Dr. Prabu Duraisamy

Brief Biography:

Name: Dr. Prabu D
Designation and Institute: Professor, SRM Dental College, Ramapuram, Chennai-89

Academic positions:

Qualification:
1998: UG (Specify) Bapuji Dental College, Davangere
2002: PG (Specify) Bapuji Dental College, Davangere                
Name of the guide: Dr. D.J Baskar
Title of thesis: Definition status and treament needs among 5 and 12yr old school going childeren of Coimbatore city.

Research interests:

Publications:
1. Sex determination using mandibular canine in optimal fluoride and high fluoride areas.
2. A relationship between socio economic status and orthodontic treatment needs.
3. Dental caries experience and treatment needs of green marble mine laborers in Udaipur district,Rajasthan,India.
4. Adverse tobacco habits and their relation with prevalence of oro-mucosal lesions among green marble mine laborers,Udaipur district,India.
5. Dental patient awareness of smoking effects on oral health:comparison of smokers and non-smokers.
6. Influence of lifestyle on oral health behavior among rural residents of Udaipur districts,India.
7. Determinants of oral hygiene and periodontal status among mentally disabled children and adolescents
8. Perceived sources of stress amongst Indian dental students.
9. Prevalance of leukoplakia, oral submucous fibrosis, papilloma, and its relation with stress among green marble mine laborers, India
10. Self reported dental health attitude and behavior of dental students in India
11. Dentition status and treatment needs among children with impaired hearing attending a special school for the deaf and mute in Udaipur, India
12. Oral hygiene and periodontal status among Terapanthi Svetambar Jain monks in India
13. Dental Health among green marble mine laborers, India
14. Microbial Contamination in Dental Unit Private Lines (DUWL) in private dental clinics of Udaipur City, India
15. Oral Health Status of Undergraduate dental students pursuing their career at a Dental institution in India

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