Our Faculty

• Ph. D.: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
• MDS: Govt.Dental College, Trivandrum, University of Kerala, India.
• BDS: Govt.Dental College, Trivandrum, University of Kerala, India.

• Visiting Professor- Maxillofacial Prosthetic Division at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
• International Award – ‘Creative circle award’ for new innovations in Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Int. society for Maxillofacial Rehabilitation conference held at Bangkok, September 2008.
• Board of Studies member, Kerala University of Health Sciences.
• AOCMF – Regional faculty
• Invited speaker for several National & International conferences
• Conducts Hands-on training programmes in Maxillofacial Prosthetics

Invited Speaker – National / International Conferences

• Invited Faculty: 24^th Annual Evidence Based Management of Cancers in India “EBM 2026”. ‘Evidence Based Head & Neck Cancer Management – Optimizing care’ held at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, from February 27^th to March 1^st, 2026.
• Resource Person for CDE Program: Resource person for the CDE program conducted at Yenepoya Dental College, Mangalore. Topic: “Pixels to Prostheses – Digitalising Maxillofacial Prosthodontics”
• Invited Faculty: “Restoring faces, Rebuilding loves”. Maxillofacial Prosthetics training program held at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi on August 23^rd & 25; 2025
• Resource person for Hands-on training program: Hands-on Workshop on Dental & Prosthetic Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal (19th–20th July 2025). Guest Speaker for two sessions on “Rehabilitation of Intraoral Defects” and “Osseointegrated Extraoral Prosthesis”.
• Invited Speaker: As part of the Prosthodontist day celebrations, “Prostho imprints 2025”; lecture series about Maxillofacial Rehabilitation was conducted at Rajas Dental College, Thirunalveli on January 22^nd 2025 .
• Resource person for Hands-on training program: Conducted a workshop on Maxillofacial Prosthetics, “Wear the Ear” organized by Sri Ramakrishna Dental College & Hospital, Coimbatore on 15^th & 16^th November 2024.
• Invited Faculty: Delivered a lecture on the topic “Exploring Specialty of Prosthodontics Beyond the Undergraduate Training” as a part of “Upgrade: A Professional Development Lecture Series for House-Surgeons’ organised by the Dental Education Unit of Amrita School of Dentistry on 18/06/2024.
• Organizing Chairperson: for GeriaCon 2024 conducted in association with the Association of Geriatric Dentistry on March 20^th, 2024.
• Invited Faculty: Indian Prosthodontic Society, Chandigarh branch invited to conduct a hands-on training program on Maxillofacial Prosthodontics for two days on International Women’s Day on March 7^th & 8^th, 2024.
• Invited faculty: Conducted a symposium with Dr Subramania Iyer, Chairman of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Amrita Institute; at Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Science and Technology, Jaipur on February 24^th, 2024 Topic: “New Frontiers in Craniomaxillofacial Head & Neck Reconstruction.”
• Chancellor’s Award: For Exemplary efforts, dedication, and success in obtaining an Extramural Research grant in 2021/2022.
• Chancellor’s Award: For Tier 1 & Tier 3 Publication achievements in 2021/2022.
• Invited speaker: International Conference on maxillofacial Prosthetics & Dental Oncology held at Tata Hospital, Bombay, on September 8 to 10^th, 2023. Topic: Prosthetic Rehabilitation of Maxillectomy Defects.
• Organising Chairperson: Rebase 2023; Post graduate training program organised by Indian Prosthodontic Society, Kerala State branch and Amrita School of Dentistry held on June 30^th and July 1^st at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences
• Keynote Speaker: for D+ – Season 4; hosted by Forum for Advanced Studies and Continuing Education Program organised by Royal Dental College at Renai Cochin, on 27^th and 28^th May 2023.
• Keynote speaker: 50^th Golden Jubilee Indian Prosthodontic Society Conference held at Leela Ambience Convention Hotel in New Delhi, on 10- 13^th November 2022. Topic: Tissue Engineering in Maxillofacial Prosthodontics: From Bench to Bedside.
• Invited Faculty: International Congress on Dental Oncology & Research held at Ahmedabad. Topic: “Removable Prosthetics for Head & Neck Cancers” on 2 & 3rd September, 2022.
• Invited Faculty: LCC Care Series on Oral Cancer; Panel Discussion: Functional Reconstruction in Oral Cancers on 31st July 2022, at IMA House, Kochi, Kerala.
• Invited Speaker: Indian Prosthodontic Society – Kerala State branch conducted Post Graduates’ Training Program conducted at Royal Dental College, Chalissery, Kerala, on 25th to 27th March, 2022.
• Keynote Address: National Post graduate convention of Indian Prosthodontic Society, Jaipur, July 2nd & 3rd, 2021/ Topic: Basic Principles of management of Post Ablative Mandibular Lesions’.
• Invited Speaker: National webinar conducted by Kerala Prosthodontic society on June 13th,2021. Topic: “Mucormycosis”.
• Invited Speaker: Webinar conducted by Indian Prosthodontic Society, Kerala State branch, April 11, 2021. Topic: Laboratory steps in fabrication of orbital prosthesis.
• Invited Speaker: at the 13th Biennial Conference of International Society for Maxillofacial Rehabilitation hosted by Indian Prosthodontic Society, Pune branch from 5th to 7th February 2021. Topic: Multidisciplinary approach in rehabilitating maxillofacial defects.
• Panelist: at the CDE program ‘Paripeksh’ hosted by Indian Prosthodontic Society, Chandigarh branch held on 7th March 2021.
• Keynote Speaker: Indian Prosthodontic Society National Conference organized by Nagpur branch, held on December 3rd – 6th, 2020. Topic of presentation: “Implants in Maxillofacial Prosthetics – An Evidence Based Approach.”
