Vision
Excellence in education, patient care services and research in the field of Oral Medicine and Radiology.
Mission
To contribute to oral and general health and well being by providing the best oral health care to every patient through integrated oral care, education and research .
To develop into a referral center for Oral Medicine and Radiology.
Programs : UG
Staff


Dr. Suhas. S.
- Qualification: MDS
- Designation: Professor and Head
- Email: suhassetty@gmail.com
- M.D.S. (September 2000) - Oral Medicine, Diagnosis and Radiology
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore - B.D.S. (August 1997)
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal - Clinical Dental Research Methods (2009)
School of Dentistry, University of Washington,Seattle, U.S.A - Certificate in Pharmacovigilance (2022) SSAHE,Tumkur
- Mahalakshmi S, Setty S, Likhithaswamy HR. Patient on Antithrombotics Drugs: Communication between the Dentist and the Physician. EJMO 2021; 5(4):371–373
- Subramonia S, Ramaiah PT, Setty S, et al. Prediction of Mandibular Growth Pattern Using Palatoscopy: A Retrospective Model Analysis
J Contemp Dent Pract 2021;22(3):264–267 - Saha A, Sathish R, Setty S, Maji A, Saha J,Chatterjee A. A radiological evaluation of bone healing in post extraction sockets following bone grafting using beta‑tricalcium phosphate and calcium phosphosilicate: A controlled comparative study. J Pharm Bioall Sci 2021;13:S1240-3
- Sowmya Sadanandan, Suhas S, Sanjay Venugopal, Kavitha Karur. Comparative Evaluation of 0.1% Octenidine Mouthwash with 0.2% Chlorhexidine Mouthwash in Prevention of Plaque and Gingivitis – A Clinicomicrobiological Study. RJDS 2021;13(3):202-210
- Sadanandan Sowmya, Setty Suhas. Prebiotics and Probiotics: Role in prevention and cure of human systemic and oral diseases – A review. Res J Med Allied Health Sci , Jan-June 2021 :Volume 4 (1):3-13
- Prasanna TR, Setty S, Udupa VV, Sahana DS. Bilateral condylar anomaly: A case report and review. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2015 Sep-Dec;19(3):389-92
- Chandrashekar L, Kashinath KR, Suhas S. Labial ankyloglossia associated with oligodontia: a case report. J Dent (Tehran). 2014 Jul;11(4):481-4
- Kumar KA, Mahadesh J, Setty S. Dysgenetic polycystic disease of the parotid gland: Report of a case and review of the literature. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2013 May;17(2):248-5.
- Sathish R, Suhas S, Gayathri G, Ravikumar G, Chandrashekar L, Omprakash TL. Embedded toothbrush foreign body in cheek - report of an unusual case. Eur Arch Paediatr Dent. 2011 Oct;12(5):272-4.
- A Pandey, Suhas Setty, Raghavendra Rao, Raghu Radhakrishnan. Assessment of Langerhans cells in oral lichen planus by ATPase histochemistry: A clinicopathological correlation. Quintessence International , 2011 Mar;42(3):225-34.
- A A Sholapurkar, Suhas Setty, K.M.Pai
Total anodontia in patient with hypohydrotic ectodermal dysplasia Report of rare case of Christ-Siemens Touraine Syndrome. Newyork State Dental Journal , 2011 Jan;77(1):36-9 - Srinivas Sulugodu Ramachandra , Suhas Setty , Dhoom Singh Mehta. Mast Cell Stabilizers as Host Modulatory Drugs to Prevent and Control Periodontal Disease. Dental Hypotheses , January 2011
- Ravikumar N, Suhas S. Not recommended. British Dental Journal. 2009 Dec 12;207(11):518
- Honey Arora , Suhas Setty , K. M .Pai , P S Srilatha. Soft Tissue Recurrance of Ameloblastoma. International Journal of Oral-medical Sciences . Vol.8 (2009) No.1 ,60-63.
- Archna Nagpal, Keerthilatha M Pai, Suhas Setty, Gaurav Sharma. Localization of impacted maxillary canines using panoramic radiography. Journal of Oral Science, Vol.51, No.1, 37-45, 2009
- Sharma G, Pai KM, Setty S, Ramapuram JT, Nagpal A.
