Experienced oral surgeon specializing in outpatient procedures, adept in wisdom teeth extractions, dental implants, maxillofacial trauma and oral pathology.
Proficient in administering anesthesia and managing post-operative care.
Skilled in communicating effectively with patients and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
Dedicated to providing compassionate care and achieving optimal surgical outcomes.
Active hospital privileges at Cape Fear Medical Center, level 3 trauma center. 5 days on call every month
Clinical Assistant Professor
East Carolina University School Of Dental Medicine
Greenville, NC
08.2020 - 02.2023
Past hospital privileges at Vidant health medical center - Level 1 trauma center in Greenville,NC.
Education
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery Residency - 4 year
LSU Health Sciences Center
Shreveport, LA
06-2020
Master Of Dental Surgery - Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery
Jabalpur Hospital And Research Center
Jabalpur
06-2015
Certification
ABOMS certified
North Carolina state board dental license #12541
North Carolina state board general anesthesia permit #161232
NC OMS
BLS, PALS and ACLS
Accomplishments
REVIEWER FOR ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY JOURNALS
Active role as a reviewer for:
Annals of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Journal Of Oral and Maxillofacial Research
Journal of Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology Journal of Medical Case Reports
Annals of Dentistry and Oral Health
Presentations
Invited speaker - Safe and effective moderate conscious sedation and sedation emergency management organized by eastern AHEC in May 2021 and March 2022
Grand rounds - "Medication related osteonecrosis of the jaws : What the physician should know" - Invited as speaker by Family medicine East carolina university October 2021
Laryngeal syphilis: A rare case report. Presented at 8th Resident annual meeting, ACOMS Dallas, Texas,USA, Nov 2-3 2019. Received honorable mention for presentation.
Neurofibroma of the maxillofacial region. Poster presented at the 19th National Workshop on Maxillofacial Surgery, Jabalpur, 2015 - Second position in scientific poster presentation
SCP block in treating odontogenic infections. Paper presented at M.P & C.G State OMFS Conference, Mandu, Indore, 2014.
Laser fibrotomy in management of OSMF. Scientific paper presentation at 1st Asian Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Convention - 29th,30th and 31st August 2013.
Nasolabial flap in treatment of OSMF. Presented at M.P & C.G State OMFS Conference, Bhopal, India, 2012. Awarded Best Paper 2nd position.
Title, Paper presented at SIMSCON-2009, organized by ICMR in Puducherry, 2009.
Publications
Maxillofacial, Thakkar B, Lalwani G, Pathak S. Dog bite facial wound in child: a case report. IJDHS, ;1(02).
Mustafa IM, Thakkar B, Semmya N. Oral biopsy: a technique within the scope of practice of a general dentist. International Journal of Dental and Health SciencesVolume 02,Issue 03.
Tertiary Syphilis Involving the Larynx: A Rare Case ReportAJSP: Reviews & Reports. 26(5):295-297, September/October 2021.
Simple technique overcoming a persistent problem in cleft palate repair. J Maxillofac Oral Surg. 2016 Dec; 15(4): 558–559.
Thakkar B, Julianne Y. Management of Maxillary Third Molar Displaced into the Left Infratemporal Space. Journal of Oral surgery, Oral medicine, Oral pathology, Oral radiology.
Language
English
Hindi
Gujrati
Timeline
Oral Surgeon
Knowles & Smith
02.2023 - Current
Clinical Assistant Professor
East Carolina University School Of Dental Medicine
08.2020 - 02.2023
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery Residency - 4 year
LSU Health Sciences Center
Master Of Dental Surgery - Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery