Clinical Professor and Chair of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, Graduate Program Director
University of Maryland School of Dentistry
Baltimore, Maryland
Dr. Dhar is a Professor and Department Chair of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry and Graduate Program Director of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore, USA. A board-certified pediatric dentist, he serves on the Councils on Scientific Affairs and Post-doctoral Education of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD); on the Scientific Committee of International Association of Paediatric Dentistry; and on the Council of Scientific Affairs, American Dental Association (ADA) as the Chair of Clinical Excellence subcommittee. He currently serves on the ADA guideline panels on restorative care, caries prevention, and has previously served on the pit and fissure sealants panel. He is also on the AAPD guideline panels on vital pulp therapies in primary and immature permanent teeth, and behavior guidance and has, in the past, served on the AAPD panel to produce clinical practice guidelines on non-vital pulp and vital pulp therapies in primary teeth. Dr. Dhar is the recipient of the 2018 ADA Evidence Based Dentistry Mid-Career Faculty Award, and AAPD's 2017 Jerome B. Miller/Crest-Oral-B/For The Kids Award. He is also a co-author of the manuscripts that were selected for the Paul P. Taylor award in 2016, 2017, and 2020.
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