Pedodontics | Al-Azhar Dental College

Department of Paediatric
and Preventive Dentistry

The Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry at Al Azhar Dental College was established in 2007. The department is committed to providing full spectrum of services for all children at every stage of their lives from infancy through adolescence including those with special and complex oral health needs, and patients with special developmental and behavioral health care needs. We provide comprehensive oral health examinations, preventive and interceptive oral treatments, extractions and minor surgical procedures, and emergency care including general anesthesia. Undergraduates are trained to develop necessary clinical skills for providing basic dental care to children with emphasis on preventive dentistry.

VISION

We will work to make a lasting impact on children and their families to positively impact their overall well-being for a brighter future as well as improving their oral health-related quality of life.
We plan to be more proactive in prevention and reduce the incidence of dental disease in the pediatric community.

MISSION

Establishing a loving, caring and a child focused dental care in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.
Adhere to strict prophylactic regimens by encouraging regular recall and professional use of prophylaxis.
Providing the necessary guidance and education to parents in a compassionate and timely manner.
Identification of dental disease and timely intervention by appropriate behavior modification techniques tailored to the individual child.
Provide excellence in the education and training of future generations of leaders in oral health.
Competency enhancement of faculty members to help them realize their career objectives.

HOD’s Message

Welcome to the Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry. We started our journey in the year 2007.Our goal is to provide our patients with best possible treatment and care and also we strive to ensure that our students excel not only in academics but also in leadership qualities.

We have a good team of faculty as well as great support from our institution. We conduct school health camps and talks to increase awareness among parents and teachers as well as to inculcate social responsibilities in our students.

Last but not the least, it gives us immense pleasure and humility to treat the tiny tots and quality service is our motto.

Dr Renu Ann Mathew

Head of Department, Dept of Pediatric Dentistry

Department Initiatives

Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry

As initiative is basically the act of taking the first step, we in our Department have taken the following initiatives to improve our performance, quality of work, connectivity and outcome:

Regular workshops for preventive measures in schools.
Guiding students, teachers as well as parents about the importance of maintaining good oral hygiene and the steps involved.
Conduction of CDE programs to share the new advancements and techniques in pediatric dentistry with fresh graduates as well as established fellow dental practitioners to upgrade and update the knowledge.
Plans to introduce conscious sedation unit for –
- Patients with dental phobia and anxiety
- Patients undergoing traumatic and long dental procedures
- Medical conditions aggravated by stress such as angina, asthma and epilepsy.
- Mentally challenged patients
- Patients with ineffective local anaesthesia due to any reason.
- Plans to incorporate more number of procedures under general anaesthesia than the current scenario by collaborating with medical college staff and by ordering all the required equipments as soon as possible.

Facilities in the Department

Front desk
Waiting area
Play area
Feeding room
Dental operatory with 20 dental chairs
Consulting area
HOD room
Assistants area
Sterilization room
Dry and wet labs
Isolation room
Space for undergraduate students and interns
Xray room/RVG
Intraoral camera
Restroom/washroom
Provision for drinking water
Refrigerator
Child friendly department with various dental awareness posters
Detailed case history recording
Non-pharmacological behaviour management
Preventive treatment/measures
Diet counseling
Pit and fissure sealants
Plaque control in children
Fluoride/SDF application
Conduction of workshops in schools.
Free treatment for camp based school children.
All treatments are provided in clean and hygienic environment with sterilized instruments.
Under the current pandemic situations all treatments are provided following strict covid protocols.