Department of Dentistry

Department of Dentistry

Started in 1993

Prof. Gurvanit Kaur Lehl MDS (Pedodontia and Preventive Dentistry) Professor
Dr. Manjit Talwar MDS (Pedodontia and Preventive Dentistry)
M.Sc (Geriatric Dentistry)
Associate Professor
3 Senior Residents

SERVICES Services

The department has four modern dental chairs of international standards, a X-ray unit and an auto X-ray developer.

At present the department is providing:

  1. OPD Services

  2. In Patient services with six beds.

     3. Special Clinics which  provide services in different specialites of Dentistry : Oral Surgery, Periodontics, Prosthodontics, Pedodontics, Endodontics & Preventive Dentistry.

Oral Surgery

Provision of on call services to all departments, handling of all emergency cases related to maxillo-facial injuries reporting to the hospital, oral surgical procedures like exodontia, biopsies, splinting, fracture management, apicoectomy, enucleation and marsupialisation  of cysts and scar revision.  Management of white lesions and odontogenic space infections. Operation of cases with the department of Orthopaedics and ENT.

Periodontics

Problems related to the surrounding  tissues of the dentition including bleeding gums, halitosis, sensitivity to hot and cold,  mobile teeth, gingival hyperplasia. Osseous reconstructive surgeries (bone regeneration procedures) with the use of autograft, allograft, xenograft and synthetic bonegrafts are also done. Treatment of gingival recessions and various other mucogingival surgeries.    

Prosthodontics

Crown and bridge work - individual crowns and missing teeth replacements. Post and core for mutilated teeth with little coronal tooth structure remaining (using prefabricated as well as custom made posts) and denture adjustments.

Maxillofacial rehabilitation: fabrication of maxillofacial prosthesis after tumour ablation.

Pedodontics

Oral health services for the pediatric patients visiting the department of dentistry - restorations, periodontal therapy, preventive procedures, interceptive orthodontics(selected cases), endodontics and oral surgical procedures. Treament is also provided for anterior tooth fractures, discoloured teeth and avulsed teeth - reimplantation.

Endodontics

Handling of Endodontic emergencies, root canal treatment for anterior and posterior teeth, bypass and retrieval of broken instruments from root canals. Management of perio-endo lesions and hemisections.

Preventive Oral Health Services

Provision of chairside preventive strategies for low, moderate and high risk patients. Counselling for diet and sugars, oral hygiene instructions,  awareness on appropriate use of topical fluorides and   application of pits  and fissure sealants.

Patients with Special Needs

Dental treatment of children of the Institute for Mentally challenged and mentally challenged adults visiting the OPD.  Treatment is also provided to the   elderly residing in the old age homes of Chandigarh.

RESEARCH & TRAINING

The faculty and senior residents of the department regularly attend CME's , workshops, courses, seminars, conferences to keep abreast with the latest advances in technology and research and  present scientific papers .

Educational and Training programme (by 3M) conducted for chairside assistants in handling and mixing of dental materials (May 2004).

A lecture organised (by Dentsply)  for the Doctors of the Department on - 'An update on recent advances in dental materials'(March 2005).

TEACHING

Lectures and clinicals for MBBS students on basics of Oral Health, relevance of oral health in systemic health,  diagnosis and referral of cases of oral and maxillofacial injuries and importance of interdisciplinary management.

COMMUNITY SERVICES

Organisation of Dental Camps for conducting examination and oral health education programmes targeting the lower socio-economic groups of Chandigarh.

'NO TOBACCO'  initiative undertaken by the department.

On "World No Tobacco Day" (28th May 2005 ) the department conducted an awareness, educational and motivational programme    for the patients visiting the department and a section of workers of the institute.