DrNarayan Gandedkar
Senior Lecturer (Teaching and Research)
Faculty of Medicine and Health
- Senior Lecturer (Teaching and Research)Faculty of Medicine and Health
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BDS, MDS (Gold Medal),FCFO (Craniofacial Orthodontics), MOrthRCS (England), MRACDS (Orth)
Dr Narayan Gandedkar is the Director of DClinDent Orthodontics Program and Discipline Lead of Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) (Orthodontics).
He completed 'Masters' in Orthodontics with 'Gold medal' from 'Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences', India, and pursued a Fellowship in 'Craniofacial Orthodontics' from prestigious 'Chang Gung Memorial University and Hospital, Taiwan'.
Before Joining University of Sydney, he was Assistant Professor at SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad India, and also worked at the Cleft and Craniofacial Centre, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore. Further, he did 'Clinician Attachment Program' from School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore with research area in : a) Characterization of growth factors secreted by MSCs from umbilical cord, placenta and adipose tissue for wound healing applications, and b) Biomimetic Bioadhesives.
Dr Gandedkar also served as 'Honorary Secretary' for the Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Singapore (CLAPAS), 2017-2019. In addition, he was the 'Principal Investigator' of SingHealth Foundation (SHF), Singapore, funded research.
He is a recipient of Noordhoff Craniofacial Foundation (NCF) Scholarship, Taipei, Taiwan, and several other awards, such as;
- GOLD MEDAL for securing First rank in MDS examination of Orthodontics, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. 2008
- First Rank in Periodontics - Final year (BDS) ,Indian Society of Periodontology(ISP).2002
- Best Clinical Pearl Award- Indian Orthodontic Society(IOS) Post- Graduate Convention, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS),New Delhi,India.2008
- Best Clinical Paper Award (Best Clinical Paper Award & 3M Unitek Travel Fellowship)- Indian Orthodontic Society, Mumbai, India.2009
- Academic Excellence -2008 - Dr.D Veerendra Heggade (President- S DM Education Trust, Karnataka, India)
- Best paper, Essay writing "Indian Society of Periodontology"-2007
- Oral Hygiene Day -1stPrize, SDM College Of Dental Sciences-2006
- Oral Hygiene Day - 1stPrize, SDM College Of Dental Sciences-2007
- Best Scientific Paper-Indian Society of Cleft Lip, Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies (Indocleftcon) 2011
He has published over sixty-five international papers/book chapters. He is a 'Reviewer' of over fourteen international journals, including Scientific Reports (Nature), Head and Face Medicine (BMC, Springer Nature), The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal (The American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA)), The Angle Orthodontist ( Official publication of the Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists (EHASO)), World Journal of Orthodontics, Orthodontic Waves (Japanese Orthodontic Society), Journal of Applied Biomaterials & Functional Materials (Italian Society for Biomaterials), Scanning: The Journal of Scanning Microscopies (Wichtig publishing), BioMed Research International, Journal of Indian Orthodontic Society, and APOS Trends Ortho.
He has conducted more than twenty-five workshops in Orthognathic Surgery, Craniofacial Orthodontics, and has delivered over thirty-five presentations (Invited Speaker/Oral Presentations) at American Association of Orthodontists meeting (AAO) (USA), The American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association ACPA (USA), India, Australia, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Bangladesh and other countries.
He has co-authored a text book titled "Surgery-First Orthodontic Management: A Clinical Guide to a new treatment approach" published (Springer International, Switzerland) in 2019, and has written several international book chapters, including, Mosby, Elsevier, edited by M. Papadopoulos (Aristotle University, Greece), and so on
His clinical research interests include 3D applications, cleft and craniofacial orthodontics, craniofacial syndromes, nasoalveolar molding therapy for infant orthopaedics, and biomaterials.
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