P ROST HO DONT IST/ PROFESSOR OF PROST HODON T ICS
W I T H NEARLY 18 YEARS OF CL I N ICAL AND ACADE M IC
E XPER I E NCE
A fi rm believer of hard work, sincerity and team work, I aim to give my best,
w hatever I undertake and wherever I work, both in my capacity as a
P rosthodontist and as a professor. I n my opinion, personal milestones do not
m atter as much as collective glory. I f a simple effort put by me, can help build
t he organisation in any way that, in itself is my moment of success. Since these
personal details are difficult to put down in a resume, I just thought of
i nt roducing myself briefly as a person. I f this is what you are looking for, then
p lease read on
PERSONAL PROFILE
NAME: DR. KARUNAKAR B SHETTY
MR. M. BHOJA SHETTY
FATHER’S NAME:
DATE OF B IRT H : 16/06/1968 46 YEARS.
AGE: SEX:
MALE.
CONTACT I N FORMAT ION:
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MANIPURA, UDUPI TALUK,
PLACE OF BIRT H:
KARNATAKA,INDIA.
NAT IONAL I TY : INDIAN R EL IG ION : HINDU.
MARRIED WITH 2 SONS.
MAR ITAL STATUS:
O THER I N TERESTS: MUSIC, SPORTS ( BADMINTON, CRICKET, VOLLEYBALL),
TRAVELLING AND DISCOVERING NEW PLACES.
EDUCATIONAL PROFILE
DEGREE SPEC IAL ISAT I YEA COLLEGE PLACE UN I VERSI
ON R TY
MASTER OF PROSTHODON 1997 S DM KARNATA KARNATAK
DENTAL T ICS ( F IRST C OLLEGE KA STATE, U N I VERSI
SURGERY(M.D.S.)# C LASS) OF I N D IA TY.
D ENTAL
SCIENCES,
D HARWAD.
BACHELOR OF GENERAL 1994 COLLEGE KARNATA MANGALO
DENTAL D ENT ISTRY OF KA STATE, RE
SURGERY(B.D.S.)* (SECOND D ENTAL I N D IA. U N I VERSI
C LASS) S URGERY, TY
(KMC)
M AN IPAL.
PRE UNIVERSITY SCIENCE 1988 POORNAP K ARNATA P UC
COMPLETION ( P HYSICS, RAJNA KA STATE, BOARD,
(PUC) CHE M ISTRY COLLEGE, I N D IA. KARNATAK
A ND U DUP I A STATE.
B IOLOGY)
# During the two and half years of Post-graduation, I was involved in the
practical training of Pre-clinical students and also case discussions and
training for students in the clinics.
# As a post-graduate research fellow, I was also actively involved in the
teaching programme for both clinical and theoretical fields for the
undergraduate students.
* Undergone one year of Internship from July 1993 to June 1994 in all
the Dental Speciality Departments as part of the BDS program.
* During this period, I was also actively involved in Rural Oral Health Camps
and Rural Public Health Education Programmes.
CAREER PROFILE
ACADE M I C & CL I N ICAL EXPER I E NCE: 17 YEARS 6 M O N T HS
Name of Location designation Period of duration Work involved
institute/department work in
/Hospital
Yenepoya dental Karnataka, Assistant 07- 04-1997 3 years ●Teaching
college, Mangalore/ India. Professor/c to undergraduat
department of onsultant 06-04- 2000 e and guiding
prosthodontics prosthodon postgraduate
tist students in
& both theory
and clinical
Various private work.
clinics in Mangalore ●managing
Reader / 07-04- 2000 9 months
clinical cases*
consultant to
prosthodon 31-12- 2000
tist
Ministry of Health, ArAr, Dental 20-01-2001 Crown and
department of Kingdom specialist/. To bridge
prosthodontics. of Saudi Crown & 03-01-2006 5 years prosthetics,re
Arabia Bridge and movable
complete complete and
denture cast partial
prosthodon denture
tist prosthetics
College of dentistry, Tripoli, Asst.
Al- Fateh university, Libya Professor/ 1.10.2006 ●Undergradua
department of specialist to 2 years te teaching .
prosthodontics removable 15.07.2008 ●managment
and fixed of clinical
denture cases.*
prosthodon
tist and
complete
denture
prosthodon
tist
Bangalore ●Undergradua
Institute of dental Bangalore, te teaching,
sciences, Karnataka, Professor/ 14-05-2008 6 years 9 postgraduate
Bangalore/ India. consultant Till date months training and
department of prosthodon (continuin guiding
prosthodontics. tist( fixed, g) postgraduate
& removable, research
Pioneer dental complete work.
innovations. denture and ● Managing
implants) clinical
cases.*
*Management of clinical cases:
complete denture prosthesis including overdentures
removable and fixed partial denture prosthesis including post and core, pin retained
and implant prosthesis
cosmetic treatments such as metal free ceramic crowns and veneers.
maxillofacial prosthesis
full mouth rehabilitation cases in collaboration with specialities of periodontics and
endodontics.
