Rishabh Acharya, BDS, MDS
Associate Professor
Preventive & Restor Dent Sci
School of Dentistry

rishabh.acharya@ucsf.edu

Dr. Rishabh P. Acharya is a Board Certified Maxillofacial Prosthodontist. Dr. Acharya received his dental training in Mumbai, India, and was the recipient of the D.Y. Patil University Gold Medal and the Pierre Fauchard Academy International Senior Student Award in 2014 for his outstanding academic achievements.

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He completed a postgraduate certificate in Prosthodontics and a Master of Dental Science (M.D.S.) degree from the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark, New Jersey. His thesis entitled “Retentive strength and marginal gaps of a bioactive luting agent: An in vitro pilot study” was published in the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry.

Dr. Acharya completed a fellowship in Oral Oncology and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics from The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, followed by an Advanced Education Program in Implant Dentistry from the Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, Loma Linda, California.

Dr. Acharya is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Division of Prosthodontics, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Dentistry. He is the director of the School of Dentistry's pre-doctoral implant and clinical removable prosthodontics programs. He teaches prosthodontics in the School of Dentistry and treats patients in the UCSF Prosthodontic Faculty Practice.

Dr. Acharya is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontics and the American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics.

Awards

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  • Fellowship, American College of Prosthodontics, 2024
  • Fellowship, American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, 2021
  • Associate Fellowship, American Academy of Implant Dentistry, 2018
  • National Honors Society, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, 2017
  • Chief Fellow, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2017
  • The Shri Prithviraj Soni University Gold Medal (Secured First Rank in Fourth Year Dental School), DY Patil University School of Dentistry, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 2014
  • Pierre Fauchard Academy (PFA) International Senior Student Award, Pierre Fauchard Academy, India Section, 2014

Education & Training

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  • Fellowship Implant Dentistry Loma Linda University School of Dentistry 07/2019
  • Fellowship Oral Oncology and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 07/2018
  • M.D.S. Prosthodontics Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey 06/2017
  • Postgraduate Certificate Prosthodontics (Honors) Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey 06/2017
  • Internship (Group Practice Residency) Dentistry DY Patil University School of Dentistry 10/2013
  • B.D.S. Dentistry (Gold Medal) DY Patil University School of Dentistry 07/2012

Interests

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  • Prosthodontics
  • Dentistry
  • Oral Oncology and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics
  • Dental Education
  • Implant Dentistry

Websites

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Publications (2)

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