Dr Saniya Mariam is a specialist pediatric dentist with over ten years of experience treating infants, children and adolescents. She completed her BDS from Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, in 2009, followed by an internship at PGI, Chandigarh. She obtained her postgraduate degree in Child dentistry at the prestigious PGIMER, Chandigarh, in 2014. As a consultant in Pediatric Dentistry at Kamakshi Memorial Hospital, Chennai, she treated many children with medical conditions and special healthcare needs.
2017 she obtained a PG certificate in Clinical Endodontics from the British Association of Restorative Dentistry. She then trained in laughing gas sedation at the Indian Dental Sedation Academy. In 2023, she obtained an MFDS degree from the Royal Colleges of Surgery Ireland to continue her lifelong learning journey.
Her special interest lies in utilizing non or minimally invasive techniques to help the youngest of her patients achieve good dental health. Dr Saniya consults with children right from the newborn stage to alleviate oral issues. She is accomplished in managing children with dental anxiety and believes firmly in gentle and compassionate care. Dr Saniya is certified in Airway-focused dentistry and Myofunctional orthodontics for early treatment of developing crooked teeth and jaws. She has also accomplished the treatment of Molar Incisor Hypomineralization and managing children with special health care needs. Among her special interests is sports dentistry, which includes custom-made mouthguards and efficient management of contact sport-related dental trauma. A firm believer in the impact of Preventive dentistry, she focuses on preventing dental issues in growing children.
Dr. Saniya has several publications in peer-reviewed journals and has updated her clinical techniques at various workshops and conferences. She is not just a skilled doctor but also an empathetic one. She firmly believes that a good dental experience in childhood shapes the attitude towards dentistry for life, and she is committed to providing a caring and understanding environment for her young patients.
Expertise:
- Comprehensive oral examination
- Oral health counselling, including preventive dentistry
- Minimally invasive dental treatment for uncooperative children, including SDF, SMART restorations
- Dental fillings and pulp treatments in primary teeth
- Silver and tooth-coloured crowns
- Space maintainers and oral habit cessation appliances for thumb sucking and mouth breathing
- Myobrace therapy for early intervention of crooked teeth
- Dental trauma management and mouthguards
- Preventive and Interceptive Orthodontics
- Member of Isppd and Emirates Society of Pediatric Dentistry
