ABOUT US

The Department of Periodontics specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of the diseases and conditions of the structures that surround the teeth (gingiva and bone) and placement of dental implants. It provides knowledge, instructions and clinical experience dealing with the etiology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases affecting the supporting tissues of teeth and their substitutes such as dental implants. In the clinical component, the students are trained to become proficient in the diagnosis and treatment of all forms of periodontal disease, including the management of advanced cases, which require interaction with other clinical disciplines. The students are given personal attention and they are monitored step wise.

UNIQUE FEATURES

Department has knowledgeable faculties who wish to learn and teach everything in depth. The faculties attend many workshops, conferences and discussions to update themselves with latest developments.

The department consists of latest equipments like dental operating loupes, electro-cautery and laser.

Staffs perform all major surgeries, which are assisted by the Interns and demonstrated to the students.

The students (Interns) are encouraged to perform regenerative procedures using synthetic bone graft materials.

Patient education plays a very important role in treatment planning. Patients are explained about the procedures and Consent is obtained from all patients before starting the treatment.

Awareness about oral hygiene and habits are educated to all the patients. The departments conducts awareness programs on World health Day, Oral Hygiene day, Anti Tobacco day and World Diabetic day, wherein patients are educated with videos and posters. The public are screened for oral diseases and counselled; pamphlets are distributed to the public.

CDE programs and guest lectures are conducted regularly by the department for the staffs and students. We have organized Preconference course in 2012, ISP Colloquium 2016 and CDE program for General Practitioners in 2015 and Periodarshan 2019 a rapid Review for final year students. Guest Lectures were organized in 2017 and 2018 for final year students.

Students do journal articles presentations to expose them on how to access journals and to enhance their scientific writing skills.

Students are encouraged to participate in competitions for paper and poster presentations. Clinical research projects are also undertaken by students.

The college objectives are achieved through excellence in clinical training linked to critical thinking and the scientific methods has enabled our students to achieve success in private practice and in academics.

The staffs are allotted students for mentoring. These mentors take care of their attendance and absence, clinical and preclinical work. Test and seminar correction, and case sheet corrections are also done by the mentors

The Preclinical scaling is performed by the students on models wherein they are taught about the grasps and finger rests and the instruments to be used. The students are then allowed to perform scaling on patients under constant supervision.

The final year students are given topics to read every day on which they are questioned.

There is small group discussion in the clinical hours and also show and tell projects.

There is a Google classroom page for the final year students were they are posted with questions and they reply online and evaluated.

MCQ test and spotters’ tests are conducted. Viva is conducted at the end of every clinical posting. Dr. P. Thameem Ahmed of 2011 batch received the University Gold medal

Total Publications - 56

DEPARTMENT LAYOUT AREA :

TEACHING AND LEARNING ASPECTS

The clinical posting schedule is put-up immediately as the students enter into their third (3 postings), final year(3 postings) and CRRI(1 month posting)

The mentorship programme is perfectly followed in this department. The clinical cases and case discussions are evaluated by the mentors and viva is conducted along with allotment of cases and at the completion of the cases.

The third year and final year students are posted in the department in batches. The third year students are taught the basics of scaling- grips, rests, instruments, sterilization, sharpening, arrangement of instruments. They work on models before starting on patients. The quota of cases is 75 scaling procedure in third and final year, 5 long case recordings and 5 short case recordings in final year.

CLINICAL STUDENT TRAINING:

Patient registration followed by Examination , Diagnosis and treatment plan under staff guidance with patient consent

Simple cases will be allotted to students and advanced cases to interns followed by examination and investigations for advanced cases, Case discussion, patient education and consent, treatment by students (or) Interns under staff guidance with follow up.

Problem based learning is also encouraged in the clinical department.

List of procedures observed by the students and interns :

1.Flap surgery with graft, GTR, PRF
2.Hemisection or root resection
3.Advanced LASER treatment
4.Ridge augmentation
5.Pedicle or free grafts
6.Resective and Regenerative periodontal therapy
7.Microsurgical procedures

List of procedures performed by the students :

1.Scaling and polishing
2.Oral health education and motivation
3.Case recording
4.Clinical discussion
5.Curettage and Ultrasonic scaling, if their quota of work is completed.

List of procedures performed by interns :

1.Ultrasonic scaling & Polishing
2.Patient Screening/ OP disposal
3.Root Planing and curettage
4.Gingivectomy/ Gingivoplasty
5.Abscess drainage
6.Pericoronal Flap excision
7.Frenectomy
8.Simple flap surgery
9.Crown lengthening procedure
10.Splinting
11.LASER periodontal therapy
12.Electrocautery
13.Maintain patient records
14.Fixing appointments for patients.
15.Follow up treatment.

The Department of Periodontology has formulated standard operating procedures for infection control that includes personal protection methods and ware, sterilization methods and mandatory work practices, to prevent transmission of diseases. Disinfected area and workstation, sterilized instruments and ware maintains infection control.

Student feedback will be taken regularly, analysed and discussed with the HOD and other staff members during the staff meetings to identify and rectify the mistakes.

PATIENT CARE

The Department of Periodontology functions from 8.30 am to 3.15 pm on all days except Sundays and National Holidays and half a day on Saturdays from 8.30 am to 1 pm.
The Department of Periodontics and Implantology follows high ethical standards in the conduct of research with the primary goal of “Benefit for Patient”.

List of the Treatment procedure available for patients

1.Oral prophylaxis - Handscaling Demonstration of surgical procedureMaintenance therapy
2.Radiographic interpretation, chair side clinical diagnosis.
3.Flap operation
4.Sonic and Ultrasonic scaling procedures
5.RootPlanning
6.Currettage
7.Gingivectomy and plasty Perio-Endo cases
8.Local drug delivery systems
9.Host modulation therapies
10.Resective osseous surgeries
11.Regenerative Periodontal therapies
12.Esthetic concerned Periodontal plastics surgeries and correction of mucogingival deformities and Crown lengthening
13.Implant maintenance therapy
14.Laser assisted periodontal therapy
15.Periodontal therapy with Electrocautery
16.Minimally invasive Periodontal microsurgical therapy

Research works :

All faculties in the department possess knowledge, skill and competence to conduct research and guide students in the conduct of research.

Research works carried out by students : 29

Research works carried out by staff : 15

Total no. of publications done : 87

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