Public Health Dentistry

BRIEF HISTORY

Subject was introduced as a separate University Examination Paper in 1987.

Department Started                       : 1995
Post Graduation Started                : 2007
Post Graduation Recognized       : 2010

ACTIVITIES OF DEPARTMENT

  • IV BDS students       –  Lecture classes per week – two
                                                                                       Friday        – 2.00pm  –  3.00pm
                                                                                       Saturday    -12.00pm  –  1.00pm
                                              Clinical training – Daily OP   – 07.30am –  12.00pm
  • Final Year BDS Students are trained in Public Health, Dental Public Health, Epidemiology, Behavioural Sciences, Preventive Dentistry, SurveyMethodds&Research Methodology including Biostatistics.
  • CRI’S  have to conduct surveys, make models, charts and attend to Outreach Programmes. They are regularly posted to Camps and field visits both for oral health education and treatment.All students are encouraged to present papers, attend conferences and seminars whenever possible.
  • Post graduate training as per norms.- Seminars : Monday & Wednesday
    • Journal Club: Saturday
  • Ph.D training as per norms
  • Dental Hygienists from same college posted in OP for 15 days and theory classes one  per week.
         Timings :  Clinical Postings – 7.30 a.m – 12.00 p.m
                           Theory Class      –  2.00 p.m- 3.00 p.m ( Every Tuesday)
  • Tobacco Cessation : This Institution was the first Tobacco free Dental Institutionin the year 2008. The Tobacco Cessation Clinic – First Government Dental College in the country.
  • The CRI’s are posted at the General Medicine OP, Oral medicine OP, Emergency and Causality Duty and Sunday Duty.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES TO STUDENTS FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS

1) MD & DPH (Preventive &Social Medicine) students from Madras Medical College(MMC)
2) MBBS students   – MMC
3) M.Sc epidemiology – TN Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai 4) Nursing students – MMC
5) M.Sc. nutrition    – MMC, Ethiraj, Presidency, Queenmarys, Loyola
6) Madras School Of Social Work students
7) Teacher trainees

SATELLITE/PERIPHERAL CENTRES:
The CRI’s are posted at the following peripheral centres daily for Screening and Treatment procedures:
1. Government Hospital  KK Nagar, Anna Nagar, Periyar Nagar, Tondiarpet 2. MakkalaiThediMaruttuvam at RGGH
3.MakkalaiThediMaruttuvam at Institution.
4.Police Hospital

TOBACCO CESSATION COUNSELLINGCENTRE (TCC)
TCC activities were initiated way back in 2008 & was the first Government Institution to do so & declared tobacco free. CRI’s are trained for tobacco cessation counseling and all the tobacco users reporting at the Out Patient Department of the Tamilnadu Government Dental College and Hospital are referred to the Department of Public Health Dentistry for undergoing tobacco cessation counseling. BehaviourCounselling, NRT &Cotenine tests are   done. Vareniclinetartarate is administered for those current tobacco users who find it difficult to quit by II session.

FIELD WORK:

  • Conducting screening & treatment camps: As required.
  • In the rural services, Community Health Monitoring Programmes and services which include Preventive, Diagnostic and corrective procedure.
  • To create educational awareness about dental hygiene and diseases
  • Conduction of Oral Health Education Programe at –
           (a) School Setting                                                                                     
           (b) Community Setting                                                                             
           (c) Adult Education Programme                                                               
  • Compulsory setup of satellite clinics in remote areas
  • Lectures to create awareness and education in the public forums about the harmful effects of tobacco consumption and the predisposition to oral cancer –

SCHOOL ORAL HEALTH PROGRAMME.

  • The following schools were adopted and comprehensive oral care is being provided.
              – YMCA town school
              – All Government Schools in North Chennai District-28 Schools
                    (in association with Michelin TamilnaduTyres Private Ltd.)   – Schools in Manali, Minjur in association with Ashok Leyland

Conducted two screening & treatment camp for One Lakh Corporation  school children in 1998 & 2000.

STATE NODAL CENTRE
The Department is the nodal center for all Oral health activities of the State Government
Dental Services at PHC
School Dental Program
Oral Cancer Screening Punnagai –PalliSirargalin Pal PathugappuThittam

PATIENTS SERVICES IN DEPARTMENT:

I    Prevention of Dental Caries
      Pit and fissure sealants. 
      Topical fluoride applications 
      All types of restorations
      Diet Counselling           
II   Prevention of periodontal disease
      Oral prophylaxis              
      Oral hygiene instructions       Diet counseling   
III  Prevention of malocclusion
      Space maintainers
      Habit breaking appliances 
      Serial Extraction               
IV Prevention of oral cancer
     Tobacco cessation counseling               
         1st    session   
         2nd   session   
         3rd   session              4th   review
V  Prevention of Dental fluorosis
     Patient education                                    
     Restorative management                        
VI Comprehensive treatment

SANCTIONED POSTS

S.NoSanctioned numbers with cadre
1Professor -1
2Associate Professor -2
3Assistant Professor – 3

