Timeline for Research and Publication
2002
- Establishment of college
- Commencement of research at faculty and undergraduate level
2010
- Commencement of postgraduate level research
- Establishment of Institutional Review Board
- Establishment of Institutional Ethics Committee
2011
- Department of Biotechnology (DBT) funded project started in Department of Oral Pathology
- Establishment of Cell Culture Lab
- Establishment of Immunohistochemistry lab
2014
- IEC Registered under Central Drugs Standard Control Organization
- Published institutional journal
2017
- Establishment of Research committee
- 5 faculty approved as PhD guides under KUHS
- PhD Awarded to Dr Smitha C, Sr Lecturer on the topic “Design & development of phytochemical loaded Regenerative Hydrogel Scaffold & Biocomposite for Management of Oro-dental infections” from Karpagam University, Coimbatore
2018
- Dr Babu Mathew, Professor Emeritus appointed as Director, Research
- PhD Awarded to Dr Ambili R, Professor on the topic “The expression of transcription factors NF-kB and STAT3 in periodontal disease and evaluation of efficacy of a herbal drug andrographolide for periodontal therapy” from University of Kerala
- 3 more faculty approved as PhD guides under KUHS
2019
- Four departments got approval as Research Center from KUHS (Dept of Periodontics, Department of Oral medicine and radiology, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry)
- 1 more faculty approved as PhD guide under KUHS
- PhD program started in Department of Periodontology and Oral Medicine and Radiology under KUHS
2020
- Formation of Department of Research and Publications and Dr Ambili R was appointed as Director
- Centre for PhD Research by NITTE
- I PhD guide approved under NITTE
2021
- PhD awarded to Dr Neethu Suresh, Reader on the topic “Effectiveness of a school oral health education intervention among 6–12-year-old children in Thiruvananthapuram educational district: A cluster randomized controlled trial” from Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum.
- Research department conducted scientific program on research grant writing and IPR by eminent faculty members.
- An amount of Rs 0.4Lakh for research funding from KSCSTE was credited.
- Started institutional journal in 2021 and 4 issues were released.
2022
- Central research laboratory was started with facilities to conduct molecular biology research
- PMS Innovation and incubation hub was started with the aim of stimulating and facilitating innovative research ideas of students and faculties
- A major research funding of 10 lakhs was sanctioned from Department of Science and Technology
- An amount of Rs 20.5Lakh for research funding from various government funding agencies like ICMR, DST, KSCSTE, Kerala start-up mission, etc was credited.
2023
- College is accredited with DSIR SIRO certification from Government of INIDA in January 2023.
- Central research Laboratory started conducting research works in Molecular Biology, Nanotechnology, Phytochemistry and Microbiology.
- Central Research Laboratory completed 6 research works and 15 are currently ongoing (5 MDS, 4 PhD, 3 BDS, and 3 external PhD works).
- An amount of Rs. 17.25 Lakh for research funding from various government funding agencies like ICMR & DST was sanctioned.