Shruthi Srinivasan, DDS, MPH
Seaside,CA
Summary
An ever-adapting clinician and public health scientist grounded in evidence-based practices, dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Dentist
Central Coast Dental Care
Monterey, CA
02.2023 - Current
- Provided comprehensive dental care to an average of 10-15 patients daily with diverse dental needs
- Utilized CAD-CAM/Cerec technology daily to provide restorative treatment including inlays, onlays, crowns and bridges for 2-3 patients per day
- Utilized CBCT technology for endodontics and performed atleast 5-6 RCTs in a week on anterior, premolar and molar teeth
- Participated in continuing education courses during my time here, including the Biomimetic Advanced Restorative Dentistry Symposium, the Spear Treatment Planning with Confidence in-person course and the Endodontic course with Dr.Sonia Chopra
- Additionally, I was an active member of the Monterey Spear Study Club
- Acquired proficiency in personnel management, patient scheduling, and grasped the workings of dental insurance
- Furthermore, my role enabled me to engage with individuals of diverse experience levels, while also mentoring new assistants and hygienists in patient care.
Dentist
Udaya Dental Clinic & Tooth Comforts Dental Clinic
Bangalore, India
06.2017 - 04.2018
- Responsible for eliciting medical and dental history of patients- adults and pediatric, radiographic examination and treatment-planning
- Gained experience in a variety of restorative, prosthodontic and oral surgical procedures
- Assisted the consultant specialists on several procedures- dentoalveolar surgery, cyst enucleation, periodontal surgeries, complex pediatric dental procedures and orthodontic bond and bracket placement
- Honed skills required for private practice, satisfying a different set of patients, and inculcating behavior management, patient education and decision making into day-to-day practice.
Advanced Clinical Training Service
Project Worthmore Dental Clinic
Aurora, CO
08.2022
- Worked as a student dentist at a refugee clinic as a part of community dentistry clinical rotation elective
- Catered to a diverse patient population across all age groups
- Worked independently to provide comprehensive care to patients with complex dental needs
- Implemented a systems-approach to integrate socio-demographics and insurance status into patient care
- Assisted the faculty dentist with complex oral surgical and endodontic procedures.
OMFS Extern
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
07.2022
- Assisted the residents with surgical extractions, soft tissue lacerations, bone grafting, implant placement and maxillofacial infection management
- Observed procedures in the ED and Operating rooms in maxillofacial trauma and orthognathic surgery
- Participated in treatment planning seminars, case-discussions and presented on Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy.
OMFS Extern
Univeristy of Texas-Houston Health Science Centre
Houston, TX
05.2022
- Observed patient care in a variety of outpatient clinics- TMJ, Dentoalveolar, Oncology, and Trauma
- Rotated through the ED and Operating rooms and observed surgical management of maxillofacial infections, trauma, TMJ pathology and oncologic resections
- Assisted with outpatient surgical procedures- surgical extraction, implant planning and placement, bone grafts, wound management, and closed fracture fixation
- Participated in treatment planning seminars, case-discussions, and the morbidity-mortality conference.
Clinical Observer
Mazumdar Shaw Cancer Centre | Department of Head and Neck Oncology
Bangalore, India
05.2018
- Observed the workings of the outpatient department, operating rooms and examination rooms
- Eventually assisted them with examination, diagnosis and performing minor procedures such as dressings, sutures and suture removals at the Minor Operating Room
- Served as a second assistant on several Primary Tumor Resections, Radical Neck Dissection, Thyroidectomies and Free Flap procedures in the Operating Room
- A part of my job was to aid the Fellows in drafting the cases for Tumor and Thyroid Board Meetings.