• Keynote Speaker: Indian Prosthodontic Society, Nagpur branch conducted webinar on ‘Maxillofacial Prosthetics-An Overview ‘on 6th September, 2020.
• Invited speaker: Association of Maxillofacial Surgeons of India conducted a webinar on “Maxilla/ Mandible Reconstruction and Rehabilitation”. on 10th April, 2020.
• Moderator: Meeting of Prosthodontic Study Circle on 5th January organised by Indian Prosthodontic Society, Kerala state branch on 5th January, 2020.
• Invited Speaker: “Maxillofacial Prosthetic Symposium” conducted by Indian Prosthodontic Society, Bangalore and Shankara Cancer Foundation on 24th & 25th August, 2019.
• Invited Speaker: for conducting a session on ‘Nanotechnology and Lasers in Prosthodontics” organized by Indian Prosthodontic Society- Kerala State branch in association with Kerala University of Health Sciences on February 21-23, 2019.
• Invited Faculty for Hands-on Training and Guest Lecture: 2 days conference on Maxillofacial Prosthodontics: Building Competencies to Enhance Outcome, held at VSPM Dental College & Research Centre, Nagpur; organized by Indian Prosthodontic society, Nagpur branch, on February 16-17, 2019
• Guest Speaker: Oral Cancer Symposium conducted at Azeezia College of Dental Sciences & research on February 4-5, 2019
• Keynote Speaker: 46^th Indian Prosthodontic Society Conference held in Mangalore from November 15-18, 2018
• Invited Speaker: ONCO QUEST ’18 – A Comprehensive CDE on Oral Cancer – from Etiology to Rehabilitation, held at Rajas Dental College, Nagercoil, on September 7, 2018.
• Invited Speaker: Indian Prosthodontic Society – Kerala State branch Conference, April 2018.
• UCLA: Invited for Research and Educational Collaborations at Maxillofaicial Prosthetic Division of UCLA School of Dentistry (April 2018)
• Invited Faculty: “The Reconstruction Summit” conducted by Dr. Dennis Rohner (Hirslanden Medical Center, Switzerland) held at Pune, December 2017.
• Invited Speaker: International Conference on Comprehensive Management of Head and Neck Tumours: Current Perspective at Aster Medcity, Kochi, May 2017.
• Organizing Secretary: International Conference on Maxillofacial Rehabilitation (Foundation for Orofacial Rehabilitation Outreach Program) held at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, March 2017
• Keynote Speaker: Symposium on Oral Cancer hosted by Cochin Periodontists Society held at Kochi; March 2017. Topic: Prosthetic Rehabilitation in Oral Cancer Patients.
• Guest Speaker: Indian Prosthodontic Society Conference held at Bombay, November 2016. Topic: Surgical and Prosthetic Management of Mandibulectomy Defects.
• Invited Faculty: AOCMF-Asia Pacific ; Training in Secondary Management of Post Traumatic Defects; September 2016
• Invited Faculty: Head & Neck Training Program, Ruby Hall Cancer Centre, Pune, February 2015.
• Speaker: Int. Society for Maxillofacial Rehabilitation Conference’ X’ian, China, 2014. Topic: Application of Tissue Engineering in Maxillofacial Rehabilitation.
• Course Coordinator & Faculty: Maxillofacial prosthetic Workshop. Head & Neck supportive oncology training program held at Amrita Institute, March 2014.
• Invited Speaker: Conducted Faculty Training Program in Vidyodaya School. Topic: Medical Application of Tissue Engineering, 2014
• Invited Faculty: AOCMF- Asia Pacific Symposium –Advances in Maxillofacial Reconstruction & Rehabilitation. November 2014, Bangalore.
• Young Star Speaker: Indian Prosthodontic Society Conference, Ahmedabad 2013.Topic: Recent Advances in Maxillofacial Prosthetics.
• Peer Reviewer of Journal of Odontologic Research; official publication of Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, since November 2012.
• National Faculty: AOCMF Advances Seminar on Maxillofacial Reconstruction; August 2012, Kochi. Topic: Orbital Defects Rehabilitation
• Invited Speaker: Association of Prosthodontist and Implantologist of Kerala; Mar Baselious College, 2012. Kerala. Topic: Prosthetic Rehabilitation of Maxillofacial Defects.
• Young Star Speaker: IPS-AAP Indian & Asian Academy of Prosthodontics Conference, Chennai. Topic: Application of Rapid Prototyping Technology in Prosthetic Rehabilitation of Maxillofacial Defects.
• Course Co-ordinator & Faculty: ‘Amrita Head and Neck Supportive Oncology Meet’. (Dental Oncology, Swallowing, Prosthodontics, Pathology) February 2012, Kochi. Conducted Hands-on Maxillofacial Prosthetic module as part of Head & Neck Oncology Meet (2012).
• Faculty: 7^th AHEAD Amrita Comprehensive Head and Neck Oncology Teaching Program. February 2011.
• Faculty: APLAST 2011- Amrita Tutorials in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; March 2011.
• Guest Speaker: 38^th Indian Prosthodontic Society Conference, November 2010, Indore. “Treatment Planning for Implant Supported Prosthesis.”
• Preconference Course Faculty: Association of Oral and maxillofacial surgeons’ National Conference in Accord with British Association of Maxillofacial Surgeons., Kochi, November 2009 (Topic: Craniofacial Implants)
• Conducted Preconference Course: 37^th Indian Prosthodontic Society Conference. November 2009, Trissur, Kerala. Topic: Implant-supported Auricular Prosthesis.
• Convenor: Entertainment -37^th Indian Prosthodontic Society Conference, Kerala, 2009.
• Invited Speaker: 9^th Annual Meeting of the Foundation for Head & Neck Oncology; Amrita Institute, Kochi, October 2009.
• Guest Speaker. CME Programme conducted for the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India (APSI) & ETHICON Institute of surgical education held at Kochi, October 2009.
• Speaker: Int. Society for Maxillofacial Rehabilitation Conf 2008. Bangkok, Thailand.
• Invited Faculty: Indian Dental Association conference held at Nedumbassery, Kochi. November 2008.