Oral manifestations as predictors of immune suppression in a HIV-/AIDS-infected population in south India. Clin Oral Investig. 2008 Jul 31. - Suhas S, Anand Kumar. “choump” enamel tattoos The Journal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology, Vol.25 No.2, December 2007.
- Mupparapu M, Auluck A, Suhas S, Pai KM, Nagpal A.
Patterns of intraosseous transmigration and ectopic eruption of bilaterally transmigrating mandibular canines: radiographic study and proposed classification. Quintessence Int. 2007 Nov-Dec;38(10):821-8 - Suhas S, Anand Kumar. An interesting case of an fused erupted odontome. Dental Update July /August 2007, 378
- Gosh S, Setty S, Shiva K, Pai K M. Report of a new syndrome: Focus on differential diagnosis and review of Ellis van crevald, Curry-Hall, Acrofacial dysostosis and Oro-facial digital syndromes. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2007 May; 103 (5):670-6
- Amar S, Vineeta, Suhas S, Keerthilatha Pai. Orofacial Granulomatosis report of two cases with review of literature
Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radilogy, December 2006 - Sharma G, Pai K, Suhas S, Ramapuram J, Doshi D, Anup N. Oral manifestations in HIV/AIDS infected patients from India. Oral Dis. 2006 Nov;12(6):537-42.
- Auluck A, Suhas S, Pai K M. Multiple odontogenic keratocysts: report of a case J Can Dent Assoc. 2006 Sep;72(7):651-6.
- Agarwal V, Suhas S, Pai KM, Shetty CM, Auluck A.
Bifid mandibular condyles: report of four cases. Dent Update. 2006 Jul-Aug;33(6):368-70, 372. - Auluck A, Nagpal A, Setty S, Pai KM, Sunny J.
Transmigration of impacted mandibular canines--report of 4 cases. J Can Dent Assoc. 2006 Apr;72(3):249-52. - Raghu Radhakrishnan, Suhas S, Rekha V. Kumar, Geeta Krishnanand, Rangarajan Srinivasan and Nirmala N. Rao.
Plasmablastic lymphoma of the oral cavity in an HIV-positive child. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2005. Dec;100(6):725-31. Epub 2005 Oct 14. - A Nagpal, S Suhas, A Ahsan, K M Pai and N N Rao
Central haemangioma: variance in radiographic appearance Dentomaxillofacial Radiology (2005) 34, 120–125 - A Auluck, S Suhas, KM Pai. Klippel–Trenaunay syndrome Oral Diseases (2005) 11, 255–258
- Thomas S, Suhas S, Pai KM, Raghu AR. Lupus vulgaris-report of a case with facial involvement.
Br Dent J. 2005 Feb 12;198(3):135-7. - Sarat G, Arindam Sarkar, Suhas S, Keerthilatha M Pai. Amelogenesis Imperfecta – An account of three generations affected in a family. Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine & Radiology April- June 2004; 16(2) 104-107.
- Suhas S, .S.Ganapathy , Gayatridevi, C. Ramesh. Application of the micronucleus test to exfoliated epithelial cells fromoral cavity of high cancer risk group: Beedi smokers. Mut.Res.-Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis 561(2004) / 1-2 pp. 15-21
- Suhas S, Sudarshan S, Keerthilatha M. Pai
“Air bag” organoleptic behavioral experiment for managing fear of malodor. Journal of behavioral therapy and experimental psychiatry 35 (2004) 13–15 - Ekta Badani, Suhas S, Raviprakash, Rinky Nyanchhyon. Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumor (A.O.T); A tumor not so common – A case report. Journal of Nepal Dental Association. December 2002; Vol.5 (1) 51-53.
- Suhas S, Sudarshan S, Rinky Nyanchhyon. Managing bad breath – clinical perspectives. Journal of Nepal Dental Association. December 2002; Vol.5 (1) 45-46.
- S. Setty. Solution for halitophobics. (Letter to Editor)
British Dental Journal July 2003; Volume 195, No.2, 64 - Suhas S, Keerthilatha M Pai, Manoj Vengal. Developing health care research into practice: Indian scenario. Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine & Radiology. Vol 15, No.3, Jul – Sep 2003. 123-126.

