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Amount of Jowar used to prepare one (a measuring cup is showed to mother with Jowar flour)in gms
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6. Do you Consume Jowar Rotti or Jowar ball or both
7. If yes how frequently do you consume Jowar rotti or Balls?
Once in month or Occasionally
1 – 3 times per month
Once a week
4 times a week
2 to 3 times a week
once a day
twice a day
8. How many Jowar Rottis you consume?
One per day
Two per day
Three per day
More than three
9. At what age you started consuming Jowar?
When you are at
Before 6 years
6 years
7 years
8 years
9 years
10 year
Recently started
10. Why do you consume the Jowar over rice and chapatti?
11. Dietary habit Veg Mixed
12. How many glasses of Water consumed par day? (Standard Glass is shown) 150 ml
13. Type of Jowar consumed Variety (check sample it available)
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Clinical Examination
SL No Date
School Name and Address Village
Name of Child Age Sex
Name of Parent (Father / Mother)
Assessment of Dental Fluorosis
Thylstrup and Fejerskov Index (1988)
Scores of T and F Index individual teeth
18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
Score of individual
Classify of subject
Case 1 (scores 5,6,7,8,9) controls (scores 4,3,2,1) Control (scores 0)
Score 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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Guidelines for the survey and data collection
First visit of the school
Go to school of selected village
Talk to head mistress about the survey and seek their cooperation
Please them what procedure is about?
Schedule a date for screening at their convenience preferably when attendance ismore in school
Distribute the informed consent forms to children of the age group
Ask them to bring with parent consent on the date of examination
On the examination (screening) day
Collect the informed consent forms and check the eligibility criteria in consent givenchildren
Ask for the appropriate place to conduct the examination
Place instruments and other materials, weight scale, height etc
Make easy follow of children to examination area and examine the children mouthfor dental Fluorosis
Record height and weight of the child
List the prepare of children examined each day
As a part of screening, if time permits give a health talk about Fluorosis
Follow up children examined for their household and question their exposure status
Maintain the log book and get signature and sealed from the school head after eachday
While asking the question please cross examine the either mother or father
Take sample of Jowar that is used
In the village collect the water sample for fluoride estimation
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Publications Source
Severe dental fluorosis andjowar consumption inKarnataka, India
Community Dentistry and Oral EpidemiologyVolume 38, Issue 6, pages 559–567, December 2010Impact factor: 2.04 Cited half life: 9.7Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Jowar consumption predictsthe Severity of Dental Fluorosis
Abstracted in Journal of Dental Researchhttp://intl-jdr.sagepub.com/iadr.confex.com/iadr/2008Toronto/.../abstract_106446.htm5-Year Impact Factor: 3.966
Risk of Jowar consumptionassociated with severity ofdental fluorosis in northKarnataka, India.
39th APACPH conference 22-25, November 2007,Saitama, Japan. Abstract Book page 116.
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Scientific presentationsTitle
Conferences
Jowar Consumption Predictsthe risk of Dental Fluorosis inIndia
Awarded first Lois Cohen Travel award for BestAbstract from third world countries for 86th
International Academy of Dental Research GeneralAssembly meeting in Toronto Canada July 2nd to 5th
2008
Risk of Jowar Consumptionassociated with Severity ofDental Fluorosis in NorthKarnataka India
Awarded travel grant to attend Asia Pacificconsortium for Public Health Conference Japan forOral Presentation of PhD work in 2007 November
Presentation of Initial PhD WorkFindings
National Institute of Nutrition Hyderabadto Research Group working on similar area
Urinary fluoride levels amongjowar & non jowar consumersIndia
Oral Presentation in International Society for Fluorideresearch from 2nd to 5th December 2010 at Jaipur
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Chandrashekar Janaki ram
Objective
To become “Public Healthers” and be part of World Health Organization Commitment indelivering Health for all in 21st Century.
Educational Qualifications
Diplomate in National Broad Examinations - DNBAwarded Diplomate of National Board of Examinations (Ministry of Health and Familywelfare Govt. of India) in March 2007 in Speciality of Community Dentistry
Master of Dental Surgery - MDS.Specialization: Preventive and Community Dentistry.Degree awarded in September 2001 By Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences,Bangalore.
Bachelor of Dental Surgery - BDS.Degree awarded in August 1996 by Bangalore University, Karnataka.
Awards/Merit Prizes Etc
Awarded Lois Cohen Travel award for Best Abstract for IADR conference in TorontoCanada July 2nd to 5th 2008
Awarded Travel Grant to attend Asia Pacific consortium for Public Health ConferenceJapan for Oral Presentation of PhD work in 2007 November
Awarded Gold medal by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore in theSpecialty of Community Dentistry {MDS} for the year 2001.
