Dr Nisha Shetty

Assistant Professor

BDS, MDS

Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Microbiology

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Teaches Dental Anatomy, Oral Histology and Oral Pathology to BDS students

    Prepares course materials, syllabus and question papers for undergraduate program

    Is involved in practical classes and demonstrations in the subject of Dental Anatomy, Oral Histology and Oral Pathology

    Conducts formative and summative assessments for students

    Provides histopathological diagnosis for oral lesions

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Dental Anatomy, Embryology, Oral Histology I BDS
Oral Pathology and Microbiology II BDS, III BDS
Oral Pathology and Microbiology MDS

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
BDS A B Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore 2005
MDS Oral Pathology and Microbiology AJ Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore 2011

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Department of Oral Pathology, MCODS Manipal Assistant Professor 5 June 2020- till date
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Lecturer 31 May 2017 - 4 June 2020
Rajasthan Dental College, Jaipur MDS Senior Lecturer 15 February 2012 -30 April 2013
A J Institute of Dental Sciences., Mangalore BDS- Lecturer 4 January 2006 -31 May 2008

Collaborations

Salivary DNA as a diagnostic tool in Oral Cavity Squamous cell carcinomas-Collaboration with Dr. Rifat Hasina, Department of Head and Neck Surgery , University of Chicago, Illinios,U.S.A 

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Benign and Potentially Malignant Oral lesions & conditions, Oral cancer

Area of Expertise

Benign and Potentially Malignant Oral lesions & conditions, Oral cancer

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

IDA ANNUAL MEMBER - 351926

Nisha Shetty , Adarsh Kudva, , Abhay T Kamath, Mary Mathew, Monica Charlotte Solomon. Giant infiltrating angiolipoma of buccal space- Report of a rare case. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medicine, and Pathology.

Nayak PB, Desai D, Pandit S, Rai N. Centroblastic variant of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: Case report and review of literature. Journal of Oral & maxillofacial pathology.J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2013;17(2):261–265.