CURRICULUM VITAE

DR. VEENA MARIA PINTO

Flat No. 9, 2nd Floor, Building 4

1st Avenue, Isa al Qatami Street

Salmiya Block 10

Kuwait 20010.

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Personal Mission Statement:

I, Veena Pinto, commit myself to a continuous pursuit of excellence in my practice. I promise to base the foundation of my work on honesty, discipline, ethics and empathy for my patients. I will provide the best possible care to every patient I come across.

Education:

Dental Education

Undergraduate

2002-2007

Bachelor of Dental Surgery ( B.D.S.)

A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore

Rajiv Gandhi University

Postgraduate/ Masters

2008-2011

Master of Dental Surgery (M.D.S.) - Prosthodontics

College of Dental Sciences, Davangere

Rajiv Gandhi University

Designation:

20 July 2011

to 6 June 2017:

Assistant Professor in Prosthodontics at

A.J. Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore

Consultant Prosthodontist at Bright Smile and Smileville Dental Clinics, Mangalore

Total years of experience : 5 years, 10months

Experience/ Training

2008 – to date:

Fixed prosthetics – Crowns, FDPs, Veneers, post and cores etc.

Removable prostheses – Complete and partial overdentures, implant overdentures, semi-precision attachment removable partial dentures, cast partial dentures, conventional complete dentures, immediate dentures etc.

Full mouth rehabilitation – Full mouth fixed and removable prostheses

Implant dentistry – Esthetic single tooth implant restorations, implant supported overdentures

Maxillofacial and other Prostheses – Ocular prostheses, obturators, breast prostheses etc.

Management of TMJ disorders

Laboratory procedures – denture fabrication, temporization, fabrication of maxillofacial prostheses, metal/metal ceramic/all ceramic fixed restoration fabrication, fabrication of surgical guides and splints etc.

Esthetic Restorations, Oral Prophylaxis, Basic Extractions, etc.

Rural Service:

Completed 2 months of rural service as part of the rotating internship programme in 2007

Teaching:

Bench Instructor for undergraduate dental students from first year to final Years, supervision of various clinical cases

Lectures for First, Second, Third and Final year undergraduate students.

Post graduate teaching:

Discussions, seminars and journal clubs, supervision of various

clinical cases

Research:

Thesis:The Effect Of Different Reinforcements On The Fracture Toughness Of Materials Used For Interim Restorations-An Invitro Study

Guided by Dr. (Brig.) Xavier Mathew K., H.O.D.

Library Dissertation:CAD-CAM in Prosthodontics

Research Project: Guided a research project for a II BDS student, ‘A Survey of factors inducing stress among Dental students’.

Presentations:

Papers:

International

National:

2010 Stereolithography and its applications in Prosthodontics

-Presented at the 1st International Congress on CAD-CAM and Implant Dentistry, Bangalore

2009 Current Methods used in biomechanical analysis in

Prosthodontics

-Presented at the 37th IPS Conference, Thrissur, Kerala

2013 From 32 to 20: The Shortened Dental Arch

-Presented at the 41st Indian Prosthodontic Society National Conference, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

2014 The Geometry of Esthetics

-Presented at the 2nd Interstate and 42ndKarnataka State Dental Conference,Mangalore

Posters:

International:

National:

2015 Stress and the dental student

- Presented at the 91st Annual Greater New York

Dental Meeting, New York

2009 Esthetic Risk Factors in dental implants

-Presented at the 11th National Post Graduate Students’ Convention, New Delhi

2010 Implant surface topography-enhancing osseointegration

-Presented at the 12thNational Post Graduate Students’Convention, Chennai

2012 From Impressions to Digital Imaging-an Evolution

-Presented at the Symposium on Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai

Table clinic:

2009 Fabrication of a split mandibular denture with an artificial Saliva

reservoir

-Presented at the 11th National Post Graduate Students’ Convention, New Delhi

Awards:

2nd Best paper award (Session Prize) at the 37th Indian Prosthodontic

Society Conference, Thrissur, Kerala for the paper ‘Current Methods used in biomechanical analysis in Prosthodontics’

Guided a research project for a II BDS student, ‘A Survey of factors inducing stress among Dental students’, which won the 1st prize for paper presentation at the 2nd Interstate and 42nd Karnataka State Dental Conference, November, 2014 and the Best Paper Award at the 1st Student Conference for Research in Education (SCoRE), Manipal University, February 2017.

Other Contributions:

Chaired a session of E-Posters - ‘Graffiti’at the 41st Indian Prosthodontic

Society National Conference, November 2013, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Publications:

1.Karkera R, Pinto V. Changing trends in implant surface topography. Journal of postgraduate dentistry 2011;2:2:93-100

2.Miranda G, Alex D, Shetty Y B, Pinto V. Denture base characterization-Achieving life-like dentures. Journal of postgraduate dentistry 2011;2:2: 125-31

3.Rodrigues A, Ammanna S, Pinto V, Karkera R. Bruxism : A Review of Literature. Journal of postgraduate dentistry 2012; 3:2:53-7

4.Rodrigues A, Pinto V. Telescopic Overdenture: A Clinical Case Report. Journal Of Post Graduate Dentistry 2013;4: 4-6

5.Rodrigues A, Pinto V. The Dentogenic Concept For Complete Dentures. Journal Of Post Graduate Dentistry 2013; 4:28-32

6.Pinto V, Rodrigues A, Prabhu U M. A Simple Technique of Esthetic Rehabilitation using a Loop Connector. Indian Journal of Dental Sciences 2015 ; 2:7:69-70

7.Hiremath V, Pinto V, Lalitha N. Prosthetic Management of an Ocular Defect using digital photography-a case report. Indian Journal of Dental Sciences 2015;2:7:67-8

8.Pinto V, Karkera R, Rodrigues A.Fabrication of an Ocular Prosthesis using digital photography. Impressions (Journal of IDA,Puttur Branch) 2015; 14:1 : 6-9

9.Pinto V, Miranda G. Lingualized Occlusion: A brief overview. Impressions (Journal of IDA,Puttur Branch) 2015; 14:2: 6-8.

