Sathyabama University Dental College and Hospital Faculty Details 2026-27

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

College Type
Deemed to be University
Co-Ed Status :
Co-Education
Minority Status :
Non Minority
Affiliated To :
Sathyabama University

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Sathyabama University Dental College and Hospital Faculty Details

SATHYABAMA DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL- FACULTY

Sathyabama Dental College and Hospital (School of Dental Sciences, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology) has a multidisciplinary faculty team with experienced professors, associate professors, assistant professors and tutors across all pre-clinical, para-clinical and clinical dental specialties. The college is led academically by a senior orthodontist as Dean, supported by heads of department and specialist faculty who handle teaching, clinical services and research supervision.

Key academic leadership-

Name of Faculty	Designation	Qualification
Dr. Shahul Hameed Faizee	Dean, Professor & former HOD Orthodontics	BDS (1996), MDS (Orthodontics, 2001), PhD (Lasers in Orthodontics – pursuing)
Dr. Thayumanavan	Head of the Department	MDS (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery)
Dr. Kurinji Amalavathy	Head of the Department, BOS member	Professor & HOD in Board of Studies documents; generally MDS (Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics).
Dr. C. Vishnu Rekha	HOD Pedodontics section of School of Dental Sciences.	-
Dr. R. Haribabu	HOD Oral Medicine & Radiology	MDS (Oral Medicine & Radiology).
Dr. S. Rajkumari	Assistant Professor, Research Supervisor	-
Viswanatth Balaji	Faculty for III BDS Orthodontics module	-
Dr. Prathiba	HOD, Dept. of Pharmacology	MD / MDS- allied Pharmacology or MD Pharmacology.
Dr. Gayathri S	Associate Professor	BDS and MDS
Dr. Laxmi AswinKumar	Dr. Laxmi AswinKumar	BDS and MDS

Teaching methodology-

Sathyabama Dental College and Hospital uses a mix of classroom teaching, pre-clinical lab work, early clinical exposure and community-based training, aligned with Dental Council of India norms.

The BDS curriculum combines basic medical sciences, dental pre-clinical labs and clinical postings, with students introduced to clinics early through hospital postings, community dental camps and satellite clinics to build hands-on skills in diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

Departments such as Pharmacology, Oral Medicine & Radiology and clinical specialties emphasize case-based learning, chair-side training, radiographic interpretation, treatment planning and patient-management skills, along with seminars, conferences, guest lectures and CDE programmes to expose students to advanced techniques.

The college also encourages self-paced and technology-enhanced learning via online platforms (e.g., SWAYAM-NPTEL and other MOOCs), with sessions conducted by faculty on how to choose and complete such courses, including certification and assessments.

Student–faculty ratio

At the university level, Sathyabama’s latest AQAR reports around 15,170 students and 836 teachers, giving an overall institutional student–full-time-teacher ratio of roughly 18:1; the dental school benefits from this broader staffing strength but does not publish a separate exact BDS/MDS ratio.

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