
JKKN DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL
Dr Dhanasekar Balakrishnan
Principal — Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge
23+
Years Experience
70
Research Papers
5
Awards Won
👤Professional Summary
🎓Academic Qualifications
| Degree | Specialisation | University | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| MDS | Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge | RGUHS | 2002 |
| FDS RCS | Royal College of Surgeons of England | 2024 | |
| MFDS RCS | Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | 2024 | |
| MFDS RCS | Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow | 2025 | |
| MDTFED | Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | 2025 |
💼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
| Award | Body | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Good Teacher Award- Excellence in Teaching Award | Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, MAHE | 2019 |
| Good Teacher Award- Excellence in Teaching Award | Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, MAHE | 2018 |
| Good Teacher Award- Excellence in Teaching Award | Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, MAHE | 2017 |
| Provenance Annual Business Plan Competition- 2nd place | MAHE, Manipal | 2014 |
| Mentor award, Innovation Day | MAHE, Manipal | 2015 |
| Mentor award, Innovation Day | MAHE, Manipal | 2014 |
👥Professional Memberships
| Organisation | Type | Since |
|---|---|---|
| International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI) | Life | 2012 |
| Indian Prosthodontic Society (OL 1002) | Life | 2002 |
| Indian Dental Association | Life | 2002 |
| Indian Society of Prosthodontics and Restorative Periodontics | LIfe | 2007 |
| Karnataka Prosthodontic Society | Life | 2015 |
