Shalya Anand

About

Dr. Shalya Anand is a clinician-researcher and healthcare consultant with over three decades of experience spanning dental surgery, health economics, and academic research. Her career bridges frontline clinical practice with health systems thinking — a rare combination that informs both her research focus and consulting work.
After extensive clinical practice in dental surgery, Dr. Shalya pursued advanced training in health economics and management, and in healthy aging and rehabilitation, allowing her to situate oral health within broader healthcare and policy frameworks. Her academic collaborations span leading global institutions, including the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Harvard School of dental Medicine, Stanford University, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the Erasmus School of Health Policy and Management, the Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, and EUPATI (European Patients' Academy on Therapeutic Innovation).
Her research interests sit at the intersection of clinical care, health literacy, and policy — with active work in oral health literacy, gender-neutral HPV vaccine uptake, materiovigilance in dentistry, geriatric oncology oral care, and qualitative methods in healthcare decision-making.
Through her NGO, SmileAge Initiative Trust in India, she is committed to translating evidence into actionable policy and improving patient outcomes at scale. Her approach to Promote Healthy Ageing through Health Literacy aims to reach the unreached through preventative, cost-effective approaches.

Employment

• Max Planck Institute for Human Development Researcher
  2023 - 2029

Education

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