Myself Dr S.Shamala Ravikumar, Professor and HOD Department of oral & maxillofacial pathology, Adhiparasakthi Dental college and hospital, Melmaruvathur, Tamilnadu India. Having a teaching experience of nearly 30 yrs for undergraduates and Postgraduate,we are focussed in Microscopic Diagnosis of Oral diseases especially Oral cancer and precancerous conditions.we are into research in advanced cancer diagnosis and also Salivary analysis of various Biomarkers in diagnosis of various oral diseases . Being a private dental practitioner also I am married to a dental surgeon and blessed with two sons.Immensely happy for having received the ISSN award.