“Conserve till the last reserve” is the motto of the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics. The primary goal of the department is the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of defects of the teeth to bring the tooth/teeth to proper form, function, aesthetics and occlusal stability. Majority of the patients problems are treated in this department such as dental caries, which comprises of more than 80% of the dental diseases. Besides this, we also cater treatment of traumatic injuries to teeth, cosmetic correction, root canal treatment etc.
The department trains undergraduate students in the specialty. The undergraduate students are trained to treat dental caries, other defects with suitable restorative material and root canal treatment.
The postgraduate students are trained for comprehensive clinical care procedures like direct and indirect esthetic restorations, bleaching, veneers, and crowns to meet patients’ cosmetic demand. They are also trained in Root canal treatment, regenerative procedures, endodontic surgeries, and micro endodontics to relieve pain and elimination of infection from the teeth.
The department is equipped with state of the art equipment like digital radiography, endodontic microscope, bleaching units and materials to provide excellent service to patients. The department treats on an average of 30,000 to 35,000 patients annually. The department is endowed with dedicated teachers, who are actively involved in teaching, research, clinical programme. CDE programmes are routinely conducted and attended by the faculty and students to enhance and enrich their knowledge.
Vision
To establish a center of excellence in Education, Patient Care, Research and overall development so that students are well equipped to face the challenging world.
Mission
- State of the art dental setup with innovative dental education.
- To improve oral health of the community by rendering a high degree of patient care and services.
- To ignite the young minds towards research
Head of the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics – Message
Dr. Jayalakshmi K.B Professor & HOD (MDS Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics )
In the past two decades there have been remarkable advancements in the dental field, be it in the bio-material or the technique of placements of these materials or in the equipment. The staff members in the department strive hard to make both undergraduate and postgraduate students to be aware of recently available materials by exposing them to handle these materials and equipment in their day to day clinical practice.
The experience teaching faculty tries to use innovative Teaching-learning methodologies and integrate the knowledge with the clinical practice.
We at Krishnadevaraya College of dental sciences and hospital, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics believe that regular CDE programs have been very useful inputs in enhancing the knowledge and clinical skills necessary for professional advancements; in addition, it provides considerable confidence in the student mindset.
The atmosphere in the department provides a sense of fulfillment in providing elements of excel in a procedure that reflect clinical skills and scientific advancements that leads to professional advancements, which has made to bag several awards and ranks in the university.
Besides curricular activities, the students are encouraged to participate in full heartedly in all sports and in other co-curricular activities as we believe participation is mandatory for the overall growth of an individual.
I invite all to see to believe and feel to believe the unique experience of your stay with KCDS family.
Our Staff
Name |
Qualification |
Designation |
Email-ID |
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Dr. Jayalakshmi K.B |
MDS |
Professor & HOD | |
Dr. Sujatha I |
MDS |
Professor | |
Dr. Shibani Shetty |
MDS |
Reader | |
Dr. Soumya |
MDS |
Reader | |
Dr. Shobha G.K |
BDS |
Tutor | |
Dr. Hana Hameed |
MDS |
Lecturer | |
Dr. Saloni Chowdhary |
MDS |
Lecturer | |
Dr. Madan Kumar |
MDS |
Lecturer | |
Dr. Anusha A.S. |
MDS |
Lecturer | |
Dr. Asha Araballi | MDS | Lecturer | |
Dr. Pushpaveni Gopal |
BDS |
Tutor |
Name | Research Title | Year |
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Dr Harishma S | A comparative evaluation of the dislodgement resistance and tubule penetration of calcium silicate based sealer and epoxy resin based sealer with and without the incorporation of chitosan nanoparticle – An invitro study | 2020-2023 |
Dr Sachin | A comparative evaluation of the antimicrobial efficacy of two newly introduced Bioceramic sealer- Bioroot RCS and Ceraseal RCS with and without the addition of two herbal extract , Azadiracta Indica and Psidium guajava | 2020-2023 |
Dr Keshav | An invitro comparative evaluation of the effect of 1% phytic acid ,1.5% peracetic acid and 3% sodium hypochlorite as irrigants on pushout bond strength of tricalcium silicate (Biodentine) | 2020-2023 |