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Courses Conducted:Was part of a team that conducted a workshop, ‘From first implant to first impression: a reality’ in April 2016, at AJIDS, Mangalore

Trained participants in osteotomy site preparation and implant placement.

Workshops attended :

-Oral Laser Applications – September 2008, Bangalore

-CAD-CAM Applications in Crowns ‘N’ Bridges - November 2008, 36th IPS Conference, Bangalore

-Bite Mark Analysis in Forensic Odontology – April 2009, CODS, Davangere

-Prosthetically Driven Implantology – June 2010, 12th National Post Graduate Students’ Convention, Chennai

-Biostatistics and Data Analysis Using SPSS – November 2011, AJIDS, Mangalore

-Post/Core, Impression/Temporization: Simplifying materials for perfect aesthetics – November 2011, MCODS, Mangalore

-Ocular Prostheses – July 2012, 14th IPS National PG Convention, Nitte University, Mangalore

-Symposium on Maxillofacial Prosthodontics – November 2012, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai

-Fundamentals of Epidemiology and biostatistics – March 2013, AJIDS, Mangalore

-All Ceramic Veneers- Key to impress all – September 2013, MCODS, Mangalore

-Intricacies of Interpretation – August 2014, AJIDS, Mangalore

-Evidence Informed Dentistry – August 2014, AJIDS, Mangalore

-Basics of Implantology (Hands-on Course)- April 13, 2015, IDA(D.K. Branch), Mangalore

-CBCT- Diagnostic cuts of the uncut (Hands-on Course)-July 2015, AJIDS, Mangalore

-‘Anveshan’- A 2 day workshop on research methodology and biostatistics – October 2015, AJIDS, Mangalore.

-First Implant to First Impression: From Theory to Reality – April 2016, AJIDS, Mangalore

-Optimizing esthetics in Implant Dentistry – November 15, 2016, Yenepoya Dental College, Mangalore

-Changing concepts in Implant dentistry – Combating surgical and restorative challenges – January 6, 2017, AJIDS, Mangalore

Conferences/ Conventions:

International:

-1st International Congress on CAD-CAM and Implant Dentistry, August 2009, Bangalore

-91st Annual Greater New York Dental Meeting- December 2015, New York

National:

-36th IPS Conference, November 2008, Bangalore

-11th National Post Graduate Students’ Convention, March 2009, New Delhi

-37th IPS Conference, November 2009, Thrissur, Kerala

-12th National Post Graduate Students’ Convention, June 2010, Chennai

-14th IPS National PG Convention – July 2012, Nitte University, Mangalore

-41st IPS National Conference - November 2013, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

-2nd Interstate and 42nd Karnataka State Dental Conference –November 2014, Mangalore.

-22nd National ISOI Conference – September 2015, Mangalore

Continuing dental education programmes:

-Dental Profile – February 2009, CODS, Davangere

-Oral Rehabilitation via Crown and Bridge – August 2010, CODS, Davangere

-Anemia Eradication for a Healthier Generation – January 2011, CODS Davangere

-Clinical Approach to Bleeding Disorders in reference to dental Illness – January 2011, CODS Davangere

-CDE Programme – February 2011, CODS Davangere

-The Role of dental materials in research and clinical practice – July 2011, MCODS, Mangalore

-Implantodontics – August 2011, MCODS, Mangalore

-Face the Future – October 2011, AJIDS, Mangalore

-Cell Dynamics – November 2012, AJIDS, Mangalore

-Genetics – A Present Scenario – November 2012, AJIDS, Mangalore

-Reconstructive Implantology – December 2012, AJIDS, Mangalore

-Current trends of tobacco control in India and Dentists’ role in tobacco control – December 2012, AJIDS, Mangalore

-Lasers and Advanced Endodontics – January 2013, AJIDS, Mangalore

-Continuing Dental Education in Orthodontics – January 2013, AJIDS, Mangalore

-Functional Anatomy of Temporomandibular Joint and Masticatory system – March 2013, AJIDS, Mangalore

-Fundamentals of Research/How to apply for funds – January 28th 2015 at AJIDS, Mangalore.

-CDE Programme – February 2015, CODS, Davangere

-Fibre Post System – October 2015, AJIDS, Mangalore

-Restor – Endo 2016 – March 2016, MCODS, Mangalore

-From first implant to first impression: a reality – April 2016 at AJIDS, Mangalore.

Associations:

-Indian Prosthodontic Society

-Indian Dental Association- D.K. Branch

Extra Curricular Activities:Student secretary/editor for the college magazine ‘Aura’ (During the course of B.D.S., 2004 –2005)

References:

1.Dr. Brig. K. Xavier Mathew (Retd.)

I334 SenaVihar

Kammanahalli Main Road

Bangalore-43

India.

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2. Dr. Vidya K. Shenoy

Professor and Head of the Department

Department of Prosthodontics

A.J. Institute of Dental Sciences

Kuntikana

Mangalore-575004

India.

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3. Dr. Aftab Damda

Professor

Department of Conservative dentistry and Endodontics

A.J. Institute of Dental Sciences

Kuntikana

Mangalore-575004

India.

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