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Mahesh Verma

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Mahesh Verma
Vice Chancellor of GGSIPU
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 August 2019
Preceded byAnil Kumar Tyagi
Personal details
BornIndia
OccupationProsthodontist
AwardsPadma Shri
Dr. B. C. Roy Award
Delhi StateAward
FICCIHealth Personality of the Year
Rotary Vashishat Sewa Samman
Dr. P. N. Behl Foundation Award
Dr. B. C. Shroff Oration Award
Commonwealth Dental Association Oration Award

Mahesh Vermais an Indianprosthodontistand the former Director and Principal ofMaulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences.Currently, he is the Vice Chancellor ofGuru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.TheGovernment of Indiaawarded him, in 2014, with thePadma Shri,the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the fields of medicine,[1][2]

Biography

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Verma graduated with a degree in dentistry (BDS) from theGovernment Medical College, Thiruvananthapuramand secured his master's degree (MDS) from the same institution, specializing inprosthodontics.[3][4]He joined the Institute of Dental Sciences ofMaulana Azad Medical Collegeand became the Head of the institute in 1995.[4]He also did advanced training in prosthodontics at theState University of New York,Buffalo[4]and earned an MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS),University of Delhi.[3]He is the incumbent Director-Principal of Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (MAIDS), the dental wing ofMaulana Azad Medical College,New Delhi.[5]

Verma helped to develop MAIDS[6]from a dental school of meagre proportions into a Centre of Excellence[3][4][7]with a daily count of over 1200 inpatients.[2]AnOutlook- Marketing and Development Research Associates (MDRA) survey of premier Indian dental schools placed MAIDS as the best dental school in India.[8]MAIDS have either stood first[9]or has been placed at the top in a few other surveys.[10][11]

AWorld Health Organization(WHO) fellow,[4]Verma teaches healthcare management at the FMS, Delhi University.[3]He is involved in WHO social and community projects as well as institutional projects of theCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR),Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR).[3]One of his projects is the development of indigenous dental implants involvingIndian Institute of Technologyand the CSIR, funded by theMinistry of Science and Technology.[7]

Positions

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Verma has been involved in professional and academic organizations. He is the President of the Delhi unit of theIndian Dental Association.[4][7][12]the India and Sri Lanka chapter of theInternational College of Dentistsand the Indian Academy of Restorative Dentistry (IARD).[3][13]He was the vice president of theDental Council of India,[14]former president of the Indian Prosthodontic Society[3][4][15]and the former Vice President of the Indian Academy of Dental Educationists[3]and the Indian Society for Dental Research (ISDR)[16]

He also holds the position of the registrar of the Delhi Dental Council.[3][4]He serves as honorary advisor to the Armed Forces Dental Services,Ministry of Defenceand as international advisor to theRoyal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow(UK).[3]

Verma has been the organizing secretary of two events, the World Congress on Prosthodontics, held in 1995 at Delhi and the conference of the Commonwealth Dental Association and Indian Dental Association at Delhi in 2000.[4]He was also the chairman of the eventFDI 2014[17]He has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of American Dental Association (Indian Edition) and the Journal of British Dental Association (Indian Edition).[3]He is the Executive Editor of the India and Sri Lanka sections of the Journal of International College of Dentists and the editor ofDentistry,aSpringerpublication.[3]He also serves as the clinical director of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID).[3]

Awards and recognitions

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Padma Shri India

Verma received the State Award from theGovernment of Delhiin 2001,[3][4]theB. C. Roy Awardin 2007,[2][3][4][7]and the civilian award ofPadma Shriin 2014, when he was included in theRepublic Dayhonours. He was theHealth Personality of the Yearfor 2012, an honour from theFederation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry(FICCI).[3]He is also a recipient ofRotary Vashishat Sewa Sammanin 2002,[4]Dr. P. N. Behl Foundation Awardof the Delhi Medical Association in 2006,Dr. B. C. Shroff Oration Awardof the Indian Prosthodontic Society Annual Conference in 2007, Commendation by the Vice Chief of Army Staff in 2009 and Commonwealth Dental Association Oration Award in 2010.[3]

He has been designated a fellow of several organizations, including the American College Of Dentists, theInternational College of Dentists,the Pierre Fauchard Academy,[4]the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, theNational Academy of Medical Sciences,[18]the International Medical Sciences Academy, theRoyal College of Surgeons of England,theRoyal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgowand theRoyal College of Surgeons,Faculty of General Dentistry Practice.[3]

References

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  1. ^"Padma 2014".Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 25 January 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 22 February 2014.Retrieved28 October2014.
  2. ^abc"Drug Today".Drug Today. 2014.Retrieved6 November2014.
  3. ^abcdefghijklmnopqr"Global Child Dental Fund".Global Child Dental Fund. 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 7 November 2014.Retrieved6 November2014.
  4. ^abcdefghijklm"ND TV".ND TV. 2014.Retrieved6 November2014.
  5. ^"MAMC".MAMC. 2014.Retrieved6 November2014.
  6. ^"Maids".Maids. 2014.Retrieved7 November2014.
  7. ^abcd"News Track India".News Track India. 2014.Retrieved6 November2014.
  8. ^"Best Dental School".Career India. 30 June 2014.Retrieved7 November2014.
  9. ^"SDC Lucknow".SDC Lucknow. 2014.Retrieved7 November2014.
  10. ^"Outlook".Outlook. 2014.Retrieved7 November2014.
  11. ^"Mingle Box".Mingle Box. 2014.Retrieved7 November2014.
  12. ^"IDA".IDA. 2014.Retrieved6 November2014.
  13. ^"Indian Academy of Restorative Dentistry".Indian Academy of Restorative Dentistry. 2014.Retrieved6 November2014.
  14. ^"Interview".YouTube. 3 March 2013.Retrieved6 November2014.
  15. ^"IPS".IPS. 2014.Retrieved6 November2014.
  16. ^"ISDR".ISDR. 2014.Retrieved6 November2014.
  17. ^"Interview - Dental Tribune".Dental Tribune. 2014.Retrieved6 November2014.
  18. ^"List of Fellows - NAMS"(PDF).National Academy of Medical Sciences. 2016.Retrieved19 March2016.

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