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CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: Dr. Vignesh Devaraju

Father's Name: Devaraju S

Date of Birth: 09 February 1989

Residential

Address &

Contact

Information:

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Email Id: adgrad@r.postjobfree.com

Membership:

● Karnataka State Dental Council- 32453 A

● Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry- SM 668

● IAPHD Bengaluru Chapter- SM (BNG) 065

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Sl. no.

Academic/

Professional

Qualification

Name of the

Institution

Board/ University Year % of marks

1. BDS

A J Institute of

Dental Sciences,

Mangalore

Rajiv Gandhi

University of Health

Sciences, Bangalore,

Karnataka

2007-2012

I Yr- 70.4%

II Yr- 62.8%

III Yr- 61%

IV Yr- 60.4%

Overall- 62.7%

2.

MDS

(Department of

Public Health

Dentistry)

Bangalore

Institute of

Dental sciences,

Bangalore.

Rajiv Gandhi

University of Health

Sciences, Bangalore,

Karnataka

2014-2017 73.1%*

3.

MPH(Health

policy and

management)

CUNY school of

public health and

health policy

Association of

Schools and

Programs of Public

Health

2018- 2020 3.4 GPA

2

4.

FRSPH(Fellow

of The Royal

Society for

Public Health)

Membership No -

130118

The Royal

Society for Public

Health

The Royal Society for

Public Health,

London

2020-2021

* RGUHS University Rank Holder- Rank 5

CERTIFICATIONS

Sl.No Certification Name Issuing organization Date of issue 1. COVID-19: Operational Planning

Guidelines

and COVID-19 Partners Platform to

support

country preparedness and response

World Health Organization

(WHO)

28 March 2020

2. Family Planning and HIV Service

Integration

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg

School of Public Health

28 April 2020

3. HIV Basic Biology, Epidemiology, and

Prevention

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg

School of Public Health

28 April 2020

4. Standard Precautions: Hand Hygiene World Health Organization

(WHO)

28 April 2020

5. Introduction to Poliomyelitis and the

Global Polio Eradication Initiative

World Health Organization

(WHO)

5 May 2020

6. Working in WHO’s

Incident Management System - Incident

Management System (Tier 2)

World Health Organization

(WHO)

5 May 2020

7. COVID -19 Contact Tracing Johns Hopkins University 3 June 2020 8. Social Marketing for Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

5 June 2020

9. Tobacco product regulation:

Building laboratory testing capacity

World Health Organization

(WHO)

16 June 2020

10. Influenza sentinel surveillance training World Health Organization

(WHO)

16 June 2020

11. Drug-resistant tuberculosis: how to

interpret rapid molecular test results

World Health Organization

(WHO)

7 July 2020

12. CCRP - ICH GCP Accreditation Council for

Clinical Research Education

(ACCRE)

7 July 2020

13. Covid-19: tackling the novel corona

virus

London School of Hygiene and

Tropical Medicine, U. of

London

7 July 2020

14. Digital Skills: Artificial intelligence Accenture 7 July 2020 15. Data analytics for decision making: an

introduction to using excel

Bond University 22 July 2020

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RESEARCH/ PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN

Main

dissertation

To assess the effectiveness of sugar free chewing gum with cpp-acp on streptococcus mutans count-a double blind randomized controlled study. Library

dissertation

Role of stem cells in Dentistry

Short term I “Pregnant women knowledge and attitude towards stem cells in dentistry”- A cross sectional study

Short term II Assessment of dental caries status among 12-15 yr old according to CAST, WHO criterion and Specific Caries Index in Bangalore City. Short term III Use of social media among dental post graduates for health information - a cross sectional survey

PAPER AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Sl. no. Topic Convention/ Conference Poster/

Paper

1. Chewing gums a boon or bane to

dental health - a review

68th Indian Dental

Conference, Bangalore

Scientific

Paper

2. Recent advances in preventive

dentistry

19th National Conference of

Indian Association of Public

Health Dentistry, Cochin

Scientific

Poster

3. “Pregnant women knowledge and

attitude towards stem cells in

dentistry”- A cross sectional study

9th National Convention of

Indian Association of Public

Health Dentistry Nellore

Scientific

Paper

4. Role of stem cells in Dentistry 10th National Conference of Indian Association of Public

Health Dentistry, Coorg

Scientific

Paper

5. Assessment of dental caries status

among 12-15 yr old according to

CAST, WHO criterion and Specific

Caries Index in Bangalore City.

