Faculty of Dental Sciences > Public Health Dentistry > Alumni
History
Public Health Dentistry Department was under the Department of Periodontics since inception. In 2009, Dr.Vinay Kumar Gupta has joined the Department as Lecturer, after sometime he became Acting Head with under supervision of Dr. Jaya Dixit, Head, Department of Periodontics. In 2015, Dr Vinay Kumar Gupta became Officiating Head (independent charge).
Departmental activities
Department OPD is operational at 2nd Floor, Old Dental Building, Faculty of Dental Sciences of KGMU.
Oral Health Education regarding methods of prevention of Oral Diseases is regularly being rendered in Oral Health Education section (Museum) of the department with the help of posters, charts and models.
There is one of its kind section in the Department i.e. Tooth Brushing Room which is exclusively devoted to educate the Patients and their attendants regarding the correct method of tooth brushing.
Visit of school children is also conducted regularly in the department specially for educating them about ways to prevent oral diseases and correct method of tooth brushing.
Department regularly conducts Oral Examination and awareness programs in various schools
Department has adopted various schools and is providing possible dental treatment and regular activities related to oral health education to their children.
Department actively stands against Cancer by conducting Oral cancer screening camps periodically at various areas.
Department has a well-equipped Mobile Dental Unit to provide oral health care in rural areas, slums, schools, institutions, for physically challenged etc.
Department is running two rural dental centre/ Satellite Centres at Banthra and SarojiniNagar to provide dental treatment facilities to rural population. The clinics are well equipped with all facilities to ensure quality care.
Regular outreach programme with BDS students to understand the various aspects of public health dentistry.
Tooth brushing programs are conducted regularly in schools.
Conducting oral health education program to institutions for the care of physically & mentally challenged patients.
Department started a program for mother's to educate mother about their children oral health in paediatric Out Patient Department wing.
The Department has involved in various dental public health Research activities.
Department is keen to start Post Graduation Program and had applied to Govt.
Department is conducting activities to create awareness on:
World No Tobacco Day celebrated on 31st may by educating regarding the ill-effects of tobacco and screened for oral pre-malignant and malignant lesions.
World Oral Hygiene Day, celebrated on 1st August by creating awareness regarding good oral hygiene among the masses.
Dentist day, celebrated on 6th March.
World Health Day celebrated on 7th April.
Tooth brushing day on 7th November.
World Cancer Day on 2nd February
Department completed a Govt. of India pilot project on "Pit and Fissure Sealant Application in School Children". The project was inaugurated by Smt. Anupriya Patel, Minister of state, Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India and Mr. Siddharth Nath Singh, Health Minister Government of Uttar Pradesh on 26th September 2017 at KGMU.
Department facilitated a Regional Review Meeting of NOHP at KGMU on 25th September 2017 in which nodal officers of 8 states participated.
Department also facilitated the launch of Tobacco Free India Campaign on 26th September 2017.
Department is also running ‘TOBACCO CESSATION CENTRE’ which was inaugurated on 31st May 2019, World No Tobacco Day by respected Vice Chancellor Dr M.L.B. Bhatt and former Dean of Faculty of Dental Sciences Dr. Shadab Mohammad. Many patients have been motivated to quit tobacco and many of those have successfully quit the tobacco after getting the assistance and advice about the process.
