Faculty of Dental Sciences > Prosthodontics > Alumni
The Department of Prosthodontics & Dental Material Sciences started as a fledging section of the Department of Dentistry in 1952. It made a steady progress to become forerunner in Prosthodontics teaching and training in the country. It became an independent department in 1980 with the establishment of the Faculty of Dental Sciences. At the moment the Department is running BDS (Under Graduate) & MDS (Post Graduate) Courses.
A maxillofacial prosthetic unit within the department attends to the needs of patients with mandibular & maxillary defects, facial defects such as nasal, orbital, auricular & finger defects.
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Infants with cleft lip and palate are provided with nasoalveolar moulding prior to surgery.
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Dental Implants treatment and laminates.
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In collaboration with Department of Radiotherapy, Oncology, General Surgery & Plastic Surgery, the department offers radiotherapic stents and splints to minimize the side-effects of radiotherapy in oral cavity given in cases of cancer patients.
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Mandibular advancement devices in sleep apnoea patients in association with Departments of ENT, Pulmonary Medicine and Radiodiagnosis.
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Patients having temporomandibular joint problems are offered occlusal devices after proper diagnosis and treatment planning.
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The department also has the latest technology of induction casting and castable ceramics along with state of the art facilities for modern prosthodontic treatment.
Activities
The department is also working on advancement in Prosthodontic treatment modalities for geriatric patients in collaboration with department of Geriatric Mental Health. Along with that, the osteoporotic patients are offered modified prosthodontic treatment depending on the Bone Mineral Density. The department with young and enthusiastic teaching faculty is continuously upgrading the clinical skills, research & academics in the field of dentistry. The following teams are being constituted for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Lectures, Seminars and Laboratories-
Team 1.
Dr. Pooran Chand - Professor & Head of the Department