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Affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore,
Approved by Government of Karnataka and Government of India
 Departments
Oral Medicine and Radiology
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Conservative Dentistry
Periodontics
Pedodontics
Orthodontics
Prosthodontics
Pathology and Microbiology
Public Health Dentistry
Maxillofacial Pathology
Pharmacology
Physiology
Anatomy
Dental Implantology
Dr. Prabhakar B. Kore
M.P. (Rajya Sabha)
Chancellor, KLE University, Belgaum
Chairman, K.L.E.Society, Belgaum
Accreditions
   Public Health Dentistry   

The Department of Public Health Dentistry has been committed to promoting dental care through excellencein teaching the art of prevention. The department has been involved in undergraduate training since the inception of college in the year 1991 and postgraduation training in this specialty since the year 2014. Students undergo a complete learning experience that includes interactive learning methods that focus on enhancing the cognitive skills and the empower its application to real life settings. The department is fully equipped to support a wide array of services that include creating community health awareness, conducting school oral health programmes and habit cessation services for promoting a healthy lifestyle among the public.

The department has to its achievements, the direction and making of two movies in associating with the Ministry of Education- ‘Arivu Jeevanadalli Thiruvu’ and ‘Redeem the ashes’, that brought attention to the harmful effects of tobacco on health. The department initiated, contributed, and successfully complied ‘Danta Samhita’ abook on oral health, which is being distributed to government school children across Bengaluru, Tumakuru and Mysuru districts and has also been an active part of oral health care provision and awareness creation initiatives under Sarva Shikshana Abhyaan conducted by the DDPI, Govt of Karnataka. The department, apart from collaborationswith the government, share an active association with the Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry, IndianDental Association Bangalore branch, Lions Club, Rotary Club and other NGOs in conducting programs targetingthe school children and the community at large.

The department also has an Oral Health Education Museum and a Tobacco Cessation Cell containing a plethora of health education materials, models, charts, portraits, and exhibits that explain the normal oral cavity and its various diseased states. We also have a well-equipped, fully functional and state of the art mobile dental unit specially designed to target remote areas and manages four satellite centers with screening and treatment visits for ensuring incorporation of oral health care in the existing health care infrastructure with due consideration to rural exposure to the graduating interns.

The department has immensely promoted the conduct of numerous research studies including experimental and epidemiological studies. The faculty has been constantly encouraging the graduates for publication of the research projects in various national and international journals.

   Vision  
  • To understand the community aspects of dentistry.
  • To take-up leadership role in solving community oral health problems.
  • To incorporate hands on experience on research methodology
   Mission  
  • To adopt ethical principles in all aspects of community oral health activities.
  • To develop communication skills, to explain the causes and prevention of oral diseases to thepatients.
  • Respect patients’ rights and privileges including patients right to informationand right to seek a second opinion.
  Objectives 

At the end of the course, the candidate should be able to:

   Knowledge

  • Apply basic science knowledge regarding etiology, diagnosis and management of the prevention, promotion, and treatment of all the oral condition at the individual and community level.

Skill

  • Take history, conduct clinical examination including all diagnostic procedures to arrive at diagnosis at individual level and conduct survey of the community to arrive at community diagnosis to plan and perform necessary treatment, prevention, and promotion of the community oral health.
   Range of Treatment Provided  
  • Preventive dental services
  • Health education and awareness
  • Tobacco cessation services
  • Comprehensive oral health care
   Academic and Research Activities   

Research Grants received: 1

Publications in international and national peer reviewed indexed journals: 90 Chapters in textbooks: 1

   Research Thrust Areas   
  • Community based health research
  • Biostatistics
  • Evidence based research
  • Epidemiological studies
  • Field studies
  • Experimental, risk and preventive trials
   Staff Profile   
Name Designation Qualification Total experience (as on 2021) Photo
Dr. B.K. Srivastava

Professor & Head of the Department

PG Guide

MDS 28 Years
Dr Shruthi Eshwar

Reader

PG Guide

MDS 12 Years 10 Months 
Dr Vipin Jain K

Reader

PG Guide

MDS 8 Year 08 months
Dr Aarya Bharadwaj Sr Lecturer MDS 01 Year 01 Month 
Dr. Rajshekar Soddy Tutor BDS 20 years
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