Course in Periodontics

The undergraduate Program in Periodontics at Mamata Dental College, offers the student a compre­hensive course of study in clinical and didactic periodontics. The program consists of a minimum 2year course of didactic and clinical study and satisfies the requirements for eligibility for the Dental Council of India.

Departmental faculty assigned to undergraduate teaching provides students with the knowledge and clinical skills to diagnose and treat patients with periodontal disease. This is accomplished through didactic and pre-clinical instruction in :

Basic Periodontics which deals in depth with the anatomy, physiology & biochemical & microscopic aspects of periodontal tissues, pathologic conditions of the periodontium, their diagnosis & prognosis based on risk factors.

Periodontal Therapy which deals with the surgical treatment of periodontal disease and the relation of occlusion, nutrition and other factors to the disease process.

This is associated with Periodontics Clinical program which is based on a comprehensive care system. Each student performs case history presentation & oral prophylaxis on a diverse patient population with gingivitis and chronic periodontitis assigned to them during the two years.