Dr. Deepa Kumaran
MDS (Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics)
Registrar
Dental Surgery
Chennai
Brief Profile
Dr. Deepa Kumaran has 13 years of experience in the field of Dental Surgery with a specialization in Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics. She is competent and well trained in general dental procedures and orthodontic procedures. She is proficient in handling medically compromised patients during dental procedures. In orthodontics, her expertise are growth modification procedures for young children and adolescents, non-surgical management of skeletal problems. She is certified and trained in root canal treatment from Root Canal Foundation, Chennai. She is kind, communicative and patient with paediatric and geriatric population. She does not impose the treatment on patients rather has a holistic approach to oral health. She firmly believes that preventing dental problems is easier, less expensive and less traumatic than curing them by interventions. She educates and counsels the patients about preventive dentistry and practices the same.
Clinical Expertise
- Dental fillings and scaling
- Aesthetic fillings and veneers
- Crowns and bridges
- Dental management of medically compromised patients
- Prophylaxis and screening for patients awaiting radiotherapy, organ transplant
- Dental procedures for patients awaiting radiotherapy, organ transplant
- Root canal treatment.
- Removable dentures
- Paediatric fillings and extractions
- Metal, ceramic, self-ligation brackets fixing
- Functional appliances
- Mini implants assisted orthodontics
- Clear aligners
- TMJ related problems
Experience
- D’care Dental Solutions, Chennai, 2009-2018
Honors & Awards
- Best paper award in Clinical Society meeting, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, 2018.
- Best paper award in SHOWCASE, case report series, Chennai, 2018.
- Best Presenter Award, IADR, Chennai, 2017
Research & Publication
- A Systematic Review on Aligning Efficiency of Superelastic NiTi: in comparison with Conventional NiTi and Stainless Steel Archwires, IJDR.
- Awareness Of malocclusion- A KAP survey, IJPT.