Dr T Elangovan
Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Pathologist
Former Professor of Oral Pathology
Proprietor and Principal Dentist – DT Smile Care
Nobel Fellowship in Implantology
Certified Digital Smile Design Practitioner
Dr T Elangovan is a highly acclaimed dental clinician and one of the most respected academicians in Chennai. With over 20 years of clinical experience and expertise in all the disciplines in dentistry, he lives by his vision to constantly upgrade and scale new peaks in his profession.
Dr Elangovan graduated from Dr MGR Medical University, in 1998 and completed his masters program from Sri Ramachandra University in 2004. Building on a strong passion for the profession and a desire to offer outstanding and affordable dental care services for the community, he established D T Smile care in 2002. He obtained his Post-doctoral diploma from Annamalai University in the field of Medical Law and Ethics. He honed his expertise in various facets of clinical dentistry by completing signature courseswhich includes “Nobel Fellowship Program“ in implant and esthetic dentistry, “Digital Smile Design”, “Dental Laminates, Crown and Bridges”, “Dental Photography” and “Full Mouth Rehabiltation” to name a few.
With a great flair and love for teaching, he associated himself with two of the prestigious institutes in Chennai and has trained several batches of undergraduate and post graduate dental students for more than 10 years. A record holder throughout his academic career, he went onto present several scientific papers and win awards at both national and international levels. Dr Elangovan has published numerous articles in medical and dental journals and has written chapters dealing with oral diseases in the field of dematopathology. An avid quizzer, he regularly conducts quiz programs for both undergraduate and post graduate dental students. He has been a panel member of examiners in various universities of Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh.
A keen fitness enthusiast, Dr Elangovan is a short distance marathon runner, and also daily indulges in sports activities like badminton and tennis. His other interests includes reading books and his favourite author is Robin Sharma