Dr. Mamta Thadani is a lecturer/consultant at the University of Ghana Dental School, since 2016, where she passionately imparts knowledge and skills to the next generation of dental professionals. She is currently heading the Paedodontic unit of the Department of Orthodontics and Paedodontics. She is also a Fellow of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons. She was the first Paedodontist in Ghana.
Dr. Mamta completed her bachelor’s degree from Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and later pursued her master’s degree in Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry from Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, India, in 2007. She is committed to promoting oral health and well-being in children and adolescents including those with special health care needs.
Dr. Mamta is a member of the prestigious Ghana Dental Association and is the president of the Association of Paediatric Dentists of Ghana. She is also a member of the International Association of Pediatric Dentistry, the Indian Society of Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, and the International Association of Dental Traumatology, to name a few.
She has to her credit several publications and continues to participate in other research areas geared towards effectively managing children with oral health issues.
Selected peer-reviewed publications by Dr. Mamta Thadani
C Vishnu Rekha, Ponnudurai Arangannal, Mamta Nichani, Latha Nirmal. Comparative evaluation of behaviour management techniques by paediatric dentists and general dentists. SRM University Journal of Dental Sciences. Volume 2, Issue 2, April – June 2011.
HV Shanmugam, P Arangannal, C Vishnurekha, MH Nichani, K Vijayaprabha. Management of intrusive luxation in the primary dentition by surgical repositioning: an alternative approach. Australian Dental Journal 2011; 56: 207-211.
Santosh Kumari, Mamta Harilal Nichani, Vishnu Rekha C, Vijaya Prabha K, Hariharan VS. Dental Implants in Children and Adolescence. Indian Journal of Multidisciplinary Dentistry, vol.1, issue 1, Nov-Dec 2010.
Ponnudurai Arangannal, Santosh Kumari, Padma Krishnan, Mamta Harilal Nichani, Mahalakshmi Krishnan, Vishnurekha Chamarthi. Detection of putative periodontopathic bacteria in type 1 diabetic and healthy children: A comparative study. Indian Journal of Dental Research, vol 24, issue 3, May-June 2013.
Amoah G.K, Blankson PK, Thadani M, Newman-Nartey M, Appiah-BolfreyD, Ayim S.O, Aikins G and Pobee R. Pattern of Pediatric oral health presentations in Ghana: A year’s retrospective study of hospital based clinic. African Journal of Dentistry vol 6 (2), pp 142-147, February 2018.
Paa-Kwesi Blankson, Gyaami Amoah, Mamta Thadani,
Merley Newman-Nartey, Gwendolyn Amarquaye, Sandra Hewlett, Patrick Ampofo, Josephine Sackeyfio. Prevalence of oral conditions and associated factors among schoolchildren in Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional study. International Dental Journal 72 (2022) 93−99.- Gladia Toledo Mayarí Yabang , Kwabena Gyaami Amoah SOA , Mamta Thadani SOA , Merley Afua Newman-Nartey SOA. EL IMPACTO DE LA PANDEMIA COVID 19 EN LA EDUCACIÓN ODONTOLÓGICA. X Simposio Visión Salud Bucal y IX Taller sobre el Cáncer Bucal 2021.
8 .Kwamin F; Thadani M; Ndanu TA; Anyigbah E; Brefo D; Azumah MD. Estimation of the correction factor to assess the chronological age of Ghanaian children and adolescents using the Demirjian method. September 2023 Vol. 12 No. 2 Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana