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Dr. Gajanan Kulkarni is presently a
Professor of Dentistry at the University of Toronto. He first obtained his
M.Sc. degree and followed that with a specialty diploma in Pediatric Dentistry
and a Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Toronto. He is
presently a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada and a member of
the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. His duties as a full-time academic
include teaching of undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate dental students.
In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Dr. Kulkarni is actively involved in research. He has
published numerous papers in the fields of clinical and basic dental research. Along
with his academic career, Dr. Kulkarni passionately enjoys working as a
Pediatric Dentist tending mainly to children with special needs. Dr. Kulkarni
strongly advocates early and regular visits for the prevention of dental
disease and for the optimal growth and development of the jaws and dentition.
Dr. Kulkarni provides the full range of dental treatment for children starting
as early as six months of age right into adolescence and including braces. He
is trained in providing care for children using various forms of sedation and working
with a certified anaesthesiologist, can provide comprehensive treatment for
children while they are asleep. Dr. Kulkarni is an avid photographer, world
traveller and outdoorsman, enjoying both summer and winter sports with his
family.
Services & Treatments
- Oral care of infants
- Treatment of children 0 - 16 years
- Oral care of children with special needs
- Treatment of anxious children
- Laughing gas & oral sedation
- Correction of bites
- Emergency treatments
- Hospital referrals
Current Academic / Hospital Appointments
- Tenured Associate Professor - Pediatric Dentistry and Cariology, University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry
- Consultant - Hospital for Sick Children Education
- 1983 - B.D.S. (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) University of Bombay.
- 1986 - LL.B. (Bachelor of Laws) University of Poona.
- 1989 - M.Sc. - Master of Science) University of Toronto.
- 1992 - Diploma in Pediatric Dentistry University of Toronto.
- 1996 - Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy University of Toronto.
- 2000 - F.R.C.D.(C). Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada.
- 2008 - Diplomate, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry