BDS, MPH

Dr Ritika Kaur

Address: J-*** Vikram Vihar AWHO, Sector-27 Panchkula, Haryana, India 134116

Phone: +91-987*******, +44-776*******

Email: **********@*****.***

LinkedIn URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drritikakaur/

Dr Ritika Kaur is a hard-working public health enthusiast with a ‘can do’ attitude. She has an insatiable quest for the field of public health and dreams to act as a change catalyst to bring about a positive and a sustainable path towards human health. She has recently completed her Master’s in Public Health from the University of Sheffield. She is a qualified dental surgeon (BDS) by profession and her main desire is to focus and promote the health of the population rather than just treating them. Apart from this, she is quite receptive to criticisms as she believes in the motto of consistent learning and development, interested in the fields of NCDs, cancers, STDs, oral health, infectious diseases, and mental illnesses.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Sep 2018 - Sep 2019: Master of Public Health in Management & Leadership, The University of Sheffield, UK

Modules: Introduction to Research Methods; Health Needs Assessment, Planning and Evaluation; Knowledge Mobilisation in Healthcare; Systematic Reviews and Critical Appraisal Techniques; Key Issues in Global Public Health; Leading and Managing Health Services; Communicable Disease Control; Economic Evaluation and Healthcare Financing; Using Policy to Strengthen Health Systems

Coursework: Business plan, Research proposal, Critique of published research papers, Critical analysis of public health issues and health policies and Systematic review

Dissertation: Scoping review on KAP of smokeless tobacco and its health effects in the Indian population

Demonstrated fine teamwork skills and is quite adaptable in a multi-cultural environment.

Possess a sound knowledge on literature review, systematic reviews (SR) and meta-analysis, JBI methodology for performing SR, CASP for quality assessment and critical appraisal of SR, JBI SUMARI and RevMan software

Well versed with using various scientific evidence based medical/dental databases like EMBASE, CINAHL, Scopus, MEDLINE, PubMed, ASSIA, Web of Science, Google Scholar along with Boolean operators and truncations

Familiar with AMA, Harvard, and Vancouver reference styles. Also familiar with utilising Gantt charts for planning and organisation, EndNote, Mendeley and Zotero reference management tools

Have gained hands-on experience on analytical tools like SPSS and NVivo

Demonstrated a flexible attitude while studying in a multi-cultural MPH cohort

Played my role as a delegate of Malaysia at the SheffWHO 2019 plenary, debated on NCDs and passed three resolutions.

Aug 2012 - Mar 2018: Bachelor of Dental Surgery, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, India

Modules: General Anatomy with Embryology and Histology; General Physiology and Biochemistry; Dental Anatomy, Embryology and Oral Histology; General Pathology & Microbiology; Oral Pathology and Oral Microbiology; General & Dental Pharmacology and Therapeutics; General Medicine; General Surgery; Pre-Clinical Conservative Dentistry; Pre-Clinical Prosthodontics; Oral Medicine & Radiology; Paediatric & Preventive Dentistry; Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics; Periodontology; Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge; Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Public Health Dentistry

Gained excellent verbal and written communication skills delivering various presentations on a wide range of dental topics including oral cancers

Demonstrated sharp listening skills as aligning with the interests and desires of my patients had been my prime responsibility to keep them happy.

Demonstrated a wide amount of knowledge and experience on patient safety and clinical development. Also demonstrated a flexible persona while treating multi-varied nature of patients

2009 - 2011: Higher Secondary (XII): Biology (Distinction); Physics (Distinction); Chemistry (Merit); Environmental education and Disaster Management

2008 - 2009: Secondary (X): Social Science (Distinction); Science (Merit); Mathematics

PROFESSIONAL COURSES & CERTIFICATIONS (2020):

Advanced program in Clinical Research & Management, CLINI India

Modules: Clinical Trials Management, Clinical Data Management, Pharmacovigilance, Drug Regulatory Affairs, Medical Writing & Scientific Writing

Hands-on Biostatistics Workshop using R and RStudio- University of Tirana

Good Clinical Practice- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)

Programming for Nutrition Outcomes- LSHTM

Epidemiology specialization- Imperial College London

COVID-19 Diagnostics and testing- Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, the African Society of Laboratory Medicine, and LSHTM

COVID-19: Tackling the Novel Coronavirus- LSHTM

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE:

May 2020 - Present: Public Health Intern, Foundation of Healthcare Technologies Society, India

COVID-19 research and analysis for evidence synthesis

Blogs on “COVID-19 Infections in GCC countries” and “Impact of COVID-19 on mental health”

Currently in the process of performing a cross-sectional study on the topic “Variations and impact of health policy interventions on COVID-19 in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries” (Expected to finish by Nov 2020)

Feb 2019: Professional Fundraiser – Home Fundraising Ltd., UK

Fundraiser for the British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research UK

Raised awareness about various campaigns to people on the street, at public places, offices, and at their homes to inspire them to contribute funds and become financial supporters of the charity

Organised and helped in traditional fundraising activities such as sponsored or promotional events, house-to-house, and street collections and developing new fundraising ideas and events

Jan 2017 - Mar 2018: Dental Intern– National Dental College & Hospital, India

Underwent an intensive training program which included assistance for support to the ailing patients focusing on a smoother life, various dental diagnostic check-ups, and treatments.

While my tenure as a ‘Dental Intern’, working under the supervision of college staff helped me in invigorating my interpersonal and communication skills effectively with patients of varied age groups and character, successfully managing a dental clinic; thereby building a strong sense of responsibility and a cheerful outlook towards my work.

Honed my leadership skills by initiating various kinds of discussions to educate the patients on oral health

Advocated patients on taking up healthy behaviours and quit tobacco smoking to protect their oral as well as general health

Augmented a sense of collegiality by collaborating with my fellow dental surgeons.

Supervised the junior dental students on various dental procedures and guided them through the process of communication with patients

Autonomously organised and managed various dental cases within a specified deadline with respect to their priority

Presented various talks to enhance oral hygiene awareness by communicating effectively with patients of varied age groups among the low-income families and poverty-stricken groups in local languages as well as English

Volunteered at various dental camps organised by the college in low socio-economic regions

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE:

May 2018 - Present: Member/Volunteer – NGO Tammana, India

Conducted health screening and awareness camps, general health check-up camps, sapling plantation drills, blood donation camps, stock collection and distribution services at slums

Gained certificate from CDC, ISH, and PHFI for screening for hypertension and providing awareness to the public aged 18 years and above

SKILLS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

IT Skills: Microsoft Office, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, Social media skills, Statistical tools like R (Beginner), SPSS (Beginner) and NVivo (Beginner)

Language: English, Hindi, Punjabi (Proficient in all three languages)

IELTS (2018): CEFR Level C1

INTERESTS:

Traveling and studying foreign history, culture, and languages

Contribute to health policy formulation

Research and analysis for evidence synthesis

Volunteering in communities to assist underprivileged population

Participating in international and national dental and public health conferences

REFERENCES: References available upon request

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