Periodontist Oral Implant & Surgery Expert Witness

Dental Education:

• 2000 B.D.S. Government Dental College and Hospital, Maharishi Dayanand University, India
• 2004 Certificate of Advanced Education Program in Periodontology, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
• 2005 M.S. Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
• 2010 D.M.D. Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
• 2011 Fellowship Training in Oral Implantology (ITI Scholar) Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University

Dental Licensure:

• 2010 Massachusetts Dental License
• 2011 New Hampshire Dental License (inactive)
• 2012 Conscious Sedation Permit B

Dental Board Certifications:

• 2006 Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology (Board Certified Periodontist)

Other Dental Certifications:

• 2010 Academic Fellow of the American Academy of Oral Medicine

Academic Fellowships Received:

• 2006 American Academy of Periodontology Foundation

Academic Appointments at Dental Institutions:

• 2000 B.D.S. Government Dental College and Hospital, Maharishi Dayanand University, India
• 2004 Certificate of Advanced Education Program in Periodontology, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
• 2005 M.S. Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
• 2010 D.M.D. Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
• 2011 Fellowship Training in Oral Implantology (ITI Scholar) Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University

Fellowship into National Dental Honor Societies:

• 2000 B.D.S. Government Dental College and Hospital, Maharishi Dayanand University, India
• 2004 Certificate of Advanced Education Program in Periodontology, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
• 2005 M.S. Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
• 2010 D.M.D. Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
• 2011 Fellowship Training in Oral Implantology (ITI Scholar) Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University

Awards and Recognition Received: Available upon request.

Private Practice Employment and Experience:

2010 till present, I am working as an independent contractor periodontist in dental offices located in Massachusetts.

• My practice is limited to periodontics, dental implant and various oral surgery procedures.
• I have been a periodontist for the last 20 years and a dentist for the last 24 years.
• I am skilled and experienced in performing periodontal and oral surgery procedures such as dental implants (Straumann system), sinus lifts, ridge augmentation, soft tissue grafting using dermis tissue and autogenous tissue, osseous surgery, crown lengthening, third molar extractions, gingivectomies, frenectomy, canine exposure, tori removal procedure, and soft tissue biopsy
• I have experience in practicing sedation dentistry.
• I am licensed to perform surgical procedures under nitrous and oral sedation.
• I have experience working in multi-specialty dental offices with general dentists, prosthodontists, endodontists, pediatric dentists, and orthodontist.
• I am comfortable working with pediatric and adult patients; and is able to provide through comprehensive periodontal treatment care to all types of patients.
• I am highly experienced and very comfortable managing the role of administrator as well as clinician in dental private practice.
• I also work as a periodontal claim’s consultant with the offices where I am contacted as an in-house periodontist.
• If a periodontal claim gets denied by the insurance company, I work directly with the insurance as a periodontal consultant for the dental office to get the denied claim approved. I have 14 years of experience as a dental claim consultant and have a very high success rate of approval.
• I have been employed as an in-house periodontist and oral surgeon by dental offices since 2010.

Dental Consulting Employment and Experience:

2024 – Working as an independent contractor dental consultant with Gerson Lehrman Group

2024 – Working as an independent contractor dental expert witness on dental malpractice cases
with the Forensis Group and its law firms

Scholarly Services Performed in the Dental Community:

• 2006 Received a certificate of completion of the Institute for Teaching and Learning Program for dental school faculty, conducted by the Academy of Academic Leadership and University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Dentistry
• 2009 – 2010 Secretary of the Periodontics Section of American Dental Education Association
• 2010 – 2011 Chair-Elect of the Periodontics Section of American Dental Education Association
• 2010 Oral Session Chair for the Geriatric Oral Research Group session titled “Keynote Address and Care of Oral Health in Older Adults” at the American Association for Dental Research annual meeting in Washington, DC
• 2010 Invited to serve as the judge in the Geriatric Oral Research Group J. Morita Awards Competition in Geriatric Oral Health Research at the International Association for Dental Research annual meeting in Barcelona, Spain
• 2010 – 2011 Editor of the newsletter of the Geriatric Oral Research Group of International Association for Dental Research
• 2010 – 2013 Executive Committee Council member of the Geriatric Oral Research Group of International Association for Dental Research
• 2011 Oral Session Chair for the Geriatric Oral Research Group Session titled “Older Population and Dental Care, and J. Morita Prize Competition Part 1” at the International Association for Dental Research annual meeting in San Diego, CA
• 2011 – 2012 Chair of the Periodontics Section of American Dental Education Association

Peer Reviewer in Dental Journals:

• 2008 – 2015 Journal Periodontology
• 2007 – 2015 Journal of Dental Education

Editorial Board Member of Dental Journals:

• 2012 – International Journal of Experimental Dental Science
• 2014 – International Journal of Dental Science and Research
• 2015 – Indian Journal of Dental Research (Periodontics Section)

Memberships in Scholarly Dental Committees at National Level:

• 2007 – 2009 Periodontal Research Group, International Association for Dental Research
• 2007 – 2015. Periodontics Section, American Dental Education Association
• 2008 – 2015 Organization of Teachers of Oral Medicine, American Academy of Oral Medicine

Memberships in Scholarly Dental Committees at State Level:

• 2008 – 2010 Leadership Institute, Massachusetts Dental Society
• 2008 – 2009 Council on Dental Education, Massachusetts Dental Society

Lecture Presentations at Annual Dental Meetings: Available upon request.

Journal Article Paper Publications: Available upon request.

Book Chapter Publications: Available upon request.

Abstract Paper Publications: Available upon request.

Master Research Thesis Publication: Available upon request.