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Academic profile Anil Kishen graduated with Bachelor of Dental Surgery (B.D.S) followed by Master of Dental Surgery (M.D.S) from the University of Madras, India and TN Medical University, Madras, India. Subsequently, received his Ph.D. degree (2002) from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore in the field of Biomedical Engineering. He is presently an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore (NUS). He is the group leader for the Dentine Biophotonics Research Group at the Faculty of Dentistry, NUS. His research interest is mainly in two areas:   (1) Dentine (structure-mechanical property relationship & dentine-microbial interactions) &      (2) Biophotonics (photomechanics, optical spectroscopy (biosensors), Light Activated Therapy).

What is New... Conference Seminars Recent publications:   Book: Fundamentals and applications of Biophotonics in Dentistry. Mechanisms and risk factors for fractures in endodontically treated teeth. Endodontic topics 13 (1), 57-83. Enterococcus faecalis mediated biomineralized biofilm formation on root canal dentine. J Biomed Mater Res A. May 2006. Advanced Non Invasive Light Activated Disinfection: Assessment of cytotoxicity on fibroblast versus antimicrobial activity against Enterococcus faecalis. Journal of Endodontics 2007;33(5):599-602. Biophysical Characterization of Photosensitizer in Different Formulations for Improved Light Activated Disinfection in Endodontics. Journal of Biomedical Optics 2007;12(3):034029. Influence of Photosensitizer Solvent on the Mechanisms of Photo Activated Killing of Enterococcus faecalis. Photochemistry and Photobiology  2007 (in press).           more ...