Assistant Professor, Department of Dentistry (Periodontology), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Punjab, India.

Dr. Lata Goyal is a Periodontist with keen interest in Periodontal medicine, Perioplastic procedures and oral biomarkers in relation to systemic health. She is presently working as Assistant Professor, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, India. She was awarded Masters in Dental Surgery (MDS) in Periodontics from Aligarh Muslim University and earned Gold Medal in Periodontics. She graduated from Government Dental College and Hospital, Patiala with 15 medals including a scholarship from the Indian Dental Association. She has been awarded Diplomate of Implantology by World Congress of Oral Implantology and Diplomate in Hospital Management by National Institute of Family and Health Welfare, New Delhi. She completed her Senior Residency from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India. She is fellow of Pierre Fauchard Academy (USA), Academy of General Education Manipal and Clinical research fellow of International Clinical Dental Research organization. She was awarded the prestigious "Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojna" (KVPY) scholarship, by (ICMR), New Delhi. She has a keen interest in perioplastic procedures for which she was awarded a fellowship from Council of Scientific Research (CSIR), New Delhi under Senior Research Associateship Scheme. She has more than 30 awards to her credit and has also presented various papers in national and international conferences and received best paper and poster presentation awards. She is the author of more than 35 papers in various indexed international and national journals and books. She is Editorial board member and reviewer of more than fifteen indexed journals.