Speakers - 2026

Biography

Dr. T. R. Gururaja Rao had an exemplary academic career, having done his BDS from Government Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur, in 1972, as a first-batch student. He was awarded the prestigious Commonwealth Senior Medical Scholarship tenable at the Department of Oral Pathology, Dental School, London Hospital Medical College, London, in 1984. He was awarded the Master of Science in oral pathology in 1984 from the University of London under Prof Newell Johnson and Prof D. W. Williams. In fact, he was offered to continue his research in porphyromonas for PhD. Dr. Gururaja Rao was the president of Indian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologists, Indian Society of Periodontology, International Association of Dental Research and Vice President of the Head Office, Indian Dental Association. He has authored three books "The Comprehensive Textbook of Periodontology", "The Textbook of Community Dentistry" & "A Chapter for General and Oral Pathology for Dental Hygienists".