Rutendo Kudenga is originally from Zimbabwe and qualified as a dentist in 2015 at the University of Pretoria. She then went to do her community service in Springbok, a small town close to the Namibian border. After that, she worked in private practice for 6 years. In 2021, she joined the Department of Odontology at the University of Pretoria as a full-time lecturer. Dr Kudenga has a postgraduate diploma in endodontics from the University of Pretoria and a Master’s in Global Public Health from the Queen Mary University of London. Dr Kudenga is passionate about implementing change in the public health system to ensure health equity. Her interests include both prevention and health policy.

Indian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologists
Past Vice President Indian Dental Association
Member
International Association of Dental Research
American Academy of Periodontology International Association of Oral Pathology
Board of studies RGUHS,Bangalore
Author
Text Book of Periodontology
Text Book of Community Dentistry
Reviewer of the following Journals
Indian Society of Periodontology
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Editorial board of clinical contemporary Dentistry

Dayananda Sagar College of Dental Sciences Bangalore
3.Vice Principal,Prof &HOD Dept of Periodontics
College of Dental Surgery ,Manipal
4.Director,Prof HOD Dept of Periodontics &Community Dentistry
JCD Dental College ,Sirsa Haryana
5.Prof&HOD Dept of Oral and Maxillo facial Pathology
The Oxford Dental College ,Bangalore
6.Prof &HOD Dept of Periodontics
SDM Dental College Dharwad Karnataka
7.Prof &HOD Dept of Periodontics and Oral Pathology
V.S.Dental College Bangalore
8.Prof &HOD Dept of Periodontics and Community dentistry
KLE Institute of Dental Sciences Bangalore
Visiting Professor
Utah School of Dentistry Salt Lake City USA
Consultant Periodontist
Ministry of Health ,Dammam,Saudi Arabia
Manipal Dental Clinic ,Mysore
Akshaya Dental Clinic ,Mathikere Bangalore
Krupa Dental Clinic Malleshwaram Bangalore