About
The Department of Pedodontics:
The Department of Pediatric Dentistry provides total dental care to children from birth through adolescence including children with special health care needs The department’s primary mission includes Academic enrichment, service to the patient and research.
KEY FEATURES
CORE COMPETENCIES
The Department of Pediatric Dentistry provides total dental care to children from birth through adolescence including children with special health care needs The department’s primary mission includes Academic enrichment, service to the patient and research.
KEY FEATURES
- A child friendly reception area which is a ‘visual treat for children’.
- Facility for provision of dental care under general anesthesia for very young, extremely uncooperative and disabled children.
- Strong Emphasis on prevention of Oro-dental diseases in children by providing preventive procedures and appropriate parent and child counseling.
- Unique School dental clinics with mobile dental van for schools around Rathinamangalam for providing basic dental care for children in the school premises itself.
- The department runs an exclusive school health program for underprivileged children of schools around Rathinamangalam.
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Rotary Endodontic- treatment of primary, young permanent and permanent teeth
- Management of harmful oral habits and malocclusions in children
- Full mouth rehabilitation under chair-side and general anesthesia
- Interceptive, preventive orthodontics and Myofunctional therapy
- Dental care for Special Health Care needs children
- Esthetic pediatric dentistry
- Preventive dentistry.