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Dr. J. Augustine

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1. Educational Background:

  • MDS in Oral Pathology & Microbiology from Govt. Dental College, Aurangabad. (2003-2006)
  • BDS from Jamanlal Goenka Dental College & Hospital, Akola, Maharashtra. (1997-2002)
  • MBA in Health Care Administration from faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University in July
  • 2014.
  • Fellowship in Forensic Odontology from Indian Board of Forensic Odontology, India in September
  • 2015
  • Pursuing Diploma in Forensic Human Identication from Academy of Forensic Medical Sciences, UK.
  • Passed theory examination in November 2022 with 74% marks.
  • Pursuing PhD from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi since December 2020.

2. Research Interests: 

  • Oral Potentially malignant and malignant disorders
  • Odontogenic cysts and tumours
  • Forensic odontology

3. Research work supervised:

Co-supervisor for thesis: 

  • “Immunoexpression and genetic alteration of PTEN in pathogenesis of Ameloblastoma”
  • ‘Association of macrophages with angiogenesis in oral epithelial dysplasia, oral verrucous carcinoma and oral squamous cell carcinoma: An immunohistochemical study’
  • “Assessment of platelet-lymphocyte ratio and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio to predict lymph node metastasis in association with detection of occult metastasis using desmoglein -3 in oral squamous cell carcinoma" by Dr. Akanksha Uniyal, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology.
  • “Comparitive evaluation of DNA isolation from extracted teeth under different environmental conditions by two methods for forensic analysis” by Dr. Azhar Ahmed Khan, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology.
  • “Evaluation of attenuation coefficients in CT and expression of bone resorption regulators RANK, RANKL and OPG in odontogenic tumours: a comparative study” by Dr. Abhishek Hridaynarayan Jha, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology.
  • “Comparative evaluation of the accuracy of radiographic and histological age estimation methods in adult Indians.” By Dr. Manoj Kumar, Department of Oral Pathology.
  • “Comparative analysis of bone changes in socket preservation using three different graft materials: an in-vivo study” by Dr. Monika, Department of Prosthodontics.
  • “Assessment of salivary miRNA 184 and miRNA 21 in oral squamous cell carcinoma and oral potentially malignant disorders – qRT PCR based case control study” by Dr. Aarushi Garg, Department of Oral Pathology.
  • “Comparative evaluation of the accuracy of radiographic and histological age estimation methods in adult Indians.” By Dr. Manoj Kumar, Department of Oral Pathology.
  • “Estimation of age in the living by using Kvaal’s dental method” by Dr. Sarita Sharma, Department of Forensic Medicine, MAMC
  • “Human tissue expression of miRNA-196a and miRNA-196b by quantitative RT-PCR in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.” By Dr. Kuldeep Singh, Department of Oral Pathology.

Supervisor for thesis 

  • “Artifical Intelligence-based lymph node metastasis detection in oral squamous cell carcinoma – a case control study” by Dr. Sourendra Nath Basu (ongoing)