First Rank for Masters Program in Dental Public Health for the Rajiv Gandhi Universityof Health Sciences, Bangalore in the Specialty of Community Dentistry {MDS} for theyear 2001
Won Best Outgoing student award for Postgraduate course {MDS} of Bapuji DentalCollege, Davangere for the year 2001.
Won the Best Outgoing student cash award for Undergraduate course {BDS} for theyear 1996.
Cash Award for the securing highest marks in Orthodontics in undergraduate course1996
Professional History
1. Working presently as Professor for the Department of Public Health Dentistry in AmritaSchool of Dentistry, Amrita University, since 1st November 2004.
2. Worked as Assistant Professor for the Department of Community Dentistry, K.L.EInstitute of Dental Sciences Bangalore-560010 from September 2003 to October 2004.
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3. Worked as Sr Lectuerer in the Department of Community Dentistry, Ragas DentalCollege and Hospital Chennai from 1st December 2002 to 31 August 2003.
4. Worked as a State supervisor for National Oral Health Survey and Fluoride Mapping –2002 by Dental Council of India from December 2001 to December 2002.
Research Paper Presentations
Relationship of Dental Fluorosis and Malnutrition in Kolar India, Presented at 86th
General assembly of International Academy of Dental Research in Miami USA April 2009
Jowar Consumption Predicts the risk of Dental Fluorosis in India 85th General Assemblyof International Academy of Dental Research in Toronto Canada July 2008
“Addressing Tobacco Control: Knowledge Attitudes Practices of Dentist in Cochin India”Presented in National Emerging Issues in Public Health India Trivandrum India onJanuary 12th 2008
Scientific paper titled “Risk of Jowar Consumption associated with Severity of DentalFluorosis in North Karnataka India” was presented in Asia Pacifica Consortium of PublicHealth Tokyo on 24th November 2007.
Scientific paper titled “Prevalence of Dental Fluorosis in rural areas of Davangere, India”was for presented in 6th World conference of Preventive Dentistry, Beijing, China April2001.
Scientific paper titled “Prevalence of Dental Fluorosis among 12 to 15 years old schoolgoing children in rural areas of Davangere district” was presented in 7th NationalConference of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry, Bangalore India November2001.
Presentation of “Primary Dental Care or Primary Dental Clinic” Poster in SecondNational PG Convention of IAPHD in Bangalore 2006.
Resource person for “Ethics in Clinical Research” DBT workshop course in clinicalresearch 2009 & 2010 Cochin India.
Resource person for Informed Consent Process of National Workshop of Ethics in DentalResearch by Indian society of Dental Research Chennai ,India August 2009.
Invited Chair session on “Current Topics in Oral Epidemiology” 86th General assembly ofInternational Academy of Dental Research in Miami USA April 2009
“Curriculum Development for Community Dentistry” as Panel member in First NationalCommunity Dentistry Teachers Convention at Davangere India 29th and 30th September2008
Publications
Chandrashekar J, Thankappan KR Sundaram KR. Severe Dental Fluorosis in NorthKarnataka India. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2010 Dec;38(6):559-67.
In press. Chandrashekar J, Manjunath BC .Addressing Tobacco control in DentalPractice: a Survey of Dentists knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviours in India. Oral Healthand Preventive Dentistry
M.Anil, J. Chandrashekar, K.Arun, P.A. Praveen. Relevance of H. Pound's Formaula toIndian Population. Amrita Journal of Medicine, vol. 5, No: 2, Jul-Dec 2009, page 37-38.
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Sudhakar M, Chandrashekar J. Dental Waste Management of Private DentalPractitioners in Bangalore City Int Dent J. 2008 Feb;58(1):51-4
Chandrashekar J & Anuradha KP. Prevalence of Dental Fluorosis in Davangere India”study has been published in Int Dent J 2004 Oct; 54(5): 235-9.
Anuradha KP Chandrashekar J, Ramesh N. Prevalence of Periodontal Disease in Endemicareas of Davangere District” Study has been published in Indian J Dent Res. 2002 Jan-Mar; 13(1): 15-9
Chandrashekar J, Thankappan KR Sundaram KR . Jowar consumption predicts theSeverity of Dental Fluorosis Abstracted in Journal of Dental Researchhttp://intl-jdr.sagepub.com/iadr.confex.com/iadr/2008Toronto/.../abstract_106446.htm
Chandrashekar J, Thankappan KR. Risk of Jowar consumption associated with severity ofdental fluorosis in north Karnataka, India. 39th APACPH conference 22-25, November2007, Saitama, Japan. Abstract Book page 116.
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