Maxillofacial Prosthetics and Dental Oncology: Practical approach from a high volume head and neck cancer centre

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Dr. Kanchan Dholam has an experience 32 years in Oral Oncology working as a Professor & Former Head of the Department of Dental and Prosthetics Surgery at Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai. Her areas of specialization include dental oncology maxillofacial prosthetics and implant-supported rehabilitation of oral cancer patients. She is also Chair Person of the Association of Prosthetic and Dental Oncology (ADPO). She has authored over 50 original articles in Pubmed indexed journals and contributed to 03 textbooks. She is a member of the Council for Prosthodontic Research formed by the Indian Prosthodontic Society and a recipient of the Aesthetic Dentistry MENA (Middle East and North Africa) award 2010 for Charity treated best case of Implant supported nasal prosthesis in Xeroderma Pigmentosa patient.  Dr. Sandeep Gurav (MDS in Prosthodontics MFDS RCS Glasgow) is a Professor at the Department of Dental and Prosthetics Surgery Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai. He was the first Indian prosthodontist to complete Fellowship in Dental and Prosthetic Oncology from Tata Memorial Hospital in 2011. His expertise includes dental implant-supported prosthetic rehabilitation of head and neck cancer patients and extraoral prosthesis using digital technology. He is an executive committee member of the Mumbai-Navi Mumbai branch of the Indian Prosthodontic Society. He is also a Founder member and Joint Secretary-cum Treasurer of the Association of Prosthetic and Dental Oncology (ADPO). Dr. Gurkaran Preet Singh (MDS in Prosthodontics Affiliate Fellow of American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics AAMP) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Dental and Prosthetics Surgery at Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai. He has a cumulative experience of more than eleven years as a Specialist Prosthodontist. He completed Fellowship in Dental and Prosthetic Oncology from Tata Memorial Hospital in 2017. He is the Founder Member and Secretary of the Association of Prosthetic and Dental Oncology (ADPO). He is also an executive committee member of the Mumbai-Navi Mumbai branch of the Indian Prosthodontic Society. His expertise includes dental implant-supported prosthetic rehabilitation of head and neck cancer patients oral manifestations of systemic oncologic therapy and medication-related osteonecrosis of jaws. He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the International Society of Maxillofacial Rehabilitation.