Prof.
Dr. Porus S. Turner is Professor of
Postgraduate studies in the Dept. of Prosthodontics
at A. B. Shetty Institute of Dental Studies, Mangalore,
India. He obtained his B.D.S. degree from the
University of Bombay in the year 1964 and his
M.D.S. degree too from the University of Bombay
in the year 1966. He is the founder member and
past president of the Indian Academy of Aesthetic
and Cosmetic Dentistry.
He has 26 original publications in national and
international journals to his credit and has contributed
to two books on dentistry. He has authored a book
entitled “Art and Science of Aesthetic Dentistry.”
Dr. Turner is a fellow of the Academy of Dentistry
International and a Consultant to the Bhabha Atomic
Research Center. He lectures extensively in India
and abroad on Restorative Dentistry. He was a
guest speaker at the 1st International Conference
on Adhesive Dentistry held at Tokyo, Japan from
19th to 22nd April 2002.
He gave an invited paper at the American Academy
of Aesthetic Dentistry from 3-5th October 2002
in Washington. He was a keynote speaker at the
1st International Conference on Aesthetic Dentistry
in Guangzhou, China between 12th and 14th March
2003.
He was invited to Konstanz Germany to take part
in an International Workshop on “Recent
Advances in Materials for Restorative Dentistry”
from 14-19th March 2004.
Invited by Quintessence International to present
along with Prof. Shillinburg in Dubai on March
14, 2005.
He was invited by the 2nd International Conference
on Adhesive Dentistry held in Tokyo between 22-24th
April 2005.
Invited to the International Conference on Ceramics,
San Diego, U.S.A. between 24-26th June 2005.
He was invited to present on 5th February 2006
in Mumbai at the Academy of Oral Implantology.
Between 21-29th March 2006, he was invited to
attend World Congress on Oral Implantology at
Salzburg, Austria and later advanced training
on augmentation at University of Frankfurt, Germany.
He was invited to give a one-day course for “
Beginners in Oral Implantology” in Mumbai
on September 24th 2006.
He was invited to lecture at the Maxi Course
held by the American Academy of Implant Dentistry
in Mumbai and Chennai in August 2007. |
