Dr. Chithra A

Associate Professor

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Chithra A teaches BDS and post graduate students.

    She also

    • Guides postgraduate and BDS students in performing oral surgical procedures.
    • Performs oral surgical procedures.
    • Manages emergencies of head and neck regions.

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Third and Final year BDS

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
MDS Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 沙巴体育 Academy of Higher Education, 沙巴体育 2011

Life Member of AOMSI

2013-01-01

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Craniofacial Surgery, Esthetic Surgery

Area of Expertise

Minor Oral Surgery, Facial Trauma

Area of 沙巴体育

Maxillofacial Trauma

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

Professional affiliations and contributions

Life member of AOMSI

Member of IDA

Contributions

1)14th Annual Conference Indian Society of Cleft Lip, Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies Indocleftcon 2015from 30th April to 3rd May 2015.

2) 1st Asian Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery PG Convention held at Mangalore from 29th to 31st August 2013 titled” Atypical Cephalometry for Ethnic Malasyian corrected by Orthognathic Surgery”

3)COSMOS 2013 presented a poster titled “Glandular Odontogenic cyst of posterior maxilla – A Rare Entity held on 1st & 2nd February 2013 at Yenepoya University?

Root fragment in the ostium of the maxillary sinus

2009-01-01 Amit Sethi KM Cariappa

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 47, 572-575

Role of Rapid Tetanus Antibody test in accident and emergency department-comparative study Journal of Maxillofacial Oral Surgery Oct. 14, 2014.

Abhay taranath Kamath, , K.M Cariappa , Adarsh Abstract : Tetanus remains a problem of immense concern worldwide. Management of tetanus with its attendant complications are challenges to the physician and its prevention is the chief priority. The choice of tetanus prophylaxis for patients with wounds depends on obtaining their vaccination history, which has been demonstrated to be unreliable. The tetanus antibody test may avoid inadequate prophylactic measures and reduce costs

Root fragment in the ostium of the maxillary sinus , British Journal of Oral and maxillofacial Surgery- (2009) 47, 572-575

Amit Sethi K.M .Cariappa

    Article in udayvani (kannada daily ) on dog bites in children in 2014