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Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics

OVERVIEW

DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATIVE DENTISTRY AND ENDODONTICS IS concerned with treatment of diseases and defects of hard tissues of teeth, specifically the restoration of the form function of hard tissues. It also includes cosmetic and esthetic correction of teeth.

GOALS OF THE DEPARTMENT

1 The primary goal of this department is prevention diagnosis and treatment of sequale of dental caries and other defects of natural teeth and procedures to restore teeth to its full form and function with as little loss of healthy tooth structure as possible with periodic checkup as routine practice.

2 Performing Root canal treatment and associated surgical procedures that includes various fillings surgical endodontics , bleaching and management of traumatized tooth

3 Performing specialized high end demanding esthetic procedures

4 To train undergraduate students to a level competent in the restoration, rehabilitation and maintenance of the dentition.

5 To train post graduate students to a level proficient in the restoration ,root canal procedures and esthetic dentistry which includes laminate ,veneers.

Teaching Activity of the Department

Under Graduate Study

The Faculty trains the under graduate students in the subjects of conservative dentistry and endodontics as a part of their BDS curriculum. Upon graduation, the students are expected to be capable of diagnosing assessing and giving proper treatment plan to the patients.

The course will enable the student to acquire knowledge of the relevant clinical literature,to develop scientific approach to solve the problems. The course contains practical and clinical components, and taught to a  high standards. The course will provide a foundation for successful clinical practice.

Post Graduate Study

The department offers full time post-graduate study over three years, which is specialized and beyond the scope of general practice, with emphasis on restoration of appearance, esthetic dentistry, full mouth rehabilitation, endodontic therapy and surgeries. The successful completion would lead to the award of masters degree.

The post graduate course involves case discussions, weekly journal club meetings , clinical-theoretical seminars , lectures and independent research study which would lead to the submission of dissertation to the university. In addition the post graduate students are actively involved in the teaching of under graduate students as well in active patient care. The research component of the course is also emphasized upon with the participation and presentations in national as well as international conferences being mandatory. Department is also equipped with dental operating microscope under which post graduates are allowed to do special cases.

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