Dental Technology Department

Mission:-

To produce qualified dental technicians by imparting high-quality education, research, and innovation in dental technology, creating awareness in society by disseminating knowledge, and promoting optimum health in the region through community service.

Goals: -

• Establish and maintain an environment that ensures a high-quality bachelor-level education in dental technology.
• The students will practice dental technology and practice in outreach and service to uphold the environment of excellence in education, and research, engage with all stakeholders to employ, synthesize, preserve, apply, and disseminate knowledge that reflects best practice.
• Build and strengthen strategic partnerships with business communities, professional organizations, and other constituencies at the local and international levels. Evaluate, apply, and integrate information related to dental technology practice from the institution to the society level with the best of character and moral conduct.

Objectives of the program:-

• To develop the virtues of professional ethics, responsibility, honor, tolerance, empathy, and practice legally.
• Apply knowledge and skills gained during their education in solving problems, especially standard/non-standard ones, through their professional pursuits.
• To engage in lifelong learning to stay abreast of relevant scientific advances in the discipline to contribute to building up a healthy society and nation.
• Develop a culture of learning, reasoning, communication, research, innovation, and leadership skills to encourage individual rational thinking among the students and its application.
• Prioritize students to play actively promote-quality dards in health education in the region and the Nation.

1.  Responsiveness of the graduate students in building up teamwork and professional relationships
2. Demonstrating self-reliance and confidence in management and leadership skills
3. Presence of respect, team spirit in the context of community service and professionalism
4. Evolving an individual attitude towards values and ethics

• Participation in National events 
• Health awareness in schools, Universities, and Institutes 
• Providing training courses through associations and clubs
• Participation in health care activities with other parties

Laboratory 1 – Crown and Bridge, Maxillo-facial Lab

Crowns and bridges are a fixed solution to missing or damaged teeth. These kinds of prostheses restore the smile to its natural state. Students are taught the anatomy and morphology of the anterior and posterior teeth, followed by procedures for making a wax pattern on specific dies on the cast. Die preparation and wax pattern fabrication are the primary skills trained, followed by spring and investing in wax patterns.

The burnout and casting of the wax pattern are done in a sophisticated burnout furnace and casting machine. Finishing and polishing of Metallic crowns and bridges are done after casting and making them suitable for fitting into the patient's mouth.

Maxillofacial prosthesis deals with replacing missing structures of the oral cavity and face. The students are given training on knowledge and skills about the anatomy of the facial parts like the nose, eyes, and ears, along with the art of carving out the given anatomy onto the clay—wax and duplicating in Acrylic and silicone.

Laboratory 2 – Removable partial denture lab

Removable prosthetic dentures help to restore the few missing teeth in the patient's arch. Students are taught the various RPD designs and methods to fabricate it starting from cast preparation, cast surveying, framework designing, investing the wax pattern leading to its burnout, and finally, casting the framework.

The finishing and polishing of the metallic framework are completed.

This framework is acrylic after teeth arrangement, wax-up, and carving. And polishing. Then it is delivered to the doctor for insertion.

Laboratory 3 – Complete denture Lab

A complete denture is a valuable prosthesis that helps to restore all the missing teeth in the patient's arch. Students are taught the basic and intermediate steps for the fabrication of complete dentures starting from the initial processing of cast pouring, custom tray construction with different materials, finishing and polishing of the trays, structure of baseplates, and occlusal rims. Later mounting is done on an articulator, and teeth arrangement is completed. After final try-in procedures, dewaxing and curing are done. The final product, after curing, is removed, and finishing and polishing are done for the same.

Laboratory 4 – Orthodontic and Dental morphology

Removable orthodontic appliances help support and retain the teeth in their new positions. Students have demonstrated the different components of the retainer-like the types of claps, springs, and Labial bow designs. The students also know the orthodontic expansion devices, multifunctional appliances, and soldering methods. The components are organized on the cast according to the requirement of the appliance, and they are acrylic to fabricate different kinds of removable Hawley’s retainer appliances.

Dental morphology teaches the students the anatomy and morphology of the anterior and posterior teeth. The students get the necessary information to identify the different teeth and also show their skill in carving out the morphology of the teeth with their proper form on a carving wax block.

Laboratory 5 – Porcelain Lab

In the porcelain lab, the student learns the art and science of Anterior and posterior crown fabrication for All ceramic, Porcelain fused to metal crown, and dental veneers types. The students also learn about understanding the different stages of porcelain application in different clinical scenarios. A complete ceramic crown is placed on the cast and evaluated for perfection in fit and aesthetics.

Laboratory 6 - CAD-CAM laboratory

The lab is used for training students to fabricate prostheses using digital dental technology. This high-end machine produces high-quality prostheses, from single crowns to long-span bridges. This system includes digital scanning, digital designing software, and a production system (milling machine). The dental 3D printing machine can 3D print Removable partial denture framework printing, Metal crowns printing, and acrylic prosthesis printing.

• Plans and Curricula Committee
• Academic Advising and Student Affairs Committee
• Graduate Studies and Scientific Research Committee
• Education Services Committee
• Study Schedules and Examinations Committee
• Development and Quality Committee