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Prosthodontics


The department of Prosthodontics provides clinical services to the various patients and majority of the patients undergoing treatment are Geriatrics. In this department, fabrication of complete dentures, removable partial dentures, cast partials, and crown and bridge prosthesis are under taken, and the advanced procedures taken care by the department are, maxillofacial prosthesis, obturators, immediate dentures, dental implants and titanium castings. Students are ably guided and mentored by a highly committed and experienced faculty.
 
A fully equipped phantom head laboratory with simulators and ultra modern attachments like- air-rotor, micro motor, three way syringe to an individual table is provided for students (Post graduate/ Undergraduate) to perform the pre clinical exercises. This helps the students in achieving expertise and confidence when actually working on patients.
 
A state of the art ceramo-metal laboratory with latest all ceramic and metal ceramic furnances, titanium casting machine, milling machine, stereomicroscope etc allow for fabrication of prosthetic appliances and restoration with a high degree of precision. A systematic and well structured clinical and laboratory exposure promotes a great learning experience to the undergraduate and post graduate students.
 

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics


The department has now come up to be known as one of the best in the country. The postgraduate clinic provides individual working cubicles for every operative clinician. Each cubicle is self sufficient with respect to armamentarium and cabinetry. The entire clinic is air conditioned with a central music system. A separate area of sterilization has been demarcated to keep up with the changing paradigms of sterilization. There is an isolated area for counseling patients and parents and discussing treatment plans.
 
The department boasts of a well equipped digital library which provides an array of textbooks and literature as well as internet access to various journals. The department has a classroom/ technique room with optimum audiovisual aid, specifically dedicated for undergraduate practical training as well as for the purpose of organizing CDE program. For postgraduate students there is an air-conditioned seminar room equipped with optimum audio-visual aids including an LCD projector as well as a visualizer for hands on demonstration.
 
The postgraduate section of the department includes a wet plaster laboratory as well as a laboratory for a practical work which is equipped with latest armamentarium such as biostar, minister, hydro soldering unit, electro polisher, sand blaster, acrylizer and dewaxer. The undergraduate section has a separately designated laboratory as well as a sterilization room.
 
The undergraduate and postgraduate orthodontic clinics have a constant flow of patients with a large number of cases being currently treated with removable, fixed and myofunctional orthodontic appliances. The treatment modalities being practiced in the clinic include contemporary techniques according to global standards such as preadjusted edgewise appliance, lingual orthodontics, growth modification, orthognathic surgeries, temporary anchorage devices (orthodontic implants) etc.
 
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