Krina Shah

Foreign trained (India) general dentist, graduated from International dental program, achieved DDS degree to practice in the United States. I am looking for opportunities to work as a general dentist to provide comprehensive dental care to uplift oral health of the community.

Senior Intern - Medical Emergency Response Team - University of Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry

• Trained to treat medical emergencies that arise in dental offices like syncope, seizures, many more.
• First responder to any medical emergency that arise in dental school.

Clerkship - Stanford Hospital

(2022-08)

• Performed dentoalveolar surgeries on ASA III and IV patients.
• Assisted in orthognathic surgeries and trauma cases.
• Examined patients with TMJ disorders, facial pain and patients undergoing radiation therapy for head and neck cancer.

Shadowing - Ronald Reagen Medical Center - Los Angeles, CA

(2020-01 - 2020-03)

Observed surgeries including genioplasty, Le fort, mandibular fixation, zygomatic implant placement.

Shadowing - Mattel Children's Hospital - Los Angeles

(2020-01 - 2020-03)

Rotated with pediatric dentistry and orthodontics residents to examine patients with craniofacial abnormality. Additionally, participated in team conference.

Shadowing - White Memorial Medical Center - Los Angeles, CA

(2019-08 - 2019-12)

Observed craniofacial surgeries like Z-plasty and palatoplasty to repair cleft lip and palate.

Shadowing - Orthopaedic Institute for children

Examined dentition in cleft lip-palate patients and participated in multi-disciplinary team conference.

Dental Assistant - Lakewood Family Dentistry - Lakewood, CA

(2019-03 - 2019-07)

Dental Assistant - Latin Dental Center - Canoga Park, CA

(2018-02 - 2018-07)

Associate Dentist - Jain Hospital (Community set-up) - Malad, Mumbai, India

(2016-09 - 2018-01)

Worked as general dentist (Locum) treating patients with lower socio-economic status.

Internship (Mornings) - Terna Dental College and Hospital - Navi-Mumbai, India

(2016-09 - 2018-01)

Worked on complicated cases in collaboration with residents & faculty in various dental departments.

Faculty - Dept. of Public Health - Terna Dental College - Navi-Mumbai, India

(2018-08 - 2019-02)

Supervised work (Diagnosis and Treatment) by 3rd and 4th year dental students in dental school, mobile dental camp, and school camps. Led the tobacco cessation awareness program.

DDS - International Dental Program for foreign trained dentist - University of Pacific Arthur A.

Dugoni

School of Dentistry

Preceptorship - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (2020-01 - 2020-03)

Bachelor of Dental Surgery - Terna Dental College and Hospital, Navi-Mumbai, India (2018-05-21)