The Department of Public Health Dentistry is dedicated in training of the undergraduate students to look after the community rather than an individual. The department works on the principle of “placing people’s health in people’s hand”. It focuses on the Promotive, preventive and curative aspects of the disease with the help of various outreach programs in the community. The department is concerned with the dental health education of the community, research and the application of the research findings for the prevention and control of dental diseases through community efforts. The department promotes the overall development of the students and education is based on the principle of“Learning by Doing.”
The outreach programs are carried out on regular basis with the help of mobile dental unit through organized dental camps. The camps are conducted with the aim of making people aware about the oral health, promoting oral health among them and provision of basic treatments such as Oral prophylaxis, Extractions & Restorations free of cost. The department also conducts School Health Programs which includes the parents, teachers & students’ education about the oral health, fluoride applications and routine oral health check up of the students on regular basis. The ultimate goal of the department is to specifically look after the weaker sections of the community and to focus on overall preventive, promotive & curative aspects of the oral health.
- Department also has its own Digital Seminar Room for students to improve their knowledge and skills in an interactive manner. Departmental Library is equipped with a plethora of latest resourceful books and online access portal for various journals.
- Department frequently conducts camps and oral health education programs in various rural as well as urban areas, schools, institutions, primary healthcare centers, community halls, through fully equipped mobile dental van with seating capacity.
- Department operates 04 satellite centers rendering dental services in rural and urban areas. It is an attempt to provide dental care near their house to utilize the health services in its maximum range. Dental doctors skilled in clinical expertise along with interns are posted in all satellite centers to cater to the needs of the community.
- Student training in the department takes departure from the traditional disease status evaluation towards development of crucial dental public health skills by giving more importance on prevention of disease and promotion of health.
- The department actively conducts epidemiological research and publishes research studies in various national and international journals & the students are motivated to attain precision in conducting research and its application of the same.
