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DR. P. RAJA SEKHAR, M.D.S
SENIOR LECTURER

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY

Email: sekharpotluri91@gmail.com

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

MDS (Public Health Dentistry):

Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur,

Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, A.P.

September, 2021.

BDS:

Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur,

Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, A.P.

August, 2013.

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

  1. Secured a Research Grant (As Co-investigator) from Dr NTR University of Health Sciences Association (Under Graduate Student Research Scholarship-2025)
  2. Best paper award in Scientific poster category, International Digital Dentistry Congress 2.0, June-2024, Mumbai
  3. Peer Reviewer – Journal of Indian Dental Association
  4. Peer Reviewer – Scientific Archives of Dental Sciences
  5. Peer Reviewer – Cureus: Journal of Medical Science
  6. Secured a Research Grant (As Co-investigator) from Dr NTR University of Health Sciences Association (Under Graduate Student Research Scholarship-2024)
  7. Secured a Research Grant (As Primary-investigator) from Chinmayee Vishwa Vidyapeeth (2024)
  8. Editorial Board Member – NL Journal of Dentistry and Oral Sciences, NexAvens Scientific Library, 2024

PUBLICATIONS:

  1. Bhimana Sri lekha, Banda Sri Deepti Sindhusha, Ravoori Srinivas, N.P.M Pavani, Potluri Raja Sekhar, Mallidi Srujana. A Study on the Influence of Beverage Consumption Patterns on Oral Health Status Among Undergraduate Students. Journal of Chemical Health Risks. 2026; 16(4): 5798-5805. ISSN:2251-6727.
  2. Srinivas Pachava, Harsha Vardhan Reddy Nandyala, Kavya Sravani Jammalamadaka, Ujwala Kukkala, Srujana Bhashyam & Raja Sekhar Potluri. A Service Pressure Index (SPI) for quantifying service pressure in India’s public oral health system and its implications for curative care and Public Health Dentistry. Discov Public Health 23, 1293 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-026-02660-0
  3. Myla BP, Potluri RS, Ravoori S, P M Pavani N, Mallidi S, Talluri D. Association Between Dental Anxiety, Smoking, and Alcohol Consumption Among Adults in Guntur City: An Analytical Cross-sectional Study. Journal of Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences. 2026;0(0). doi:10.1177/30497418261470507
  4. Srinivas Ravoori, Potluri Raja Sekhar, Srinivas Pachava, Nijampatnam P.M Pavani, Srilekha Bhimana, Mallidi Srujana, Banda Sindhusha. Dental Pain as a Predictor of Untreated Dental Caries among Schoolchildren: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study. Journal of Chemical Health Risks. 2026;16(4):2330-2335.
  5. Nijampatnam P.M.Pavani, Srihita Amirneni, Shaik Parveen Sultana, Bandi Blessi Sravya, Ravoori Srinivas, Sai Venkata Pavan Jatin Ponnamudi, Potluri Raja Sekhar. YoutubeTM as a Patient Awareness Resource for Cleft Lip and Palate. Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2026;33:4018
  6. Gayatri D, Venus Madhuri D, Srujana M, Srilekha B, Pavani NPM, Raja Sekhar P. Maternal awareness, attitude and practices regarding toddler oral care: A cross-sectional study in a tertiary care hospital, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. World Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Research. 2026;5(6):215–224.
  7. Potluri Raja Sekhar, Kota Bhargavi, Srinivas Ravuri, Pachava Srinivas, Nijampatnam PM Pavani, Bhimana Srilekha. Effect of Unhealthy Lifestyles on Oral Health-seeking Behaviors among 15–74-year-old South Indian Adult Population: A Study Using the SOCRATES 1996 Scale. World J Dent 2026;17(1):63–68.
  8. Ravoori S, Sekhar PR, Pachava S. Oral health and its association with hypertension and diabetes: Insights from a cross‑sectional study. J Indian Assoc Public Health Dent 2025;23:385-8.
  9. Talluri Devaki, Panga Gnana Sarita Kumari, Bhimana Sri Lekha, Potluri Raja Sekhar, Mallidi Srujana, Nijampatnam PM Pavani, Knowledge, Attitudes, And Behaviours of Parents Regarding Over-The-Counter Medications Used for Their Children, J. Pharm. Sci., 2025, 1 (12), 775-780. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17930662