20th National Conference of

Indian Association of Public

Health Dentistry, Manipal

Scientific

Paper

6. Use of social media among dental post

graduates for health information - a

cross sectional survey

21st National Conference of

Indian Association of Public

Health Dentistry, Orissa

Scientific

Paper

7. Are you Prepared for the last stand

mankind under siege

IDRR National conference,

Bangalore

Scientific

Paper

4

WORKSHOPS & CONTINUING DENTAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS Sl.no. Workshops & CDE Programs Organized by

1. 25 years of successful ART approach, Workshop Government Dental College, Bangalore

2. Questionnaire designing in Research, Workshop Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences, Bangalore

3. The art of Scientific Publication, Workshop Dayananda Sagar College of Dental Sciences, Bangalore

4. Statistical methods in Medical Research and

Introduction to SPSS, Workshop

National Institute of Mental

Health and Neuro Sciences,

Bangalore

5. Health Research Methodology and Health

statistics, Workshop

Bapuji Dental College and

Hospital, Davengere

6. A Life of substance Without substances (CDE

Program)

Bangalore Institute of

Dental Sciences, Bangalore

7. Patient Consultation skills (CDE Program) Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences, Bangalore

8. Exploring New Thoughts in Public Health

Dentistry (CDE Program)

V S Dental college and

Hospital, Bangalore

9. Evidence Based Dentistry (CDE Program) Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences, Bangalore

10. Future Dental Professionals Program (CDE

Program)

Bangalore Institute of

Dental Sciences, Bangalore

11. Pathfinder -II (CDE Program) Dayananda Sagar College of Dental Sciences, Bangalore

12. Margadarshi (CDE Program) Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences, Bangalore

13. Introduction to Research Methodology,

Biostatistics and Journal Club (CDE Program)

Dayananda Sagar College of

Dental Sciences, Bangalore

ACHIEVEMENTS

SUBJECT SCORE

First class MDS ( University 5th Rank 2014-2017 Batch) 73.1% Scientific Paper Presentations 06

Scientific Poster Presentations 01

International/National/State Scientific research and publications 03 International/National Conferences/conventions attended 07 Continuing Education Programs/workshops attended 13 Outreach Programme attended and conducted 89

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AWARDS

Sl. no. CONFERENCE TOPIC PRIZE

1.

20th National Conference of

Indian Association of Public

Health Dentistry, Manipal

Role of Public Health

Dentists in Delivering

Health Care in Rural

India (National Level

Essay - PG category)

Ist Prize

2.

21st National Conference of

Indian Association of Public

Health Dentistry, Orissa

Use of social media

among dental post

graduates for health

information - a cross

sectional survey

Ist Prize

3.

Faculty - student council (FSC)

representative, CUNY School of

Public Health and Health Policy

Health Policy and

Management (HPAM)

student representative

2018-2019

PUBLICATIONS

Sl. no. TITLE JOURNAL PUBLISHED

1. Assessment of dental caries status

among 12-15 yr old according to

CAST, WHO criterion and Specific

Caries Index in Bangalore City.

International Journal Of Current

Medical And Pharmaceutical Research,

Vol. 3, Issue, 02, pp.1428-1431,

February, 2017

2. Relationship between dental caries

and BMI among preschool children

in Bangalore City.

International Journal of Community

Medicine and Public Health 2017;4:814-

9.

3. An effectual analytics and cross

sectional study on plagiarism

among dental post graduates of

Bangalore city

International Journal of Applied

Sciences 2017;3(3):23-26

4. Pregnant women's knowledge and

attitude toward role of stem cells in

dentistry - a cross sectional study

Indian journal of oral health and

research 2017;3(2):57-61

5. Stem cells in Dentistry LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing 2019;ISBN - 978-613-9-92224-6

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Sl. no DESIGNATION FROM TO INSTITUTE/EMPLOYER

TOTAL

EXPERIENCE

1.

Dental Consultant

(Peripheral

Outposting)

01 Sept

2014

01 Sept

2015

Adugodi Peripheral Health

Centre, Bangalore (Govt of

Karnataka Undertaking)

1 Year

2.

Dental Consultant

(Peripheral

Outposting)

01 Sept

2015

01 Sept

2016

Government maternity

hospital and refferal centre,

J C road, Bangalore (Govt

of Karnataka Undertaking)

1 Year

3.

