Health Policy Analyst
Resume:
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: **.**********@*****.***
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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