Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
Head of Department
Dr. Shashikiran ND
Professor & Head
Department Hub
About the Department
Pediatric dentistry is an age-defined especially that provides both primary and
comprehensive, preventive and therapeutic oral health care for infants and children
through adolescence, including those with special health care needs. Department of
Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry Imparting Programs for BDS, MDS and Ph.D.
Our Vision
To deliver high quality dental treatment to the needful & specially abled children and guide the speciality to higher limits by amalgamation of innovations, technology and community services into the academic curriculum
Our Mission
We thrive to be the premier academic hub promoting excellence in dental education, research, oral health care and community services to improve the overall health of the younger population who forms the base of the society.
Objectives
- Provide accessible and affordable dental care to the underprivileged people of western Maharashtra
- Provide quality education to the students
- To mold students as good researchers/clinicians.
- To raise awareness of Pedodontic treatment among the rural population of western Maharashtra.
- To teach behavior management of children to students, thus enabling them to tackle uncooperative children in dental clinic.
- To provide complete dental care for children with special health care needs.
Infrastructure
Department of Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry is well decorated with wall paintings to have a child friendly environment. The department is equipped with high quality dental chairs, conscious sedation unit, a separate Seminar room for presentations by students. Preclinical area for practicing patient work on mannequins, department library with speciality books and journals of all important titles.
Teaching Methodology
Lectures
Case Discussions
OSCE
PBL
CBL
