Dr. Shweta completed her Master of Dental surgery, in Pediatric Dentistry from the prestigious Manipal Academy of Higher Education in 2015. She received the “Best outgoing post graduate student” award from the department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences Mangalore for the year 2015.She has received formal training in “Child Psychology” and tailor makes individualized “Behavior Guidance” methods for children with the objective of making dental treatment comfortable for the child. Establishing two way communication with children, involving children through conversation and activities during the dental treatment, painless local anesthetic techniques and mild sedation when necessary are some of the ways that she helps children cope up with the dental treatment. Dr. Shweta believes that dentistry for children should be pleasant and the children should enjoy their visit to the clinic. Her creative and fun ways to keep the children engaged during the treatment makes her a favorite with her little patients and their parents.
Children are the most important part of any family and their smile is precious. A happy smile requires a happy tooth and as a Pediatric Dentist Dr. Shweta wants to ensure that the child gets the best shot at perfect oral health. Parents have a very important role to play in this journey from teething infants to appearance conscious teenagers and from thumb sucking toddlers to confidently smiling adolescents. Dr. Shweta guides the parents in this endearing journey through her blogs titled Parents Corner.
Dr. Shweta has coauthored a video chapter for springer publications titled “Stainless Steel Crowns in Pediatric Dentistry” released in 2019. She has also won awards for her research papers at various national Pediatric Dental conferences.