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Sl No Year of sub- mission Name of the candidate Name of the guide Title Year of passing
1. Dec. 1973 Dr.S.Shyamala Dr.K.L. Shourie   June 1974
2.   Dr.V.Surendra Shetty Dr.K.L.Shourie Axial inclinication of upper and lower central incisor in Bunts of S.K. – a cephalometric study. June 1974
3. June 1974 Dr.Gautam Mengi Dr.K.L. Shourie    
4.   Dr.Subraya M. Dr.K.L.Shourie Nature of Angle’s Class II Division I malocclusion in patients from South Kanara Dt. (A cephalometric study) Dec. 1974
5. June 1975 Dr.Indumathi B.Pai Dr.K.L. Shourie    
6.   Dr.H.S. Prakash Dr.K.L.Shourie The cephalometric study of bimaxillary protrusion. Dec. 1975
7. Dec. 1983 Dr.S.G.Prasanna Kumar Dr.Sumant Goel Photoelastic stress analysis in Begg’s technic. Dec. 1983
8. Dec. 1984 Dr.Navin Ratra Dr.Sumant Goel Qualitative analysis of anchorage mechanics in Begg technique by photoelastic revealing system. Jan. 1985
9. Dec. 1985 Dr.Krishna Nayak U.S. Dr.Manohar Singh Incidence of malocclusion in deciduous dentition in South Kanara children: An epidemiological study. Dec. 1985
10.   Dr.M.S.Rani Dr.Manohar Singh Functional analysis of the muscles of stomatognathic system in various types of malocclusion. Dec. 1985
11.   Dr.Joseph C. Isaac Dr.Sumant Goel Effect of fluoridated acid conditioners on enamel – a scanning electron microscopic study. Dec. 1985
12. Dec. 1986 Dr.C.Sekhar Moorthy   Orientation of the palatal plane. Dec. 1986
13.   Dr.N.R.Krishnaswamy Dr.Sumant Goel Force extension characteristics of orthodontic elastics. Dec. 1986
14.   Dr.Satish Babu Jarubula Dr.Sumant Goel Colorimetric comparison of microleakage under cemented orthodontic bands – an in vitro study. Dec. 1986
15. Dec. 1987 Dr.B.S.Shyam Sundar Dr.V.Surendra Shetty Post-treatment stability of lower incisors after Begg treatment – a cephalometric appraisal. Dec. 1987
16.   Dr.Mala R. Contractor Dr.V.Surendra Shetty Crystal growth enamel pre-treatment as an alternative to acid etching – S.E.M. basis for efficient bond strength. Dec. 1987
17.   Dr.Akhter Hussain Dr.J.M.Jayaraj & Dr.V. S. Shetty The morphological and morphogenetic basis for the craniofacial form and pattern in the Chinese and the Indians. Dec. 1987
18. Dec. 1988 Dr.Arji George Dr.V.Surendra Shetty Effect of the Herbst appliance on orofacial musculature – a quantitative electromyographic study. June 1989
19. June 1989 Dr.K.Gangadhar Prasad   Force degradation characteristics of synthetic elastomeric chains: An in vitro study. June 1989
20.   Dr.B.Rajagopal   The effect of lower third molar impaction on lower anteriors – a cross sectional study. June 1990
21.   Dr.Denny Joseph   Comparative evaluation of effect of cold disinfectants on mechanical properties of Nickel-Titanium arch wires. June 1989
22.   Dr.Moin Ahmed Shariff   Skeletal and dento-alveloar features in anterior open bite – a cephalometric appraisal. June 1989
23. Dec. 1989 Dr.P.R. Ravi-narayana Reddy Dr.V.Surendra Shetty A quantitative analysis of bite opening during I stage of Begg light wire technique : A cephalometric appraisal. Dec. 1989
24. Dec. 1992 Dr.Gikku Philip Dr.Ashima Valiathan A comparative evaluation of chitra composite with right on adhesive – a clinical study. Dec. 1992
