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Amrit Tewari
Born
Chandigarh, India
Died13 January 2018
Other namesAmrit Kaur Tewari
OccupationPediatric Dentist
Known forDentistry
Dental academics
SpouseV. N. Tewari
ChildrenManish Tewari
AwardsPadma Shri
Pierre Fauchard Academy Certificate of Merit

Amrit Kaur Tewari was an Indian dental physician and a former Dean of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh.[1][2] She was the first person to be selected as the Life member of the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry (ISPPD)[3] and is a Fellow of the Indian Dental Association[4] and the National Academy of Medical Sciences.[5] She was also former member of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation.[6][7]

After her superannuation from PGIMER, she was made the Professor Emeritus of the Institute.[8] She had written several medical articles in peer reviewed journals[9][10] and had published a book, Fluorides and Dental Caries : A Compendium[11] The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 1992.[12] Tewari, a recipient of the Certificate of Merit of the Pierre Fauchard Academy,[13] was married to V. N. Tewari, an author and professor of Punjabi at Punjab University and has a son, Manish Tewari, an Indian politician and a former Minister of Information and Broadcasting. V. N. Tewari was the victim of Punjab insurgency, when he was shot dead by Sikh militants in 1984.[14]

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References

  1. ^ "Support Manish Tewari". Jassikangura. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. ^ "PGI starts dental treatment for young children". Hindustan Times. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Life member of ISPPD" (PDF). Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry. 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Fellow of Indian Dental Association". Indian Dental Association. 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  5. ^ "List of Fellows - NAMS" (PDF). National Academy of Medical Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Congress leaders' kin in house". TImes of India. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  7. ^ "MINUTES OF THE 211 th MEETING" (PDF). Chandigarh Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  8. ^ "List of Emeritus Professors of the Institute". Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research. 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  9. ^ WorldCat identity. WorldCat.
  10. ^ Lotika Wadhwa; Ashok Utreja; Amrit Tewari1c (January 1993). "A study of clinical signs and symptoms of temporomandibular dysfunction in subjects with normal occlusion, untreated, and treated malocclusions". 103 (1): 54–61. doi:10.1016/0889-5406(93)70105-W. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Ved Prakash Jalili, ed. (1986). Fluorides and dental caries : a compendium. Amrit Tewari (Principal contributor). Indian Dental Association. p. 114. OCLC 19399893.
  12. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "Pierre Fauchard Academy Certificate of Merit". Pierre Fauchard Academy. 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  14. ^ "MANISH TEWARI- Biography". NRI Internet. 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.


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