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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 |
| 5 Senior Residents | ||
SERVICES 
The department has five modern dental chairs of international standards, a X-ray unit and an auto X-ray developer.
At present the department is providing:
OPD Services
In Patient services with six beds.
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 work - individual crowns. Removable partial dentures and complete dentures. The latter are provided only for poor patients. 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).
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS IN LAST ONE YEAR
March 06-07 – Geriatric Dentistry – Is Rethinking Still Required to Begin Undergraduate Education, Dr. Manjit Talwar & Prof. H.S. Chawla)
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.
