Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology

Oral medicine and radiology department focuses on diagnosis of various orodental disorders. The department is concerned with the production and interpretation of images and data produced is used for the diagnosis and management of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral and maxillofacial region

Department of Oral Pathology & Oral Microbiology

The speciality of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, aims at acquiring adequate knowledge and the necessary skills to carry out investigative procedures and the ability to interpret laboratory findings, thus helping the dental and medical practitioners in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of anomalies and diseases of the oral and maxillofacial region.

Department of Oral & Maxillo Facial Surgery

This department was established with an aim of achieving excellence in the field of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. We diagnose and treat a wide range of deformities and diseases of the mouth, jaws and face. Our surgeons work on diverse teams to care for patients who have either congenital or traumatic deformities.Today this department is dealing with complex oral facial anomalies and pathologies problems. It gives us immense satisfaction to successfully treat unprivileged section of the society.

1. Minor oral surgeries under local anaesthesia including:
   • Minor Surgeries.
   • Exodontia.
   • Infections.
   • Alveloplasty.
   • Small Cysts
2. Major Surgeries under General Anesthesia includes
   • Orthognathic surgeries
   • Ankylosis
   • Cystic enucleation (Large)
   • Tumor resection
   • Hemimandublectomy
   • I & D(Incision & drainage)
   • Trauma & Facial Fractures
   • Surgical Pathologies
   • TMJ Problems
   • Microvascular surgery
   • CLCP

Department of Orthodontics

Orthodontics is the branch of Dentistry that deals with correction of tooth and jaw mal-positions, in children and adults, thereby, improving esthetics along with function.Department is equipped with latest dental units with undergraduate clinical areas. Students learn a variety of treatment modalities under supervision of experienced and outstanding faculty. Department has more than two hundred running Orthodontics cases and maintains a large OPD for regular new patient inflow.

The section of Orthodontics has a wide range of activities covering all aspects of Orthodontics-

1. Preventive
2. Interceptive
3. Corrective and Surgical

Department of Pedodontics

Pedodontics is an age defined specialty that provides primary and comprehensive, Preventive and Therapeutic oral health care for infants and children through adolescence, including those with special health care needs. We have an efficient team of doctors in our department to meet the challenging task of giving the best of treatment to our child patients. Comprehensive dental care is undertaken here so to improve general health of the patient. Our behavior management team deals with the pre appointment management of the children to make our patients confident and co-operative to the challenges of facing dental treatment.

• We organize regular camps and peripheries to give awareness to parents about child dental care. Children with dental problems are recognized and brought to our department for early intervention and prevention of further such occurrences. Functional and skeletal defects are intervened at the earliest through counseling of parents and children. Habits are addressed and prevented / treated as early as possible to prevent deteterious effects on the oral and perioral structures.
• Treatment ranging from pulp capping (direct and indirect) pulpotomy, pulpectomy, toot canal treatment and stainless steel crown besides regular conservative restorations are routinely done in our pedodontic clinic.At present, we have few cases under treatment; habit breaking appliances such as modified blue grass appliance, tongue spikes and tongue cribs, oral screens are being done regularly. Simple single tooth correction such as cross bite correction, rotations, Diastema closures are also regular procedures done by our team.

Department of Periodontology

The Department of Periodontics provides periodontal education to undergraduate dental students.

