DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATIVE DENTISTRY & ENDODONTICS

DEPARTMENT PROFILE

Established in the year of 1986, the department has been conducting UG (BDS) programme (for intake of 100 students per year) and PG (MDS) programme (for intake of 3 students per year) since 2009, with both programmes following the curriculum as per DCI norms. Senior House-surgency certificate programme, has been started in the department since 2018. The department aims at the diagnosis & treatment of dental caries, its sequele, teeth malformations and discolorations, thereby restoring the teeth to full function in an aesthetically pleasing manner. The department has a contemporary design with modern dental units, a radiographic room, latest instruments and dental materials. Well organized and quality dental treatment procedures ensures a regular flow of patients for clinical training, skills development and research requirements during the clinical phase for both the undergraduate and post graduate students.

KEY FEATURES

Pre-clinical wing comprising of 60 phantom heads for undergraduate and post graduate training.

Fully electronic dental chairs for greater ease & comfort. A fully equipped sterilisation unit. Separate clinical areas for undergraduate& postgraduate students. Presence of modern equipments like radiovisiography, apex locators, endomotors,

thermoplasticised obturating systems, magnifying loupes, surgical microscope, endosonic equipments, bleaching devices, LASER equipment etc.

Fully equipped ceramic and casting lab. A wide range of restorative materials to handle. Bio waste management.

Senior House-surgency Programme- (Since 2018), One session of 3 students will be admitted every year in the first week of march for this speciality learning certificate programme, for a period of 100 days posting in clinics.

Memorandum of Understanding with department of physiotherapy, Sri Gokulam Hospital under which musculoskeletal disorders(MSD) can be averted by prophylactic training methodologies that are imparted to operator by skilful specialists (Physiotherapists).

Department library

70 text books in total (25 international & 45 national) Learner structured modules Question banks with keys Seminars and CD’s – soft and hard copies for referral Collection of university question papers Internal assessment question papers E- learning – implemented in the central library Various E-journals – accessible through the central library E-journals available – 15 nos

Specialty equipments

Sterilisation unit with equipments

Lab units

Dry Lab Wet Lab

OP cases treated 2018 & 2019

Total op cases treated in 2019 (50162 cases)

ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

Under Graduate Preclinical exercises on phantom heads Case sheets and Group Discussions Monthly tests and Internal assessment exams (theory & practical) OSCE & OSPE evaluations Library assignments for slow learners Problem Based Learning Dr GV Black Award for highest scoring student in the speciality of

Conservative Dentistry &Endodontics. Table-top presentations, Problem Based Learning& group discussion of the

subject by oral communication, visualmediaand hands- on Biomaterials

Senior House-surgency A five module (450 hours), 100 days capsulated specialty training programme

in Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics. The objective of this programme is to give the candidate a deeper practical

hands-on knowledge of the various specialty treatments in clinical practice in Conservative Dentistry/Aesthetic Dentistry & Endodontics.

To teach problem-based solutions in specialty clinical practice. To improve confidence of the candidate in dealing with difficult cases. The outcome of this programme is to help the candidate attain knowledge on

case selection, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment planning & trouble shooting of different types of clinical cases in this specialty.

Post Graduate

Preclinical exercise Seminars and journal club discussions Special case discussions Dissertations, short studies, scientific paper presentations & publications Extensive patient care (minimum of 1200 cases treated per PG) Internal assessments (113 theory tests per PG), 3 clinical evaluations & viva

voices Comprehensive clinic rooster posting

(PG Clinic)(Comprehensive clinic) Clinical services provided-The department provides a wide range of treatment options

like Direct And Indirect Tooth Restorations, Aesthetic Inlays & Onlays, Bleaching, Veneers, Root Canal Treatment, Retreatodontics, Post And Core, Post Endodontic Treatment, Badly Mutilated Tooth Management&Traumatic Tooth Injuries, Metallic Restorations, Aesthetic Full Mouth Rehabilitation, Smile Correction, Endodontic Surgeries, etc and also roster postings of 2nd year postgraduates in comprehensive clinic.

