Shreya Patel
Dedicated International Dentist, graduated in 2024, focused on community service and research in oral cancer. Contributed to two research papers and currently developing a third. Committed to enhancing community health and pursuing advanced studies in Public Health.
Work History
Volunteer
Disaster management voluteer.
Volunteer
- 25+ hours of Colgate BSBF volunteering.
- Supported oral health education activities for children and families in community settings.
- Demonstrated proper brushing and flossing techniques during interactive outreach sessions.
- Distributed dental hygiene materials and guided participants through prevention-focused messaging.
- Assisted with event setup, registration, and volunteer coordination for school-based programs.
Patient Coordinator and Lead Dental Assistant
1 Year 4 MonthsFacilitated appointment management and taking care of all the ingoing and outgoing cases.
Taking care of the inventory.
Patient education.
Chairside assisting.
Checking for insurance eligibility.
Scheduling appointments.
Dental Intern
1 Year- Public Health Dentistry - Organized events including a month-long No tobacco month and 10 Dental check up camps. Camps include educating patients at orphanage, old age homes and other factory workers. In No tobacco month, led the whole incentive from writing the articles to camps and other education seminar at N D Desai medical college and research institute and Dinsha Patel school of nursing. Counseled more than 100 patients at the tobacco cessation center.
- Pediatric Dentistry - Patient counseling and educating parents about dietary habits and its impact on child's oral health. Clinical expertise includes restorative procedures, Endo procedure including pulpotomy and RCT, Surgical procedures like extractions and space maintainers.
- Endo and Conservative Dentistry - Composite fillings and RCTs
- Oral medicine and radiology - Patient education and diagnosis. Radiograph taking (IOPAs, BW, Pano and CBCT) and interpretation.
- Oral and Maxillofacial surgery - Extractions, Alveoloplasty and assisting with surgical procedures like disimpaction and trauma surgery.
- Prosthodontics - Dentures (Partial and complete) and Permanent restoratives like crowns. Assisting with implant procedures.
- Orthodontics - Making appliances, analysing cephalograms and patient education. Assisting postgraduates in clinical and their research thesis.
Education
Bachelor's in Dental Sursery - Dental Surgery
Skills
Accomplishments
- Bachelors in Dental Surgery. ECE GPA - 3.56 WES GPA - 3.5
- Published Research paper 1- "Pain Management Strategies in Pediatric Dentistry: Clinical Approaches and Public Health Implications."
https://www.cureus.com/publish/articles/468434-pain-management-strategies-in-pediatric-dentistry-clinical-approaches-and-public-health-implications/preview?confirmed_coauthorship=true&token=y6rnv6cS_zUUTa_5BHeP&utm_campaign=added_as_coauthor_unconfirmed&utm_medium=email&utm_source=author_mailer#!/
- Published Research paper 2 - "Diagnostic accuracy of salivary biomarkers for early detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta analysis."
https://www.cureus.com/publish/articles/468434-pain-management-strategies-in-pediatric-dentistry-clinical-approaches-and-public-health-implications/preview?confirmed_coauthorship=true&token=y6rnv6cS_zUUTa_5BHeP&utm_campaign=added_as_coauthor_unconfirmed&utm_medium=email&utm_source=author_mailer#!/
- HSDM Implant Symposium (2026) attendee - 10 credit hours.
- Colgate BSBF volunteer
- Red Cross Volunteer
- Ongoing research paper - Dental Implants in special group
- Upcoming Global Prevention symposium: Charting the Future of Oral Health and Medicine. (HSDM)
- 61 Online CE Certificate on Colgate oral health network
Certification
- HIPPA compliance certificate - 2025 to 2027
- OSHA and Infection contral certificate
- BLS certificate
- Summary Statistics in Public Health ( Johns Hopkins University)
- 61 Online CE certificates from Colgate oral health network
- 10 credit hours, Dental Implant Symposium at Harvard School of Dental Medicine.