PROSTHODONTICS & CROWN AND BRIDGE

Overview

Prosthodontics is a main branch of Dentistry concerned with replacement of lost or missing dental parts with artificial substitutes. The Department of Prosthodontics provides restorative treatment options using removable partial dentures, crowns, fixed partial dentures, complete dentures, dental implants and maxillofacial prosthesis. The teaching curriculum is spread across all four academic years of BDS and also during Compulsory Rotatory Internship. The three year MDS course has two seats per year with of six post graduates at a given time. Rural dental camps and school dental health awareness programmes are routinely conducted in collaboration with the Department of Public Health Dentistry.

Dr. T .C. GIRI, MDS

Professor and HOD

FACULTY:

NAME	DESIGNATION
Dr. T. C. GIRI, MDS	Professor And HOD
Dr. Aparna Mohan, MDS	Professor
Dr. P. Allen Jim Hines, MDS	Reader
Dr. James Rex, BDS	Reader
Dr. Junu Henry, MDS	Reader
Dr. Celin Joel. C, MDS	Senior Lecturer
Dr. Saranya. Y. S, MDS	Senior Lecturer
Dr. Vishnu S, MDS	Senior Lecturer
Dr. Ajai Praveen Jose, MDS	Senior Lecturer

1. INFRASTRUCTURE:

Forty Fully Automatic Dental Chairs
Undergraduate Clinic
Postgraduate Clinic
Undergraduate Clinical Lab
Fully Equipped Implant Clinic
Digital Prosthodontics
State Of The Art Ceramic Lab
Seminar Room
Specialty Department Library
Preclinical Lab

2. TREATMENTS DONE:

Complete Denture
Removable Partial Dentures
Cast Partial Dentures
Fixed Partial Dentures
Implants
Maxillofacial Prosthesis
Full Mouth Oral Rehabilitations

3. SPECIALITY SERVICES

Dental Camps for complete dentures in old age homes in Kanyakumari District
Patient Specific Implants
Smile Designing
Digital impressions using intraoral scanning
BPS Dentures
Ceramic veneers using digital technology
Digitally Guided Implant Surgery

4. TEACHING PROGRAMME

For Under Graduates:

Theory Classes From First To Fourth Year BDS
Pre-Clinical Sessions For First And Second Year BDS
Clinical Session For Third And Fourth Year BDS
Internal Examinations for Each Batch
Seminars
Test Papers
Case Discussions
Project Work For House Surgeons
Seminars For House Surgeons
Dental Camps

For Post Graduates:

Seminar Presentations
Journal Club Presentations
Case Discussions
Inter Disciplinary Discussions
Research Discussions
Examinations
Regular Dental Camps
Clinical Sessions
Participation In Workshops, P.G Conventions, Conferences (National And International), Table Clinic and Panel Discussions.
Regular Participation In Academic Forums.

5. CDE PROGRAMMES/ WORKSHOP/ EVENTS DONE IN THE DEPARTMENT:

The Department of Prosthodontics & Crown and Bridge actively organizes and participates in Continuing Dental Education (CDE) Programmes, Workshops, and academic conferences to promote knowledge exchange, clinical excellence, and advancements in Dental practice.