, Anandakrishna L, Kamath PS, Ramya M. Mayne’s appliance-guidance of eruption:

A case report.

Int J Med Dent Case Rep 2014:1-3

16. Gairuboyina S, Chandra P, Anandkrishna L, Kamath PS, Shetty AK, Ramya M. Non-nutritive

sucking habits: A review.

J Dent Orofac Res 2014;10(2):22-7.

17. Alse, A. S., Anandkrishna, L., Chandra, P., Ramya, M., Kamath, P. S., & Shetty, A. K. (2015).

Educational intervention on the plaque score among hearing impaired children.

Journal of Advanced Clinical & Research Insights● Vol, 1(4), 1.

18. Girish M S, Latha Anandakrishna, Prakash Chandra, Nandlal B, Srilatha K T. Iatrogenic injury

of oral mucosa due to chemicals: A case report of formocresol injury and review.

IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences, vol 14, Issue 14, April 2015: PP 01-15

19. Latha Anandakrishna, Amitha M Hegde, Ramya Reddy. Association between Problematic

eating behaviour and early childhood caries: A cross sectional study.

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 2015, 25: 59

20. Jessica Ann Thomas, Latha Anandakrishna, K M Shweta. Perceptions of the school teacher

towards oral health and school dental health programmes – a qualitative study.

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 2015, 25: 57.

21. Girish MS, Chandra P, Anandakrishna L. Clinical and radiographic evaluation of mineral

trioxide aggregate and electrosurgical pulpotomies in primary molars: An in-vivo study.

J Int Oral Health 2016;8(5):601-606

22. Saini, D., Gadicherla, P., Chandra, P. and Anandakrishna, L., 2016. Coconut milk and

probiotic milk as storage media to maintain periodontal ligament cell viability: an in vitro

study.

Dental Traumatology.

23. Latha Anandakrishna, Amitha M Hegde 2017. Food sweetening as a risk factor for Early

Childhood Caries.

Journal of Dental and Orofacial Research, 13(1), 22-25

24. Bhat, K.V., Shetty, P. and Anandakrishna, L., 2017. A Comparative Evaluation of Accuracy

of New-generation Electronic Apex Locator with Conventional Radiography to determine

Working Length in Primary Teeth: An in vivo Study.

International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry, 10(1), p.34.

25. Shwetha, G., Chandra, P., Anandakrishna, L., Dhananjaya, G., Shetty, A.K. and Kamath, P.S.,

2017. Validation of different diagnostic aids in detection of occlusal caries in primary

molars: An in vitro study.

Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 35(4), p.301.

26. Paranna, S., Shetty, P., Anandakrishna, L. and Rawat, A., 2017. Distalization of Maxillary

First Permanent Molar by Pendulum Appliance in Mixed Dentition Period. International

journal of clinical pediatric dentistry, 10(3), p.299.

27. Vidya K, Shetty P, Anandakrishna L. Oral health and glycosylated hemoglobin among type

1 diabetes children in South India. Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive

Dentistry. 2018 Jan 1;36(1):38.

28. Rachana, S., Latha Anandakrishna and Shwetha, G. (2017) Caries Patterns in Early

Childhood Caries in North Bengaluru: A Descriptive Study

J. of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 35, pp. 104. 14

29. Pushpalatha, G., Swaroop Hegde, Deveswaran, R. and Latha Anandakrishna (2017)

Antimicrobial Efficacy of Sustained Release Novel Cocoa Polyphenol Varnish Against Oral

Pathogens.

J. of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 35, pp. 128.

30. Latha Anandakrishna, Rachana S, Shwetha G. Relationship Between Caries Patterns in

Early Childhood Caries in Bengaluru, India.

Caries Res 2018;52:504

CONFERENCES ATTENDED

NAME OF THE CONFERENCE VENUE YEAR

1 1st Karnataka State Dental Students Conference Bangalore May 1997

2 20th National Conference of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry

Mumbai January 1999

3 Cons-Pedo Workshop Bambolim April 1999

4 21st National Conference of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry

Amritsar November 1999

5 Symposium On Craniofacial Deformities Mangalore December 1999

6 7th National conference of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry

Bangalore November 2001

7 3rd Indo American Medical And Dental Conference Bangalore June-July 2002

8 1st Interstate And 31st Karnataka State Dental Conference Mangalore November 2003


Mumbai November 2003


Kolkata November2004

11 3rd International Symposium On Pain Update Bangalore February 2005

12 2nd National P G Convention of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry

