About The Subject
Treatment Rendered in our Department
Treatment option
- Begg’s appliance
- Pre-adjusted edgewise appliances
- Ceramic braces
- Myofunctional appliances
- Surgical planning of cases requiring orthognantic surgery and follow up of the same
- Micro implant based orthodontics
Teaching Methods
Theory
Didactic Lectures
Student seminars
Clinical discussions
Practical/Clinical Skill
Preclinical orthodontics: Wire bending exercises for different removable appliances
Chairside discussions: Case history discussions and diagnosis.
FACULTY
DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW
OSCE/OSPE
Case based evaluation/case scenario
l The students are allowed to work in the clinics in the department, where they record the clinical findings & discuss with the faculty. This helps the students to build up self confidence for treating the patients.
l Apart from this case based assessment is done which measures the extent to which the student is able to define, analyse, solve & evaluate the problems described in the cases.
l A case scenario is given to the students & based on the knowledge they are able to diagnose the diseases, give the differential diagnosis & prognosis & write the treatment plan foe which the marks are given.
U.G CLINIC
P.G CLINIC
Department has started post graduation in the year 2021 with two seats per year. Multi equipped & well furnished P.G Clinic with 8 modern chairs with all necessary attachments.
PG Section has individual desks & cabinets for each dental chair.
SEMINAR ROOM
Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics has a well equiped seminar room, where in seminars are conducted by the students as a part of the curriculum.
Seminars are presented with the help of a projector connected to a computer set up, so that the understanding of the topic becomes easy and intresting in the subject because of the pictographical representations on the presentation.
PHOTOGRAPHY ROOM
Photography room is useful as an aid for recording the progress of patient’s treatment process.
Room Set Up:
l The room is well lit with advanced photographic light stands.
l Background is white in colour to give proper definition to the images so that there is no discrepancy seen while assessing the pictures.
l Tri pod stand.
Camera used: Canon EOS 200D II DSLR with 18 – 55mm lens lens kit & with ring flash.
PRE CLINICAL LAB
Students of III and IV year gain knowledge and experience of various appliances in the pre-clinical lab.
Students are taught how to make various appliances which helps them to co-relate with the patient treatment and the stages where the appliances are used during the treatment period.
Models consisting of various appliances are present in the lab for students to go through as a pedestal on how to make the appliances ideally.
CEPHALOMETRIC TRACING ROOM
Cephalometric tracing room is used to initiate the cephalometric study to be done after a patient’s radiographs are obtained.
The room consists of tracing tables on which the cephalographs are put and traced manually for various soft & hard tissue analysis that will inturn helps in better diagnosis.
ORTHODONTIC CEPHALOMETRIC SOFTWARE(NEMO CEPH)
Department has modern orthodontic cephalometric software. It is the most complete orthodontic tool for diagnosis, treatment planning & case presentation to the patient.
This software really becomes into the best tool for cephalometric analysis.
Advantages of this software are:
Simple & quick.
Customization of any cephalometric analysis.
Cephalometry overlay on patient photograph.
Orthodontic treatment plans (VTO, STO& Morphing)
Communication with the patient.
Soft tissue prediction.
Intergration with Dr Arnett’s Module.
Template & reports to generate client presentations.
DIGITAL OPG & CEPHELOGRAPHY ROOM
ORTHODONTIC LAB
Orthodontic lab is well equipped with all the required machinery that helps the department members to carry out laboratory procedures smoothly.
Hassle-free experience of making appliances is aided by the machinery present in this lab.
Department has U.G & P.G well equipped laboratory facilities with all the modern equipments facilities like:
Biostar
Hydrosolder unit
Electro polisher
Vacuum /pressure moulding unit
Lab micromoters
Spot welders
Double disk model trimmers
High intensity light curing units
Electro polisher
Typhodont with metal teeth set
Anatomical articulator with face bow attachments
STORE & RECORD ROOM
Store and record room has all the required clinical and pre-clinical materials for operational, clinical, pre-clinical and documentation use.
Patient records are kept in the record room for maintenance of records that are multiple-years old.
Full fledged record room with well designed cupboards.
DEPARTMENT LIBRARY
Department library has books and journals, read by the students of both undergraduate and post-graduate courses.
Books are of the latest editions from the renown authors which help the students to stay updated with all the advancements in the field of orthodontics.
And also students have E- journal access to various international ,national journals & text books.
P.G ROOM
Department has well spacious post-graduate room where students can carry out their assigned pre-clinical works.
And also they are having individual locker facilities.
STERILIZATION ROOM
Sterilization room is a key necessity of any dental practice.
Sterilization room of the department is equipped with:
Digital Dry heat sterilizer
Digital Autoclave
Ultrasonic Cleaner
Needle distroyer
UV chamber ( 12 Tray cabinate )
RECEPTION COUNTER
Reception counter is to provide assistance to patients & visitors.
This is the place where patients appointments & questions are dealt with.
The patients & their treatment records are written in the register by the receptionist.
RECEPTION COUNTER
