Prof. Dr. Porus S. Turner is Professor of Postgraduate studies in the Dept. of Prosthodontics at A. B. Shetty Institute of Dental Studies, Mangalore, India. He obtained his B.D.S. degree from the University of Bombay in the year 1964 and his M.D.S. degree too from the University of Bombay in the year 1966. He is the founder member and past president of the Indian Academy of Aesthetic and Cosmetic Dentistry.

He has 26 original publications in national and international journals to his credit and has contributed to two books on dentistry. He has authored a book entitled “Art and Science of Aesthetic Dentistry.” Dr. Turner is a fellow of the Academy of Dentistry International and a Consultant to the Bhabha Atomic Research Center. He lectures extensively in India and abroad on Restorative Dentistry. He was a guest speaker at the 1st International Conference on Adhesive Dentistry held at Tokyo, Japan from 19th to 22nd April 2002.

He gave an invited paper at the American Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry from 3-5th October 2002 in Washington. He was a keynote speaker at the 1st International Conference on Aesthetic Dentistry in Guangzhou, China between 12th and 14th March 2003.

He was invited to Konstanz Germany to take part in an International Workshop on “Recent Advances in Materials for Restorative Dentistry” from 14-19th March 2004.

Invited by Quintessence International to present along with Prof. Shillinburg in Dubai on March 14, 2005.

He was invited by the 2nd International Conference on Adhesive Dentistry held in Tokyo between 22-24th April 2005.

Invited to the International Conference on Ceramics, San Diego, U.S.A. between 24-26th June 2005.

He was invited to present on 5th February 2006 in Mumbai at the Academy of Oral Implantology.

Between 21-29th March 2006, he was invited to attend World Congress on Oral Implantology at Salzburg, Austria and later advanced training on augmentation at University of Frankfurt, Germany.

He was invited to give a one-day course for “ Beginners in Oral Implantology” in Mumbai on September 24th 2006.

He was invited to lecture at the Maxi Course held by the American Academy of Implant Dentistry in Mumbai and Chennai in August 2007.