Dental OPD
Dedicated dental OPD for consultation, diagnosis, treatment planning, pain relief and oral health counselling.
Department Profile
The Department of Dentistry provides a focused oral-health service built around careful examination, radiographic assessment, preventive care and appropriate chair-side treatment. The clinical spectrum extends from common dental pain and caries to periodontal disease, oral infections, missing teeth and minor oral surgical needs.
Modern dental chair units, OPG imaging, restorative and periodontal support, extraction and minor procedure facilities, sterilization workflow and oral-health counselling create a practical environment for patient care as well as clinical teaching.
Care & Learning Focus
Preserve oral function wherever possible, relieve pain safely, prevent avoidable disease and strengthen patient understanding of lifelong oral health.
Preserve oral function wherever possible, relieve pain safely, prevent avoidable disease and strengthen patient understanding of lifelong oral health.
Clinical Care Pathways
Department services are organised around examination, diagnosis, prevention, tooth preservation, periodontal care, oral procedures and follow-up.
Comprehensive dental OPD services for oral and dental health problems
Diagnosis and treatment planning for dental caries, gum diseases, oral infections and dental pain
Modern dental chair-based clinical care and student training support
OPG imaging support for panoramic dental and maxillofacial radiographic evaluation
Routine dental extraction and minor oral surgical procedure support
Restorative and conservative dental procedures
Scaling, oral prophylaxis and periodontal care
Prosthodontic consultation and removable denture-related support
Root canal treatment orientation and endodontic care support
Dental trauma and emergency dental care support
Oral hygiene education and preventive dental care counselling
Sterilization, infection control and safe dental practice support
Community dental health awareness and oral screening activities
Clinical teaching, case discussion, chair-side demonstration and academic training
Key Clinical Facilities
Modern Dental Chairs
Dental chair units for examination, restorative procedures, scaling, extraction support and clinical teaching.
OPG Imaging
Orthopantomogram support for panoramic dental radiography, jaw evaluation, impacted tooth assessment and maxillofacial imaging.
Oral Surgery Support
Support for routine extractions, minor oral surgical procedures, dental trauma assessment and emergency dental care.
Conservative Dentistry
Restorative dental care including fillings, caries management, tooth preservation and endodontic orientation.
Periodontal Care
Scaling, oral prophylaxis, gum disease evaluation, periodontal counselling and preventive oral hygiene care.
Prosthodontic Support
Consultation support for missing teeth, removable dentures, prosthetic planning and functional oral rehabilitation.
Sterilization & Infection Control
Instrument sterilization, infection control, biomedical waste practices and safe dental procedure workflow.
Oral & Dental Conditions Managed
- Dental caries
- Tooth pain
- Pulpitis and endodontic conditions
- Gingivitis
- Periodontitis
- Oral ulcers
- Dental abscess
- Impacted tooth evaluation
- Tooth mobility
- Missing teeth
- Dental trauma
- Oral infection
- Sensitivity of teeth
- Malocclusion screening support
- Jaw pain evaluation
- Oral hygiene-related problems
- Tobacco-related oral health counselling
- Preventive dental care
- Paediatric dental problem screening support
- Geriatric dental care support
Dental Procedures & Treatment Support
- Oral examination
- Dental diagnosis and treatment planning
- Scaling and oral prophylaxis
- Dental fillings and restorations
- Tooth extraction
- Minor oral surgical procedure support
- Root canal treatment orientation and support
- Management of dental pain
- Local anaesthesia administration support
- Dental abscess drainage support where indicated
- Suturing support for oral procedures
- Impression taking support
- Denture-related consultation support
- OPG-based dental radiology evaluation
- Oral hygiene counselling
- Tobacco cessation and oral cancer awareness counselling
- Post-procedure instructions and follow-up care
OPG Imaging & Diagnostic Support
Panoramic imaging strengthens treatment planning by providing a broader view of teeth, jaws, impacted teeth and selected maxillofacial conditions.
