Prof. Arvind Tripathi currently serves as the Dean Postgraduate Studies and Research and the Head of the Department of prosthodontics, crown and bridge at Saraswati Dental college & Hospital, Lucknow. An alumnus of the prestigious King George’s Medical College, Lucknow ( BDS 1982, MDS 1985) Dr tripathi served the Department of Prosthodontics at his alma mater for 20 years. He is an avid researcher, having received advanced training in Maxillofacial Prosthetics in the U.S.A( at UCLA under the Prof. John BeumerIII) and Canada and in Dental Sleep Medicine. Prof. tripathi has several coveted international fellowships to his credit and is the initiator of the study of Dental Sleep Meicine in India. He is the lone recipient of the prestigious Clinical Research Award from the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine(2018) in India. He has over 150 national and international peer reviewed and indexed publications and five patents to his credit.