25.   Dr.Thomas George Mullackal Dr.Ashima Valiathan A cephalometric comparison of South and North Indian population using six analysis Dec. 1992
26. June 1993 Dr.Gurjit Singh Randhawa Dr.Ashima Valiathan Cephalometric assessment of dental changes after leveling in deep bite cases with edgewise appliance. July 1993
27.   Dr.Krishna Prasad Dr.Ashima Valiathan Model analysis : comparison of norms for Indians and Chinese using Pont’s Howe’s & Bolton analysis. June 1993
28. July 1994 Dr.Dawoodbhoy Irfan Ismail Dr.Ashima Valiathan Incidence of cleft lip & palate in Manipal : A live birth study. July 1994
29.   Dr.Jayan Joseph Dr.Ashima Valiathan Comparison of mesiodistal and bucco-lingual crown dimensions of permanent teeth and intercanine and intermolar arch width. July 1994
30.   Dr.Sunil Tilakram Sachdeva Dr.Ashima Valiathan Clinical evaluation of chitra light cure composite : A comparative study with ultralight. July 1994
31.   Dr.Thomas P. George Dr.Ashima Valiathan bilateral facial asymmetry – a posteroanterior cephalometric study. Dec. 1994
32. June 1995 Dr.Mayan P. Dr.Ashima Valiathan Effect of hydrogen peroxide (superoxyl) bleach on shear bond strength of orthodontic brackets – an invitro study. June 1995
33.   Dr.Praveen Misra Dr.Ashima Valiathan Evaluation of mandibular status in cl.II malocclusion. June 1995
34.   Dr.Yogesh Midha Dr.Ashima Valiathan Cephalometric appraisal of antero-posterior dysplasia using Af-Bf, ANB, wits measurements and maxillary-mandibular plane (MM ) bisector. June 1995
35. July 1996 Dr.Prasanth V.K. Dr.Ashima Valiathan In vitro evaluation of cyanoacrylate (superglue) as a bonding agent in Orthodontics. July 1996
36.   Dr.Snehlatha Oberoi Dr.Ashima Valiathan Clinical evaluation of third batch of chitra visible light cure composite – a comparative study with prisma APH. July 1996
37. Dec. 1997 Dr.Pradeep C.S. Dr.Ashima Valiathan Magnetodontics: A short term clinical evaluation of tooth movement using magnets. Dec. 1997
38.   Dr.Shaikh Sameer H. Dr.Ashima Valiathan Clinical evaluation of Fuji IX glass monomer cement as an orthodontic bonding agent: A comparative study with right – on composite resin. Dec. 1997
39.   Dr.Vignesh K. Dr.Ashima Valiathan Electrothermal debonding of ceramic brackets – an in vivo evaluation. Dec. 1997
40. June 1998 Dr.Elbe Peter Dr.Ashima Valiathan Cephalometric comparison of North Indians and South Indians using Ricketts lateral cephalometric analysis. June 1998
41. June 1999 Dr.Meenakshi Iyer Dr.Ashima Valiathan Correction of tongue-thrust swallowing using the Kussick’s tongue retrainer – a clinical study. June 1999
42.   Dr.Neena Luthra Dr.Ashima Valiathan Kussick orthodontic incline – an in vivo evaluation. June 1999
43.   Dr.Suresh M. Dr.Ashima Valiathan A comparison between traditional nand sonically derived cephalometric values using dolphin digigraph 3000. Dec. 1999
44. Nov. 2000 Dr.Padma Priya C.V. Dr.Ashima Valiathan Comparison of tongue pressure, tongue volume and cehalometric values in Kerala population with and without bimaxillary protrusion – a clinical study. Dec. 2000
45.   Dr.Amit Kumar Srivastava Dr.Ashima Valiathan In vitro evaluation of indigenously developed cyanoacrylates as a bonding agent in comparison to conventional bonding agents. July 2001
46. Dec. 2001 Dr.James Sunny P. 990355001 Dr.Ashima Valiathan A comparative in vitro study with new generation ethyl cyanoacrylate (smart bond) and a composite bonding agents. Dec. 2001
