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Raghavendra Manjunath Shetty

Dr. Raghavendra M. Shetty is an Associate Professor at the College of Dentistry, Ajman University, United Arab Emirates, and a Specialist Paediatric Dentist with more than 22 years of academic and clinical experience. He serves as postgraduate faculty for the MSc in Pediatric Dentistry programme, contributing to teaching, clinical training, research supervision, and student assessment. He graduated from A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, India, in 2000 and earned his Master of Dental Surgery in Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry from PMNM Dental College, Bagalkot. He received the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Gold Medal for securing first rank in his Master’s programme in 2004. He subsequently earned a PhD from Nitte University and a Master of Health Professions Education (MHPE) from Keele University, United Kingdom. In recognition of his research contributions, Dr. Shetty received the Young Pedodontist Researcher Award from the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry in 2010. He holds the Fellowship in Dental Surgery from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. He is also a Fellow of the International College of Dentists, the Pierre Fauchard Academy, and the Academy of General Education. Dr. Shetty has published more than 120 scientific papers in national and international journals, contributed chapters to seven textbooks, and holds three published patents. His principal research interests include artificial intelligence in dentistry, dental education, behaviour guidance, paediatric dental anxiety, preventive dentistry, and clinical paediatric dentistry. He has supervised numerous undergraduate and postgraduate research projects and serves as an examiner for undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes. He has held several leadership positions within the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, including Joint Secretary and Executive Committee Member. He served as the Organising Chairman and Scientific Committee Chairman of the widely acclaimed 37th ISPPD National Conference, held in Raipur in 2015. He has also served on the Membership Committee of the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry for the 2023–2025 and 2025–2027 terms. Dr. Shetty is a Handling Editor for BMC Oral Health and a Topic Editor for Frontiers in Dental Medicine. He also serves as a reviewer and editorial board member for several reputed national and international journals. He has organised and contributed to numerous conferences, pre-conference courses, invited lectures, workshops, and academic programmes at national and international forums. He currently serves as the Program Coordinator of the Paediatric Dentistry Residency Programme at Ajman University.

Education
  • Ph.D, Nitte University, India, 2017
  • MDS, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India, 2004
  • BDS, A. B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, India, 2000
  • Master of Health Professions Education (MHPE), Keele University, United Kingdom, 2024
Experience
  • Assistant Professor & Specialist, Gulf Medical University, UAE, 2 years
  • Professor & Head of Department, Chhattisgarh Dental College & Research Institute, India, 13 years
  • Assistant Professor & Specialist, Ajman University, UAE, 4 years
  • Associate Professor & Specialist, Ajman University, UAE, Since 2024
Research
  • Artificial Intelligence and Digital Dentistry; Behaviour Guidance and Paediatric Dental Anxiety; Preventive and Clinical Paediatric Dentistry; Dental Public Health; Health Professions Education; Innovative Anxiety-Assessment Tools; and Interceptive Orthodontics.
Publications
Conference Presentation
  • “Role of Pediatricians in Dental and Oral Health for Children” at the 12th World Pediatric Congress, held from December 13-15, 2018, in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
  • “Thumb Sucking Habits – Why, When, and How to Conquer?” at the 40th National Conference of the Indian Society of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, held in Nagpur from October 24-26, 2018.
  • “Thumb Sucking in Children” at the 10th Annual Dental Conference on Novel Approaches for Future Dentistry, held at Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE, on April 14, 2018.
  • “Interceptive Orthodontics – Catch Them When They Are Young” at the 39th National Conference of the Indian Society of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, held in Chennai from September 13-16, 2017.
Memberships, Awards and Honors
  • MFDS RCPS (Glasg), Member, Faculty of Dental Surgery, Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow, UK
  • Young Pedodontist Research Award of India 2010, awarded by the Indian Society of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, presented by the D.C.I. President at the 33rd ISPPD Conference, Mangalore, India, in 2011.
  • Member of the International Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (IAPD), Membership ID: 49462
  • Life Member, Indian Dental Association (IDA), Membership No. 330930
  • Life Member of the Indian Society of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, Registration No. 356.
  • Life Member of the Indian Association of Forensic Odontology, Registration No. LM 414.
  • Fellow of International College of Dentists - FICD
  • Fellow of Pierre Fauchard Academy - FPFA
  • Awarded 1st Rank with a Gold Medal in Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, for the exams held in September 2004.
  • Awarded Best Faculty Paper for the presentation on “Perception and Reality: A Series of Cases” at the 35th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, held in Jaipur in September 2013.
  • Awarded the Dedication & Diligence Award by Chhattisgarh Dental College & Research Institute in January 2016.
  • Granted the certification of registration for a UK Design from the Intellectual Patent Office (www.gov.uk/ipo) for “Endodontic Scale for Root Canal Treatment in Pediatric Dentistry” on 17th October 2023. (Design no.: 6317898)
  • Best Scientific Research Project Supervisor Award at 9th AU Students’ Research Day held on June 4th, 2026, and the manuscript is under review in the International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry.
  • FDS RCPS (Glasg), Fellow, Faculty of Dental Surgery, Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow, UK