• The goal of the periodontal education is to educate dental students to be competent in recognizing and diagnosing periodontal diseases and providing periodontal therapy to their patients. In the Department of Periodontics, this competency is measured through their performance on didactic examinations and through clinical performance assessments on various types of periodontal procedures the students perform in the clinic.
• The dental students perform periodontal examinations, treatment plans, periodontal debridement, re-evaluation of initial periodontal therapy, and periodontal maintenance and decision making on preferred treatment plans. The students gain familiarity with various types of periodontal surgical procedures while assisting during periodontal surgery performed by the faculty and preceptorship student in periodontics. After gaining some experience in witnessing and assisting during periodontal surgery, the dental students may be able to perform some periodontal surgical procedures depending on the type and complexity of the surgery.
• Facilities provided in the department are a prompt diagnosis of the ailment which includes case history, examination and diagnosis. A special emphasis on the chief complaint of the patient without neglecting the other problems. A proper treatment protocol is followed which starts with phase I therapy that includes scaling and root planning. Perio-esthetic procedures such as gingival depigmentation, frenectomy, gingivectomy, gingivoplasty, crown lengthening, vestibuloplasty and various mucogingival surgeries are performed.
• Major surgical procedures for problems like periodontal pockets are also done; such techniques include various flap surgeries. Specialized surgical therapies like free gingival graft, lateral pedicle graft, etc are also performed. Regenerative surgeries such as various bone grafts and guided tissue regeneration are also done successfully in the department. We motivate the patient for maintenance of good oral hygiene by explaining various tooth brushing techniques, Implant therapy and finally Laser treatment.

Department of Prosthodontics

The Department of Prosthodontics provides periodontal education to undergraduate dental students.

• Prosthodontics is that branch of dentistry which deals with the restoration and maintenance of oral function, comfort, appearance, and health of the patient by the restoration of the missing natural teeth. It also deals with the replacement of missing teeth and contiguous oral and maxillofacial tissues with artificial substitutes. This discipline includes Fixed, Removable, Maxillofacial and Implant Prosthodontics.
• The main aim of Prosthodontics is to improve the dentally crippled patient with artificial substitutes to improve their appearance and their masticatory efficiency. A good, well made denture reduces loss of bone, maintains good health and prevents future health problems in advanced age groups. Implantology is a recently developed branch of restoring missing single or multiple teeth with highly predictable rates of success.

The area in which the Prosthodontist specializes are:

• Removable Prosthodontics

  It is that branch of Prosthodontics concerned with the replacement of teeth and contiguous structures for patients who have few or no teeth at all, with the help of artificial substitutes that are removable from the mouth. Such prostheses include complete and partial removable dentures.

• Fixed Prosthodontics

  It is that branch of Prosthodontics concerned with the restoration and/or replacement of teeth by artificial substitutes, which are not removable from the mouth. Such restorations include crowns, fixed partial dentures (bridges), esthetic veneers, and restoring surgically placed implants. Implant Prosthodontics

• Implant Prosthodontics

  It is that branch that deals with dental implants. A dental implant is an artificial tooth root placed into your jaw to hold a replacement crown or bridge in place. The treatment can be more conservative than the traditional bridgework, since implants do not rely on neighboring teeth for support.

• Maxillofacial prosthodontics

  Maxillofacial prosthodontics is concerned with the prosthodontic management of patients who present with congenital or acquired problems in the maxillofacial region. Their role involves the fabrication of specialized prostheses such as maxillary obturators which are specialized removable dentures which plug defects in the upper jaw which are caused by the removal of tumors or are present from birth due to cleft palate. They are also involved in the replacement of missing teeth and facial structures such as eyes, ears and noses.

  Maxillofacial prosthodontists will often use osseointegrated implants in order to retain parts of the appliance. Treatment is multidisciplinary, involving oral and maxillofacial surgeons, plastic surgeons, ear, nose and throat surgeons, oncologists, speech therapists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists Prosthodontists have the advanced knowledge necessary to help provide treatment for birth defects such as cleft palate, conditions such as traumatic injury, and complex restorations for patients who have undergone surgical or radiation treatment for cancer

Department of Public Health Dentistry

Public Health Dentistry is a branch of Dentistry which deals with preventing disease, prolonging life & promoting physical & mental efficiency through organized community efforts for the sanitation of the environment, the control of communicable infections, the education of individual in personal hygiene, the organization of medical & nursing services for the early diagnosis & preventive treatment of disease and the development of the social machinery to ensure everyone a standard of living adequate for the maintenance of the health.