Krishna Subedi

Krishna Subedi

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

Adelaide Dental School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Krishna completed his Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) in 2013 and Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) in Public Health Dentistry in 2019 from B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), Dharan, Nepal. He worked as a general dentist for three years (2013–2016).

He began his career as a public health dentist at Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences, where he worked for two years (2019–2021). Subsequently, he joined the Department of Community Dentistry at Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital and Research Center, Pokhara, Nepal, as an assistant professor. During his three-year tenure (2021–2024), he taught community dentistry/public health dentistry to undergraduate students, provided research training to postgraduate students, and mentored BDS interns in their research projects. Alongside his academic responsibilities, he was actively involved in delivering clinical oral health services in Pokhara.

Krishna has been actively involved in academic and editorial activities. He served as a member of the Institutional Review Committee at Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences, Kaski, Nepal. He contributed as an editorial member for the Medical Journal of Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences and the Journal of Gandaki Medical College-Nepal. Additionally, he held the position of Managing Editor at the Journal of Gandaki Medical College-Nepal. Currently, he serves as an editorial member for BMC Public Health. He is a peer reviewer for several prestigious international journals, including BMC Oral Health, BMC Primary Care, BMJ Open, Discover Public Health, the International Journal of Dental Hygiene, and the Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry.

He is highly open to collaborative research and has a keen interest in oral health, epidemiology, public health, and tobacco-related studies.

Krishna is now pursuing a PhD in Dentistry at the University of Adelaide, Australia.

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2024 Subedi, K., Shrestha, A., & Bhagat, T. (2024). Oral health status and barriers to utilization of dental services among pregnant women in Sunsari, Nepal: A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Dental Hygiene, 22(1), 209-218.
    DOI Scopus1
    2024 Subedi, K., Subedi, N., & Ranjit, R. (2024). Knowledge and practices of plagiarism among journal editors of Nepal. RESEARCH INTEGRITY AND PEER REVIEW, 9(1), 8 pages.
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    2024 Sagar, S., Bhattarai, D., Ghimire, S., Bhattarai, A., Wagle, A., & Subedi, K. (2024). Tobacco use, secondhand exposure and knowledge of secondhand and thirdhand smoke among medical college students in Western Nepal: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 14(9), 9 pages.
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    2024 Bastola, R., Sigdel, B., Subedi, K., Ghimire, A., & Ghimire, S. (2024). Factors associated with adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected children in Pokhara, Nepal: A cross-sectional study. HIV and AIDS Review, 23(1), 66-71.
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    2024 Subedi, K., Sigdel, B., Khanal, P. P., Sharma, D., Chaudhary, G., Singh, A. K., & Paneru, S. (2024). Dental caries, tobacco usage and associated risk factor of dental caries in patients visiting a government hospital in Western, Nepal. BMC Oral Health, 24(1), 8 pages.
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    2023 Subedi, K., Yadav, K. P., Sharma, R., Poudel, B. M., Sapkota, A., & Chapagain, S. (2023). Psychological Impact of COVID‑19 among Health‑care Workers in Nepal: An Analytical Cross‑sectional Study. Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, 39(4), 337-348.
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    2023 Karki, B., Kunwar, S., Gaire, G., Magar, K. R., Bhusal, L., Giri, P., & Subedi, K. (2023). Dental Caries among Patients Visiting the Dental Outpatient Department in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study. Journal of the Nepal Medical Association, 61(263), 588-591.
    DOI Scopus1
    2021 Koirala, S., Subedi, K., & Subedi, N. (2021). Unnatural deaths among autopsy cases brought at tertiary care hospital of western Nepal during COVID-19 pandemic period: A descriptive cross-sectional study. Journal of the Nepal Medical Association, 59(244), 1293-1296.
    DOI Scopus3 Europe PMC1
    2021 Subedi, K., Shrestha, A., Bhagat, T., & Baral, D. (2021). Effectiveness of oral health education intervention among 12–15-year-old school children in Dharan, Nepal: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Oral Health, 21(1), 11 pages.
    DOI Scopus12 Europe PMC7
    2021 Subedi, K., Shrestha, A., & Bhagat, T. (2021). Assessment of nicotine dependence among tobacco users visiting outreach programs in Dharan, Nepal: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health, 21(1), 11 pages.
    DOI Scopus8 Europe PMC5
    2019 Singh, A., Subedi, K., Shrestha, A., Bhagat, T., Pyakurel, P., & Agrawal, S. K. (2019). Impact of community diagnosis programme on undergraduate students at BP Koirala institute of health sciences. Kathmandu University Medical Journal, 17(66), 82-87.
    Scopus1 Europe PMC1
    - Khanal, P. P., Subedi, K., Sigdel, B., Paneru, S., & Adhikari, P. (n.d.). Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of COVID-19 among dental patients visiting Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences, Pokhara. Orthodontic Journal of Nepal, 12(1), 37-45.
    DOI
    - Subedi, K., & Subedi, N. (n.d.). Misconduct in research: The troubling practice of salami slicing. Journal of Gandaki Medical College-Nepal, 16(1), 1-5.
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    - Subedi, K., & Subedi, N. (n.d.). Synchronous use of two markers of research: p-value and confidence interval. Journal of Gandaki Medical College-Nepal, 15(2), 100-102.
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    - Subedi, K., & Subedi, N. (n.d.). Role of telemedicine and its implementation in Nepal. Journal of Gandaki Medical College-Nepal, 14(2), 81-83.
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    - Subedi, N., Subedi, K., & Ranjit, R. (n.d.). Active learning for competent medical graduates: Need of the hour. Journal of Gandaki Medical College-Nepal, 17(1), 1-3.
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  • Preprint
    Year Citation
    2021 Subedi, K., Shrestha, A., Bhagat, T., & Baral, D. (2021). Effectiveness of Oral Health Education Intervention  among 12-15-Year-Old School Children in Dharan, Nepal: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
    DOI
    2020 Subedi, K., Shrestha, A., & Bhagat, T. (2020). Assessment of nicotine dependence among tobacco users visiting outreach programs in Dharan, Nepal: a cross-sectional study.
    DOI
    2020 Subedi, K., Shrestha, A., Bhagat, T., & Baral, D. (2020). Effectiveness of Oral Health Education Intervention Strategies Among 12-15-Year-Old School Children in Dharan, Nepal: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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  • Committee Memberships
    Date Role Committee Institution Country
    2021 - 2024 Member Institutional Review Committee, Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences, Kaski, Pokhara, Nepal Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences Nepal

  • Editorial Boards
    Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country
    2024 - ongoing Member BMC Public Health BMC PUBLIC HEALTH United Kingdom
    2022 - ongoing Associate Editor Journal of Gandaki Medical College-Nepal Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital and Research Center Nepal
    2022 - 2022 Editor Journal of Gandaki Medical College-Nepal Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital and Research Center Nepal
    2019 - 2021 Editor Medical Journal of Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences Nepal
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