Research culture, funded inquiry, and external collaborations across KVG Dental College.

Research and Collaborations

Research culture, funded inquiry, and external collaborations across KVG Dental College.

The page highlights doctoral faculty strength, PhD guides, funded faculty and student projects, publication volume, and collaboration-based rotations that extend learning beyond the main campus.

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Overview

Research capacity is presented alongside funded work and documented output.

The college presents research as an institutional commitment to innovation, fellowship, doctoral work, and clinically grounded inquiry. It specifically highlights six PhD holders, eleven recognized PhD guides, faculty-led grant activity, and student research projects funded through RGUHS, AOLE, and specialty societies.

It also notes more than 223 staff publications, including chapters and books, during the previous six years. The page keeps that material readable while connecting it to faculty profiles, student achievements, and external training collaborations.

Research publication graph

Doctoral Faculty

PhD holders across the college’s academic departments.

Faculty Designation
Dr. Moksha Nayak Professor and Principal
Dr. Savitha Sathyaprasad Professor and HOD
Dr. Harishchandra Rai Professor and HOD
Dr. Shaila M Professor
Dr. Alwin Joshua Assistant Professor
Dr. Roopa Sebastian Assistant Professor

PhD Guides

Guide recognition across specialty departments.

Faculty Department
Dr. Moksha Nayak Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
Dr. Sharath Kumar Shetty Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
Dr. Savitha N S Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry
Dr. Dayakar M M Periodontology
Dr. Nusrath Fareed Public Health Dentistry
Dr. Krishnaprasada L Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
Dr. Harishchandra Rai Oral Pathology and Microbiology
Dr. Jayaprasad Anekar Oral Medicine and Radiology
Dr. Prasanna Kumar D Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Dr. Suhas Rao K Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge
Dr. Mahabaleshwara C H Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Grants and Publications

Faculty and student grant activity shows a visible culture of inquiry.

The research record combines one faculty research-grant listing with an extended student research-grant register spanning 2020 to 2022. The entries range from public-health and pediatric studies to conservative dentistry, orthodontics, surgery, and prosthodontics.

Those projects are surfaced alongside the publication count so visitors can understand research as part of the college’s teaching environment, not as an isolated compliance record.

Faculty Grant

Faculty grant activity highlighted on this page.

Investigator Title Agency
Dr. Nusrath Fareed and Dr. Jaseela P Effectiveness of school based comprehensive oral health program in improving the health of school children RGUHS

Student Research Grants

Year-wise student research projects.

Investigator Year Title Agency
Dhanush · Final year BDS 2020 Effect of 0.2% betel nut mouth rinse on the flow rate, pH, and bacterial parameters in saliva among young adults RGUHS
Sara Evelin · Final year BDS 2020 Knowledge, attitude and practice towards COVID-19 vaccination among adults aged 45 years and above of Sullia taluk RGUHS
Dr. Irfana Ilyas 2020 Comparison of cellular response of human stem cell of the apical papilla to natural and synthetic root canal irrigants AOLE
Dr. Asmin 2020 Effects of fresh fruit extracts and commercially available fruit extracts on the growth of S. mutans RGUHS
Dr. Sneha Kulkarni 2020 Efficacy of TMJ arthrocentesis in internal disc derangement and condylar fractures RGUHS
Dr. Shylashree S 2020 Comparison of anchorage reinforcement with molar blocks versus mini screws AOLE
Dr. Arvind A 2020 Evaluation of bone morphogenic protein as pulpotomy medicaments in primary teeth AOLE
Dr. Mohammad Basim 2020 Efficacy of modified vestibular sulcus incision for zygomaticomaxillary complex fracture AOLE
Dr. Athulya Laxmanan 2020 Correlation between horizontal visible iris diameter and mesiodistal width of maxillary central incisor AOLE
Dr. Leema Cheriyan 2021 Efficacy of nano silver particles infused in sodium fluoride AOLE
Dr. Christo George 2021 Comparison of slot sizes and parallelism of various metal brackets AOLE
Dr. Shreyas Rao 2021 Digital occlusal plane analyzer as an innovative device prototype AOLE
Dr. Deepa 2021 In vitro evaluation of microleakage and resin cement diffusion in class II preparation AOLE
Dr. Devipriya 2021 Comparative evaluation of scaling and root planing outcomes in tobacco chewers and smokers AOLE
Dr. Rishikesh 2021 Comparison of periotome and conventional forceps for orthodontic extraction of premolars AOLE
Dr. Christa Jose 2021 Effect of consumption of fruits and vegetables on oral health in 12-year-old children AOLE
Dr. Shreyas Rao 2021 Digital occlusal plane Indian Prosthodontic Society
Elizabeth Judy Vincent 2022 Maternal determinants for early childhood caries among children aged 3–6 years in Sullia taluk AOLE

Collaboration Centres

External postings extend specialty exposure beyond the main campus.

The research page also functions as a collaboration register. It names hospitals and cancer centres where postgraduates and interns rotate, making those connections visible as part of KVG’s applied learning model.

Each collaboration block is presented with its own location, image, and posting summary so visitors can scan partner institutions quickly.

NIMHANS, Bangalore

Posting Centre 01

NIMHANS, Bangalore

Postgraduate students from Oral Surgery are posted here on rotation.

GSR Hospital, Hyderabad

Posting Centre 02

GSR Hospital, Hyderabad

Postgraduate students from Oral Surgery are posted here on rotation.

Malabar Cancer Center, Thalassery

Posting Centre 03

Malabar Cancer Center, Thalassery

Postgraduate students from Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine are posted here on rotation.

Regional Cancer Center, Thiruvananthapuram

Posting Centre 04

Regional Cancer Center, Thiruvananthapuram

Postgraduate students from Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine are posted here on rotation.

Kidwai Institute of Oncology

Posting Centre 05

Kidwai Institute of Oncology

Postgraduate students from Oral Surgery and Oral Pathology are posted here on rotation.

Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital

Posting Centre 06

Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital

Postgraduate students from Oral Surgery are posted here on rotation.

KVG Medical College & Hospital

Posting Centre 07

KVG Medical College & Hospital

Postgraduate students from Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, and Pedodontics are posted here on rotation.

Government Hospital, Sullia

Posting Centre 08

Government Hospital, Sullia

Interns undertake regular fortnightly community peripheral postings here on rotation.