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Sharmila Arjunan, B.D.S., M.S.

  1. Orthodontist

Location

  1. Rochester, Minnesota

Languages

EnglishHindiTamilMarathi

Dr. Sharmila Arjunan is an American board-certified orthodontist and a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada. She began her dental education and completed her orthodontic residency at Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in India. She later earned a Master of Science and a Diploma in Orthodontics from the University of British Columbia in Canada. Dr. Arjunan further advanced her expertise through subspecialty fellowship training in craniofacial and special needs orthodontics at the University of Michigan.

Clinical Focus:

  • Comprehensive orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances, clear aligners, and temporary anchorage devices
  • Specialized orthodontic care for patients with craniofacial differences, from infancy through adulthood
  • Collaborative, interdisciplinary treatment planning with surgeons, pediatric dentists, speech-language pathologists, and other healthcare professionals

Dr. Arjunan is dedicated to providing individualized, compassionate care with a strong emphasis on evidence-based treatment and multidisciplinary collaboration.

  1. Dentofacial anomaly
  2. Malocclusion
  1. Orthodontic exam for children
  2. Orthodontic procedure
  1. 2024
    Fellowship - Craniofacial and Special Needs OrthodonticsUniversity of Michigan
  2. 2023
    Diploma - OrthodonticsUniversity of British Columbia
  3. 2023
    Master of Science - Craniofacial SciencesUniversity of British Columbia
  4. 2013
    Masters - Master of Dental Surgery (Orthodontics)Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
  5. 2008
    BDS - DentistryRajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

Certifications

  1. 2024
    OrthodonticsAmerican Board of Orthodontics
  2. 2023
    OrthodonticsRoyal College of Dentists of Canada

Awards and honors

  1. 2023
    Graduate Student Travel and Dissemination Fund AwardUniversity of British Columbia
  2. 2023
    Second prize in poster competition UBC Research Day 2023University of British Columbia
  3. 2022
    William W. Wood Memorial ScholarshipUniversity of British Columbia
  4. 2022
    Faculty of Dentistry Graduate Orthodontics Alumni ScholarshipUniversity of British Columbia
  5. 2022
    2022-23 CADR- NCOHR Student Research AwardCADR- NCOHR
  6. 2021
    Mrs. Frances E.R Maplethorp AwardUniversity of British Columbia
  7. 2021
    George S Beagrie ScholarshipUniversity of British Columbia
  8. 2008
    University Rank Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
  9. 2008
    Award of MeritRajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
  10. 2008
    Award of MeritRajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

Professional memberships

  1. 2025 - present
    MemberMidwest Society of Orthodontists (MSO)
  2. 2025 - present
    MemberMInnesota Association of Orthodontists
  3. 2025 - present
    MemberZumbro Valley Dental Society
  4. 2022 - present
    MemberAmerican Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association
  5. 2020 - present
    MemberAmerican Association of Orthodontists
  6. 2020 - present
    MemberCanadian Association of Orthodontists
  7. 2010 - present
    MemberIndian Orthodontic Society