| Introduction | | | This department treats the children from infancy to the age of 14 yrs. We mainly concentrate upon prevention and interception supplemented with correction of dental abnormalities. We also undertake a total oral rehabilitation for each and every child that reports to our department. We advocate many behavioralmanagement techniques is the child management to deliver the dental therapeutic needs. We also have the facility of conscious sedation for the treatment of the disabled and un co-operative children. Specialized restoration like stainless steel crown, composite restorations are being undertaken. Minor oral surgical procedures are also undertaken as for the need. Every case that visits our department go with various preventive protocols ranging from simple counseling, oral hygiene instruction, topical application of fluorides and pits and fissure sealants. | |
| Clinics Introduction | | | We have tried to create a casual environment for the benefit of patients many colorful posters, dolls, cartoon characters and a flow tank in the department. Apart from this, we can proudly say that it is well furnished with the latest equipment to facilitate a more efficient treatment thereby providing an appropriate training to the budding dentists of the future. The department is divided into an undergraduate clinic and post graduate clinic. | |
| Postgraduate Clinic | | | World - renowned Hu - friedy instruments and Dentaurum made units are used in the department with sixteen kavo chairs. The clinic has various sterilizing units like autoclave, glass bead sterilizer, steam jet hand piece sterilizing unit for continued sterilization for the patient and operators safety. Twelve post-graduates work in the department for nine hours a day attending to O.P.D. The duration of training course for the postgraduates is for 2 years. Postgraduates undergo pre-clinical training for 6 months that includes basic wire bending exercises, basic soldering and welding exercises, conservative and endodontic exercises, wax carvings. fixed and removable appliances. Seminars and journal clubs each are conducted upon the weekly basis. During each journal club, interesting case reports, newer treatment modalities and articles of such interest are presented with audio-visual aid, followed by healthy discussion upon the topic.
Thesis / Dissertation. As a part of the curriculum each postgraduate student has to submit a thesis for the partial fulfillment of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health and Sciences. Every dissertation study is carried out under the direct supervision of the respective guide. | |
| Undergraduate Clinic | | | The undergraduate clinic caters to basic exodontia, simple restorations. oral prophylaxis and oral hygiene instructions. pits and fissure sealants to topical application of fluorides. The input for the Out Patient Department ranges from 20-25 per day. Staffs and lectures working in the departments guide the students. The clinic includes twenty dental chairs and a separate equipment and sterilization bay. Seminars and group discussions are conducted for proper interaction and molding of the students. Good clinical exposure is mandatory, as theoretical knowledge does not suffice. To extract the best out of each student, individual supervision is given. Dental treatment camps are organized for the students to participate in. not withholding the knowledge within the walls of the college. Finally, we believe in the general belief that says, "Every child has a fundamental light to his total oral health". The society has an obligation to fulfills this faith and so do we at this department. | |