- Panoramic dental radiography
- Evaluation of impacted teeth
- Jaw and maxillofacial assessment
- Dental trauma evaluation support
- Pre-extraction radiographic assessment
- Periodontal bone support evaluation
- Cyst / lesion screening support
- Orthodontic and prosthodontic planning support
- Temporomandibular joint orientation
- Clinical correlation with dental examination
- Digital image documentation support
- Radiation safety and patient positioning orientation
Sterilization, Infection Control & Patient Safety
- Instrument cleaning and disinfection
- Autoclaving support
- Sterile instrument tray preparation
- Use of PPE and barrier precautions
- Surface disinfection
- Safe handling of sharps
- Biomedical waste segregation
- Dental chair disinfection protocol
- Cross-infection prevention practices
- Sterile workflow for extraction and minor procedures
- Documentation and infection control awareness
- Patient safety and staff safety practices
Clinical Infrastructure & Equipment
The department combines patient-facing clinical areas with imaging, procedure, sterilization and teaching support.
- Dedicated Dentistry department
- Dental OPD area
- Modern dental chair units
- OPG imaging room / dental radiology support
- Oral examination and diagnosis area
- Conservative and restorative dentistry area
- Oral surgery and extraction support area
- Scaling and periodontal care area
- Prosthodontic consultation support area
- Instrument sterilization area
- Dental material preparation area
- Patient waiting and counselling area
- Faculty room and departmental office
- Record and documentation area
- Audio-visual teaching support
- Clinical demonstration and student training support area
- Oral health education display area
- Departmental library and academic resource support
- Dental chair units
- Dental operating light
- Three-way syringe
- Air rotor handpiece
- Micromotor handpiece
- Ultrasonic scaler
- Dental suction support
- Dental compressor support
- OPG machine
- Dental X-ray support where available
- Dental radiology viewing support
- Extraction forceps
- Dental elevators
- Mouth mirrors
- Dental probes
- Explorers
- Tweezer / college plier
- Periodontal probes
- Scalers and curettes
- Restorative instruments
- Amalgam / composite placement instruments
- Glass ionomer cement support
- Composite restoration material support
- Etchant and bonding agent support
- Endodontic files and reamers support
- Root canal treatment support material
- Impression trays
- Alginate impression material support
- Dental plaster / stone support
- Denture-related prosthodontic material support
- Sterilizer / autoclave support
- Instrument trays
- Kidney trays
- Needle holder and suturing support
- Local anaesthesia syringe
- Dental needles and cartridges support
- PPE and barrier protection support
- Disinfection and surface cleaning material
- Biomedical waste disposal support
- Computer and documentation support
- Oral health education charts and models
Education, Community Oral Health & Research
Clinical learning emphasises chair-side examination, treatment planning, radiographic interpretation, infection control and preventive oral-health communication.
- Clinical dental examination teaching
- Chair-side demonstrations
- Dental diagnosis and treatment planning orientation
- OPG interpretation orientation
- Dental radiology demonstration
- Oral hygiene and preventive dentistry teaching
- Restorative procedure demonstration
- Extraction and oral surgery orientation
- Periodontal care demonstration
- Prosthodontic planning orientation
- Sterilization and infection control training
- Case discussions and clinical seminars
- Community oral health awareness activities
- Student record work and clinical documentation
- Integrated teaching with ENT, Surgery, Medicine, Radiology and Community Medicine
- Dental caries and oral hygiene studies
- Periodontal disease awareness studies
- Tobacco-related oral health research
- Oral cancer awareness studies
- Community dental health screening research
- Dental trauma and emergency dental care studies
- OPG-based dental radiology academic work
- Patient awareness and oral hygiene practice studies
- Infection control and sterilization audit
- Interdepartmental research with ENT, Radiology and Community Medicine
- Student academic projects and case-based learning