Dr. S. Jayadev
- Qualification: MDS
- Designation:Reader
- Email:jayadev1976@gmail.com
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M.D.S. (April 2005) - Oral Medicine, Diagnosis and Radiology, P M N M Dental College, Bagalkot, karnataka
-Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore - B.D.S. (September 1999) - KGF College of Dental Sciences, KGF. Bangalore University
- Jayadev S, Bathala L R, Mehrotra V. Botulinumm toxin type A: A boon for dentistry- A review. Dental Ocean 2010 June;1(2):12-15.
- Venkataraman S, gowda J S, Kamarthi N. Unusual ghost image in a panoramic radiograph.DentomaxillofacialRadiology 2011(40);397-99.
- Srivastava R, Parvathi Devi, Thimmarasa V B, Jayadev S. Flies blown disease- Oral myiasis.Indian J DentRes 2011;22(4):615-18.
- Walia C, Parvathi Devi, Thimmarasa V B, Jayadev S. Osteoid osteoma of the mandible: A rare entity. J of Indian Acadamy of Oral Med & Radiol 2010;22(3):162-64.
- Parvathi Devi, Thimmarasa V B, Jayadev S,, Mehrotra V, Arora P. Multiple talon cusps and dens invaginatus associated with other dental anomalies- An unusual report. Pakistan Oral & Dental Journal 2010;30(2):344-47.
- Parvathi Devi, Thimmarasa V B, Jayadev S,, Mehrotra V, Arora P.Stem cells: Threading the unexplored path. Journal of Oral Sign 2010;2(2):41-45.
- Parvathi Devi, Thimmarasa V B, Jayadev S,, Mehrotra V, Agarwal A. Odontogenic keratocyst involving maxillary antrum-A case report. Journal of Oral Sign 2010;2(1):64-69.
- Thimmarasa V B, Parvathi Devi, Jayadev S, Mehrotra V, Gupta M. Role of dentomaxillofacial Radiography in forensic odontology: A review. Journal of Oral Sign 2010;2(1):24-28.
- Mayuri Agarwal, Thimmarasa VB, Parvathi Devi, Jayadev S, Vishal Mehrotra. Leiomyoma of the Gingiva: A Rarity. J of Indian Acadamy of Oral Med & Radiol 2011;23(3):S416-418.
- Kunigal S Praveen, Charan Gowda, Ganganna Kokila, S Jayadev, Kumaraswamy Shubha, DN Suchetha. Gender Differentiation using Maxillary Sinus. International Journal of Oral Care and Research. 2017 Mar; 5(1):1–4.

Dr. Mahalakshmi. S.
- Qualification: MDS
- Designation: Reader
- Email: ammisaiganesh@gmail.com
- Mahalakshmi S, Archana Shenoy M, Shubha B, Chandy CJ. Radix Entomolaris - a rare case series. SADJ. 2014 Sep;69(8):358-62. PMID: 26548225.
- Mahalakshmi S, Reddy S, Ramamurthy TK, Shilpa B. Rare Locations of Epidermoid Cyst: Case Reports and Review. Ethiop J Health Sci. 2016 Nov;26(6):595-601. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v26i6.14. PMID: 28450777; PMCID: PMC5389081
- Mahalakshmi S, Kandula S, Shilpa P, Kokila G. Chronic Recurrent Non-specific Parotitis: A Case Report and Review. Ethiop J Health Sci. 2017 Jan;27(1):95-100. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v27i1.13. PMID: 28458496; PMCID: PMC5390234.
- Kokila, Ganganna; Bharateesh, Jayanna Vinayaka; Mahalakshmi, Saibaba; Likhithaswamy, Hariyabbe Rangaswamy. Dental Poster Journal; Bangalore Vol. 9, Iss. 1, (Jan-Jun 2020): 1-3. DOI:10.15713/ins.dpj.023.
- Mahalakshmi S, Setty S, Likhithaswamy HR. Patient on Antithrombotics Drugs: Communication between the Dentist and the Physician. EJMO 2021;5(4):371–373.
