Meet Dr Kiran Arora : Personal and Professional introduction

Childhood:

Being born and brought up in Mumbai, the financial capital of India exposed her to different cultures and diversities of life. At the age of 10, she knew she wanted to serve the community by being a health care profession. Her compassion was evident from the fact that as a child she volunteered for many causes to create awareness about health

Dentistry:

She was fascinated by this unique field as it encompassed medical knowledge to be a doctor to take care of oral and systemic health and also involved an artist who creates beautiful and healthy smiles. She earned her:

• Bachelors of Dental Surgery (BDS), Government Dental College & Hospital, Mumbai
• Certification in advanced education in general dentistry, Government Dental College & Hospital, Mumbai
• Government Dental College and Hospital is one of the pioneer and prestige dental institution in India
• Worked as a General Dentist for 3 years

Life had some exciting plans:

Dr. Arora moved to Overland Park, Kansas in 2007 to join her husband, Raman Arora who is a software engineer and alumni of University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He had an exciting opportunity to work with IBM, a multinational software league company in Overland Park. While she was exploring dentistry in United States, she knew her challenges and she was ready to go back to dental school and she earned her:

• Doctorate of Dental Surgery (DDS), University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Dentistry, Magna Cum Laude
• Worked as a general dentist in KS and MO for 3 years

Periodontics and Implant Dentistry:

Fundamental of Periodontics always enticed her right from her dental school days in India. The pivotal role this specialty plays with oral systemic link, in achieving a healthy and sound foundation by preserving the gum and bone around teeth and implants, restoring the lost form and gaining back esthetics and function led her to apply for residency in Periodontics. She completed her extensive 30-month training and received her Certification in Periodontics from University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Dentistry

Arora Periodontics and Implant Dentistry :

Her belief in treating patients as her own family members, giving quality time, listening to their needs and educating them resulted in starting her own practice limited to Periodontics and Implant Dentistry in Leawood, Kansas. She wanted this facility to be equipped with state-of-art technology, latest equipment, high quality brands of regenerative and implant system, stringent sterilization protocol and at the same time gives the feeling of being at home. She utilizes 3D CBCT images for all her implant and complicated treatment planning

Honors and Accolades:

She received numerous scholarships from UMKC alumni association and has been on Dean lists for her academic excellence. She is also honoured with membership of National Dental Honor Society: Omicron Kappa Upsilon. She has received certifications of merit from American Academy of Oral Medicine and Oral Radiology. She has published articles in peer reviewed journals of dentistry

Memberships:

American Society of Period-ontology, American Dental Association, Kansas Dental Association, Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Ho nor Society, Missouri-Kansas City society of Periodontists, she has currently accepted the position of a delegate for 5th District Dental Society of Kansas

She has currently accepted a part time position of Assistant Clinical Professor at University of Missouri-Kansas City Dental School to teach periodontics to the student. She is also now eligible to be take her American Board of Periodontology certification and is working towards being Board Certified Periodontist

Personal life:

Dr. Arora is blessed with a beautiful family. Her 6-year-old son, Aekam keeps her busy and she learns from him every day how to enjoy small little things in life. Her husband, Raman and she are avid travellers and love to visit different national parks, cities and countries. She loves to spend time with her family, cook and enjoy different sports in her free time. She also makes a trip to India once every year to meet her parents and extended family there. Her family is her strength. She is very obliged to all her teachers in India and US without whom she would not have been able to full fill her dream. She and her family donates to an international non-profit organization, which aims at children welfare worldwide. She believes that strong, educated and well sheltered kids will result in promising future.