| Pediatric dentistry has indeed scaled great heights, yet today, it is not being given all the attention it truly merits. There were troubled times when "children below the age of 13, were not treated here" as was a common epistle in most dental clinics and childrens dentistry was perceived as more or less a waste of time, labour and money. | |
This negligence pervades the thinking of parents and the average dental practitioners as well. They are not aware that there exists a separate speciality for children."Pull out milk teeth because new ones shall come" is the laymans view, which is subscribed to by qualified dental professional too! |
| Neither do many of our professional colleagues have the time to treat a child tenderly with the complete understanding of his/her psychology, and behavioural patterns. Purely materialistic and monetary gains outweigh the clinical and ethical considerations these practitioners may possess. |
| The department provides a walk-in clinic for treatment of pain and infection in children. The nature of the patients accepted is oriented to our teaching activities and research programs. The postgraduate course in our department involves closely supervised clinical teaching along with seminar and lecture teaching. This is complemented with a large component devoted to closely supervised research studies.
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| The department provides a walk-in clinic for treatment of pain and infection in children. The nature of the patients accepted is oriented to our teaching activities and research programs. The postgraduate course in our department involves closely supervised clinical teaching along with seminar and lecture teaching. This is complemented with a large component devoted to closely supervised research studies. |
| We have stepped into the new millennium hoping to combine the best of both worlds: techno wizardry and biologically sound principles, such that we can impart the best treatment to our patients.I look forward to having an opportunity to work with you towards excellence in pediatric dentistry and hope that pediatric dentistry is awarded the recognition it so richly deserves. |
