Balaji Manohar

Professor

Balaji has completed his graduation in the year 1997 and completed his Master of Dental Surgery (Periodontology) in the year 1999. He completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Hospital and Healthcare Management in 2010. He also pursued his MBA (Hospital Administration) in 2018 which shows his eagerness to manage and deliver patient care. He has attended various workshops to enhance his periodontal surgical skills to deliver good treatment to the patient. Balaji, after completing his Master’s degree joined academics as an Assistant Professor and was involved in teaching the undergraduate and postgraduate students. He has evolved as an excellent teacher and has been in academics for the last 20 years. In these years, he has climbed the academic ladder to become the Professor and Head of the Periodontology Department in the year 2013 and is now the Principal of Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India. In these years he has shown excellent rapport and connect with the undergraduate as well as postgraduate students. Balaji is guiding postgraduate students since 2006 and has published original research articles in peer reviewed journals which have clinical relevance. He was elected the Honorary Secretary of the Indian Society of Periodontology in 2010 and in that capacity he showed his leadership qualities and organizational skills in managing a large society and led the society to newer heights. His vision got him re-elected as the secretary for a 2nd term in 2013. He also served as the Editor of the Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology in the year 2017. He is on the Editorial board of many dental journals. He has also been awarded by the Indian Dental Association for his yeoman service to the profession. He also lectures on the subject of Periodontology at various national and international conferences.

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Email :
[email protected]
Scopus Id :
55188707800
Google Scholar :
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=k4AVyOEAAAAJ

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Educational Qualification
MDS, MFDS RCPS (Glasgow)

Research Interests
Periodontology

Administrative Responsibility
Principal

Awards & Honours
1. A V Vasantha Rao award 2006. 2. Outstanding New Rotarian of the Rotary District 3050 for the year 2011. 3. Dr I R Goela award for the best local branch secretary of the Indian Dental Association, 2012. 4. Awarded the 2nd Best State Journal Editor of the Indian Dental Association, 2014. 5. Most Proactive Senior Academician Award for the year 2015-16 by Guident Dental Academic Excellence Award. 6. Awarded the 2nd Best State Journal Editor of the Indian Dental Association, 2016. 7. Department awarded as the best Postgraduate center – Guident Award 2017. 8. Department awarded as the best Postgraduate center – Indian Health Professional Award 2017. 9. Best clinical poster, Asian Pacific Society of Periodontology 2019. 10. Excellence in Dental Proficiency Award Indian Association of Dental Students. 2020.

Memberships
Indian Society of Periodontology, Indian Dental Association

Outreach Activity
Rotary club activities
Journals/Conferences :
1. Pandya, Dhara Jayesh, et al. ""Comparative evaluation of two subgingival irrigating solutions in the management of periodontal disease: A clinicomicrobial study."" Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology 20.6 (2016): 597.
2. Bakutra, Gaurav, et al. ""Comparative evaluation of diode laser ablation and surgical stripping technique for gingival depigmentation: A clinical and immunohistochemical study."" International journal of health sciences 11.2 (2017): 51.
3. Mathur, Lalit Kumar, et al. ""Obesity and periodontitis: A clinical study."" Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology 15.3 (2011): 240.
4. Shetty, Neema, et al. ""Gingival crevicular blood: As a non-invasive screening tool for diabetes mellitus in dental clinics."" Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology 17.4 (2013): 472.
5. Pradeep, Avani R., et al. ""Comparative evaluation of subgingivally delivered 1% alendronate versus 1.2% atorvastatin gel in treatment of chronic periodontitis: a randomized placebo‐controlled clinical trial."" Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry 8.3 (2017): e12215.
6. Pandya, Dhara Jayesh, et al. ""Comparative evaluation of two subgingival irrigating solutions in the management of periodontal disease: A clinicomicrobial study."" Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology 20.6 (2016): 597.
7. Manohar, Balaji, et al. ""Calcifying epithelial odontogenic cyst."" Journal of Experimental Therapeutics & Oncology 12.2 (2017).
8. Balaji, M., et al. ""Keratocystic odontogenic tumour mimicking lateral periodontal cyst: a diagnostic dilemma."" Kathmandu Univ Med J 56.4 (2016): 370-2.
9. Yadav, Nirma, et al. ""Buccinator muscle repositioning: A rare case report, short discussion, and literature review."" National Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery 11.1 (2020): 140.
10. Devani, V. R., and B. Manohar. ""Cervical Enamel Projection-A Rare Case Report with its Management."" Kathmandu Univ Med J 66.2 (2019): 145-7.