Mahesh Verma

Mahesh Verma
Born India
Occupation Prosthodontist
Awards Padma Shri
Dr. B. C. Roy Award
Delhi State Award
FICCI Health Personality of the Year
Rotary Vashishat Sewa Samman
Dr. P. N. Behl Foundation Award
Dr. B. C. Shroff Oration Award
Commonwealth Dental Association Oration Award

Mahesh Verma is an Indian prosthodontist and the Director and Principal of Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences. The Government of India awarded him, in 2014, with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the fields of medicine,[1] making him the first dental doctor to receive the award.[2]

Biography

Verma graduated in dentistry (BDS) from the Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram and secured his master's degree (MDS) from the same institution, specializing in prosthodontics.[3][4] He joined the Institute of Dental Sciences of Maulana Azad Medical College and became the Head of the institute in 1995.[4] He also did advanced training in prosthodontics at the State University of New York, Buffalo[4] and earned an MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi.[3] He is the incumbent Director-Principal of Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (MAIDS), the dental wing of Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.[5]

Verma helped to develop MAIDS[6] from a dental school of meagre proportions into a Centre of Excellence[7][3][4] with a daily count of over 1200 inpatients.[2] An Outlook - Marketing and Development Research Associates (MDRA) survey of premier Indian dental schools placed MAIDS as the best dental school in India.[8] MAIDS have either stood first[9][10] or has been placed at the top in a few other surveys.[11][12]

A World Health Organization (WHO) fellow,[4] Verma teaches healthcare management at the FMS, Delhi University.[3] He is involved in WHO social and community projects as well as institutional projects of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).[3] One of his projects is the development of indigenous dental implants involving Indian Institute of Technology and the CSIR, funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology.[7]

Verma has delivered keynote addresses at national and international conferences.[13][14] He has written several articles on prosthodontics.[15][16]

Positions

Verma has been involved in professional and academic organizations. He is the President of the Delhi unit of the Indian Dental Association.[7][4][17] the India and Sri Lanka chapter of the International College of Dentists and the Indian Academy of Restorative Dentistry (IARD).[3][18] He is the vice president of the Dental Council of India,[19] former president of the Indian Prosthodontic Society[3][4][20] and the former Vice President of the Indian Academy of Dental Educationists[3] and the Indian Society for Dental Research (ISDR)[21]

He also holds the position of the registrar of the Delhi Dental Council.[3][4] He serves as honorary advisor to the Armed Forces Dental Services, Ministry of Defence and as international advisor to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (UK).[3]

Verma has been the organizing secretary of two events, the World Congress on Prosthodontics, held in 1995 at Delhi and the conference of the Commonwealth Dental Association and Indian Dental Association at Delhi in 2000.[4] He was also the chairman of the event FDI 2014[22] He has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of American Dental Association (Indian Edition) and the Journal of British Dental Association (Indian Edition).[3] He is the Executive Editor of the India and Sri Lanka sections of the Journal of International College of Dentists and the editor of Dentistry, a Springer publication.[3] He also serves as the clinical director of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID).[3]

Awards and recognitions

Padma Shri India

Verma has received the State Award from the Government of Delhi in 2001,[3][4] the B. C. Roy Award in 2007,[2][7][3][4] and the civilian award of Padma Shri in 2014, when he was included in the Republic Day honours. He was the Health Personality of the Year for 2012, an honour from the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).[3] He is also a recipient of Rotary Vashishat Sewa Samman in 2002,[4] Dr. P. N. Behl Foundation Award of the Delhi Medical Association in 2006, Dr. B. C. Shroff Oration Award of the Indian Prosthodontic Society Annual Conference in 2007, Commendation by the Vice Chief of Army Staff in 2009 and Commonwealth Dental Association Oration Award in 2010.[3]

He has been designated a fellow of several organizations, including the American College Of Dentists, the International College of Dentists, the Pierre Fauchard Academy,[4] the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, the National Academy of Medical Sciences,[23] the International Medical Sciences Academy, the Royal College of Surgeons of England, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and the Royal College of Surgeons, Faculty of General Dentistry Practice.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Padma 2014". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 25 January 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Drug Today". Drug Today. 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Global Child Dental Fund". Global Child Dental Fund. 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "ND TV". ND TV. 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  5. ↑ "MAMC". MAMC. 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Maids". Maids. 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "News Track India". News Track India. 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Best Dental School". Career India. June 30, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  9. ↑ "SDC Lucknow". SDC Lucknow. 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Silicon India". Silicon India. 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Outlook". Outlook. 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Mingle Box". Mingle Box. 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  13. ↑ "ICOI third South Asia Implant Symposium". Hybiz TV. 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Namascon 2013". YouTube. 26 October 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  15. ↑ Dr. Ambica Khetarpal, Dr.Ramanathan Ravi, Dr. Sarika Chaudhary, Dr. Sangeeta Talwar, Dr Mahesh Verma, Dr. Ambica Kathuria (2013). "Successful Endodontic Management Using Er,Cr:YSGG Laser Disinfection of Root Canal in a Case of Large Periapical Pathology". International Journal of Dental Sciences and Research 1 (3). doi:10.12691/ijdsr-1-3-6.
  16. ↑ Dr. Ambica Khetarpal, Dr.Ramanathan Ravi, Dr. Sarika Chaudhary, Dr. Sangeeta Talwar, Dr Mahesh Verma, Dr. Ambica Kathuria (2013). "Successful Endodontic Management Using Er,Cr:YSGG Laser Disinfection of Root Canal in a Case of Large Periapical Pathology". International Journal of Dental Sciences and Research 1 (3). doi:10.12691/ijdsr-1-3-6.
  17. ↑ "IDA". IDA. 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Indian Academy of Restorative Dentistry". Indian Academy of Restorative Dentistry. 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Interview". YouTube. March 3, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  20. ↑ "IPS". IPS. 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  21. ↑ "ISDR". ISDR. 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Interview - Dental Tribune". Dental Tribune. 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  23. ↑ "List of Fellows - NAMS" (PDF). National Academy of Medical Sciences. 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.

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