PRE-CLINICS

CLINICS

Dr.Yadav Chakravarthy., MDS

Professor & HOD

DEPARTMENT FACULTY

Faculty scroll

Dr. Yadav Chakravarthy MDS Professor & Head 17years 6months Dr. Vyapaka pallavi MDS Additional professor 9years 8months Dr. Naveen S MDS Reader 8years 8months Dr. Vanita D. Revankar MDS Reader 5years 5months Dr. Arun.S MDS Senior Lecturer 3years 5months Dr. Aarthi G MDS Senior Lecturer 3years 3months Dr. Mallikarjunan MDS Senior Lecturer 1year 3months Dr. Assmee. M MDS Senior Lecturer 1year 3months Dr. Kaarunya MDS Senior Lecturer 2months Dr. M. Subhashini MDS Senior Lecturer 2months Dr. Durga BDS Lecturer 8years10months

BDS 1997 AB Shetty Institute Of Dental Sciences Mangalore

MDS 2002 College of dental sciences Davangare 17 Years of teaching experience 7 Years of teaching experience as PG Guide

BEST PRACTICES FOR THE YEAR 2018-2019

DR.ANU MATHEW VARGHESE III

BDS HAS BEEN GIFTED TEXT

BOOK IN CONSERVATIVE

DENTISTRY AND ENDODONTICS

TEXT BOOK FOR SECURING THE

HIGHEST MARKS IN THEORY IN

DENTAL MATERIALS FOR AUG-

2019 BATCH.

DR.OBU KAVITHA B.D.S

PRESENTED WITH

G.V.BLACK AWARD FOR

SECURING THE HIGHEST IN

APRIL2019

PG CONVOCATION 2O19

Dr. M. SUBHASHINI M.D.S - HAS

BEEN AWARDED WITH A GOLD

MEDAL FOR SECURING THE

HIGHEST MARKS IN POST

GRADUATION IN JUNE 2019.

DR.PRIYADHARSHINI B.D.S

PRESENTED WITH G.V.BLACK

AWARD FOR SECURING THE

HIGHEST IN 2018

DR.JAYA VARSHINI - I MDS HAS

BEEN AWARDED FOR SECURING

THE HIGHEST MARK IN THE

DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATIVE

DENTIDTRY AND ENDODONTICS

IN 2018 BATCH

DR.ANGEL ABISHA CRI HAS BEEN

INSTITUTED FOR THE PRESTIGIOUS

ENDOWNMENT AWARD

(DR.G.V.BLACK’S AWARD) FOR BEING A

TOPPER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF

CONSERVATIVE DENTISTRY AND

ENDODONTICS IN 2018 BATCH

DR.AJZAL ASLAM HAS BEEN AWARDED

WITH AEROTOR HAND PIECE FOR

SECURING THE HIGHEST MARK IN II

YEAR BDS PRECLINICAL IN THE

CONSERVATIVE DENTISTRY

PRACTICAL EXAM IN AUGUST 2018-2019

SPECIALTY CONFERENCES & EVENTS

PG CONVOCATION IN JUNE 2O19

GOLD STANDARD IN MICRO

ENDODONTIC PRACTICE - CDE

PROGRAM - MAY 2019-SALEM

SIMPLIFIED WAY OF IMPROVING

ANTERIOR AESTHETICS - CDE

PROGRAM-FEB 2019 - MADURAI

20TH IACDE PG CONVENTION-

MARCH 2019-CHANDIGARH

33rd TAMILNADU IDA STATE CONFERENCE - CHAIR PERSONS

SEED-2K18-IDA STATE CONFERENCE

DEPARTMENT EXTENSION ACTIVITY-DENTAL AWARENESS PROGRAM SEPTEMBER 2019

CLINICAL SOCIETY MEETING –

OCTOBER 2018

VIRTUAL MICROSCOPE

EVALUATION PROGRAM

IIYRS-AUGUST 2018-19 BATCH

RESEARCH PROJECTS

ONGOING -32 COMPLETED & FORWARDED FOR PUBLICATION-3

SCIENTIFIC PAPER PUBLICATIONS (2014-2018)

Publications -24 Citation index -12 Impact factor -2.807

GREEN CAMPUS INITIATIVE - TREE PLANTATION

TO COMMEMORATE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF GANDHI JAYANTHI ON

OCT 2nd-2019