Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry

About Department

The Department of Pedodontics is an age-specific speciality that aims to cover all disciplines such as behaviour guidance, care of medically and developmentally compromised and disabled patients, supervision of orofacial growth and development, caries prevention, sedation or oral rehabilitation under general anesthesia, and hospital dentistry.

These disciplines have been modified and adapted as per the special needs of infants, children, adolescents, and those with special health care needs. The students of the department are taught skills that will be applied to cover the needs of the children throughout their developing stages and for the treatment of diseases that are unique to the growing individuals. Postgraduate students will be provided with the facility of having adequate space for exclusive cubical made for doing clinical work.

This curriculum of an undergraduate and postgraduate programme provides the student with the necessary didactic background and clinical experiences to provide comprehensive primary oral health care and the services of a specialist.

The department provides oral care, research, practice in a variety of clinical and institutional settings, and public health. The laboratories have advanced equipment comprising of 2 RVG units, a conscious sedation unit, intra-oral camera, pressure moulding machine, hydro solder, spot welding machine, rubber dam kit, pulp tester, stainless steel, polycarbonate, strip crown and zirconia crown kit, rotary endomotor, obtura and magnifying loupes, apex locators for precise comprehensive quality dental care.

Motto

Our mission is to provide the finest dental care with compassion and sensitivity at every visit. Dentistry for children is dedicated in ensuring a lifetime of health and beautiful smiles.

Our Mission

  • Our mission is to provide the finest dental care with compassion and sensitivity at every visit. Dentistry for children is dedicated in ensuring a lifetime of health and beautiful smiles.
Highlights
  • A fully developed UG and PG section with 32 fully electronic dental chairs
  • A separate sterilization room, distinct isolation room, conscious sedation room.
  • A spacious play-area for the children and a jungle theme-based colourful department.
  • Well-equipped laboratories, separately furnished for the UG and PG students
  • Independent, customized clinical compartments for all the PG students.
  • Well-equipped departmental library with total of 147 books.
  • Advanced equipment comprising 2 RVG units, conscious sedation unit, intra-oral camera, pressure moulding machine, hydrosolder, spot welding machine, rubber dam kit, pulp tester, Stainless Steel, polycarbonate, strip and zirconia crown kit, rotary endomotor, obtura and magnifying loupes, apex locators.
  • A seminar room for clinical case presentations, seminars and journal clubs.