
JKKN DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL
Dr Dhanasekar Balakrishnan
Principal — Prosthodontics
23+
Years Experience
70
Research Papers
5
Awards Won
👤Professional Summary
🎓Academic Qualifications
MDS
2002Specialisation:Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge
University:RGUHS
FDS RCS
2024University:Royal College of Surgeons of England
MFDS RCS
2024University:Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
MFDS RCS
2025University:Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow
MDTFED
2025University:Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
💼Experience
TEACHING
2002 – PRESENT
Principal and Professor and Head
JKKN Dental College and Hospital, Komarapalayam
CLINICAL · 24 YEARS
2002 – PRESENT
Principal and Professor and Head
JKKN Dental College and Hospital, Komarapalayam
Prosthodontics, Oral Implantology and Aesthetic Dentistry
📖Research & Publications
RESEARCH FOCUS
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
ACADEMIC PROFILES
🔒Certifications & Training
Dental Photography
JKKN Dental College and Hospital · 2025
Basic Life Support Provider Certification
American Heart Association · 2024
Certificate course in Intellectual Property Rights
Technology Transfer Office, MAHE · 2016
Bioethics
Manipal University and Clinical Development Service Agency (CDSA) · 2016
Oral Implantology
Fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI) · 2012
Postgraduate Certificate in LASER in Dentistry
MCODS, Manipal · 2010
Comprehensive Clinical Course in Maxillofacial Rehabilitation
M.A.Rangoonwala Dental College, Pune& Institute of Maxillofacial Prosthetists and Technologists (IMPT), UK · 2009
Post Graduate Advanced Certificate in Oral Implantology
Manipal University · 2007
Certificate course in Oral Implantology
IMTEC, Lake View Implant Center, Cochin · 2006
🏆Awards & Recognitions
Good Teacher Award- Excellence in Teaching Award
2019Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, MAHE
Good Teacher Award- Excellence in Teaching Award
2018Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, MAHE
Good Teacher Award- Excellence in Teaching Award
2017Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, MAHE
Provenance Annual Business Plan Competition- 2nd place
2014MAHE, Manipal
Mentor award, Innovation Day
2015MAHE, Manipal
Mentor award, Innovation Day
2014MAHE, Manipal
👥Professional Memberships
International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI)
2012Life
Indian Prosthodontic Society (OL 1002)
2002Life
Indian Dental Association
2002Life
Indian Society of Prosthodontics and Restorative Periodontics
2007LIfe
Karnataka Prosthodontic Society
2015Life
