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After 10 years in a group clinical practice from 1993-2003, Dr. Rangarajan established the iDentity Dental Specialty Centre in 2003 with a vision to offer world class dental treatment at affordable rate We would like to use this page, to update and share information regarding the oral health care provided by our dental center and most importantly receive your
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Another insightful webinar organised by Indian Orofacial Pain Association (IOPA)  on ‘Orofacial Pain mimics of dental pa...
23/11/2025

Another insightful webinar organised by Indian Orofacial Pain Association (IOPA) on ‘Orofacial Pain mimics of dental pain’ by internationally renowned expert in the field Dr.Yaron Haviv feom Israel. Iopa Ofp is committed to bringing high quality continuing education in this new specialty. Grateful to Dr.Haviv for his wonderful presentation which showcased various entities that could mimic dental pain, so important for every dental practitioner to recognise. Glad to have our ‘Honorary Members’ Dr.Shankar Iyer and Dr.Sowmya Ananthan join the webinar and give their valuable inputs - TEAM IOPA

17/11/2025

Delighted to lecture to an enthusiastic audience on a Sunday morning on ‘Hope and Healing - managing facial pain effectively’ for my home branch IDA Madras ! Privileged to share the stage with renowned Neurosurgeon Dr.Kris Sridhar, Pres-Elect, Neuro Society of India. Always a pleasure to lecture for my branch and kudos to all the office bearers who are doing great things for the branch.

A wonderful 2 days of learning both at the ‘1st International South Asian Orofacial Pain symposium’ organised by Smile U...
10/11/2025

A wonderful 2 days of learning both at the ‘1st International South Asian Orofacial Pain symposium’ organised by Smile USA Academy for Educational Excellence and at the ‘OSA, Snoring Dental Sleep Medicine workshop’ organised by Shore Tmj respectively in Chennai. Privileged to listen to world renowned experts in the subject Dr.Eli Eliav (Director, Eastman Institute of Oral Health, USA), Dr.Ramesh Balasubramaniam (Prof, University of Western Australia), Dr.Davis Thomas and Dr.Shankar Iyer. Eternally in gratitude to Dr.Davis Thomas and Dr.Shankar Iyer for all that they do for education and development of the specialty of Orofacial Pain around the world and in India. Delighted to see a full house in both these programs giving credence to growing interest in this subject.

IOPA is honored to host a ‘members-only’ session with the ‘world’s top expert’ in Orofacial Pain, Temporomandibular Diso...
30/10/2025

IOPA is honored to host a ‘members-only’ session with the ‘world’s top expert’ in Orofacial Pain, Temporomandibular Disorders and Bruxism - Prof.Dr.Daniele Manfredini.
With over 350 Medline-indexed publications, a Scopus H-index of 40* , and decades of clinical and academic excellence, Prof. Manfredini will share cutting-edge insights that every dental professional needs to incorporate in their clinical practice!

A wonderful webinar on ‘Systemic factors affecting TMDs and Orofacial Pain’ by Dr.Davis Thomas for Iopa Ofp (Indian Orof...
27/10/2025

A wonderful webinar on ‘Systemic factors affecting TMDs and Orofacial Pain’ by Dr.Davis Thomas for Iopa Ofp (Indian Orofacial Pain Association), last night. Brought into focus how many aspects of general medicine Shld be incorporated into our diagnostic capabilities esp in this field and the need to think like ‘Oral Physicians’. The more we learn in this field the more we realise how much we don’t know ! It’s all about constantly updating and educating oneself. Thanks Dr.T for the phenomenal presentaion as always and for all that you do for OFP - TEAM IOPA

In keeping with our objective to bring high quality continuing education in this new specialty, the Indian Orofacial Pai...
12/10/2025

In keeping with our objective to bring high quality continuing education in this new specialty, the Indian Orofacial Pain Association (IOPA) is delighted to announce our 3rd webinar by Dr.Davis Thomas, a mentor, clinician, academician and researcher par excellence, who has been largely responsible for spreading awareness regarding evidence- based diagnosis and management of orofacial pain in India. Look forward to his webinar on this much sought after topic and grateful for all that he does for the subject and specialty !

Delighted to welcome great friends and legends in their respective specialties Dr.Padmanabhan Thallam and Dr.Arunachalam...
21/08/2025

Delighted to welcome great friends and legends in their respective specialties Dr.Padmanabhan Thallam and Dr.Arunachalam Dhandapani to the Indian Orofacial Pain Association (IOPA) family, over a game of Padel😊.

Wonderful to lecture last weekend at the most memorable Digi Dent 2025, 1st Conference of Association of Digital Dentist...
16/08/2025

Wonderful to lecture last weekend at the most memorable Digi Dent 2025, 1st Conference of Association of Digital Dentistry in Asia (ADDa), in Bengaluru. Gratitude to President Dr.Ravindra Savadi and Secretary Dr.Satheesh Kumar for the invite and great hospitality.

Delighted to lecture to an enthusiastic audience at the 16th Annual Conference of the Tamilnadu & Puducherry Branch of t...
03/08/2025

Delighted to lecture to an enthusiastic audience at the 16th Annual Conference of the Tamilnadu & Puducherry Branch of the Indian Prosthodontic Society and to inaugurate the same. Kudos to the hardworking and extremely efficient team of Dept of Prosthodontics at Thaimoogambigai Dental College for putting together a most memorable conference under the able guidance of their Principal Dr.Ponsekar Abraham Anandapandian. Grateful to the college management for the venue and great hospitality.

What a start! Thank you Prof Okeson for delivering an insightful Inaugural Webinar for the Indian Orofacial Pain Associa...
02/08/2025

What a start! Thank you Prof Okeson for delivering an insightful Inaugural Webinar for the Indian Orofacial Pain Association (IOPA) on ‘Orofacial Pain- a diagnostic challenge ‘. It truly showcased what an ocean this specialty is and your phenomenal 50 year journey in this field! Also grateful to TEAM IOPA for smooth conduct of the webinar 🙏🏼

Delighted to share the inauguration of the ‘Indian Orofacial Pain Association (IOPA)’, a specialty which is crucial for ...
07/07/2025

Delighted to share the inauguration of the ‘Indian Orofacial Pain Association (IOPA)’, a specialty which is crucial for every general and specialty dental practice in the country. Honoured and grateful to be indicted as the ‘Founder President’ of the same. Along with a dedicated team of founder members and other trained specialists in this field we look forward to spreading the knowledge of evidence-based practice and management in this field. Grateful for all the wishes and support for this endeavour ! My heartfelt gratitude to all the Founders - Secretary DrSubramaniam Ramkumar, Treasurer DrSelvakumar Jayaraman, Editor in Chief - DrSumit Gupta, Executive Committe members - DrKarpagavalli Shanmugasundaran, DrJyotsna Jain, DrDolanchanpa Dasgupta, DrHemant Soni, DrVaishnavi Prabhakar and DrAhana Ajayakumar, who have been my pillars of support and worked tirelessly to see the light of this day !

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