Research Activities
Training Programmes:
1. BDS : The Subject of Orthodontics is divided uniformly in four years .
- First year: the basics of Dental materials used in Orthodontics is taught in detail.
- Second year: wire bending in variety of shapes is taught for the students to learn basics of wire bending.
- Third year: we provide exposure to patients , and they are taught how to take impressions . Apart from patient work , students learn how to fabricate variety of wire components.
- Final year: students learn case history taking , model analyses , cephalometric analyses and fabricate various removable appliances.
2. MDS in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
PG students are taught the concept and clinical use of :
- Fixed Orthodontics
- Fixed Functional Appliances
- Myofunctional Appliances
- Aligners
- Cleft Lip and Palate
- Orthognathic Surgery
- Removable appliances
- Invisible Orthodontics
Apart from practical work , PG students have to present Poster and Paper in National Conferences and Convention.
PG students also need to submit Thesis and Library Dissertation for fulfillment of requirement for obtaining Masters degree in Orthodontics.
Activities
Faculty of Dental Sciences Dept of Orthodontics
Dept of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences organized a workshop on “3-D Aligners” on 20th July 2018. The workshop was presented by Aligner company i.e. Alignwise. It included detailed presentation by the company executives where they highlighted the benefits of aligners and made us realize that some cases of malocclusion can be treated without braces. They emphasized on how the Aligner treatment has revolutionized the world of orthodontic treatment. They demonstrated the working of 3 Shape scanner on models.. The scanner produced 3D simulation of the entire dentition in less than 2 min. This scanning technique can help us in getting rid of alginate impressions. They explained about various attachments used with the aligners for the purpose of carrying out different tooth movements.
This workshop enlightened the PG’s and the faculty members regarding the usage and benefits of Aligner system in Orthodontics.
