GOAL :  The Goal of Dentistry Department is

Ø  To teach Indian Medical Graduate some important topics of dentistry by following competency based UG curriculum given by NMC.

Ø  To provide patients quality dental care and improving MCH services.

OBJECTIVES: 

KNOWLEDGE: At the end of clinical posting students should be able to

Ø  Enumerate the parts of the tooth and supporting structures

Ø Understand the role of causative microorganisms in the aetio- pathogenesis of dental caries

Ø Understand the role of dental caries as a focus of sepsis

Ø Understand the various causes for partial /complete loss of teeth and associated structures

Ø  Understand  the local and systemic sequel of loss of teeth

Ø  Enumerate common ways of restoring the edentulous state

Ø  Aware of malocclusion and the tissues that cause it

Ø  Understand  the prevalence of oral cancer and enumerate  the common types of cancer that can affect tissues of the oral cavity

Ø  Understand the etiological factors in the formation of precancerous /cancerous lesions.

Ø  Enumerate the common diseases that affect the periodontium and identify local and systemic causative factors

Ø Understand the role of Periodontal disease as a focus of sepsis

SKILLS :

Ø Identify Dental caries and Counsel patients with respect to oral hygiene, diet and the direct bearing on systemic health

Ø Counsel patients on the importance of restoring missing teeth/tissues with respect to the benefits on oral and systemic health.

Ø  Identify potential pre-cancerous /cancerous lesions and Counsel patients to risks of oral cancer with respect to  tobacco, smoking, alcohol and other causative factors

Ø  Identify Periodontal disease

Ø Identify malocclusion and Counsel patients with respect to correction of  malocclusion and the role it might have on oral health  specifically on the TMJ

ABOUT US

Department of Dentistry was established in year 2010 after the establishment of GMERS medical college. The dental wing was working since starting of General hospital.

Dept. of Dentistry is developed and flourished in various branches of dentistry. Specialized quality of treatment is offered to the patients seeking dental treatment for various dental diseases coming from Gandhinagar district and various parts of state and country along with NRI patients. Dental dept is working hard to encourage medical tourism by providing services in prosthetic dentistry, implant surgical prosthodontics, orthodontic dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, periodontics and maxillofacial trauma cases.

Dental department is organizing various dental health and evaluation program for common public and continuing dental education for dental professionals as well as staff.

Department has large, well ventilated OPD room, scrub room, separate chambers for clinical and nursing staff along with filtered drinking water neat and tidy toilets and wash room with sitting arrangement for patients.