Sabarinath Prasad is currently Assistant Professor and Specialist in Orthodontics at Hamdan Bin Mohammed College of Dental Medicine, MBRU. He obtained his PhD degree from University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Dr. Sabarinath’s PhD research successfully validated a smartphone assisted wearable electromyography (EMG) device that is presently being commercialized. He has been in the academia and research since he obtained his master’s degree in orthodontics and has published several articles in scientific journals of international repute. He also serves as peer reviewer for journals including The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal and Journal of Oral Rehabilitation.
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor - Orthodontics
Hamdan Bin Mohammed College of Dental Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of Orthodontics, University of Otago, New Zealand
Assistant Professor
Ibn Sina National College, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Reader
Sharad Pawar Dental College, India
Professional Education
PhD
University of Otago, New Zealand
Fellowship
Craniofacial Orthodontics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
MDS (Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics)
The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, India
BDS
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India
Teaching
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
Honors and Awards
Winner of the Sir John Walsh Research Institute (SJWRI) 3Minute Thesis Competition.
Winner of the Health Sciences Heats University of Otago 3Minute Thesis Competition
Publications
Membership of Professional Bodies and Associations
- Indian Orthodontic Society
- Indian Society for Cleft Lip Palate & Craniofacial Anomalies
- Pain Otago
- Saudi Commission for Health Specialties
Research Interests
- Wearable devices for monitoring masticatory muscle activity and jaw function
- Masticatory muscle oxygenation in TMD subjects with near infrared spectroscopy
- Compliance and wear-time monitoring of removable orthodontic appliances
- Applications of cloud based active learning in improving student engagement.
Clinical and Community Service
- Volunteer, NZ International Science Festival, 2018
- Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital Smile Train Inc (USA) project, 2006 – 2009
- Peer reviewer for scientific journals
