Dr. Gayatri Moghe

Dr. Gayatri Moghe (MDS, M.Sc, and PDCR) is a Paediatric Dentist by training. She has graduated with honours from the prestigious Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, India. ​She has further trained in Child Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy, holds a Diploma in Clinical Research, and is a firm believer in holistic child health. Dr Gayatri is a part of research projects under the aegis of DBT, Govt. Of India, for developing dental stem cell technologies. She has a special interest in paediatric orthodontics volunteers her time and professional services with three cleft and craniofacial teams , who care for children born with defects of the head and neck region. With work experience at several prestigious dental schools across India, Dr. Gayatri has been working towards filling the lacunae of trained dental health specialists in multidisciplinary teams. As a long standing member of The Indian Society for cleft lip palate craniofacial anomalies (ISCLPCA) and the American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association, she is qualified to handle dental problems of children born with hare lips and cleft palates. She has also been an invited speaker at many state /national level meetings and helps graduate students deal with craniofacial conditions. With national and international awards and several publications to her credit , Dr. Gayatri co-ordinates and performs complete oral care for children from birth to 18 years of age .She keeps herself updated with the state of the science technology in dentistry and cleft care by regularly attending national and international seminars . Dr. Gayatri is the first pediatric dentist , since 1986, to be selected as a Visiting Scholar by the American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association in 2014-15. She has trained at the Central Manchester University Hospital, Birmingham Childrens Hospital in UK.Also included as a part of continuing education were the opportunities at the Nationwide Childrens Hospital, (Ohio) , Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic(Pennsylvania), Western Michigan University, Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia and MD Anderson Cooper University.