department  

 
Department Of Orthodontics And Dentofacial Orthopedics  

Department Activities

Faculty development programmes organized by  Dept:

Event

Local/Regional/state

/national/international

Resource person

Date/ Venue

No. of

Participants

Seminar

MBT Mechanics

 Local

Dr.Prof S.V.Deshmukh

Pune

25th Oct ,2008

KLE VK IDS ,

Belgaum

30

Workshop Lingual

Orthodontics

State

Dr.Praveen S.Shetty

Dr.Anirudh Kale

Mumbai

27th & 28th June 2008,

KLE VK IDS,

Belgaum

40

INVITED LECTURERS

Event

Local/Regional/state

/national/international

Resource Person

Date/venue

No. of Participants

Guest Lecture

Local

Dr.Jayesh S.Rahalkar Pune

7th July 2008 ,KLE VK IDS,Belgaum

40

Guest Lecture

Local

Dr.Anand K.Patil Dharwad

6th Nov 2008 KLE VK IDS, Belgaum

40

Workshop  On Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Orthodontics

Local

Dr. Ravi Kallur Bijapur

16th Feb 2009 KLE VK IDS,Belgaum

30

 

 

DEPARTMENT

 
   
 
   
 
   

COURSES CONDUCTED :

 

BDS

 
   
For third year BDS students

One lecture one hour per week for one year
One practical 3 hours per week for one year

   

For final BDS students

One lecture per week one hour + One lecture per week 3 hours,
Total 4 hours per week for 6 months
One practical per day per week 3 hours for 6 months

   

MDS

 
   

The Department has an intake of 7 PG students every year. The Postgraduate programme educates and trains Dentists to become Specialists in the field of Orthodontics with solid and broad background, rich in clinical experience and capable of using different treatment modalities. Every student attends a programme that is devoted towards Basic and Applied Dental Sciences and Research Methodology apart from the routine curriculum. The didactic component of Orthodontic training is provided through discussions, seminars, symposiums, joint clinics sessions, research, thesis, lectures, reviews, thesis publication and case conference during the 3 year of Postgraduate study duration.

 

 

DENTAL TECHNICIAN COURSE

 

Lectures conducted total = 8
Demonstrations of wire bending for removable appliances

 
   

VARIOUS TREATMENT MODALITIES OFFERED :

 

The department has been training P.Gs in Beggs, Preadjusted (Straight wire) and Tip Edge Techniques. Dentofacial orthopaedics and treatment by myofunctional and fixed functional appliances are routinely carried out.

 
   

VARIOUS SPECIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES AVAILABLE IN DEPT OF ORTHODONTICS :

 
  • Treatment of patients with deformities cleft lip and palate: expansion and Alignment, nasoalveolar moulding, presurgical  and post surgical orthodontics, Etc.
  • Treatment of facial disproportions requiring plastic surgery to correct the teeth and jaws.
  • Prescription of disorders of the joint and muscles in facial region.
  • To correct and manage TMDs.
 
 
   
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