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Dr.Narayan H.Gandedkar

Also known as: Naru

University of Sydney Faculty of Dentistry, Sydney Dental Hospital, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, KK Women's and Children's Hospital

ORCID iD 0000-0002-8429-7758
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Dr Narayan Gandedkar completed ‘Masters’ in Orthodontics with a ‘Gold medal’ from ‘Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India, and pursued a Fellowship in ‘Craniofacial Orthodontics’ from prestigious ‘Chang Gung Memorial University and Hospital, Taiwan’. He is appointed as a Senior Lecturer / Clinical Educator in Discipline of Orthodontics & Paediatric Dentistry at The University of Sydney / School of Dentistry, and Clinical Educator at The Sydney Dental Hospital, Surry Hills, Sydney Local Health District, New South Wales, Australia.

Before joining the University of Sydney, he was Assistant Professor at SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad India, and also worked at the Cleft and Craniofacial Centre, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore. Further, he did the ‘Clinician Attachment Program’ from School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore with research area in a) Characterization of growth factors secreted by MSCs from umbilical cord, placenta and adipose tissue for wound healing applications, and b) Biomimetic Bioadhesives.

Dr. Gandedkar also served as ‘Honorary Secretary’ for the Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Singapore (CLAPAS), 2017-2019. In addition, he was the 'Principal Investigator' of SingHealth Foundation (SHF), Singapore, funded research.

He is a recipient of the Noordhoff Craniofacial Foundation (NCF) Scholarship, Taipei, Taiwan, and several other awards, such as;

GOLD MEDAL for securing First rank in MDS examination of Orthodontics, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. 2008

First Rank in Periodontics – Final year (BDS) ,Indian Society of Periodontology(ISP).2002

Best Clinical Pearl Award- Indian Orthodontic Society(IOS) Post- Graduate Convention, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS),New Delhi,India.2008

Best Clinical Paper Award (Best Clinical Paper Award & 3M Unitek Travel Fellowship)- Indian Orthodontic Society, Mumbai, India.2009

Academic Excellence -2008 - Dr.D Veerendra Heggade (President- S DM Education Trust, Karnataka, India)

Best paper, Essay writing “Indian Society of Periodontology”-2007

Oral Hygiene Day -1stPrize, SDM College Of Dental Sciences-2006

Oral Hygiene Day – 1stPrize, SDM College Of Dental Sciences-2007

Best Scientific Paper-Indian Society of Cleft Lip, Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies (Indocleftcon) 2011

He has published over fifty international papers/book chapters. He is the Associate Editor of Journal 'APOS Trends Ortho'. He is a ‘Reviewer’ of over fourteen international journals, including Scientific Reports (Nature), Head and Face Medicine (BMC, Springer Nature), PLOS ONE, The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal (The American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA), Evidence Based Dental Journal, Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research, The Angle Orthodontist ( Official publication of the Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists (EHASO)), Clinical and Experimental Dental Research, World Journal of Orthodontics, Orthodontic Waves (Japanese Orthodontic Society), Journal of Applied Biomaterials & Functional Materials (Italian Society for Biomaterials), Scanning: The Journal of Scanning Microscopies (Wichtig publishing), BioMed Research International, Journal of Indian Orthodontic Society, and APOS Trends Ortho.

He has conducted more than twenty workshops in Orthognathic Surgery, Craniofacial Orthodontics, and has delivered over thirty-five presentations (Invited Speaker/Oral Presentations) at American Association of Orthodontists meeting (AAO) (USA), The American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association ACPA (USA), India, Australia, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Bangladesh and other countries.

He has co-authored a text book titled “Surgery-First Orthodontic Management: A Clinical Guide to a new treatment approach” published (Springer International, Switzerland) in 2019, and has written an international book chapter for Mosby, Elsevier, edited by M. Papadopoulos (Aristotle University, Greece).

His clinical research interests include 3D applications, cleft and craniofacial orthodontics, craniofacial syndromes, nasoalveolar molding therapy for infant orthopaedics, and biomaterials.

Related website links:

ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-7758

Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-FeCb-YAAAAJ&hl=en

Research Gate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Narayan_Gandedkar

University of Sydney : https://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/about/our-people/academic-staff/narayan-gandedkar.html

Employment

  • University of Sydney Faculty of Dentistry
    2019 - Present
  • Sydney Dental Hospital Clinical Educator
    2019 - Present
  • KK Women's and Children's Hospital Dental Officer Specialist/Clinical Researcher
    2011 - Present
  • SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital Assistant Professor
    2008 - 2011

Education

  • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Fellowship in Craniofacial Orthodontics (FCFO)
    2009 - 2010
  • Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences MDS (Orthodontics)
    2005 - 2008
  • Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences BDS
    1998 - 2001

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