Pediatric Dentistry Faculty
Chaitanya Puranik Ph.D, MDS, MS, BDS
Associate Professor (T/T), Director of Residency Program and Predoctoral Education in Pediatric Dentistry
- Pediatric Dentistry (SDM)
Email Address:chaitanya.puranik@cuanschutz.edu
Alt Email Address:chaitanya.puranik@childrenscolorado.org
Primary Phone:720-777-2719
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- M. Dent. Sci., University of Connecticut Health Center
- MS, State University of New York at Buffalo
- BDS, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences
- Certificate in Operative Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry, University of Connecticut Health Center
- Fellowship in Craniofacial Sciences, University of Connecticut Health Center
- Post-doctoral Cariology Fellowship, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Diplomate (Board Certification), American Board of Pediatric Dentistry
Awards
- 2015 Turner Award (Graduate Research), American Association for Dental Research
- 2015 DDS class of 2018 award for ‘Excellence in Teaching;, Spurgeon Dental Society,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC - 2011 Turner Student Research Award for Excellence in Dental Research (Doctoral), American Association for Dental Research
- 2006 Best Intern Award, Government Dental College, Nagpur, India
- 2005 Indian Dental Association Award for achieving first position in Bachelor of Dental Surgery (Class of 2004)
- 2005 ‘GDCH 1968’ Award for graduating top of the class
- 2005 O. C. Daswani Award for Prosthodontics
- 2005 Dr. Anil Chaudhary Award for Pediatric Dentistry
- 2005 Late. Indumati Deoghare Award for Orthodontics
- 2005 Maharashtra State Dental Association Award for Prosthodontics
- 2004 Best All-rounder Student Member Award, Indian Dental Association
Affiliations
- Pediatric Dentistry, Children’s Hospital Colorado