Associate

Professor(Dept of

Public Health

Dentistry)

01 Sept

2017

01 Aug

2018

Oxford Dental College and

Hospital, Bangalore

11 months

4.

Research Assistant in

PARCS study

01 Aug

2019

22 May

2020

CUNY School of public

Health and Health Policy

9 months

Following were the duties allotted to me during my work experience in the capacity of Post-Graduate Resident Dental Consultant to manage, plan and evaluate organizational and Public Health activities (health promotion and disease control) and bring about innovation and improvement in this field.

1. Direction of all efforts towards drawing a contingency plan for Public Health and Management of any disaster (disaster management).

2. To ensure full administrative, financial and cognitive support for smooth functioning of Public Health Programs and Organizational plans. 3. To help achieve good public relations through goodwill, support and networking for better implementation of Public Health Programs and organizational objectives 4. To conceive, develop and execute innovative health promotion strategies using audio, visual and audio-visual aids suitably targeted for intervention programs and health education.

5. To carry out proper surveillance and monitoring of Public health programs. 6. To foster an environment conducive for team work and innovative ideas. 7. Application of biostatistics to study and evaluate diseases. 8. To hone the skills of undergraduate and post- graduate students regarding Public Health and their role in the society as dentists

Following are the duties allotted to as Associate Professor in Oxford Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore

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1. Managerial duties in charge of conduction of wellness projects and health training sessions at various schools, colleges, corporate establishments and associations. 2. Organizing and delivering public outreach seminars and interactive sessions on Oral Health Awareness.

3. Writing and projecting articles and informative literature for generating oral and general health care awareness.

4. Conception and management of business development propaganda and modules to monitor and regulate the awareness and treatment programs being conducted by the organization with respect to patient education, efficacy of treatment, resultant changes in patient flow and patient satisfaction.

5. Statistical analysis and scrutiny of all categories of wellness programs conducted and underway via maintenance and evaluation of daily and weekly patient reports. 6. Fostering community relations in the interest of Oral and General Health Awareness through collaborations with various health provider organizations and institutions. 7. Management of client relations with regard to the above mentioned collaborations for furthering better health awareness and patient care. 8. Responsibility of complete logistic management and provision of resources to be allocated in the conduction of the aforementioned programs. 9. Training of doctors and health care executives for wellness initiatives as well as patient welfare analysis and response management.

10. Managerial control over team of health professionals conducting evaluation of patient care, follow up and further treatment plan status. 11. In charge of “Recare” feedback team allocated to educating logged patients about the importance of oral health maintenance along with motivation for proactive health checkup scheduling.

As a Research Assistant in PARCS study, CUNY School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York

Duties:

1. Engage and collaborate with diverse groups

2. Collect the data, analyze, evaluate and interpret the data 3. Identify and discuss the partnership and collaborative skills needed to develop effective public health programs and policies

4. Identify non-public health policies and describe how they can mitigate or exacerbate health disparities and influence the health of urban populations 8

SOCIAL WELFARE ACTIVITIES

1. Regular participation in and organization of awareness camps, workshops and social activities towards community service to the needy since the last 4 years. 2. Responsibility and sincerity towards holistic health care education and treatment of the underprivileged as an active contribution to one’s social duties. EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE

1. Excellent managerial skills with respect to conduction and management of awareness programs, health care initiatives and training of prospective healthcare professionals along with exemplary communication skills necessary for patient education and motivation as well as projection and presentation work. 2. Sound practical knowledge of Biostatistics tool SPSS (version 16) for analysis and interpretation of various forms of research (Trained at- National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro-Sciences, Bangalore).

3. Thorough knowledge of basic computer applications viz. Microsoft Word, Power Point & Excel as requisites for audiovisual and literary projection of health awareness as well as organization of managerial data.

4. Sound knowledge base regarding government health and nutrition programmes and policies owing to active involvement in health education and awareness based outreach activities both during and after completion of education in the public health discipline. 5. Comprehensive treatment of patients-attending and conducting treatment and awareness camps, satellite clinics and out-patient department of the parent institution. 6. Trained in group and individual tobacco cessation protocol for awareness and deaddiction programs in patient welfare.

TOTAL WORK EXPERIENCE AFTER GRADUATION: 5 years until 01 September 2018 including Post Graduation.

Declaration

I hereby declare that the information provided in this resume is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and I shall discharge my assigned duties to your expectation. Yours faithfully,

Dr. Vignesh D. BDS, MDS, MPH, FRSPH

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