Dr. S. Mahalaxmi, MDS.,

Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics

Dr. S. Mahalaxmi completed her post graduation in Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics in the year 1986 from Govt. Dental College, Ahmadabad under Gujarat University. She has been in private practice since 1987 in Chennai.

She has been in academics since 1990. She is currently heading the department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics at SRM Dental College, Chennai since March 2006.

Areas of Interest:

• Aesthetic Dentistry
• Ceramics
• Microscope Enhanced Dentistry
• Lasers
• Occlusal Rehabilitation/ Complex Restorations
• Nanotechnology in Dentistry

Associations Membership:

• Indian Dental Association (IDA)
• Indian Association of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics (IACDE)
• Indian Endodontic Society (IES)
• American Association of Endodontics (AAE)
• Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry (AMED)
• Society for Biomaterials. (SFB)

She has undergone extensive training in use of Microscope and has been using it successfully in her practice for the past 8 years. She has been a speaker in various national and international forums. She has conducted various workshops and courses over the years. She maintains an exclusive laser and micro-dentistry practice in Chennai.

Achievements:

• Organized the first ever XXII FODI & XV IES Annual Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Conducted the 1st of its kind Microscopes program “Microscopes Magnified” in August 2008.
• 3. Conducted the 1st National Scientific Model Competition for the post graduate students in April 2009. Also organized two video conferences, one from New Zealand and one from Canada during this 2 day program.
• Conducted the XI Roots Summit, an international endo meet for the first time in India in Nov, 2014.

She was the President of Federation of Operative Dentistry of India (FODI) for the year 2008-09. She is currently an international Board member in AMED.