The Root Canal Biofilm

Anil Kishen graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) from the University of Madras, and Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) from the Tamilnadu Medical University, Madras, India. He subsequently received his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. After serving as a Research Fellow at the Biomedical Engineering Research Center, NTU, he joined the National University of Singapore (NUS), where he is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry. He has published six invited book chapters including co-authored the chapter on Microbiology of Endodontic Diseases in the 6th edition of the Ingle’s Endodontics. He has co-edited a book on Fundamentals & Applications of Biophotonics in Dentistry (Publisher: Imperial College Press, UK). He has published over 125 international publications, and is a co-inventor in three patents. He is recipient of many awards and honors, which includes The Enterprise Challenge Innovator Award, Singapore. He serves as the International Scientific Advisory Member of the Journal of Endodontics, Editorial Board Member for the Journal of Applied oral Science, Optics & Lasers in Engineering, Journal of Craniomandibular Functions and Singapore Dental Journal.