Faculty Profile - Dr. Sunjay Suri

Dr. Sunjay Suri

Sunjay Suri Associate Professor Department of Clinical Sciences / Discipline of Orthodontics Faculty of Dentistry, Discipline of Orthodontics Rm 519-B 124 Edward Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1G6 Phone: 416-979-4924 ext.4397 Fax: 416-979-4936 sunjay.suri@dentistry.utoronto.ca

Current academic / hospital appointments

• Tenured Associate Professor, Discipline of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
• Staff Orthodontist, Division of Orthodontics, Department of Dentistry, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto , Canada
• Director, Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
• Co-Director, Burlington Growth Research Centre, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto

Education and qualifications

• 2008 - Fellowship Examination in Orthodontics (FRCDC), Royal College of Dentists of Canada, Toronto, Canada
• 2008 – Diplomate of Indian Board of Orthodontics, Indian Orthodontic Society, India
• 2007 - National Dental Specialty Examination in Orthodontics (NDSE), Royal College of Dentists of Canada, Toronto, Canada
• 2005 – Diplomate of National Board of Examinations in Orthodontics, National Board of Examinations, New Delhi , India
• 2004 – M Orth RCS (Edinburgh), Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
• 2000 – 2001 Clinical Orthodontic Fellowship, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto , Toronto , Canada
• 1999 – 2000 Craniofacial Orthodontic Fellowship, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill , USA
• 1998 – Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) in Orthodontics, Oral Health Sciences Center, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Punjab University, Chandigarh, India
• 1995 – Bachelor of Dental Surgey (BDS), Govt. Dental College and Hospital, Panjabi University , Patiala , Punjab , India

Research interests

• Craniofacial Anomalies
• Craniofacial Imaging
• Facial Growth, Growth Modification and Functional Appliances

Recent publications

• Suri S, Tompson BD, Atenafu E. Prevalence and patterns of permanent tooth agenesis in Down syndrome and their association with craniofacial morphology. Angle Orthod. 2011;81:260-9.
• Al-Jewair TS, Suri S, Tompson BD. Predictors of adolescent compliance with oral hygiene instructions during two-arch multibracket fixed orthodontic treatment. Angle Orthod. 2011;81:525-31.
• Suri S, Tompson BD, Cornfoot L. Cranial base, maxillary and mandibular morphology in Down syndrome. Angle Orthod. 2010;80:861-9.
• Suri S, Ross RB, Tompson BD. Craniofacial morphology and adolescent facial growth in Pierre Robin sequence. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2010;137:763-774.
• Suri S. Optimal timing for nasal cartilage molding in presurgical nasoalveolar molding. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010;125:112e-3e.
• Suri S. Design features and simple methods of incorporating nasal stents in presurgical nasoalveolar molding appliances. J Craniofac Surg. 2009;20 Suppl 2:1889-94 .

Courses

• DEN 222, Orthodontics, DDS IInd year (Course Coordinator)
• DPP 222, Orthodontics, International Dentists Advanced Placement Program (Course Coordinator)
• DEN 121, Biologic Basis of Oral Health and Disease (Lecturer)
• Edgewise technique, Graduate Orthodontics (Course Director)
• PDE 9004, Craniofacial Anomalies/ Cleft Lip and Palate, Graduate Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry (Lecturer)

Current Editorships

• Editorial Review Board, American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
• Reviewer, Angle Orthodontist
• Reviewer, European Journal of Orthodontics
• Reviewer, Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal
• Reviewer, Journal of Dentistry for Children
• Reviewer, Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Students

• Dr Bennet Lee, MSc, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto (2007 – 2010). Timing of Peak Mandibular Growth in Different Facial Growth Patterns and Resultant Mandibular Projection.
• Dr Thikriat Al-Jewair, MSc, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto (2006 – 2008). Adolescents’ compliance with Oral Hygiene Instructions during Fixed Orthodontic Treatment
• Dr Asif Iqbal Khan, MDS, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (2003 - 2006). Psychological Implications of Cleft Lip and Palate in Children and their Parents.
• Dr Vinod Kataria, MDS, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (2003 - 2006). Critical Evaluation of Various Cephalometric Classification Methods for Sagittal Jaw Relationships.
• Dr M Thirumal Naik, MDS, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (2002 - 2005). Three Dimensional Evaluation of Canine Movement using Canine Bypass Mechanics in Patients undergoing Routine Edgewise Therapy involving First Premolar Extraction.
• Dr Sapna Singla, MDS, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (2002 - 2005). Maxillary Protraction by Reverse Headgear Treatment in Patients with Complete Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate: A Cephalometric and Cast Analysis.
• Dr S Thabitha Rani, MDS, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (2002 - 2005). Effect of Presurgical Nasoalveolar Molding technique on Alveolar Cleft Closure and Molding of Deformed Nasal Cartilages in Infants born with Unilateral Complete Cleft Lip and Palate. .
  
  Accepting students for supervision in Craniofacial Anomalies and Facial Growth and Development

Awards and Honours

• EUGENE E. WEST MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP AWARD from the American Association of Orthodontists Foundation (2008)
• DR PREM PRAKASH MEMORIAL AWARD for the Best Treated Case submitted at the Board Certification examination of the Indian Board of Orthodontics (2008)
• GOLD CIRCLE AWARD- FIRST PLACE TROPHY awarded by the American Society of Association Executives for Best Scientific Article published by any professional association in North America for authoring “Orthodontic Care of Children with Special Needs,” Orthodontic Dialogue 2001;13:1–5 published by the American Association of Orthodontists (2001)
• KATARIA MEMORIAL GOLD MEDAL (1997-98) - Best Postgraduate of the Year Among all Medical and Dental Disciplines of PGIMER, Chandigarh
• DISTINCTION, SILVER MEDAL and 1st POSITION in MDS examination in Orthodontics, PGIMER, Chandigarh (1998)
• INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF DENTISTS AWARD for Outstanding Achievement during the years of Dental study (1995)
• GOLD MEDAL, BEST GRADUATE OF THE YEAR, Govt. Dental College and Hospital, Patiala (1994)
• MERIT CERTIFICATE awarded by the Indian Society of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry (1994)
• DISTINCTIONS in General Human Physiology, Biochemistry, Nutrition & Dietetics and General Human Anatomy, Embryology, Osteology & Histology
• 2nd Best Clinical Paper Award at the 33rd Indian Orthodontic Conference; Manipal (1998)
• 2nd Best Research Paper Award at the 32nd Indian Orthodontic Conference; Goa (1997)
• 2nd Best Research Paper Award at the World Congress on Orthodontics and 31st Indian Orthodontic Conference; New Delhi (1997)