Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry

Overview

The Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry at KSRIDSR, Tiruchengode, is an imperial centre for quality oral health care delivery to children and adolescents with a yearly footfall of more than 15,000 patients. “Team Pedo”, as it is fondly called, strongly believes and functions on effective teamwork. It has its own motto and is also proud of its own logo. This state of art department exclusively designed in a child-friendly manner with hand painted vivid colourful walls, children’s play area, attractive pediatric dental chairs, tooth-brushing station, relaxing music and attractive TV screens is all set to make the child’s dental visit pleasant and memorable.

Teaching and learning have been given prime importance in this department. Undergraduate (UG) students come in direct contact with the child patients under the supervision of faculty, giving them hands-on clinical experience and a good insight on how to manage them efficiently in the clinics. A diverse spectrum of treatments ranging from infant oral healthcare, diet counselling, habit interception, preventive and interceptive orthodontics, surgical and non-surgical pediatric endodontics, exodontia and caries preventive strategies are routinely practiced in the department. In addition to these modalities, painless anaesthesia systems, conscious sedation, single sitting endodontics, use of LASER and full mouth rehabilitation under general anesthesia are also an integral part of intensive postgraduate training. Post graduate program commenced in the year 2011 and till date, 4 of our postgraduate students have topped and secured the gold medal in The Tamil Nadu Dr.MGR University MDS exams.

Team Pedo focuses not just on clinical patient care, but also on research. It boasts to be the only department in the college with two of its team members awarded with a PhD degree. Future plans include inter-departmental, inter-disciplinary and international collaboration for research and exchange programmes for students and faculty members.

Commandments:

  • Treat the child and never the tooth.
  • Every child has a fundamental right to his / her total oral health and we have the obligation to fulfil his faith.

Key Features

  • Separate UG and PG section, with child-friendly dental chairs allowing students to perform treatment in a comfortable manner
  • An exclusive play area for children to engage them in activities before and after undergoing dental procedures
  • Brushing station to educate the child patients on oral hygiene and brushing techniques.
  • A separate conscious sedation unit to manage uncooperative and pre-cooperative children.
  • Postgraduate students are trained to provide full mouth rehabilitation care under general anesthesia for extremely uncooperative children.
  • Adequately stocked department library with in numerous books and journals for student’s reference.
  • Free dental camps organised by the department, stress the importance of public health to students.
  • Children’s day celebrations and CDE programmes are an integral part of the department’s yearly activities.