  10. Aisha Md, Javeed Hussain Shaik Md, Prasanna Kumar Reddy J, Lakshmi Narayana P, Vishnu V, Raja Sekhar P, et al. Evaluation of Rapid Accelerated Phenomenon Using Low Level Laser Therapy and Flapless Osteopuncture Method During Enmasse Retraction Using Preadjusted Edgewise Appliance: An In vivo Comparative Study Bulletin of Stomatology and Maxillofacial Surgery.2025;21(10).273-283. DOI:10.58240/1829006X-2025.21.10-273
  11. Shaik PS, Pavani NP, Kota B, Talluri D, Srilekha B, Sekhar PR. Impact of positive and negative emotions of adult patients on dental anxiety before treatment in southern India. J Indian Assoc Public Health Dent 2025;23:162-5.
  12. K. V. N. S. Niharika, P. R. Sekhar, P. N. Mallika, H. Reshma, M. Pratyusha and B. B. Sravya. How Dental Students were Reliant upon Mobile Phones? – A Post COVID Cross-Sectional Self-Concept Questionnaire (SCQ) Survey. Liaquat National Journal of Primary Care. 2025;7(3): 217-221.
  13. Ravoori S., Pachava S.,Nijampatnam PMP, Shaik PS, Potluri RS. Evaluation of Sealants and Oral Health Education in Prevention of Dental Caries on Lower Permanent First Molars among 7 – 9 years Old School Children – A Randomized Field trial JIDA 2025; 19(2); 22-27.
  14. Ravoori S, Sekhar PR, Pachava S, Pavani NPM, Shaik PS, Ramanarayana B. Perceived Stress and Depression Among Oral Cancer Patients – A Hospital Based Cross-Sectional Study. Turk J Public Health Dent. 2024;4:1-5.
  15. Modhini Ch, Ravoori Srinivas, Potluri Raja Sekhar, N P M Pavani, Sk Parveen Sultana. Oral Cancer Education in Dental Institutions: Knowledge and Experience Among Dental Students – A Questionnaire Based Study. NL Journal of Dentistry and Oral Sciences. Volume 2 Issue 1 February 2025.
  16. Kondapaneni T, Ravoori S, Naligala R, Potluri RS, Nijampatnam PMP, Kondapaneni A. Influence of mother’s educational level towards oral health habits, attitudes and knowledge among rural school children in Neo capital region of Andhra Pradesh- A cross- sectional study. JIDA 2024; XVIII; 25-30.
  17. Raja Sekhar P, Srinivas R, Srinivas P. Factors influencing the choice of healthcare facility and relevant reasons for tooth extraction among south Indian population. Pharmacology and Life Sciences Bull Env Pharmacol Life Sci . January 2024 13(2):211–6.
  18. Potluri RS, Ravoori S, Pachava S. Effect of unhealthy lifestyle on oral health seeking behaviours. International Dental Journal. 2024 Oct 1;74:S209.
  19. Ravoori S, Potluri RS, Pachava S. Depression in oral cancer patients-A hospital-based study. International Dental Journal. 2024 Oct 1;74:S30-1.
  20. Vanipenta R., Panga G., Potluri R., Talluri D., Attitudes, perceptions, and perceived Barriers of undergraduate Dental Students in Learning and Understanding Statistics – A Qualitative Approach through Interviews. JIDA 2024; XVIII;24-30.
  21. Pavani NPM, Pachava S, Sultana SP, Ravoori S, Rajasekhar P, Talluri D. Impact of diabetes mellitus and other systemic diseases on oral health and tooth mortality. J Family Med Prim Care. 2024 Jan;13(1):363-367. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1000_23. Epub 2024 Feb 8. PMID: 38482324; PMCID: PMC10931862.
  22. Potluri Raja Sekhar, Ravoori Srinivas, Pachava Srinivas, Yaddanapalli Suresh Chand, Nijampatnam P M Pavani. Rationale of first dental visit among 12-15 year old children in a field practice area-a transverse survey. JIDA – Journal of Indian Dental Association – Vol 17 – Issue 12 – December 2023
  23. Shaik Reshma, Shaik Arshiya, Eswar Prabhath K., Potluri Raja Sekhar and Sanga Ranganath (2022); Awareness on biomedical waste management among dental students -A cross sectional questionnaire survey. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 10 (Dec). 1001-1008] (ISSN 2320-5407).
  24. Raja Sekhar Potluri., et al. “A Qualitative Systematic Review on Antibiotic Usage in Dentistry in India”. Scientific Archives Of Dental Sciences 5.6 (2022): 11-18.
  25. Yaddanapalli SC, Shaik PS, Pachava S, Ravoori S, Potluri RS. Discernment in practicing nonpharmacological modes of intervention in combating SARS COVID-19: Reflections of dental patients in India. J Indian Assoc Public Health Dent 2022;20:63-8.
  26. Ramadasu Uma Sahithya, Devaki Talluri, Nijampatnam, P.M. Pavani, Arumalla Renuka Devi, Shaik Parveen Sultana and Potluri Raja Sekhar. Assessment of association between BMI and OHI-s of school children at Takkellapadu village, Guntur District. International Journal of Current Research, Vol. 12, Issue, 01, pp.9324-9326, January, 2020.
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