Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Voluntary Experience
Certification
Publications
Accomplishments
Conference Presentations
Awards
Professional Memberships
Timeline
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Swetha Rajah

Dentist
2250 Rue Guy Montreal,QC

Summary

Results oriented healthcare professional with a passion for promoting and improving public health. As a healthcare provider, my goal is to transcend the barrier of private practice to reach the community through effective Knowledge Translation and utilize epidemiological tools to identify disadvantaged communities and dissolving the social barriers that inhibit healthcare delivery.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications

Work History

Dentist

Adarsh Dental Clinic
Chennai
02.2023 - 07.2023

Associate Dentist

Dr. Karthik Vasudev's Dental Clinic
Chennai
02.2022 - 12.2022
  • Valued by patients as a dedicated Dentist by promoting preventive maintenance, participating in continuous Oral Health education, and providing superior dental work.
  • Exclusively responsible for customizing treatment plans that include restorative, cosmetic, and prosthodontic procedures and coordinated oral health care during patient consultations.
  • Led campaigns for tobacco cessation programs and public health dental camps within the community.
  • Successfully evaluated patients for surgical needs and make recommendations for specialists.

Dental Intern

SRM Dental College
Chennai
11.2021 - 12.2022
  • Well-versed in providing quality dental care to patients from all socio-economic backgrounds as part of Dental college hospital
  • Improved patients' oral health by providing education on oral hygiene and flossing habits
  • Successfully organized dental outreach activities for underprivileged in rural areas, focusing on minimal invasive treatment with major emphasis on oral health promotion.

Dental Assistant

MK's Dental Clinic
Chennai
02.2020 - 12.2021
  • Educated patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control and postoperative instructions
  • Measured and recorded vital statistics by taking patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
  • Managed dental office schedules and calendars to coordinate administrative planning and execution
  • Participated in in-house workshops promoting proper Dental hygiene to patients
  • Partnered with agencies and organizations driving improvements in community health
  • Gave public talks on importance of oral health education and disease prevention and treatment strategies.

Education

Masters Of Dental Science - Dental Science

McGill University
Montreal
09.2023 - Current

Bachelor Of Dental Surgery (BDS) - Dentistry

SRM Dental College
Chennai
05.2017 - 05.2022

Voluntary Experience

  • Public Health Volunteer, Public health Dental camp for school children sponsored by The
    Lions Club (Our lady of Velanganni Higher Secondary school), August 2022
  • Public Health Volunteer, Public health Dental camp at the Holy Apostles Convent for children
    and convent workers. August 2022
  • Volunteer, Extended support to the Department of Public Health Dentistry, SRM dental college
    in the translation of an Tamil Public Health Book to English. July 2022
  • Public health Volunteer, participated in several oral screening camps organized by SRM
    dental college, July – Nov 2022.
  • Lead Counselor, Tobacco Cessation Counseling for chronic tobacco users., SRM Dental
    College, Feb 2022
  • Volunteer, Discoursed health talks in regional language in Primary Health Centres. Dec 2021

Certification

Trending topics in Internal Medicine - Harvard Medical University

Publications

  • Swetha.R, Prashanthy. M.R, Prabu.D, Bharathwaj V.V (2021). Dental Treatment Services
    Utilization Among Indian Expatriates In The City Of North Carolina, U.S.A-A Cross-Sectional Study.
    PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION (2021) ISSN: 0033-3077 Volume: 58(3): Pages: 1279-1290
    http://psychologyandeducation.net/pae/index.php/pae/article/view/3860/3428


  • Swetha. R, Prakash P.S.G (2022). Estimation & Comparison of Salivary and Serum Neopterin
    levels on Patients with Chronic Periodontitis and Migraine (Manuscript submitted for
    publication), Dept of Periodontology, SRM Dental College, Chennai, India,

Accomplishments


  • COMMUNICATION ENHANCEMENT SKILLS FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE, SRM Dental college, November 2022
  • PHARMACOVIGILANCE" in Department of Periodontics, SRM Dental College, July 2022
  • Fundamentals of Dental Implants, Live & Hands On Experience"- Elective course system ,conducted by the Department of Periodontics, SRM Dental College May 2022
  • Basic Life Support- value added course conducted by the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, SRM Dental College, May 2022
  • CAD-CAM In Dentistry, Elective course system, conducted by the Department of Prosthodontics, SRM Dental College, April 2022
  • CPR workshop conducted by Kauvery Hospital, Chennai on March 12th 2022
  • DENTAL INFORMATICS in Department of Periodontics and Oral Implantology, SRM Dental college, India July 2021
  • TMD (Temporomandibular Disorders)- an overview" webinar by Dr.Davis Thomas.C ,June 2021
  • Innovations in Pediatric Endodontics" - Department of Pedodontics, SRM Dental College, June 2021
  • BIOSTATISTICS"-Beauty or Beast in Department of Public Health Dentistry ,SRM Dental College, July 2020
  • Indian Dental Association SEED, 1st Tamilnadu IDA State Students' Conference, Salem-November 2018

Conference Presentations

  • Swetha, R . One Health Concepts and Practices- presented at ‘Amritacon 2022’ 5th
    International Public Health Conference, Kochi, India, December 2022.
  • Swetha, R. Replication of Fingerprint on a Prosthetic Finger- presented at SEED (Student's
    Education & Excellence in Dentistry) IDA conference, TN, India, Nov 2018.

Awards

  • Best Poster Award at IDA SEED Conference, Salem, India, November 2018
  • Best Teeth Setting- SCOPE 2018 held at Sathyabama Dental College, Sept 2018

Professional Memberships

  • Tamil Nadu Dental Council
  • Rotaract club
  • Pledge a Smile Foundation (NGO)

Timeline

Masters Of Dental Science - Dental Science

McGill University
09.2023 - Current

Dentist

Adarsh Dental Clinic
02.2023 - 07.2023

Introduction to Statistics (Online Graded course), Stanford University

12-2022

Associate Dentist

Dr. Karthik Vasudev's Dental Clinic
02.2022 - 12.2022

Rabies and One health- World Health Organization (WHO)

01-2022

Dental Intern

SRM Dental College
11.2021 - 12.2022

Trending topics in Internal Medicine - Harvard Medical University

06-2021

Dental Assistant

MK's Dental Clinic
02.2020 - 12.2021

Bachelor Of Dental Surgery (BDS) - Dentistry

SRM Dental College
05.2017 - 05.2022
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