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Dr. Tushar M. Hegde has graduated from SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Dharwad affiliated to Karnataka University which is one of the premier Dental Institutes in India. He pursued his post graduation in Orthodontics from the same college where he had the privilege of studying under stalwarts like Dr. Vijay P. Jayade and Dr. Vinod Verma – both renowned personalities in the field of Orthodontics in India. He had many distinctions and laurels to his credit during his academic career such as standing first in Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in the final year post graduation exams held in March 2002. He is the President of ‘Lingual Orthodontic Society of India’.

Dr. Tushar M. Hegde is a full-time clinician and is a consultant to various esteemed hospitals and clinics in Mumbai. He is a dedicated Clinician with more than fourteen years of experience treating more than 10,000 cases till date. His colleagues and his patient’s vouch for his punctuality, discipline, meticulous clinical expertise, soft hands and delivering the highest possible treatment outcome. He is well known for his honest opinion and is well known for completing even the complicated cases within one year with the help of newer techniques like AOO (Accelerated Osteogenic Orthodontics). He is the Director of Locus Lingual Orthodontic Training Institute, which is one of the First such institute in India which regularly conducts workshops for Orthodontists to train them in Lingual Orthodontics.

He is an Expert in an expert in Invisible Braces treatment and a certified Doctor for the ‘3M Incognito System, Germany’, ‘Invisalign’ and ‘ClearPath Aligner System’.

In his quest for perfection, excellence and in order to keep himself updated with the latest developments in the field of Orthodontics, he has attended various training programs on Lingual Orthodontics from world-renowned orthodontists such as Dr. Didier Fillion (France), Dr. Hee Moon Kyung (Korea), Dr. Rafi Romano (Israel) and Dr. Skander Ellouze (Tunisia) etc. He has also undergone extensive training for using the modern and highly precise orthodontic instruments such as the Torque Angulation Device and the Bracket Positioning Device from Polydee instruments, Thailand. He has set up his own laboratory – Locus Lingual Laboratory – to make the benefit of these instruments available to fellow orthodontists not only in India but also abroad. Dr Hegde advocates the use of advanced techniques and materials with the dual objectives of increasing patients’ comfort while reducing the treatment time. The aim is to establish comfort, self-esteem and optimal oral health for his patients while creating gorgeous and beautiful smiles !

He is a Life Member of the Indian Orthodontic Society. He was the Organising Secretary for the 3rd ‘Indian Lingual Orthodontic Congress’ held in Mumbai 2014 and the Scientific Chairman for the 4th ‘Indian Lingual Orthodontic Congress’ held in Chennai 2015. His clinical paper on ‘Churro Jumper – A step closer to the ideal fixed functional appliance’ was well received by seniors and peers alike at the 35th Indian Orthodontic Conference in Jaipur in November 2000. He has won the Best Paper Presentation Award for the clinical category (Trepidations vis-a-vis Lingual Orthodontics) in the 44th Indian Orthodontic Conference held in Delhi in November 2009.

He has conducted 28 workshops on the invisible braces treatment all over India and abroad. The workshops have been attended by more than 1,000 Orthodontic specialists.

Dr. Hegde is a firm believer that “health is the most valuable possession” of a human being and to achieve this valuable asset in a lifetime, every bit of contribution from the medical & dental practitioners in this society should come forward. As the good doctor likes to say ‘A smile on the face of the patient is the recognition of successful accomplishment of a doctor’.