Mahesh Verma

Mahesh Verma is an Indian prosthodontist and the former Director and Principal of Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences.

The Government of India awarded him, in 2014, with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the fields of medicine,[1][2] Verma graduated with a degree in dentistry (BDS) from the Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram and secured his master's degree (MDS) from the same institution, specializing in prosthodontics.

[5] Verma helped to develop MAIDS[6] from a dental school of meagre proportions into a Centre of Excellence[3][4][7] with a daily count of over 1200 inpatients.

[10][11] A World Health Organization (WHO) fellow,[4] Verma teaches healthcare management at the FMS, Delhi University.

[4][7][12] the India and Sri Lanka chapter of the International College of Dentists and the Indian Academy of Restorative Dentistry (IARD).