47.   Dr.V.Ravinder, 990355002 Dr.Ashima Valiathan Assessment of orthodontic treatment standard at CODS Manipal. July 2002
48. Dec. 2002 Dr.G.Suresh 000355002 Dr.Ashima Valiathan A comparative in vitro study with chitra radio-opaque polyurethane based adhesive and a conventional bonding adhesive as control. Dec. 2002
49.   Dr.Koyal Sarin 000355003 Dr.Ashima Valiathan  Comparison of bond failure of Fuji Ortho Lc and Transbond XT: A clinical study. Dec. 2002
50. July 2004 Dr. A. Sivakumar, 010305002 Dr.Ashima Valiathan Cephalometric Appraisal of Changes in Vertical Dimension following First Premolar Extraction. July 2004
51. Dec. 2004 Dr.Amanpreet Kaur Grewal 010305003 Dr.Ashima Valiathan Clinical efficacy of Regular versus Orthodontic Toothbrush in Fixed Orthodontic Appliance Patients with Bacterial Culture Changes – A short term randomized controlled clinical trial.  
52. July 2005 Dr. Ashil A.M. 020305001 Dr.Ashima Valiathan Efficacy of Moisture-Insensitive Primer – An in vitro study. July 2005
53. Dec. 2005 Dr.Nikhar Anand Verma, 020305003 Dr.Ashima Valiathan Prevalence and Distribution of Maxillary canine impaction in Orthodontics patients & its relation to tooth size discrepancy & dental anamolies. Dec. 2005
54. Dec. 2006 Dr. Siddhartha Dhar, 030305001 Dr.Ashima Valiathan An investigation of the heritability of vertical and horizontal cephalometric parameters in Monozygotic and Dizygotic twins. Dec. 2006
55.   Dr. Pawan Gautam, 030305002 Dr.Ashima Valiathan Stress distribution and displacement of craniofacial structures with combination of rapid maxillary expansion and face mask therapy: A Finite element method evaluation Dec. 2006
56. April 2007 Dr.Bosco Thomas 040305001 Dr.Ashima Valiathan Five-year review of the extraction frequencies at Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Orthodontic department. April 2007
57.   Dr.Sumit Gandhi 040305003 Dr.Ashima Valiathan Arch width changes in canine and molar regions after extraction and non-extraction treatment. April 2007
58.   Dr.David Marianayagam 040305004 Dr.Ashima Valiathan Cephalometric evaluation of facial asymmetry in skeletal class I, II & III subjects using posteroanterior cephalometric analysis April 2007
59. April 2008 Dr.Sandhya Anand 050305001 Dr.Ashima  Valiathan An investigation into the antimicrobial property and shear bond strength of an orthodontic adhesive incorporated with cetylpyridinium chloride- an in vitro study. April 2008
60.   Dr.Suruchi Jain 050305003 Dr.Ashima Valiathan Influence of first premolar extractions on mandibular third molar angulations. April 2008
61.   Dr.Santosh Kumar 050305004 Dr.Ashima Valiathan Pi analysis for assessing true skeletal anteroposterior discrepancy and its correlation with the previous methods. Oct. 2008
62. April 2009 Dr.M.M.Varadharaja 060305001 Dr.Ashima Valiathan Effects of cervical headgear on morphology of cervical vertebra and cervical posture.  
63.   Dr.Shah Neelesh Vinod 060305002 Dr.Ashima Valiathan Influence of chin prominence on esthetic lip profile preferences of professionals & laypersons.  
64.   Dr.Sachin Agarwal 060305003 Dr.Ashima Valiathan The effect of sandblasting on the retention of metallic brackets bonded with resin modified glass ionomer cement: Am in vitro investigation.