Overview
The Department of Dentistry at Ram Krishna Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre provides comprehensive oral healthcare services including dental consultation, preventive care, restorative procedures, oral surgery support, periodontal care, prosthodontic guidance and oral health education.
The department is supported by modern dental chair units, OPG imaging facility, dental procedure instruments, sterilization area, infection control practices, clinical teaching support and patient counselling facilities.
Dentistry & Oral Healthcare ServicesDepartment Work & Learning Areas
Special Facilities
Dental OPD
Dedicated dental OPD for consultation, diagnosis, treatment planning, pain relief and oral health counselling.
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.
Infrastructure
- 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
Equipment & Clinical 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
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 & Services
- 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 Support
The department has OPG support for panoramic dental radiography, helping in assessment of teeth, jaws, impacted teeth, dental trauma, periodontal bone support and oral surgical planning.
- 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
- 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
Departmental Library & Learning Material
- Dental anatomy and oral pathology reference books
- Conservative dentistry learning material
- Oral surgery reference material
- Periodontology reference material
- Prosthodontics learning resources
- Dental radiology and OPG interpretation resources
- Infection control and sterilization manuals
- Oral health education material
- Clinical case discussion resources
- Academic manuals and student learning material
Academics & Clinical Training
- 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
Research & Community Oral Health
- 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
"Good oral health is an essential part of complete health and confident living."