- Likhithaswamy HR, Madhushankari GS, Selvamani M, Mohan Kumar KP, Kokila G, Mahalakshmi S. Assessing the Quality of Long-Term Stored Tissues in Formalin and in Paraffin-Embedded Blocks for Histopathological Analysis. J Microsc Ultrastruct. 2022 Feb 4;10(1):23-29. doi: 10.4103/JMAU.JMAU_53_20. PMID: 35433260; PMCID: PMC9012411.
- Mahalakshmi S, Manjula, Kokila G, Likhitha Swamy HR.Unilateral masseter hypertrophy: case report and review.JDSR. 2020 Sept;7(2):14-20.
- Best Paper Award for paper titled "Craniofacial pain as a symptom of cardiac pain –A Clinical Study" at National PG Convention IAOMR at Belgaum on 23rd and 24th of September 2011.
- Second Best Paper Award for paper titled "Psychosocial Aspects of cancer patients- A Qualitative study" at XIII National Triple O symposium 2015 held on 13th to 15th of March 2015 at Bengaluru.

Dr. Suchetha.D.N.
- Qualification:MDS
- Designation:Senior lecturer
- Email:drsuchethanadig@gmail.com
- M.D.S. (May 2012) - Oral Medicine, Diagnosis and Radiology
- Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore - B.D.S. (September 2008) - Bapuji Dental College and Hospital, Davangere
- Certificate in Pharmacovigilance (2022) SSAHE,Tumkur
- Suchetha D N, Praveen K S. Pleomorphic adenoma of hard palate: a case report. JDSR. 2020 Feb; 7(1): 8-11
- Suchetha Devendrappa Nadig, Deepak Timmasandra Ashwathappa, Muniraju Manjunath, Sowmya Krishna, Araleri Gopalkrishna Annaji, Praveen Kunigal Shivaprakash. A relationship between salivary flow rates and Candida counts in patients with xerostomia. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. 2017;21(2):316
- Kunigal S Praveen, Charan Gowda, Ganganna Kokila, S Jayadev, Kumaraswamy Shubha, DN Suchetha. Gender Differentiation using Maxillary Sinus. International Journal of Oral Care and Research. 2017 Mar; 5(1):1–4.
- Mahalakshmi Ikkanur Puttaranganaik, Tejavathi Nagaraj, Suchetha Devendrappa Nadig, Pooja Sinha. Cleidocranial dysplasia presenting with retained deciduous teeth and impacted permanent and supernumerary teeth. Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine & Radiology. 2014; 26(2):233–6.
- Suchetha D N, Pooja Sinha, Tejavathi Nagaraj, Mahalakshmi IP. Submandibular gland sialolithiasis with chronic sialadenitis: A case report. International Journal of Medical and Dental Case Reports. 2014; 1(1):1–4.
- Suchetha DN, Tejavathi Nagaraj, Pooja Sinha. Dentigerous cyst asoociated with impacted mandibular 2nd prelmolar- a case report. Dental Era- A journal of Dentistry. 2013: 3(3):6-10.
- Suchetha DN, Mahalakshmi IP, Tejavathi Nagaraj. Peripheral ossifying fibroma- a case report. Dental Era- A journal of Dentistry. 2012: 2(2):14-16.
- Suchetha DN, Tejavathi Nagaraj, Pooja Sinha, Mahalakshmi IP. Anti-oxidants in dentistry- a review. . Dental Era- A journal of Dentistry. 2012: 2(3):35-38.
Research Thrust areas :
Orofacial Pain
Oral mucosal lesions
Services Offered :
To contribute to oral and general health and well being by providing the best oral health care to every patient through integrated oral care, education and research .
To develop into a referral center for Oral Medicine and Radiology.
Medical management of Orofacial Pain conditions and Temperomandibular Disorders
Medical management of Oral lesions
Diagnosis of oral and Paraoral Structures and oral Manifestations of systemic diseases
Diagnosis and Management of Salivary Gland Disorders
Digital Intra radiography and Digital Extra Oral Radiography
Department Achievements
Tertiary and Referral center for management of
- orofacial pain and Temperomandibular Disorders
- oral mucosal lesions
Referral center for dental age estimation
Referral center for extraoral radiographs
Innovations
- “Phantom Head” dental radiology
- Custom packaging for archiving of intra oral dental radiographs