Vasudev Ballal
Vasudev Ballal
Nidambur Vasudev Ballal
Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University
India
Biography
Dr. Ballal graduated with a bachelor degree of Dentistry from the SDM College of Dental Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka, India and Master’s degree in the specialty of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics from Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University, India He then acquired PhD degree, in Endodontics from Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University, India university. Currently, he upholds the position of Professor in the specialty of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics. He has created new vistas by collaboration with several renowned international universities. His expertise in the field has authorized him to hold, the post of an editorial board member of 12 international journals and reviewer of 42 international journals. He has received the best reviewer out of top 10 in the world by Elsevier publishers and American Association of Endodontists in 2014. He has received several international awards for his outstanding contribution in research activities. He has 90 publications to his credit in various international and national journals. His topic of profound interest is on irrigating agents, intracanal medicaments, root canal disinfection and smear layer, rendering to which, he was the first to explore the use of “Maleic acid” as a de novo root canal irrigant in the endodontic specialty. He has participated in various conferences and delivered guest lectures both at the national and international levels. He has authored a chapter on smear layer in text book “Essentials of Endodontics”. His published manuscripts have been cited numerously as much as 180 times and with H index of 7. He has received several funding from various international dental companies for his research collaborations.
Research Interest
Irrigating agents, Intracanal medicaments, Root canal disinfection and Smear layer
