Faculty

The faculty members of our institute are always in the pursuit of excellence as seen by the accolades achieved.

DR. MEGHNA VANDEKAR (Dean &HOD , Department Of Orthodontics)

She is the recipient of awards such as:

  1. Famdent Excellence in Dentistry Award for the “Clinic of the year” 2013 & 2016,
  2. IOS Research Award 2015, India healthcare award for best Orthodontist in Mumbai,
  3. The Times Legend Young Achiever Orthodontist,
  4. Famdent Excellence Award, 2018 for Heroic Dentistry
  5. 1st Indian to receive the Align Technology Global Funding Award Towards Advancing Orthodontics and Dental Research.
  6. Align India Forum Panelist at the 1st APAC Forum, Jaipur.

DR. VIBHA HEGDE

  1. Fellowship in Micro Restorative and Endodontics by Indian Board of Restorative and Endodontics
  2. Director and Founder of the scientific forum Endoxcellence
  3. Diplomat of the Indian Board of Endodontics
  4. PhD guide recognised by the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences
  5. President of Indian Association of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
  6. Dr. Vibha Hegde, Professor and Head, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, has been elected as the Dean (Dental Faculty ), Maharashtra University of Health Sciences,Nashik.
  7. Dr. Vibha Hegde, Prof and Head, Dept of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontist has been elected as the Member of Board of Studies in the first position.

DR. AMIT BENJAMIN

Got accredited to American Academy of Implant Dentistry.

DR. SALONI MISTRY

Elected as an EC member of Indian Prosthodntic Society.

DR. KAVITA POL

Elected as MUHS Senate Member.

Dr. Kavita Pol, Director, Dr. G. D. Pol Foundation Y.M.T Dental College and Hospital has become the Member of Board of Studies, at the Prestigious Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik.

DR USHAINA FANIBUNDA

Reader in the Department of Conservative Dentistry, YMT Dental College is also a Specialist Member of American Association of Endodontists

DR. HIRKANI ATTARADE

DR. HIRKANI ATTARADE, Reader in the Dept. of OMFS, YMTDC, successfully completed the examination and achieved the INDIAN BOARD OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY fellow certification 2019 (FIBOMS)

DR. SHEETAL CHOUDHARI

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Oral Pathology and Microbiology
Achiever of Long Term Research Grant by Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, 2017-2018.

DR. GOKUL SRIDHARAN

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Oral Pathology and Microbiology
PG Diploma in Medical Law and Ethics
Second Prize in paper presentation at the 17th Triple O symposium (Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Surgery) organised by the Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology at Nair Dental College and Hospital on 15th,16th and 17th March 2019.

Dr.Dheeraj Kalra

Appointed at the panel for IMETTT (MUHS) for Research Methodology Appointed at the panel for accredited speakers at Maharashtra State Dental Council (MSDC) Delivered more than 194 lectures at various research methodology workshops and various other platforms

Dr.Purvi Bhate

Received a Long term research Grant from MUHS in 2019 for her research titled Formulation and evaluation of herbal product for Nicotine cessation therapy –an invitro study.

Dr Ishan Kadam

Won the 1st prize for paper presentation at National Prosthovista at Terna dental college, Navi Mumbai

Dr.Prachi Bhandare

Lecturer Oral Pathology won Second Prize in paper presentation at the 17th Triple O symposium (Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Surgery) organised by the Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology at Nair Dental College and Hospital on 15th,16th and 17th March 2019.

Dr. Prachi Bhandare, Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology has been awarded the '2nd Prize’ in Paper presentation at the 9th national conference on One health preparedness for infectious diseases in metro cities held on the 28th March, 2023, at Hinduhridaysamrat Balasaheb Thakeray Medical College Dr. R. N. Cooper Hospital, Mumbai