STHIRA is led by a specialist surgeon rather than by a rota. For
treatment that sits outside his own field, a consultant in that speciality attends the
clinic and treats you here, instead of you being sent somewhere else and starting again
with a stranger.
Leads the clinic
Dr. Bhargav Kuchu
BDS, MDS · Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
Dr. Bhargav Kuchu is an Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon whose practice is built around complex surgical care, precision and multidisciplinary collaboration. His clinical interests include facial trauma, TMJ disorders and surgery, orthognathic surgery, dental implant surgery, oral pathology and cancer surgery, facial aesthetics, and complex reconstructive procedures.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery, including facial trauma and jaw fractures
Corrective jaw surgery and TMJ disorders
Dental implants, from planning through to the final crown
Difficult and surgical extractions, including impacted wisdom teeth
Assistant Professor, SVS Institute of Dental Sciences
Clinic Head at STHIRA Dentistry & Facial Surgery, overseeing day-to-day clinical operations and patient care.
Comprehensive general dental care for children and adults
Routine dental examinations, oral prophylaxis and preventive dentistry
Tooth-coloured restorations and restorative dental treatments for decayed and damaged teeth
Simple root canal treatments for suitable cases
Dental fillings, scaling and polishing, and basic preventive care
Patient care and treatment planning, with specialist referral when advanced dental or surgical treatment is required
Visiting specialists
Consultants who attend the clinic
Six consultants see patients at
STHIRA in their own speciality: paediatric dentistry, prosthodontics, endodontics,
orthodontics, oral and maxillofacial pathology, and oral medicine and radiology.
They are not resident staff, and we say so plainly. They attend, on the days your
treatment needs them.
Dr. Manish Khazane
MDS, MFD RCS (Edinburgh, UK) · Endodontist
Specialist in endodontics and microscope-assisted root canal treatment, with a particular interest in saving teeth that others have given up on.
Microscope-assisted root canal treatment
Complex cases and root canal retreatment
Teeth with a compromised prognosis, kept wherever possible
Pain management and dental trauma
Minimally invasive, evidence-based endodontics
IFEA Jean-Marie Laurichesse Research Award winner
Published research in dentistry and endodontics
Dr. Jahnavi Rachamadugu
MDS (Manipal University) · Orthodontist and Dentofacial Orthopaedist
Her view is that orthodontics is not only about straightening teeth: a balanced bite and facial proportion matter just as much as the front six.
Fixed braces and modern orthodontic appliances
Clear aligner therapy
Early assessment and interceptive treatment
Dentofacial orthopaedics and growth modification
Dental and skeletal malocclusion
Treatment planning for children, adolescents and adults
Dr. Shourya
BDS, MDS · Prosthodontist and Smile Designing Specialist
Senior Resident at Osmania Hospital, with more than ten years of clinical experience.
Prosthodontics, smile designing and aesthetic dentistry
Implant prosthesis
Complete and partial dentures
Full mouth rehabilitation and complex prosthodontic cases
Maxillofacial prosthesis
Dr. Sonika Reddy
BDS, MDS · Paediatric Dentist and Pedodontist
Senior Resident at Osmania Hospital, with more than ten years of clinical experience. She sees infants, children and adolescents.
Care for infants, children and adolescents
Early orthodontic and interceptive treatment
Growth modification and functional appliances
Habit correction and guidance for developing teeth
Dental trauma in children
Behaviour management for anxious children, and special child care
Preventive and minimally invasive paediatric dentistry
Dr. D. Hareesh
BDS, MDS · Oral & Maxillofacial Pathologist
Senior Resident at Osmania Hospital. Oral and maxillofacial pathology, oral microbiology, oral oncology and forensic odontology.
Diagnosis and evaluation of oral and maxillofacial lesions
Assessment of potentially malignant disorders, cysts, tumours and inflammatory lesions
Oral histopathology and microscopic diagnosis
Oral microbiology, and its role in oral infections and disease
Forensic odontology, including dental identification and medico-legal work
Dr. Swetha Basu
BDS, MDS · Oral Medicine, Radiology and Orofacial Pain Specialist
Diagnosis of diseases of the mouth, oral and maxillofacial radiology, and specialist assessment of facial pain.
Oral lesions and diseases of the mouth
Ulcers, white or red patches, swellings and mucosal changes
Screening for oral cancer and potentially malignant lesions
Orofacial pain, including unexplained facial pain
TMJ disorders and jaw pain
Burning mouth, dry mouth and salivary gland disorders
Oral and maxillofacial radiology, and reading dental and jaw imaging
How it works in practice
One clinic, the right specialist
You are examined and your treatment is planned by Dr Kuchu. If part of
it belongs to another speciality, he arranges for that consultant to see you here, and
he stays responsible for the plan as a whole.
It means you are not handed a referral slip and left to organise the
rest yourself, and it means nobody is doing work outside what they trained for.
