Dr. Srikant Natarajan, MDS, Ph.D. is a Professor and Head of the Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology at the Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore. He completed his Doctor of Philosophy at the Manipal Academy of Higher Education and Master of Dental Surgery at the Manipal College of Dental Sciences. His Clinical Interests are Tissue, Morphometrics, Dental Anatomy, Oral Histology, Oral Pathology, Microbiology, Forensic Odontology, Stomatognathic Disease, Dental Disease, Mouth Disease, Dentistry, Salivary Glands, Temporomandibular Joints, and Facial Muscles.