Mangalore May 2005


Dharwad December 2005

14 3rdd National P G Convention of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry

Chennai June 2006

TEACHING

Modules Taught MDS induction training for Batches of 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Module on Ethics and Professionalism for MDS batch of 2015 Module 6 for MDS Batch of 2015 Module 6 for MDS Batch of 2016 Module 2 for MDS Batch of 2018 Classes for III BDS

UG Thesis Advised Naksha S, Nikhil V Suresh, Dyuthi Reddy, R Harishma – “Development of novel gel as avulsion storage media” – FDS Batch of 2014

PG MDS Thesis Advised:

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no Name of the PG

Student Thesis Dissertation Topic Year

1 Dr Prayas Caries Experience and Oral Hygiene Status Of Children Suffering

From Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 2006-2009

2 Dr Nishita Garg Association between obesity and dental caries among adolescents

in Bangalore 2007-2010

3 Dr Ramya Efficacy of three different pediatic dentrifices against S mutants –A

Comparitive Study 2008-2011

4 Dr Neha Bhargava

Association between problematic eating and feeding behaviour

with early childhood caries among 46-71 month old children in

Bangalore city- a cross sectional study

2009-2012

5 Dr.Ankith Relationship Between Temperament Of A Child And Early Childhood

Caries In 46-71 Months Old Children Of Bangalore City (North) 2010-2013

6 Dr.Shraddha Durgan

Effect of water swishing on plaque pH of children after rinsing with different forms of commercially available milk : a comparative study

2011-2014

7 Dr.Aadarsh K

Association between taste sensitivity to 6-n-propyl

thiouracil(PROP), early childhood caries and eating behaviour of

children – an observational study

2012-2015

8 Dr.Savitri

Relationship between bruxism , muscle thickness and muscle

activity and masticatory performance in children- a cross sectional

study

2012-2015

9 Dr Jessica Anna Thomas

Comparative evaluation of salivary characteristics in children with

ECC with and without bronchial asthma 2013-2016

10 Dr Maladevi M Infant feeding practices as a risk factor for ECC in 18-48 month old

children – a case control study 2013-2016

11 Dr. Ankita Somani

Microbiological evaluation of Streptococcus Mutan genotypes for

both vertical and horizontal transmission in children with/without

early childhood caries

2014-2017

12 Dr Rachana Caries Patterns in Early childhood Caries in North Bengaluru – a

Descriptive study 2015 -2018

13 Dr Shruti Igoor Metagenomic analysis of microflora of dental plaque from children with severe early childhood caries using NGS technology

2016 -2019

14 Dr Anchana Evaluation of the genotypes of streptococcus mutans and streptococcus sobrinus in dental caries in children with Down Syndrome

2016 -2019

PhD Dissertation Advised: (Detailed List) Not allotted


Bangalore November 2007

16 International Symposium on Research Priorities in Asia and Africa organized by Indian Society of Dental Research

Hyderabad November 2007


Hyderabad November 2008

18 6th National P G Convention of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry

Nellore July 2009

19 22nd National Conference of Indian Society Of Dental Research

Ahmedabad December 2009

20 9th National Conference on Health Professionals' Education

Pune December, 2009


Udaipur March 2010


Amritsar November 2010

23 23rd National Conference of Indian Society Of Dental Research

Chennai January 2011


Salem February 2011

25 25nd National Conference of Indian Society Of Dental Research

Madras October 2012

26 1st National Conference on Dental Health Professionals' Education

Bangalore May 2013


Jaipur September 2013

28 9th Pediatric Dentistry Association of Asia Conference Singapore August 2014

29 2nd National Conference on Dental Health Professionals' Education

Belgaum Sept 2014


Lucknow October 2014

Professional Memberships:

Member of International Association of Pediatric Dentistry Member of European Organization of Caries Research Member of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry Member of Indian Society of Dental Research


Tumkuru Feb 2015

32 25th International Association of Pediatric Dentistry Conference

Glasgow July 2015


Raipur October 2015


Hyderabad Feb 2016


Cochin October 2016

36 International Sugar Symposium Is sugar the new tobacco?- Oral Health Perspectives

New Delhi November 2016


Bengaluru Feb 2017


Baroda Feb 2018

39 65th Congress of European Organization of Caries Research

Copenhagen July 2018


Nagpur October 2018

41 IAPD Summit on Early Childhood Caries Bangkok November 2018

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