
Department of Research and Publication

Dr Ambili.R, MDS,Ph D,FDS RCPS (Director, Department of Research and Publications)
Dr Ambili. R completed her BDS in 2001 and MDS in 2004 from Government Dental College, Trivandrum, and PhD in faculty of dentistry from the University of Kerala in 2018. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians, Glasgow, UK. She is working as Professor and Head of the Department of Periodontics, PMS College of Dental Science and Research, Trivandrum. She has more than 13 years of postgraduate teaching experience and currently guiding 6 PhD students at Kerala University of Health Sciences. Dr. Ambili completed a certificate program in research methodology and underwent an advanced training program in Biostatistics. She has published extensively in high-impact international journals and is a reviewer of many international journals. She had been invited to deliver guest lectures at various national and state-level programs. Dr Ambili is the recipient of many funded research projects from DST and ICMR. She has participated in many research works in collaboration with industries and prestigious research institutions like the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Regional Cancer Centre, and Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Science and Technology. She was instrumental in setting up a central research laboratory at PMS College of Dental Science and Research and in getting DSIR SIRO certification.
Research Committee
- Sudeep S, Principal
- Ambili R, Research Director, HOD, Department of Periodontics – Chair of the committee
- Smitha C, Additional Professor & HOD, Department of Microbiology – Co-chair of the committee
- Vineet R V, Additional Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry
- Shaniya Sain, Additional Professor, Department of Pedodontics
- Aswathy K Vijayan, Assoc Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology
- Dr Ananthalakshmi SS, Reader, Department of Periodontics
- Sherin S, Scientist, Central Research Laboratory
- Freeda Mary, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology
- Abiraj K R, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics
- Dr Dhanya R, Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry
- Shameela Khadeeja, Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry
- Mrs Reshma Gopan, Lecturer, Department of Physiology
Publication Committee
- Sudeep S, Principal
- Ambili R, Research Director, HOD, Department of Periodontics
- Sunila Thomas, Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology – Chair of the committee
- Anna P Joseph, Professor and Head, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology – Co-chair of the committee
- Dr Shyammohan A, Professor, Department of Prosthodontics
- Dr Deepu Leander, Professor, Department of Orthodontics
- Dr Smitha SV, Assoc Professor, Department of Anatomy
- Kiran S Shankar, Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry
- Dr Jyothilekshmi B, Reader, Department of Conservative Dentistry
- Lakshmi SR Nair, Addl. Reader, Department of Pedodontics
- Bhagyalekshmi M, Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics
- Radhika P R, Senior Lecturer, Department of Physiology
- Dr. Aswani S S, Scientist, CRL
Research Innovation Committee
- Sudeep S, Principal
- Ambili R, Research Director, HOD, Department of Periodontics,
- Dr Adersh GA, Reader, Department of OMFS – Chair of the committee
- Shiana Jo, Addl Reader, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology – Co-chair of the committee
- Reshma Raveendran, Additional Professor, Department of Orthodontics
- Mathew V, Assoc Professor, Department of Pedodontics
- Dr Anjana, Assoc Professor, Department of Prosthodontics
- Amitha Mohan, Addl Reader, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology
- Begin G Bruce, Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology
- Tehilin D, Sr.Lecturer, Public Health Dentistry
- Dr. Saranya S Nair, Reader, Department of Conservative Dentistry
Institutional Ethics Committee
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Present IEC Composition |
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Sr No |
Name of Member |
Role/ Designation in Ethics Committee |
| 1 | Dr Anita Balan | Chairperson |
| 2 | Dr Shyam Mohan A | Member Secretary |
| 3 | Dr Roopesh R | Clinician |
| 4 | Dr Ambili R | Clinician |
| 5 | Dr Ancy RJ | Bioethicist |
| 6 | Dr Shobha P | Medical Scientist |
| 7 | Dr Sanjay Zachariah | Clinician |
| 8 | Adv P Siavudin | Legal Expert |
| 9 | Adv Pradeep P | Legal Expert |
| 10 | Mrs Dimple Mohan | Social Scientist |
| 11 | Mrs Beena Ajith | Lay person |
Scientific Review Committee
- Dr. Sudeep S (Principal)
- Dr. Ambili R (Member Secretary)
- Dr. Dhanya R (Assistant member Secretary )
- Dr. George Skariah P (Professor and Head-OMFS)
- Dr. Sunila Thomas (Professor and Head – OMR)
- Dr. Anna P Joseph (Professor and Head – Oral Pathology)
- Dr. Deepu Leander (Professor – Orthodontics)
- Dr. Anand Raj (Professor – Pedodontics)
- Dr Vineet R V (Professor-Conservative dentistry and endodontics)
- Dr. Smitha C (Addl.Professor and Head – Microbiology)
- Dr Aswani S S (Scientist-Central research lab)
