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mensinkai@uthscsa.edu

Departments & Divisions

Poornima K Mensinkai, B.D.S., M.S., Ph.D

Assistant Professor/Clinical

Poornima Mensinkai, BDS, PhD, MS, was born in Bangalore, India, where she graduated in 2000 from Karnataka University with her Bachelor's in Dental Surgery.  Dr. Mensinkai earned her Master of Science and her PhD from the UT Health San Antonio (UTHSA) Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in 2011 and 2017, respectively. 

Dr. Mensinkai is currently appointed at the UTHSA School of Dentistry as Assistant Director for the International Dentist Education Program and full-time Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry.  She serves on the Faculty Senate as Member at large and takes pride in representing the School of Dentistry at UTHSA.  

Passionate about training international dentists aspiring to make a career in the U.S., Dr. Mensinkai also holds an appointment as the Director for the Hand Skills CE course at Smile UTHSA. She is also a dedicated member of the School of Dentistry's Admissions Committee for DDS students and the International Dentist Education Program, as well as the Dental Education Outreach Committee and Dentistry Enhancement for Clinical Opportunities (DECO) Task Force for Patient Screening. She completed courses for Teaching Excellence in 2011 and Entering Mentoring in 2017.  In service to the profession, Dr. Mensinkai is a member of the Indian Dental Association, the American Dental Education Association, and the International American Dental Research.

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 2017 - PhD - Graduate School Of Biomedical Sciences, UTHSCSA
    • 2013 - MS - Graduate school of Biomedical Sciences, UTHSCSA
    • 2000 - BDS - KLE's Institute of Dental Sciences, Karnataka, India

    Training

    • 2017 - PhD - Biomedical Sciences - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio , TX
    • 2011 - MDS - Biomedical Sciences - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio , TX

    Appointments

    • 7/2017 - Present - Assistant Professor/Clinical - UT Dentistry, Comprehensive Dentistry, San Antonio, TX

  • Instruction & Training

    • 7/2017 - Present, Pre-Doctoral Student Supervision, UT Dentistry
    • 7/2017 - Present, Operative Dentistry, UT Dentistry
    • 7/14/2021, Hand skill Bench prep course, UT Dentistry

  • Publications

      1. P.K. Mensinkai, R.A. Ccahuana-Vasquez, I. Chedjieu, B.T. Amaechi, A.C. Mackey, 
      T.J.Walker And D.D. Blanken “In situ remineralization of white-spot enamel lesions by 
      500 and 1,100ppm F dentifrices”, Journal of “Clinical Oral Investigation” July 3, 2011.
      2. B.T. Amaechi, R. Karthikeyan, P.K. Mensinkai, K. Najibfard, A.C. Mackey, And R.L. 
      Karlinsey “Remineralization of Eroded Enamel by a NaF rinse containing a novel calcium 
      phosphate agent in an in situ model”, Journal of “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational 
      Dentistry” August 24, 2010.
      3. B. Mcgarrell, P. Mensinkai, I. Chedjieu, P.T. Gakunga, J.P. Hatch, K. Ramalingam, 
      B.T.Amaechi. “Prevention of Enamel Demineralization around Orthodontic Brackets 
      Using an Organo-Diselenide Antimicrobial Sealant”: Caries 196 Res 2011; 45:174–242.
      4. A. Brown, I. Chedjieu, P.K. Mensinkai, P.T. Gakunga, J. Hatch, and B.T. Amaechi, 
      “Durability of Products for Prevention of Demineralization around Orthodontic Brackets”. 
      Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 90, Special Issue A, Abstract # 1105.
      5. R.L. Karlinsey, B.T. Amaechi, R. Karthikeyan, P.K. Mensinkai, K. Najibfard And A.C. 
      Mackey, “In Situ Remineralization of Erosive Lesions with Fluoride Plus TCP-Si-Ur” 
      Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 89, Special Issue B Abstract # 4188.
      6. Amaechi BT, Ramalingam K, Mensinkai PK, Chedjieu I. In situ remineralization of early 
      caries by a new high-fluoride dentifrice General Dentistry 2012 Jul; 60(4):186-192.
      7. Amaechi BT, Porteous N, Ramalingam K, Mensinkai PK, Ccahuana-Vasquez RA, 
      Sadeghpour A, Nakamoto T. Remineralization of Artificial Enamel lesions by 
      Theobromine Caries Research 2013 Jan;47:399-405.
      8. Amaechi BT, Porteous NB, Ramalingam K, Mensinkai, P.K., Ccahuana Vasquez, R.A., 
      Sadeghpour, A, Nakamoto, T. Remineralization of artificial enamel lesions by theobromine 
      Caries Research 2013 Apr;47:399-405.
      9. Amaechi BT, Mathews SM, Mensinkai PK. Effect of theobromine-containing toothpaste 
      on dentin tubule occlusion in situ Clin Oral Investig 2014 Mar;.
      10. Bennett T. Amaechi, Sapna M. Mathews, Karthikeyan Ramalingam, Poornima K. 
      Mensinkai. Evaluation of Nano hydroxyapatite-containing toothpaste for occluding dentin 
      tubules Am J Dent 2015 Feb; 28:33-39.
      11. Dissertation “Effects of Glycemic Control on Bone Metabolism for Edentulous Patients 
      with Diabetes”, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, UTHSCSA May 2017.
      12. Manuscript under review “Effects of Glycemic Control on Bone Metabolism for 
      Edentulous Patients with Diabetes”, Mensinkai PK, Oates TW, Fajardo R, JADA 2017 
      July 2017
      13. Stephen H. Abrams, Koneswaran S. Sivagurunathan, Josh D. Silvertown, Bonny Wong, 
      Adam Hellen, Andreas Mandelis, Warren M.P. Hellen, Gary I. Elman, S.M. Mathew, 
      Poornima K. Mensinkai, Bennett T. Amaechi “Correlation with caries lesion depth of The 
      Canary System, DIAGNOdent and ICDAS II”, The Open Dentistry Journal, 11: 679-689
      Feb 201