The Dental Wing of King George's Medical College started as a part of ENT Department in 1949 with Dr. B. Sampat in charge. It shifted to separate premises as Department of Dentistry in 1952. The department made steady progress with constituent sections of different specialties offering comprehensive dental care to patients under the stewardship of Prof. TN Chawla who succeeded Dr Sampat. The Dental Department became a full fledged separate faculty in 1980 with the 6 respective sections serving as independent departments.
The Faculty of Dental Sciences also made significant contributions in the field of research. A research unit in Periodontology was established under Prof TN Chawla by the Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi in 1965. Fluoride Study and Oral Prophylaxis Study units were established with PL480 grants.
In 2002, King George's Medical College was upgraded to a Medical University and the Dental College was a constituent college of this new university. However, a year later in 2003, the dental college was upgraded to a separate university by the then Chief Minister Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav. The new dental university was the only one of its kind in India and one of only 4 dental universities in the world. Prof CP Govila was appointed as the 1st Vice Chancellor of this new university on 22nd May 2004.
The university status was reverted to the Faculty of Dental Sciences under the King George's Medical University in 2007.
At present, there are 9 departments, with an annual intake of 70 BDS students and 27 MDS students. Besides the BDS and MDS courses, certificate courses in Dental Hygiene and Dental Mechanics are also offered with 20 seats in each course. At present these courses are stopped by court order. Each department is equipped with the latest dental armamentarium.
At present, there are 9 departments, with an annual intake of 70 BDS students and 27 MDS students. Besides the BDS and MDS courses, certificate courses in Dental Hygiene and Dental Mechanics are also offered with 20 seats in each course. At present these courses are stopped by court order. Each department is equipped with the latest dental armamentarium.
Superintendent, Dental Hospital
Dr. Niraj Mishra
Department of Prosthodontics
Heads of Various Departments
Dept. of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics Dr. Promila Verma
Dept. of Oral Pathology Dr. Shalini Gupta
Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Dr. Shadab Mohammed
Dept. of Oral Medicine & Radiology Dr. Ranjit Kumar Patil
Dept of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics Dr. G. K. Singh
Dept of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry Dr. Rajeev Kumar Singh
Dept of Periodontology Prof. Dr Nand Lal
Dept of Prosthodontics Dr. Pooran Chand
Public Health Dentistry Dr. Vinay Kumar Gupta
Eminent Dental Georgians
Dr. T.N. Chawla
Dr. Anil Kohli: Padmashree, PadmaBhushan, Hon Brig
Dr. CP Govila
Dr. N.K. Agarwal
Dr. R. Pradhan
Dr. R.S. Nanda (U.S.A)
Dr. D.S. Gupta
Dr. D.N. Kapoor
Dr. Pradeep Jayna
Gen. Vimal Arora
Gen. Paramjit Singh
Dr. K.K. Mehtrotra
Dr. Sanjeev Goel (U.S.A)
Dr. Varun Kalra (U.S.A)
Dr. Ravi Nanda (U.S.A)
Dr. O.P. Kharbanda
Dr. A.k. Utreja
Dr. S.K. Singh
Dr. S.P. Agarwal
Distinguished International visitors/dignitaries/luminaries to Department
Robbert Craddock (Germany) to Dept of Prosthodontics
Dr R Rajendran (Riyadh) to Dept of Oral Medicine & Radiology
Ann Wenzel (Denmark) to Dept of Oral Medicine & Radiology
Prabhakaran KN, Malaysia to Dept of Oral Medicine & Radiology
Sanjay Mallya, USA to Dept of Oral Medicine & Radiology
Anthony Markus, UK to Dept of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Andrew Sidebottom, UK to Dept of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Ken Murakami, Japan to Dept of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Jochen Hess, Germany to Dept of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
W Goodisson, Newzealand to Dept of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Fellowship & Awards to Faculty Members
Award of excellence to Prof Pradeep Tandon (Dept of Orthodontics)
Membership of European Tissue Repair Society to Dr Anil Chandra (Dept of Conservative Dentistry)
Best Research Poster in University Research Showcase, 2013 to Dr Divya Mehrotra (Dept of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery)
NAMS Membership to Dr Vibha Singh (Dept of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery)
MBA- Dr Pooran Chand (Dept of Prosthodontics)
MNASc- Dr Saumyendra Vikram Singh (Dept of Prosthodontics)
MNAMS- Dr Shalini Gupta (Oral Pathology), Dr Saumyendra V Singh, Dr Balendra P Singh (Dept of Prosthodontics)
ICMRIF- Dr Saumyendra Vikram Singh, Dr Balendra P Singh (Dept of Prosthodontics)
FPFA- Dr Pooran Chand, Dr Raghuwar D Singh, Dr Balendra P Singh, Dr Sunit Jurel (Dept of Prosthodontics)
FAAMP- Dr Raghuwar D Singh, Dr Balendra P Singh(Dept of Prosthodontics)
UKIERIF- Dr Balendra P Singh (Dept of Prosthodontics)
Visiting researchers to Japan- (Dept of Prosthodontics)
Dr Saumyendra V Singh
Dr Raghuwar D Singh
Dr Balendra P Singh
Dr Kamleshwar Singh
Dr Sunit Jurel
Dr Shuchi Tripathi
Dr Deeksha Arya
Certificate of excellence in Biomedical Waste Management System to Dept of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry.
Journals
Journal of Oral Biology & Craniofacial Research
National Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
High end equipment/Armamentarium
Dentascan
CBCT
T Scan, Florida Probe system
Microsurgical Unit
CO2 LASER
Nd YAG LASER-3
Karl Zeis Microvascular Operating Microscope -2
Arthroscope
Stryker cutting system
AO E Pen, Bone plating systems, Fiberoptic endoscope