Dr. Lakshmi P

Associate Professor, Dept of Periodontology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal

India

Associate Professor, Dept of Periodontology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

April 2022-till date: Associate professor, Department of Periodontology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal

October 2019-April 2022: Reader, Department of Periodontology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal

July 2019-Sep 2019: Additional Reader, Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Amrita Vishwavidyapeetham.

November 2014- July 2019: Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Amrita Vishwavidyapeetham.

May 2011-May 2014: Post Graduate Training in Periodontics at D.A. Pandu Memorial R.V. Dental College, Bangalore.

June 2009-June 2010: Tutor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Amrita Vishwavidyapeetham

July 2008-May 2009: Dental Surgeon in Jk’sMultispeciality Dental Clinic,Palakkad.

April 2007-June 2008: Dental Surgeon in Acharya Dental Clinic, Chennai

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

2019-2025	PhD under the guidance of Dr Chandrashekar Janakiram, Professor and Head, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry, Amrita Vishwavidyapeetham
2011-2014(ReceivedDegree-2015)	Master of Dental Surgery (Periodontology)D. A. P. M. R. V. Dental College, BangaloreRajiv Gandhi Academy of Higher Education of Health Sciences, Karnataka,India
2000- 2006 (Received Degree-2007)	Bachelor of Dental SurgeryGovernment Dental College, Calicut, Kerala State.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Non-communicable diseases
Novel local drug delivery systems (thermo-reversible gels, micro-spheres, nanoparticles)
Phytonutrients to address periodontal disorders.
Regenerative therapy in horizontal bone defects in dentulous areas.
Improvisation of periodontal diagnosis and instrumentation.

ONGOING AND COMPLETED RESEARCH IN LAST FIVE YEARS

Common Risk Factors of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Periodontal Disease in Indian Adults-Development of medical-dental integration models. (Completed)
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice regarding Common risk factor approach among medical and dental practitioners of South India. (Completed)
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice regarding periodontal and systemic diseases/conditions, and the effect of yoga on periodontal health among Indian adults: A questionnaire study.(Completed)
Quality of life of senior citizens before and after vaccination in the COVID 19 era- A qualitative study. (Completed)
Implementation of medical-dental integration model.
Development and Evaluation of Bioengineered Decellularized Plant Scaffold for the Management of Gingival Recession.

PG projects

To determine the efficiency of 1999 and 2017 Periodontal Disease Classification – A Mixed Method Epidemiological Study
Comparative evaluation of effect of type of diet on periodontal health – a cross sectional study
Interprofessional Education in Geriatric Oral Health Care: Understanding the Perspective of Dental Practitioner