Dr. Upadhyay Sumita

Dr. Sumita Upadhyay is an Associate Professor and Head in Department of Pediatric Dentistry in Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences., Dhulikhel, Nepal. She completed her Post postgraduate degree in 2010 from Kathmandu University. She has done three months of externship training in department of Pediatric Dentistry, Seoul National University Dental Hospital, South Korea. She has done mini residency course in Seoul Children Dental Center. Seoul, South Korea. She is also trained in conscious sedation at Riley’s Children Hospital, Indianapolis University, Indianapolis, USA. She has presented papers in many national and international conferences. She was an invited speaker for Kizuna Symposium in 10th biennial conference of Pediatric Dentistry Association of Asia in 2016 in Tokyo and as an International guest speaker in 39th Annual conference of ISPPD, India in 2017. She has organized 2nd Congress of South Asian Association of Pediatric Dentistry in Kathmandu in 2019.She has many publications in national and international journals. She is one of the pioneer Pediatric Dentist of Nepal, executive of Nepalese Association of Pediatric Dentistry, Vice President of South Asian Association of Pediatric Dentistry, member of Nepal Dental Association and American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. She is actively involved in oral health services for school children in rural areas who have limited access to dental care in Nepal.