Adith Venugopal

Specialist orthodontist and academic with clinical expertise in labial fixed appliances, lingual orthodontics, and clear aligner therapy, with a particular focus on iatrogenic risks, orthodontic retreatment, and camouflage protocols for complex skeletal cases. Currently Senior Lecturer in Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, New Zealand. Adjunct Associate Professor and Clinical Instructor of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics at the University of Puthisastra, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Adjunct Associate Professor, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Chennai, India.

Research and teaching focus on orthodontic treatment complications, vertical dimension control, Class II and Class III camouflage, and evidence-based retreatment protocols. Author of multiple peer-reviewed scientific publications and clinical reports in international journals. Keynote speaker at orthodontic congresses across Asia, Europe, and Oceania. Adjunct Professor of Orthodontics at Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College & Hospital, Visnagar, India.

Contributing Editor, Journal of Clinical Orthodontics. Co-Editor, Kieferorthopädie (German Journal of Orthodontics). Assistant Editor, APOS Trends in Orthodontics.

BDS with honors, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India. MS in Orthodontics (Outstanding Graduate Student Award), University of the East, Manila, Philippines (2014). PhD in Orthodontics, Kyungpook National University, South Korea.