ADDITIONAL PART TIME ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES:
Name of Location designation Period of duration Work
institute/department work involved in
Hasanamba Dental Karnataka, Reader 12-12- 2003 5 months Undregradua
College, Hassan/ India. to te teaching
department of 30- 04- 2004
prosthodontics
College of Dentistry, Rajasthan, Reader
MGIMS, Jaipur/ India. 01-05-2004
department of to 2 years Undergradua
prosthodontics 05-04-2006. te teaching
Eklavya Dental Rajasthan, Professor & 06-04-2006
College, Kotputli, India. Head of to 1 year 9
Jaipur./ department Department 31-12-2007 months Undergradua
of prosthodontics te teaching
SCIENTIFIC PAPERS PRESENTED :
1. "Bizygomatic width as a guideline for the selection of width of maxillary anterior teeth
for the Indian population - A clinical Study " at the 23 rd INDIAN PROSTHODONTIC
SOCIETY conference held at Kolcutta, November 1995.
2. “Management of a rare case of idiopathic multiple unerupted impacted permanent
teeth in an adult female pateint: a clinical case report.” At the 1st Karnataka State
Prosthodontic convention at Goa in September 2013.
was also CHAIRPERSON OF THE KEYNOTE LECTURES in scientific sessions at the
convention.
PUBLICATIONS:
1.Prosthetic full mouth rehabilitation in a case of xerostomia following radiation therapy
of carcinoma of esophagus- a clinical case report, World Journal of Dentistry, volume2,
October-dec 2011, number4.
2. Mini-implants today- a review, Journal of Indian Prosthodontic society,
supplementary issue 2012.
3. Gingival tissue management –a necessity or a liability, Indian dental journal,
(Trivandrum branch), 2011, volume 2, issue.
4. Trouble shooting in complete denture prosthodontics, synapse, scientific research
journal by Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences 2011.
5. Management of fixed prosthesis failure- a clinical report. Synapse, scientific research
journal by Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences 2011.
6. Decayed tooth: “ Apocryphal abutment?”, Synapse, scientific research
journal by Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences 2011.
7.Gingival blood glucose estimation with reagent test strips – a method to detect
diabetes in a periodontal population. Journal of Periodontology 2011,volume 82.
8. Assessment of various factors for feasibility of fixed cantilever bridge: a review
study. International Scholarly Research Network(ISRN dentistry) 2012.
9. Short clinical crowns(SCC) – treatment considerations and techniques. Journal of
clinical and experimental dentistry 2012.
10. Removal of failed crown and bridge . Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry
2012.
11. History of materials used for recording static and dynamic occlusal contact marks:
A literature review. Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry 2012.
12. Implant – supported auricular prosthesis – an overview. Journal of Oral
Implantology 2012.
13. Hinge Axis – an overview. International Journal of clinical Dentistry 2012, Vol. 5
Issue 3, 265 – 278.
14. Comparative evaluation of hydroxyapatite, potassium nitrate and sodium
monofluorophosphate as in - office desensitising agents – a double blinded
randomised controlled clinical trial in JOURNAL OF ORAL HEALTH AND HYGEINE,
YEAR 2013.
15. Facial Measurements as Predictors of the Length of the Maxillary Central
Incisor in a Cross Section of the Indian Population - A Clinical Study in JOURNAL OF
ORAL HEALTH AND HYGEINE, YEAR 2013.
16. “Management of a rare case of idiopathic multiple unerupted impacted permanent
teeth in an adult female pateint: a clinical case report.”(under review) in JOURNAL OF
INDIAN PROSTHODONTIC SOCIETY.
17. “A Tomographic Study of the Mandibular Condyle Position in Partially Edentulous
Population in JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY DENTAL PRACTICE, year 2015
MEMBERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES :
Life member of Indian Prosthodontic society (IPS).
Member of Indian Dental Association (IDA), Karnataka Branch.
Member of Indian Society of Periodontics- Restorative- prosthodontics.(ISPRP).
CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, CDE PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS:
I have regularly attended all national conferences by the IPS and ISPRP, postgraduate
workshops, CDE programs on all types of implant procedures, maxillofacial
prosthodontics, NAM, CADCAM procedures,etc. The number is large(nearly 50) hence I
have chosen not to enumerate each and every one of them.
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
I am presently a recognized undergraduate and Postgraduate teacher, undergraduate
examiner, post graduate guide and examiner under Rajiv Gandhi University of Health
Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka. I have also been deputed by the Dental Council of
India as an inspector to conduct inspections at various dental colleges in India.
NAMES OF REFEREES:
1. DR. RAMESH NADGIR
PROFESSOR AND HEAD
DEPT. OF PROSTHODONTICS
SDM COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES
DHARWAD, KARNATAKA STATE.
2. DR. B. KRISHNAMOORTHY
PROFESSOR
DEPT OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
BANGALORE INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES
BANGALORE, KARNATAKA STATE.
3. DR. RAMANAND SHETTY
VICE CHANCELLOR
NITTE UNIVERSITY,
MANGALORE, KARNATAKA STATE
So this, is my profile, in a nutshell! Please feel free to contact me in case you find it
interesting enough!As already stated at the outset, given an opportunity, I would give
it my best shot and work towards the benefit of the organisation
I would like to add that my Dataflow verification for HAAD has been completed and I
have also got approval from HAAD for appearing for exams which are scheduled in
May.
Dr. KARUNAKAR SHETTY