Dr Joel George | Invitro evaluation of efficacy of self adjusting files and ultrasonic tip as supplementary instruments for removal of gutta percha and bioceramic sealer in endodontic retreatment of oval canals -A CBCT Study | 2020-2023 |
Dr Mohammed Naumaan A Mujawar | Effect of the mixture of octenidine and sodium hypochlorite as an irrigant in cleaning of root canals and on root dentin microhardness- A scanning electron microscope study | 2020-2023 |
Dr Vikramanka S | A comparative evaluation of apical transportation and canal centering ability of DiaDent Dia-X file system and Wave One Gold file in the apical region of curved molars using CBCT :An Invitro Study | 2020-2023 |
Dr Merlin | Effect of addition of zinc oxide ,magnesium oxide and titanium dioxide nanoparticles to self adhesive composite resin on its antimicrobial efficacy and shear bond strength – An invitro study. | 2019-2022 |
Dr Karishma Mazid | An in-vitro evaluation of calcium and hydroxide ion diffusion in novel nanocalcium hydroxide pulp capping agent . | 2019-2022 |
Dr Sadia Ada | An invitro evaluation of colour stability and surface roughness of two bleach shade composites following at-home and in-office bleaching procedure . | 2019-2022 |
Dr Chaitanya | A comparative CBCT analysis of residual pericervical dentin thickness of premolars prepared by conventional technique , loupe and dental operating microscope | 2019-2022 |
Dr Anusha A.S. | A comparative evaluation of percentage of obturated volume after minimal instrumentation using different sealers – An invitro CBCT volumetric Analysis | 2019-2022 |
Dr Mariya Afrin | Evaluation of the effect of nanoparticles of silver ,copper oxide and chitosan on the antibacterial and physical properties of zinc oxide eugenol sealer :an invitro spectrophotometric and direct contact study. | 2019-2022 |
Dr Ruqsana Taj | The impact of contracted endodontic access on root canal geometry of curved canals prepared by TruNatomy file system by evaluating the centering ability and canal transportation – An invitro study . | 2018-2021 |
CASE OF THE MONTH - JUNE 2023
- Ellis class III fracture irt 12 managed by non- rigid splinting followed by non-surgical root canal treatment, crown lengthening and cast post and core .
- Symptomatic irreversible pulpitis and symptomatic apical periodontitis irt 11 managed by non-surgical root canal treatment
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Student Name | Date | Title of the Award | Awarding Body |
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Dr Naumaan A Mujawar | 2023 | Best Scientific paper-1st Position | 23rd IACDE National PG Convention |
Dr Sindhushree T S | 2023 | Best Scientific paper-2nd Position | 23rd IACDE National PG Convention |
Dr Anusha A S | 2022 | 2nd Rank | RGUHS |
Dr Mariya Afrin | 2022 | 3rd Rank | RGUHS |
Dr. Mohammed Naumaan | 2022 | Best Paper Award | IACDE National Conference |
Dr. Mohammed Naumaan | 2021 | 4th rank | RGUHS |
Dr. Anusha | 2020 | 1st rank | RGUHS |
Dr. Merlin | 2020 | 6th rank | RGUHS |
Dr. Mariya | 2020 | 3rd rank | RGUHS |
Dr. Prathyusha [PG] | 2018 | 7th rank | RGUHS Examination |
Dr. Saketh Peduval [PG] | 2018 | 10th rank | RGUHS Examination |
Dr. Sandeep Reddy [PG] | 2018 | Best Paper Award | P.G Student Convention - Gulbarga |
Dr. Shashi Kiran [UG] | 2018 | II BDS: Pre-Clinical | RGUHS Examination |
Date | Title of CDE Program | Speaker |
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06/03/2023 | Failures in Endodontics ; followed by demonstration . | Dr Arun Jaysheel |
17/01/2023 | Anterior Aesthetic Restorations ;followed by Hands -on work-shop | Dr Adil Abdulla |
17/11/2022 | 37th IACDE National Conference: Nano Technology in Disinfection of Root Canal | Keynote Speaker – Dr Jayalakshmi |
9/12/2022 | Talk on Oral Health Care in Chaman Bhartiya School of Leadership | Dr Hana Hameed |
05/12/2022 | Interdepartmental Meeting -Bioceramics : A promising new frontier ? | Dr. Mohammed Nauman A Mujawar |
30/11/2022 | Endodontics -Today & Tomorrow | Dr. Sujatha I Bhat |
13/9/2017 | A Novel Alternative to Amalgam "Cention-N" | Dr. Jayalakshmi |
19/05/2017 | Composite Resins & You | Dr. Deepak Mehta |
05/03/2017 10/03/2017 | Cons & Endo Week:
E-Poster:
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Judges - Dr. Prabhuji & Dr. Murali |
Patient Awareness Talk in Kannada | Dr. Sandeep | |
Miss & Mr. Perfect Smile Competition | Judges - Dr. Joan Paulin, Dr. Chandra Shekar, Dr. Prasanna Latha, Dr. Shyamala, Dr. Umashankar | |
A Tribute to Dr. G.V Black | Dr. Jayalakshmi | |
28.2.2017 | Modern Endodontics with TFA: To achieve 3-D Obturation | Dr. Raghu Narayan - KAVO-KERR |
30/01/2017 | Newer Products in Adhesive Dentistry by 3M. Followed by Hands On Workshop On Spiral Polishing | Dr. Raghunath |
16/03/2016 | Multi-Disciplinary Seminar on Minimal Invasive Dentistry: Today’s Vision & Tomorrow’s Reality | Dr. Hemant |