CURRICULUM VITAE
Radhika Katragunta
Birmingham, AL. 35205
Cell 417-***-****
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Objective
Fulltime position in a thriving dental practice where I’ll be able to practice extensively
and fully utilize and develop my skills
To be in a position that has the greatest potential for career growth
Skills
Whole array of dental treatment procedures
Proficient in molar endodontics
Restore dental implants
Highest number of crown and bridge units in dental school
Comfortable working with children
Prior experience as dentist in India in addition to US dental education
Education/Training
• DMD – Doctor of Dental Medicine (Expected Graduation Dec 2011)
University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
• MPH -Masters in Public Health (Summer 2009)
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
• BDS - Bachelor of Dental Surgery (March 2004)
College of Dental Sciences, Davangere, India.
Honors/Awards
• International Student Scholarship (2006-2007)
Office of International Affairs, University of Kentucky
• Kentucky Graduate Scholarship (2004-2007)
The Graduate School, University of Kentucky
Work Experience
Student Dentist (All Official school-breaks 2009-2011)
Limited Care Clinic, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham
• One of the very few students to be employed by UAB emergency dental clinic to
work full time during official school breaks
• Examine, take x-rays, diagnose and treat emergency dental patients
• Procedures included extractions, RCT’s, fillings and temporary prosthodontic
work
Internship –Prosthodontics (Fall 2008 – Fall 2009)
Advanced Prosthodontics, Loma Linda University.
• Learn about advanced prosthodontic/full mouth rehabilitation principles
• Comprehensive Implant education – surgical and restorative
Outreach Dentist / Research Assistant (Fall 2006- Spring 2008)
Division of Dental Public Health, College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky
• Worked in mobile dental clinic in school-based treatment programs.
• Provision of dental screening, prevention and treatment services to pediatric
patients
Research Assistant (Fall Semester 2005, Spring Semester 2006)
Center for Oral Health Research, University of Kentucky
• Collaborate on the design and development of clinical trials.
• Questionnaire design, data entry, data analysis, manuscript writing
Dental Assistant (Fall Semester 2005, Fall Semester 2006)
Program Director - GPR, College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky
• Assisted in four-handed dentistry
• Take x-rays, assist in all treatment procedures
Dentist (August 2003 – August 2004)
Mahavir Hospital and Research Center, Hyderabad, India.
• Extensive and rigorous 70-hour weeks with unparalleled patient intake and
clinical exposure.
• Perform all dental treatment procedures including molar endodontics, surgeries,
fixed and removable prosthodontics
Abstracts
• Arevalo O, Chatttopadhyay A, Katragunta R. “Community Based Dental
Education Program at the University of Kentucky - A Preliminary Report”
National Oral Health Conference, Denver, Colorado, 2007.
• Arevalo O, Chatttopadhyay A, Serafin B, Katragunta R. “Self-perceived Value of
the Dentition: Does Edentulism Matter to Kentuckians?”
APHA 135th Annual Meeting and Exposition, Washington D.C., 2007.
Professional Membership
• Academy of General Dentistry (AGD)
• American Association of Public Health Dentistry (AAPHD)