Dr. Dronesh Chettri is a dentist and a public health professional recently employed by the Govt. of Sikkim, India under the Health and Family Welfare Dept. He has completed his under graduation in dentistry from Himachal Dental College and his Masters, MPH from JNMC, KLE Academy of Higher Education & Research, Belagavi, Karnataka. He has a diploma in clinical research as well. His interests are in oral health, smoking and substance abuse, communicable and non-communicable diseases, mental health, maternal and child health, bio-statistics, occupational health, etc.
During and after completing MPH, he has done various volunteer work, including monitoring and evaluation programmes, health camps, etc. He has over 10 years of experience in MS Office and over 2 years of experience in data analysis, including SPSS, Stata, etc. He also has a keen knowledge of artificial intelligence, machine learning, etc. Along with that, he has a certificate of French language translation and works as a freelance copy editor in various European languages, including Portuguese, German, and French. He is a member of IDA (Indian Dental Association)& IPHA (Indian Public Health Association) and is working towards establishing IPHA Sikkim Branch.
Keeping his interest in mind, he has been involved in various national and international non-governmental organizations whose specializations were in child rights, geriatric care, mental health, disability care, truckers’ community, sex workers' health, and maternal and child health. He has co-authored 3 research papers and authored 2 original articles till date, with more to come in the future. Dronesh is a sports enthusiast who has participated in and enjoyed a variety of sports such as football, cricket, badminton, and basketball. He also enjoys writing his thoughts out loud on many topics of interest.
