Dr Vinita Ved Shah

Dr. Vinita Ved Shah is a highly trained prosthodontist and maxillofacial prosthetics specialist with international expertise from renowned institutions including the Mayo Clinic and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. With over 9 years of clinical experience, she specialises in complex prosthetic rehabilitation, implant surgery, oral oncology rehabilitation, and advanced digital dentistry. Dr. Shah has also contributed to academic medicine as an Assistant Professor in the USA and holds multiple prestigious awards recognizing her clinical excellence. She is known for delivering advanced, aesthetic and functional dental rehabilitation tailored to both routine and highly complex cases.

Educational Qualifications:

• Fellowship – Maxillofacial Prosthetics & Oral Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, USA (2023–2024)
• MSD (Prosthodontics & Implant Surgery) – University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA (2018–2021)
• BDS – Yerala Medical Trust Dental Hospital, Maharashtra (2012–2017)

Professional Experience:

• Associate Prosthodontist – Private Clinic, Mumbai (2024–Present)
• Associate Maxillofacial Prosthodontist – Asian Cancer Institute, Mumbai (2024–Present)
• Clinical Observership – Dental Prosthetics, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai (2024)
• Assistant Professor – UAB School of Dentistry & School of Medicine, USA (2021–2023)
• Associate Dentist (Preceptorship) – Dr Nikhilesh Vaid’s Clinic, Mumbai (2016–2017)

Professional Memberships:

• International College of Prosthodontists
• American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics
• American College of Prosthodontists
• Indian Dental Association

Awards & Achievements:

• Associate Fellow – American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthodontics (2024)
• UAB Prosthodontics Award (2021)
• Indian Dental Diva Awards (2018)
• Indian Health Professional Awards – Multiple categories (2017)
• Guident Dental Academic Excellence Award (2017)

Research Papers & Publications:

• Ved V., Arora A., Kalra D., Das D. Incidence of temporomandibular disorders and association with missing posterior teeth. Eur J Biomed Pharm Sci.
• Ved V., Chawla V., Das D., Kalra D. Oral tissue biopsy – an effortless proficiency. IJSS Case Reports & Reviews.
• Ved V., et al. Correlation of unilateral chewing habit with temporomandibular disorders. Int J Sci Study.
• Ved V. Intraoral scanners – today’s dream or tomorrow’s reality. Indian J Contemp Dent.
• Shah C., Doshi V., Ved V. Clinical guide to micro-osteoperforations. APOS Trends Orthod (2017).
• Belur G., Fernandes G., Gailot A., Ved V. CBCT in orthodontics. Int J Dev Res (2018) 8(1):18346–18350.
• Ved V., et al. Osseous healing in zirconia dental implants – short review. Int J Biol & Environ Eng (2018) 1(1):9–12.
• Singh R., et al. Dental fear assessment among Indian patients. Eur J Pharm Med Res (2018) 5(3):309–313.
• Ved V., Fernandes G. Antimicrobial peptides and periodontitis. Biomed J Sci Tech Res (2017).
• Ved V., Bhagat J., Gala V., Gabriela F. Platelet-rich fibrin in regenerative dentistry – mini-review. J Dent Sci Med (2018) 3(1):127.