PG Department of Periodontology : An Overview

The Department of Periodontology at Indira Gandhi Govt. Dental College, Jammu provides insight into and clinical experience dealing with the etiology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases of the periodontium. It provides avenues for all round development through undergraduate and post graduate training, patient care and research. With separate undergraduate and postgraduate sections having well equipped modern dental equipment and advanced surgical equipment like piezo surgical unit, surgical microscope and a diode laser, the department emphasizes on quality and precision in the standard of care. Clinical skills training aims at mastering variety of periodontal surgical and implant procedures which has been at the core of the department’s objectives.

Key features

Undergraduate students are trained with skills to render non-surgical and preventive periodontal procedures and are introduced to surgical periodontal procedures by observing and assisting as procedures are being performed

Postgraduate students are given opportunity to learn and master a variety of surgical clinical procedures

Hands on training in various implant systems and clinical exposure to use of lasers is being imparted as part of the curriculum, varied exposure to regeneration techniques which are at par with international standards are routinely performed.

Core Competencies

➀ Periodontal Flap Surgeries
➁ Periodontal plastic and aesthetic surgery
➂ Local drug delivery
➃ Research in Periodontal Medicine
➄ Preventive periodontal care
➅ Aesthetic paediatric dentistry.
➆ Micro Surgery
➇ Piezosurgery

Details of Techning & Non Teaching Staff