Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics | Al-Azhar Dental College

Department of Conservative
Dentistry and Endodontics

The department of conservative dentistry & endodontics was established at Al Azhar Dental College since the beginning of the institution in the year 2007. This branch of dentistry specializes in three main areas of dental health:

Prevention of diseases and defects of teeth.
Restoration of normal function of teeth.
Enhancement of aesthetics.

Endodontics is a part of this department dealing with the diseases of dental pulp and surrounding tissue. The treatment offered here ranges from the traditional silver amalgam restorations to the more modern and esthetic composite and ceramic restorations. Our primary goal is to provide the best clinical care while giving equal importance to impart excellent training to undergraduates under the supervision of experienced and enthusiastic faculty.

VISION

To bring out professionally well trained clinicians inculcating strong ethical values and compassion towards the patients and dental practice.
Achieve excellence in offering superior quality and value dental services to the society while incorporating the latest techniques in the practice of dentistry.

MISSION

To train the undergraduate students to be competent professionals and enhance their credibility and innovative capabilities.
To provide state of the art oral health care using innovative and modern steps.
The dental health awareness and oral status of people.

HOD’s Message

The Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics is one of the distinguished departments in the college, which is growing in leaps and bounds crossing new frontiers and striving for excellence.

This speciality deals with three main facets of dental health: prevention of caries, restoring the diseased tooth to its original form either by restorative or root canal procedures and esthetic dentistry.

Our department is committed in providing an excellent academic and research ambience for students and members of the faculties to inherit professional competence along with human dignity and values to serve the society.

We are equipped with a team of dedicated and enthusiastic faculty who provide excellent training to students emphasising both theoretical and practical knowledge.

We provide conducive learning environment through appropriate teaching methodologies and assessment tools. The students are trained to perform all latest treatment modalities with sophisticated dental equipments using wide range of restorative materials thereby ensuring a regular flow of patients during the clinical postings. The department meets standardized protocols of sterilization to safeguard our patients from cross contamination.

We foster interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary learning with special emphasis on practice of esthetic dentistry.

The educational experience the students gain in our department, since its inception in 2007, prepares them for a career in academics, research or clinical practice which provides lifelong fulfillment.

Dr Nishin K John

Head of Department, Dept of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics

Objectives

These objectives of the department are as follows:

Objective 1

To help the students gain adequate knowledge and understanding of the scientific foundations on which dentistry is based.

Objective 2

To guide and encourage the students to undertake research and other scholarly activities.

Objective 3

To create a mindset of lifelong learning for students and faculty through continuing dental education programs.

Objective 4

To provide highest standard of treatment facilities using modern equipment at a reasonable price to ensure quality dental healthcare for all.

Objective 5

To provide proficient training to the students in preservation, maintenance, restoration and rehabilitation of dentition by well qualified and dedicated faculty.

Range of Treatments Provided

Silver amalgam restorations.
Tooth colored restorations.
Complex restorative procedures.
Inlay and onlay restorations.
Preventive treatment modalities.

Management of discolored teeth
Midline diastema closure.
Composite and ceramic veneers.
Management of traumatic dental injuries or fractured teeth.
Correction of malformed teeth.

Root canal treatment.
Post endodontic procedures (post and core).
Management of complications during endodontic surgeries.
Management of traumatic injuries.
Management of emergency cases including abscess drainage, trauma.

Course Details

Theory

Introduction to Conservative Dentistry.
Definition, Aim & Scope of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics
Nomenclature of dentition; Tooth Numbering systems
Restoration- Definition & Objectives
Hand Instruments – Classification, Nomenclature, Design, Formula of hand cutting instruments, Grasps and Rests, Sterilization.
Rotary Cutting instruments – Burs, Design, Types. Various speeds in tooth preparation. Hazards with cutting instruments.

Practical

Tooth preparation for amalgam and GIC restorations in plaster models.

Theory

Dental caries – Aetiology, classification, caries terminology
Fundamentals in Tooth preparation
Definition, Stages and steps , Classification of Tooth preparations, Nomenclature, Concepts in tooth preparations for Silver Amalgam, Cast gold inlay, Composite resins and Glass Ionomer
Tooth preparation for amalgam restorations. Stepwise procedure for Class I, II, III, IV, V amalgam restorations. Failure of amalgam restoration.
Contact and contour of teeth – different methods of tooth separation
Matrices, Retainers, Wedges – methods of wedging
Finishing & polishing of restorations.
Chair side positions – patient and operator positions
Management of deep carious lesions – Technique of caries excavation with hand and rotary instruments, Affected and Infected dentin, Caries detector dyes, Concept of Remaining Dentin Thickness, Pulp capping and Pulpotomy.
Access cavity and brief introduction of root canal instruments

Practical

Tooth preparation for amalgam and GIC restorations in phantom heads.

Theory

Nomenclature of Dentition
Gnathological concepts of Restoration
Dental Caries
Treatment Planning For Restorative Procedure:
Preventive measures in restorative practice
Armamentarium for Tooth Preparation
Isolation of Operating Field
Infection Control
Pulp Protection
Pain control in restorative procedures
Amalgam Restoration
Contacts and contour
Management Of Deep Carious Lesions
Dentinal Hypersensitivity
Complex amalgam restorations
Gingival Tissue Management
Adhesion to tooth structure
Anterior Restorations
Composite Restorations
Minimal Invasive Dentistry
Alternate methods of tooth preparation for restorations

Practical

Case history recording, diagnosis and treatment planning
Glass ionomer restorations
Class I amalgam restorations
Class II amalgam restorations

Theory

Introduction, definition, scope and future of Endodontics
Rationale and principles of Endodontics
Clinical diagnostic methods
Microbiology of endodontic infection
Isolation and infection control in Endodontics
Endodontic instruments
Pulpal diseases
Periapical diseases
Vital pulp therapy
Esthetics in dentistry
Composite restorations
Casts restorations
Casting
Temporisation or interim restoration
Root Caries
Non carious destruction of tooth structure
Ceramic Restorations
Direct Filling gold Restorations
Emergency endodontic procedures
Anatomy of pulp space
Access preparation
Preparation of root canal space
Disinfection of root canal space
Problems during cleaning and shaping of root canal spaces
Obturation of the root canal system
Root canal sealers
Post endodontic restoration
Smear layer and its importance in endodontics and conservative treatment
Discoloured teeth and its management
Traumatized teeth
Endodontic surgeries
Root resorption
Success and failures of endodontic treatments
Retreatment in Endodontics
Specialized equipments-lasers, magnification loupes, dental operating microscopes(DOM) in conservative dentistry and endodontics