Education
Doctor of Dental Surgery -
University of Colorado
Master of Public Health -
University of South Florida
Bachelor of Dental Surgery -
VSDCH, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
Skills
- Emergency Dental Care
- Treatment Planning
- Restorative Dentistry
- CAD-CAM , CEREC technology
- Cosmetic Dentistry
- Molar Root Canal
- Surgical Extractions
- Patient Care
Continuing Education
- E-School Endodontic Coaching with Dr.Sonia Chopra, November 2023- Present
- Monterey Spear Study Club Member September 2023- Present
- Treatment Planning with Confidence, Spear Seminars, Jan 2024
- The Biomimetic Advanced Restorative Dentistry Symposium, May 2023
- Rocky Mountain Dental Convention, Jan 2022
- A Celebration of Women in Dentistry, Sep 2021
- Creating the Practice of your Dreams, Dr. Lee Ann Brady, AO Dinner and Learn, Jun 2021
- Women in OMFS Symposium, Mar 2021
- Posterior Ceramic Restorations, Stevenson Dental Solutions, Jan 2021
- Oral Diagnosis- From Concepts to Practice, Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Apr 2017
- Indian Dental Congress, Mumbai, Feb 2017
- ShowCASE 2017- 3rd International Conference on Case Report and Case Series, Chennai, Feb 2017
- 44th State Indian Dental Association Conference, Dharwad, Dec2016
- An Insight into CBCT, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, V.S. Dental College and Hospital, Nov 2016
- Master Key, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, V.S. Dental College and Hospital, Dec 2015
- Federation Dentaire International Conference, New Delhi, Sep 2014
Scientific Presentations
FIRST AUTHOR PAPERS
- ORAL STEREOGNOSIS: A REVIEW, Indian Dental Association 44th State Conference, Dharwad, Dr. Prashanth.R
- PRIMARY SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF SUBMANDIBULAR SALIVARY GLAND- RARE CASE REPORT, Showcase 2017, 3rd international conference on case reports and case series Chennai, Dr. Priya.N. S
- UNVEILING ODONTOGENIC TUMOURS- A REVIEW, National BDS student convention, Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Bangalore, Dr. Soumya Krishna
FIRST AUTHOR POSTERS
- A STUDY OF RISK FACTORS AND DISPARITIES IN ORAL CANCER EXAMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES: NHANES 2015-2016, CU Dental Research Day 2022, Shruthi Srinivasan, William Sappenfield
- A PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF THE ORAL MICROBIOME AND DEVELOPMENT OF MUCOSITIS IN OROPHARYNGEAL CANCER PATIENTS RECEIVING CHEMOTHERAPY AND/OR RADIATION, USF Health Research Day 2020, Shruthi Srinivasan, Stephanie R. Hogue, Shirlene Paul, Bo-Young Hong, Wildson Vieira da Silva, Maria F. Gomez, Anna R. Giuliano, Jimmy J. Caudell, George M. Weinstock, Christine M. Pierce
- PRF FOLLOWING EXTRACTION IN SMOKERS- A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL, All India Poster Competition, Indian Dental Conference, Mumbai, Dr.Prashanth.R
TECHNICAL REPORT
- ANNUAL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT REPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING PROGRAM AT ST. JOSEPHS'S WELLNESS AND SAFETY CENTER, Dr. William Sappenfield, Dr. Jennifer Marshall, Shruthi Srinivasan
Research
- Graduate Research Assistant, USF Chiles Center, Tampa, FL, Jan 2020-Aug 2020, Worked on a program evaluation of the St. Joseph's Mobile Medical Clinic Developmental Screening Program, under Dr. William Sappenfield and Dr. Jennifer Marshall, Designed the evaluation questions, and the evaluation methodology, and engaged with program stakeholders. Authored the technical report which was presented and submitted to the program, Analyzed program data using SAS 9.4 and generated geospatial maps to understand the communities served by the Mobile Medical Clinic using ArcGIS
- Research Intern, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Centre and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, April 2019-May 2020, Worked in Cancer epidemiology with a focus on head and neck cancers, oral cancer, and the effect of the tumor microbiome on cancer development, treatment-related toxicities, and treatment response, Assisted with literature reviews, manuscript writing, and data entry, analysis, and updated EndNote library. Wet laboratory procedures- pipetting, stool kit assembly, and laboratory inventory stocking, Collaborated in meetings regularly, to learn epidemiological study design and research strategies directly under Dr. Pierce
- Student Researcher, V.S. Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, India, May 2016-Dec 2016, Worked as a primary researcher on a Randomized Controlled Trial, titled 'A Comparative Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Platelet Rich Fibrin to Facilitate Soft Tissue Wound Healing following Extraction in Smokers: A Double-Blinded Prospective Open-Ended Labelled Study'. Guide: Dr. Prashanth.R, Clinical Skills acquired- preparation and centrifugation of blood to obtain PRF, patient selection, drawing blood, extraction of teeth and suture placement, Epidemiological and statistical skills acquired- conducted literature searchers, writing comprehensive literature reviews, epidemiological study designing, collating statistical data, understanding the statistical analysis, and writing a scientific report, This project secured me a grant from the Indian Dental Association, Karnataka State Branch and was one amongst the 10 selected projects in the state. Presented this research work at the Indian Dental Congress, Mumbai, February 2017
Certification
- Certified Public Health Professional
- CA Dental License: 108653
Accomplishments
• International Book Scholarship, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, University of South Florida
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Inductee, University of South Florida
• Gold Medal for highest marks, Pathology and Microbiology, Pharmacology, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, General Medicine and Public Health Dentistry, V.S. Dental College
• Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, University Rank, General Medicine, rank 6; Public Health Dentistry, rank 4
• Best scientific paper, Unveiling Odontogenic Tumors, National BDS Convention- Indian Association of Oral Medicine and Radiology
• Student Research Grant, Indian Dental Association 2016
Timeline
Associate Dentist
Central Coast Dental Care
02.2023 - Current
Advanced Clinical Training Service
Project Worthmore Dental Clinic
08.2022
OMFS Extern
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
07.2022
OMFS Extern
Univeristy of Texas-Houston Health Science Centre
05.2022
Clinical Observer
Mazumdar Shaw Cancer Centre | Department of Head and Neck Oncology
05.2018
Dentist
Udaya Dental Clinic & Tooth Comforts Dental Clinic
06.2017 - 04.2018
Doctor of Dental Surgery -
University of Colorado
Master of Public Health -
University of South Florida
Bachelor of Dental Surgery -
VSDCH, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
- Certified Public Health Professional
- CA Dental License: 108653
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