Department of
Public Health Dentistry
Dept of PHD, organizes oral health programmes for delivering comprehensive oral health care & health education to various sections of the society and form partnerships with external agencies for improving oral health of the community.
We engage students in health education activities like development of health education material, communicating and interacting with various sections of the society and tobacco cessation counselling.
We provide high quality & ethical comprehensive oral health care to the patients with emphasis on prevention.
We promote research in the field of Public Health Dentistry.
VISION
- Striving to achieve optimum oral health of the community through application of scientific knowledge and clinical skills of Public health dentistry.
MISSION
- Development of comprehensive oral health programmes to cater to unmet needs of the community through effective collaboration with external stakeholders.
- Enabling students to understand their unique roles and responsibilities in preventing oral diseases & promoting oral health of individuals & communities.
- Promotion of interdisciplinary community based oral health care research.
- Competency enhancement of faculty members to help them realize their career objectives.
HOD’s Message
Department of Public health dentistry creates and provides rich learning experience to the students through clinical case discussions and treatment, visits to peripheral centers, field visits, project assignments, seminars and regular didactics to the students. Innovative methods of learning are being implemented to enrich the process of learning. Emphasis is placed on activity based learning and active learning.
Facilities in the Department
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16 dental chairs
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2 mobile dental unite(for the camp purpose)
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Mobile dental unit
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Dental museum
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Health education materials
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Screening /treatment camp facilities
Department Initiatives
- Outreach programmes.
- Health awareness programmes
- Screening/Treatment camps
- Blood donation camps
- Field visit programmes (DENTCARE/WATER PURIFICATION PLANT/DAIRY PLANT/ WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANT)
- CDE programmes
- Important health “DAY” Observance
Public health dentistry is a unique subject in dentistry which primarily deals with prevention of oral diseases at community level. Prevention is the cornerstone of Public health philosophy. It encompasses all the preventive measures which are amenable to be implemented at community level through community dental programs. Planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating such programs fall under the purview of dental public health. School Dental health screening, School Dental health education, School based pit and fissure sealant application program, School based fluoride mouth rinsing program are few examples for dental public health measures.
Unlike other disciplines of dentistry, public health dentistry believes in taking the dental health services to the community at their doorsteps. Outreach programs such as dental camps are done in the community settings, viz; rural areas, shelter homes, schools and specially schools having vulnerable children, industries etc. Mobile Dental Unit (MDU, ‘Dentistry on wheels’) is designed for the same purpose. Two peripheral dental health care centers are established at Pala,Kottayam and Assessi Sneha bhavan ,Moolamattam ,Idukki. There will be visit to these centres once in two weeks. These centers provide a rich clinical experience to the students.
Course Details
The subject (Public Health Dentistry) comes under 3rd year and part 1final year .Theory classes and practical sessions will be carried out. Students appear for the subject exam in part 1 Final year.
Clinical sessions – 3rd year
Case history discussion
Seminar presentation
Clinical session – 4th year
Case history discussions
Oral indices
Field visit/Outreach programmes
Seminar presentation
Fluoride application
Theory classes – 3rd year
Friday 8am-9am
Theory classes – 4th year
Wednsday 8am-9 am
Friday 9am-10am
- Head Of Department: Dr Abdul Saheer,BDS,MDS
Publications – 32 publication (5 pubmed indexed & 27 Google Scholor/Index Copernicus)
Achievements –
Best Researcher in Dental Science (RULA awards,2018)
Excellence in Public health dentistry( IHP award,2019)
Global Faculty award (AKS awards,2021) - Senior Lecturer:
Dr Tency Mathew, BDS,MPH
Publications – 6 (2 Pubmed Indexed & 4 Google Scholor/Index Copernicus )
Affiliated to Kerala University of Health Sciences
Recognised by Dental Council of India
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