Major Projects

Completed

• Nano Yarn Reinforced Composite for Native Bone Augmentation and Endosseous Dental Implants.
  Funding Agency: Thematic Unit of Excellence and Thematic Projects on Frontiers of Nano Science and Technology (TPF-Nano) Grant, Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India (under Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine)
• Evaluation of Nanotextile Reinforced Bone Regeneration Scaffold
  Funding Agency: TPF-MEDICALNANO, Department of Science and Technology. (under Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine)

On-going

• Clinical Translational Research.
  Funding of the project titled Mandibular bone augmentation with an indigenous developed novel fiber reinforced composite scaffold: A pilot clinical trial Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) grant.
  Amount: 1.6 crores.
  Investigators: Dr. Subramania Iyer, Dr. Manju V, Dr. Manitha Nair

Minor Projects

• Evaluating the Impact of Geometries on Fatigue Resistance in Butt-Joint Implant-Supported Restorations.
• Peri-Implant Soft Tissue Health in Implant-Supported Auricular Prostheses: A Systematic Review
• Evaluation of the Effect of Implant Angulation, Splinting and Length on Strain Generation Using Digital Image Correlation – An In-Vitro Study
• Clinical and functional outcomes of patient-specific Implants in maxillomandibular defects – a scoping review.
• Clinical Assessment of Peri-Implant Tissue condition following reconstruction in Non-irradiated jaws: An observational study.
• Comparative evaluation of condylar guidance angle as recorded by direct and indirect methods
• Comparative Evaluation of Auricular Prosthesis Fabricated by Conventional method and Rapid Prototyping Technology – Pilot study (Scientific paper presented- ISMR conference, 2008, Bangkok)
• Comparison of Tissue-engineered Bone Substitutes for Native Bone Augmentation – An In Vivo Study (Scientific paper presentation: ISMR conference, X’ian 2014).
• “Mandibular Implant-supported Overdenture” – An Invitro Comparison of Ball, Bar, and Magnetic Attachments. (Published)
• Assessing Tooth Colour in Edentulous Patients Based on Skin Colour for Complete Denture Fabrication.
• Comparison of Functional Outcomes in Surgically and Prosthetically Rehabilitated Maxillectomy Patients. (Published)
• Effect of Chemical Disinfectants and Accelerated Ageing on Maxillofacial Silicon Elastomers (Published)
• Evaluation of Quality of Life of Mandibulectomy Patients after Surgical Reconstruction and Prosthetic Rehabilitation (Accepted for publication)
• Thermal Changes at Implant Osteotomy Site with Variation in Drilling Speed, Pressure and Irrigation Temperature: An Invitro Study.
• Effect of Nano Oxides on the Color Stability and Mechanical Properties of Maxillofacial Silicon Elastomers (in press)