DECODING GENETICS IN PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY- THE BLUEPRINT BEHIND A CHILD’S SMILE

ABOUT THE AUTHOR“A BOOK IS A DREAM THAT YOU HOLD IN YOUR HAND”- NEIL GAIMANDR.C.CHRISHANTHA JOYBELL M.D.S., is currently working as ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PEDODONTICS AND PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY, RAJAS DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, AFFILIATED TO THE TAMIL NADU DR.M.G.R MEDICAL UNIVERSITY. She completed her BDS in 2011 and MDS in Pediatric and Preventive dentistry in 2015. She is a gold medalist and University topper in post- graduation. She has more than 50 publications to her credit of which 20 are PubMed, SCOPUS indexed and copyrighted. She has presented more than 10 papers at state and national level conferences. She has authored 17 dental books, written chapters for 5 dental textbooks and she is the editorial board member of 6 Elite group of journals. She has more than 15 years of experience in the field of dentistry. Her passion for pediatric dentistry mainly aims to effectively contribute her skills and service to the community in the years ahead because every child deserves a reason to smile.