Pharmacology for Dentistry About the Author Tara V Shanbhag is Professor and Head at the Department of Pharmacology, Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Mukka, Mangalore, Karnataka, India. She has a teaching experience of more than 30 years and has been an examiner to various universities. Dr Shanbhag is an honourable recipient of the ‘Good Teacher’ award. She has authored books on pharmacology and has to her credit several articles in national and international journals. Smita Shenoy is Additional Professor at the Department of Pharmacology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India. She has 13 years of teaching experience and has been an examiner to various universities. Dr Shenoy has been honoured with the ‘Good Teacher’ award. She has authored books on pharmacology and has published several articles in national and international journals. Veena Nayak is Associate Professor at the Department of Pharmacology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India. She has 10 years of teaching experience and has been an examiner to various universities. She is also a faculty and resource person at the Department of Medical Education, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal. She has authored books on pharmacology. Dr. Nayak has obtained ICMR grant for research and has published several articles in national and international journals.