Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry

The department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry at Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre is a place where total dental care is provided to children from birth through adolescence including those children with special health care needs.

Undergraduates are trained to develop necessary clinical skills for providing basic dental care to children with emphasis on preventive dentistry. Postgraduates are trained in all aspects of advanced paediatric dentistry including care of young children and special children.

Key Features

  • A child friendly reception area which is a ‘visual treat for children’.
  • State of the art equipment’s including RVG, hydrosolder, apex locators & intra oral camera and paediatric dental chairs.
  • Facility for provision of dental care under general anaesthesia for young, extremely uncooperative and disabled children.
  • Strong Emphasis on prevention of oro-dental diseases in children by providing preventive procedures and appropriate parent and child counseling.

Research & Academic Activities

The Department of Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry offers MDS course which has an intake capacity of five students per year. Various in-vivo, in-vitro studies and surveys dealing with the various treatment modalities and advances in the specialization are conducted in our department. Interesting researches and original studies undertaken by the post graduate students and staff members are regularly been published in the leading national and international journals. Post graduate students attend national and state conferences, convention and various CDE programs held every year. Seminars, journal clubs, pedagogy, case presentations and tests are conducted for the post graduate students on regular basis.

Core Competencies

  • Endodontic treatment of primary, young permanent and permanent teeth
  • Management of harmful oral habits and malocclusions in children
  • Full mouth rehabilitation under general anaesthesia
  • Dental care for Children with Special Health Care needs
  • Esthetic paediatric dentistry
  • Preventive dentistry

Infrastructure

Our Laboratories

Department of Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry

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Labs Equipments

Sl. No. Name of Equipments
1 Dental Chairs as per specification (Pedo chair preferred with micro head hand pieces)
2 Autoclaves having wet and dry cycle, which can achieve 135°C with minimum capacity of 20 liters.
3 Ultrasonic cleaner with minimum capacity 13 liters with mesh bucket with digital timer
4 Needle Burner with syringe cutter
5 Amalgamator
6 Pulp Tester-Digital
7 Rubber dam kit for pedo
8 Apex locator
9 Endo motor with torque control HPs
10 Injectable gutta percha with condensation
11 Digital intra X-ray system with pedo sensor and software
12 Intra Oral Camera with high resolution
13 Scaling instruments
14 Restorative instruments
15 Extraction forceps with Pedo Forceps complete sets
16 Intra-oral X-ray
17 RCT Instruments Kits
18 Diagnostic Kits (Mouth mirror, dental probe, college tweezers)
19 Automatic Developer
20 Plaster dispenser
21 Model Trimmer with diamond disc
22 Model Trimmer with Carborandum disc
23 Welder with soldering attachments
24 Vibrator
25 Heavy duty Lab micro motor with Hps
26 Dental Lathe
27 Steam cleaner
28 Pressure moulding machine
30 Pedo extraction forceps sets
31 Autoclaves for bulk instrument sterilization vacuum (Front loading)
32 RVG with intra oral x-ray unit
Sl. No. Name of Equipments
33 Automatic developer
34 Pulp tester
35 Apex locator
36 Rubber dam kit
37 Injectable GP condenser
38 Endodontic pressure syringe
39 Glass bead sterilizer
40 Spot welder
41 Ultrasonic scalers
42 Needle destroyer
43 Formalin chamber
44 Ultrasonic cleaner capacity 3.5 lts
45 X-ray viewer
46 Amalgamator
47 Plaster dispenser
48 Dental lathe
49 Vibrator
50 Typodonts
51 Soldering unit
52 Band pinching beak pliers
53 Proximal contouring pliers
54 Crown crimping pliers
55 Double beak pliers anterior and posterior
56 Lab micro motor
57 Acryliser
58 Magnifying loupes
59 Conscious sedation unit
60 Pulse oxymeter
61 Phantom head table with attached Light, Airotor and micro motor
62 Computer with internet connection with attached printer and scanner
63 LCD projector
64 Refrigerator