Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics

Course Details


Academic Training
We impart the highest standards of training to our students not only in diagnosis and treatment of patients but also lay great emphasis on patient management and communication skills. The graduates and post graduates are familiar with minimally invasive and modern concepts of treatment modalities in Restorative dentistry, Cosmetic dentistry and Endodontics. Different student-friendly methods of teaching like quiz, group discussions, seminars, debates and symposiums are incorporated into the teaching methodology.

UNDER GRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAM

Includes both didactic and hands- on training which is done in two phases- preclinical and clinical.

PRE-CLINICAL TRAINING FOR II YEAR UNDER-GRADUATE STUDENTS
The students are trained in

  • Basic principles of cavity preparation for various restorative materials on typhodonts (artificial) and natural extracted teeth.
  • Project related to basic concepts (posters, models etc)

CLINICAL POSTING FOR 3RD AND 4TH YEAR UNDER GRADUATE STUDENTS

  • Patient management skills like taking chair- side case history, examining the patient and performing dental diagnostic procedure, interpreting the diagnosis, making treatment decisions and communicating it to the patients.
  • Restorations for various cavity designs – Amalgam, gold and tooth colored restorations.
  • Deep caries excavation followed by pulpal therapy.
  • Anterior Root Canal Therapy
  • Demonstrations of complex restorative and endodontic treatment procedures

DIDACTIC TRAINING

  • Class Room lectures, assignments, Quizzes, group discussions, symposiums, and debates.
  • ASSESSMENT PROGRAMME- Periodic viva and exams are conducted to assess the progress of the students before they appear for the final university examinations.

B) POST GRADUATE TRAINING
DIDACTIC TRAINING

  • Seminars, Journal clubs, Case presentations & discussions, Dissertation work, Library dissertation, Microteaching.

PRE-CLINICAL AND CLINICAL TRAINING

  • Pre clinical training – 6 months
    History taking, Diagnosis, Examination, Treatment planning
    Patient management skills
    Procedural skills focusing on management of dental caries, management of traumatized teeth, managing non carious destruction of teeth, Comprehensive smile designing and enhancement and full mouth rehabilitation following evidence based and minimally invasive principles.
  • Amalgam Restorations
  • Direct Composite restorations.
  • GIC restorations
  • Direct and Indirect Veneer and other esthetic procedures
  • Bleaching of teeth
  • Crowns(metal, porcelain fused to metal and all ceramic) including Post -core and crowns
  • Indirect tooth coloured restoration (Composite, ceramic and metal Inlays and Onlays)
  • Root canal treatment
  • Endodontic surgeries
  • Splinting-reattachment of fractured teeth
  • Apexification, Apexogenesis, Regenerative therapy
  • Esthetic and Full mouth rehabilitation with multidisciplinary approach

RESEARCH WORK

  • Dissertation
  • Short study
  • SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS IN CONFERENCES AND PUBLICATIONS are mandatory for all post graduates who will be encouraged, guided and trained to present a minimum of 4 scientific presentations and 3 publications during their tenure.

C) Ph D PROGRAMME
Recognized Ph.d center (RGUHS) with a recognized Phd guide.

RESEARCH WORK
Dissertation-
Two reports to be sent per year.
SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS IN CONFERENCES AND PUBLICATIONS are mandatory. Students will be encouraged, guided and trained to present a minimum of 4 scientific presentations and 5 publications during their tenure.