Dental Surgeon & Periodontist
A clinical director, dental practitioner, and proprietor of Chitra Dental Clinic, Dr. Chitraa R Chandran is a household name in West Mambalam, and in Chennai as a whole. Synonymous with patient satisfaction, the brand of Chitra Dental Clinic has grown under her able guidance for the past 35 years.
She graduated from the Tamil Nadu Government Dental College & Hospital (then the Madras Dental College & Hospital) in 1984 and went on to continue onto her MDS in Periodontology from the same institution in 1988.
Journey has been an inspiring one - having established her private practice from the living room of her home at Kodambakkam in 1984, she later moved her practice to a small bijou in Arya Gowda Road, West Mambalam in 1988, before moving down the road to the current establishment in 2000.
Her career as an educator began as a Reader in Ragas Dental College & Hospital, Chennai, in 1988; her passion for teaching propelled her growth, going on to become a Professor at the same institution, and later Vice-Principal at Thai Moogambigai Dental College & Hospital in 2004, before subsequently becoming the Principal and Head of the Department of Periodontics at Tagore Dental College & Hospital in 2007. She was awarded the Best Teacher Award in 2013 by then Hon’ble Governor of Tamil Nadu, Mr. K. Rosaiah, for her excellent contributions towards nurturing the next generation of dentists.