Dr. Shailesh Lele
Academic Activity: ~Lecture and clinic classes for B.D.S. students, ~Postgraduate guide, ~Conduct of internal assessment and university level examinations, ~Conduct of examinations (B.D.S. & M.D.S.) at other universities, ~Development of audiovisual and computer-based teaching material, ~Conduct of Continuing Education Programmes

Research Activity:
~Comparison between manual processing and automatic
~Psychosocial and physical assessment in patients with TMD
~TMD symptoms and signs in non-patient population
~Rofecoxib and diazepan for pain in patients with TMD
~Digital imaging for morphometric measurements of pulp
~Use of digital radiography for TMJ imaging
~Preparing a Systematic Review on "Pharmacological interventions for pain in patients with temporomandibular disorders" for Cochrane Oral Health Group, Oxford, UK
~Compilation of comprehensive clinical (written & photographic) and radiographic case studies for educational and research purposes

Publications & Presentations:
~4 publications in state and national scientific journals.
~"Evidence-Based Health Care: A Perspective for Oral Medicine".
~Presentation on "Computer-Aided-Education" at the X National Conference of IAOMR, Mangalore (adjudged as the Best Scientific Presentation), 1998.
~Guest Lecture on "Computers in Public Health Dentistry" at the IV National Conference of IAPHD, Davangere, 1998.
~Guest Lecture on "Digital Imaging in Dentistry" at the II Continuing Education Programme organized by the BEA Dental Colleges Alumni Association, Davangere and at Krupa Continuing Dental Education Wing, Bangalore, 1998.
~Presentation on "X-Ray Tube Head- The Inside Out Story" at the XI National Conference of IAOMR, Navi Mumbai, 1999.
~ "Networking in Dental Education" at College of Dental Sciences, Davangere, on 31.03.2000
~"Critical Appraisal of a Topic" at College of Dental Sciences, Davangere and SDM Dental College, Dharwad, April & June 2000.
~"Digital Imaging in Endodontics" at the National Endodontic Workshop at College of Dental Sciences, Davangere on 25.11.2000.
~"Are you scared of numbers?" at the First National Workshop on Evidence-based Dentistry on 10th & 11th March 2001. Also, one of the faculty for the hands-on and small group exercises during the workshop.
~Presentation on "Evidence-based Dentistry" to the faculty and postgraduate students of University of Nagasaki School of Dentistry, Japan on 15th May 2001.
~Presentation on "Evidence-based Dentistry" to the dental practitioners and dental hygienists at Nagasaki, Japan on 16th May 2001.
~An interactive session on "Making sense of evidence" at a workshop on Evidence-based Medicine conducted at JJM Medical College,on 19th July 2001.
~An interactive session on "Making sense of evidence" at the First IOS Workshop on Value of Evidence in Orthodontic Decisions on 28th & 29th July 2001. Also, a facilitator at this workshop.
~An interactive session on "Making sense of evidence" at the FDI Workshop on EBD at Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) on 30th September 2001.
~"Imaging in Dentistry: State-of the -Art" Oration delivered at the 30th Karnataka IDA Annual Conference held at Bangalore in November 2001.
~An interactive session on "Making sense of evidence" at the Workshop on Evidence-based Dentistry: So what's new?" organized by Bomaby Orthodontic Study Group on 10th February 2002. Also, a facilitator at this workshop.
~Resource Person at the 2nd "Training of Trainers" workshop for dental teachers- organized by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka- from 8th to 11th May 2002.

Positions held:
Currently
~ Sr. Professor & Head, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, College of Dental Sciences
~ Director, Centre for Evidence-Based Dentistry & Informatics
~ President, Indian Academy of Oral Medicine & Radiology (Year 2002)
In the past
~ Member of Executive Committee, Indian Academy of Oral Medicine & Radiology (3 years)
~ 1st Vice-President, Indian Academy of Oral Medicine & Radiology (Year 2001)
~ Chief Convener, The XIII National Conference of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine & Radiology, 30th November to 2nd December 2001

Other Activity: Assist in college administration, ~Designing and maintenance of college and department web sites, ~Designing and maintenance of evidence-based dentistry web site, ~Development of computer networking for hospital-side administration, ~Assist in organization of annual cultural programmes