4. Research Publications: 

  • Chawla H, Urs AB, Augustine J, Kumar P. Characterization of muscle alteration in oral submucous fibrosis-seeking new evidence. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 2015; 20 (6):e670-7.
  • Chawla H, Urs AB, Augustine J. Association of Macrophages with Angiogenesis in Oral Epithelial Dysplasia, Oral Verrucous Carcinoma, and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: An Immunohistochemical Study. Applied immunohistochemistry & molecular morphology 2017 Mar; 25(3):203-208. doi: 10.1097/PAI.0000000000000284
  • Reesu GV, Augustine J, Urs AB. Forensic considerations when dealing with incinerated human dental remains. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine 2015;29:13-7.
  • Augustine J, Maity M, Kumar P, Gupta SR, Ghosh D, Verma M. Epithelial loss correlated with decreased beta defensins and increased risk of candida infections in oral lichen planus. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology 2015; 119(3): Abstracts e111.
  • Augustine J, Barpande SR, Tupkari JV. Cheiloscopy as an adjunct to forensic identification: A study of 600 individuals. Journal of Forensic Odontostomatology 2008; 27:2:44-52.
  • Kumar P, Augustine J, Urs AB, Arora S. Serum lipid profile in oral cancer and leukoplakia-correlation with tobacco abuse and histological grading. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics. 2012; Vol.8(3): 384-88.
  • Urs AB, Augustine J, Chawla H. Aneurysmal bone cyst of the jaws: Clinicopathological study. Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery 2014; 13(4):458-63
  • Arora S, Kumar P, Urs AB, Augustine J. Unicystic Ameloblastoma – clinicopathologic analysis of 22 cases. Acta Stomatologica Croatica. 2012; 46(3):230-40.
  • Augustine J, Urs AB. Oral Lichen Planus: presentation and management. Dentistry India 2015; (Jul-Aug) 2015 | Volume 7 | Issue 4; 14-17
  • Augustine J, Tupkari JV, Barpande SR. Etiology and management of xerostomia. The Bulletin I.D.A. Aurangabad br. 2004; vol. V No. 1-2:19-21.
  • Augustine J, Tupkari JV, Barpande SR. Forensic art and dentistry. The bulletin I.D.A. Aurangabad br. 2005; Vol. VI No. 3-4:3-5.
  • Augustine J, Kumar P, Urs AB, Verma M. Intraosseous ameloblastoma: an institutional experience and insight into the rarer variants. Head Neck 2015(July); 37(S1); E39
  • Kureel K, Urs AB, Augustine J. Cytokeratin and fibronectin expression in orthokeratinized odontogenic cyst: A comparative immunohistochemical study. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol 2019; 23:65-72.
  • Narayan B, Urs AB, Augustine J, Singh H, Polipalli SK, Kumar S, Kapoor S. Genetic alteration of Exon 5 of the PTEN gene in Indian patients with ameloblastoma. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol March 2019 Volume 127, Issue 3, 225–230.
  • Kumar P, Surya V, Urs AB, Augustine J, Mohanty S, Gupta S. Sarcomas of the Oral and Maxillofacial Region: Analysis of 26 Cases with Emphasis on Diagnostic Challenges. Pathology & Oncology Research 2019 Apr;25(2):593-601. doi: 10.1007/s12253-018-0510-9. Epub 2018 Oct 31.
  • Narayan B, Urs AB, Augustine J, Singh H. Role of phosphatase and tensin homolog in pathogenesis of ameloblastoma: An immunohistochemical study. J Can Res Ther 2020: 16(3): 513-6.
  • Sarode SC, Augustine J, Sarode G, Gopalakrishnan D, Patil S. Perspective on Forensic Odontology and COVID-19. J Contemp Dent Pract 2020; 21(8):819-821.
  • Khan AA, Urs AB, Augustine J, Singh H. Comparative forensic analysis of reverse root canal filing and conventional method for DNA isolation from extracted teeth under different environmental conditions: A prospective study. J Forensic Odontostomatol 2020. Dec;(38): 3-35:41
  • Sharma V, Nawal RR, Augustine J, Urs AB, Talwar S. Evaluation of Endosequence Root Repair Material and Endocem MTA as direct pulp capping agents: An in vivo study. Australian Endodontic Journal 2021 Jul, DOI: 10.1111/aej. 12542
  • Sachdeva A, Kelkar M, Augustine J, Malhotra T. Dental pulp in forensic dentistry. J Indian Acad Forensic Med 2021; 43(2):177-9
  • Garg A, Guru SA, Koner, BC, Augustine J, Urs AB. miR-21 and miR-184 as early diagnostic miRs for oral squamous cell carcinomas and oral potentially malignant disorders. Annals of Oncology. 2022; 33(S6):S498

Published Book: 

  • Verma M, Wilson NHF, Augustine J. Contemporary Dental Ethics and Professionalism. Quintessence Books; Delhi, 2017.

a.  Academic merit prizes/certificates:

  • Received the runner up Oral Paper Prize at the 17th International Congress on Oral Pathology and Medicine held at Istanbul, Turkey, May, 2014
  • First Prize for Scientific Paper presentation entitled "Artificial Intelligence in Dental Radiographic Age Estimation: current trends and future direction" in the 4th International conference on Forensic Odontology and Child Abuse held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh from 28th to 31st March 2022.
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