The Department of Public Health Dentistry (PHD) is the specialty that inculcates the expertise and leadership qualities among students towards population-based dentistry, oral health surveillance, and community-based oral health promotion strategies. The department offers a wide range of exposure to epidemiological surveys in urban, semi-urban, and rural settings. The students are encouraged to provide integrated, curative, and preventive oral health care with the help of air-conditioned state of art Mobile Dental Vans and portable Dental chair units. Two fully functional satellite clinics are attached to the department to enhance the reach of dental health services in rural areas.
The department has worked along with the central government project “Rashtriya Bal Swasthaya Karyakram” with organizing regular dental check-ups and treatment programs for children of government schools in the District of Sri Ganganagar. The department has a tie-up with the Rotary Club and many other NGOs to organize and carry out dental check-ups and treatment camps in the states of Rajasthan, Haryana, and Punjab. State-of-the-art equipment in the department enables the students in rendering treatment of the highest standard to the patients. Students are encouraged to carry out comprehensive treatment procedures in collaboration with other departments to instil confidence in them to treat various dental health problems efficiently. The department encourages students to carry out scientific studies and publish the same in reputed National/International Journals. Basic training in SPSS enables the post-graduates to carry out the statistical analysis themselves. The overall training goes a long way in lying a firm foundation for the students and prepares them in getting placements in the field of Public Health Dentistry and opens avenues even in International Programs.
Post-graduation (MDS) in Public Health Dentistry is a 3 years intensive program, involving training in a wide range of dental procedures and academics.
Number of residents each year: Three (3)
Total number of residents: Nine (9)
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Post graduation (MDS) in Public Health Dentistry is a 3 years intensive program, involving training in wide range of dental procedures and academics. Surendera
UG Program
Undergraduate students start their public health dentistry learning in the third year of the BDS course. Where they are taught about recording indices, educating people about their oral health and raising awareness.
Interns & CDE
In the Internship program, students get exposure of ample number of patients. They gain confidence in doing all type of cases independently.
Course Highlights
First-year
• Theoretical exposure to all applied sciences.
• Health Promotion Program
• Special training in clinical examination & diagnosis.
• Submission of thesis synopsis within 6 months of joining.
• Participation in Inter-Departmental meets, seminars, journal club reviews, conferences, and conventions.
• Evaluation-Internal assessment exam
Second-year
• Health Promotion Program, Outreach Programs
•Treatment of preventive cases like Atraumatic Restorative treatment, Topical Fluoride Application, and Pit and Fissure sealants.
• More involvement seminars, journal club reviews, workshops, conferences, and research works.
• Evaluation-Internal assessment exam
• Submission of Library Dissertation.
Third-year
- Management of Special cases.
• Submission of thesis six months before final exams.
• Presentation in didactic lectures.
• Evaluation-Internal assessment examination, 3 months before University exams.
Clinical Experience
The three years intensive program sequentially trains the residents and makes them self-confident for:
- Atraumatic Restorative Treatment
- Extractions
- Minimum Invasive Dentistry
- Oral Prophylaxis
- Restorations
- Prosthesis
- Pit and Fissure Sealant
Didactic Components
Lectures
The department encourages residents to attend guest lectures and integrated lectures by multidisciplinary teams on selected topics to strengthen the training.
Journal club review
The journal club review meeting is held once a week. All residents & staff members participate actively.
Seminar
The seminars are held twice a week covering the full syllabus concerned with departments starting from basic subjects and proceeding towards advancements.
Interdepartmental meeting
To encourage integration among various specialties, inter-departmental meetings are chaired by the dean with all heads of postgraduate departments and residents once in a month.
Teaching skills
Residents actively take part in undergraduate teaching programs either in the form of lectures or group discussions.
Research and Publications
During the 3 year residency, each resident is expected to complete at least one Library Dissertation, Thesis Dissertation, Two-term Dissertation, and one Publication. In addition to the above activities, the residents are required to attend speciality related Conferences and Workshops along with the presentation of Papers and Posters.
