NovoLase, his chain of super-specialty clinics under the banner 'LaserVEDA'
Prof Dr Chandrashekar Yavagal – Co-Founder, NovoLase
In pursuit of improving the future of Indian dentists, Dr Chandrashekar Yavagal aka Shekar has come up with an awe inspiring range of Innovative, compact yet highly advanced range of laser devices through his novel venture NovoLase, which is all set to revolutionise the way dentistry is practised in this country. Through NovoLase, he strives to eliminate the pain and sufferings of millions of Indian patients by making laser dentistry more affordable. NovoLase is now all set to shape the future of healthcare by becoming a catalyst in the paradigm shift from a pharmaceutical dominated era to a ‘Photo'ceutical era of Modern Healthcare in India.
The Beginning...
Chandrashekar Murugesh Yavagal, also known as Shekar, was born to an extremely humble middle-class couple Murugesh and Lata Yavagal, in a little town called Hubli in Karnataka, India. A University topper at BDS and Gold medallist MDS in Paediatric dentistry from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Shekar went on to complete his Diploma in Orthodontics from Orthodontic World Institute (OWI), Barcelona, Spain. He is a Fellow of the International College of Dentists, Associate Fellow of the World Clinical Laser Institute and Diplomate of the International College of Neuromuscular Orthodontics & Gnathology, Italy. Besides venturing into NovoLase, his chain of super-specialty clinics under the banner ‘LaserVEDA’ have been hugely successful in delivering top notch medical and dental care with Avant-garde technology and ultra-modern infrastructure.
Hurdles That Came In The Way
Coming from a lower-middle-class background, he had a typical ‘Chawl’ upbringing; hence Dr. Shekar never had it easy. From taking tuitions for junior students to selling his Topper’s Notes to pay his college fees and from making dental impressions in dirty washrooms to falsifying homemade artificial dentures for terminally ill patients, he has seen it all, been a part of it all! That's why he says - “Poverty Is Not A Handicap. But A Poor Mindset Definitely Is”