NAME OF THE FACULTY WITH DESIGNATION

S.NoName of the facultyDesignation
1Dr.M.B.Aswath NarayananProfessor & HOD
2Dr.S.G.RameshKumarAssistant Professor
3Dr.A.LeenaSelvamaryAssistant Professor
4Dr.A.SujathaAssistant Professor

ACHIEVEMENTS OF FACULTY

S.NoName of the FacultyNo: of PublicationsNo: of researchesNo: of books written / EditedNo: of paper presented / Guest lectures
NationalInternational
1Dr.M.B.Aswath Narayanan212284154
2Dr.S.G.RameshKumar111666–7
3Dr.A.LeenaSelvamary81662–6
4Dr.A.Sujatha131666–8

          
SERVICES TOWARDS SPECIAL GROUPS
1) Indian dental association
2) Policemen (greater Chennai)
3) School children (corporation – all zones)
4) Navy families association
5) Nutrition students
6) Handicapped children (spastic) society
7) Juvenile inmates
8) NCC cadets 
9) College students
10) Government Employees
11) Printers and Lithographers
12) Hotel Employees
13) Corporate employees
14) Slum Residents
NGO’S UTILISING SERVICES OF THE DEPARTMENT
1)   Abhimaan
2)   Sivanda orphanage
3)   Nesakkaram seeds
4)   Ashanivas
5)   Sri SatyaSaisevaOrganisation
6)   Sevalaya
7)   DonboscoAnbuillam Social Service Society
8)   Soroptimist international, Chennai
9)   Muslim Educational Society
10)  Indian Red Cross Society
11)  JeevanJyothi
12)  Madras Student social service league and inst. of social work and management
13)  Prakriti
14)  StriSahaya
15)  Swoot/ Palmyra
16)  Low cost health care
17)  Chinese Homes
18)  Aseefa
19)  Service Brigade
20)  Hseyc
21)  Chennai district youth exnora
22)  Altrussa
23)  Manidhaneyam Charitable Trust
24)  Mahaveer International – Chennai metro
25)  Share Vision Trust
26)  All India Confederation of SC/ST Organization – Tamilnadu
27)  Hindu college Socio unit students and WED trust service organization
28)  Women Education Development Trust
29)  Vatsalayam Service Organization
30)  Sri Nataraja Educational Trust
31)  YagodaSatsangaDyanaKandra
32)  Oasis India
33)  Rotaract club of spectrum
34)  AUM educational trust
35)  Malarchi women’s resource centre
36) Madras School of Social Works, Egmore
37) DaasyaChritable trust, Ashok Nagar,
38) Guru Shree Shanthivijay Jain College for Women
39) Y.M.C.A
40) Meston College of Education, Royapettah,
41) Printers and Lithographers Association
42) AUM education- Seva Trust, Thiruvallur
43) Sevalaya Charitable trust

OTHERS UTILISING OUT REACH SERVICES OF THE DEPARTMENT
Various other Departments and Associations have utilized our services:
1)   Ambathur Tamil Ilakiyaperavai
2)   Chennai PatrikaialarKudiirupuSangam
3)   TN Prison Department
4)   NCC TN Batalion
5)   Navy wives welfare Association
6)   Indian Dental Association
7)   Indian Medical association
8)   Gandhi Nagar residents Association Saligramam
9)   TN Corporation Society
10)  All India Rajiv Gandhi Doctors Association
11)  TN Public Welfare Association
12)  Rotary International (3230)
13)  Social Welfare Departments / Homes
14) Various Lions Clubs of Chennai (16)
15) Colgate Palmolive Ltd
16) Pepsodent Ltd
17) Michelin India TamilnaduTyres Private Ltd.
18) National Leprosy Eradication Programme
19) Income Tax Department, Government of India
20) Tamilnadu People’s Forum for tobacco Control (TNPFTC)
21) Don Bosco Youth Animation Centre,
22) Tamilnadu Slum Clearance Board

SCHOOLS AVAILING SERVICES
           Apart from coverage of all corporation schools of every zone in Chennai, the following schools are availing our services directly or in association with NGOs:

  1. MoongibaiGoenka Girls Higher Secondary School, Sowkarpet
  2. Chennai Higher Secondary School, Shenoy Nagar
  3. Government Higher Sec. School, Peerkankaranai
  4. AdiDravidar Higher Secondary School, Madhavaram,
  5. Government High school, Thandalam,
  6. Government High school, Kannankottai,
  7. Government High school, Palavakkam,
  8. Government High school, Kandigai,
  9. Government High school, Thervoy,
  10. Government High school, Annavaram,
  11. Government High school, Soolaimeni,
  12. Government High school, Achamanaidukandigai,
  13. Government High school, Perambur,
  14. Government High school, Mukkarambakkam,
  15. Government High school, Kilkaramanoor,
  16. Government High school, Chandirapuram,
  17. Government High school, Karadiputhur,
  18. Government High school, kollanur,
  19. Government High school, Kakkavakkam,
  20. Government High school, Chinnavannakuppam,
  21. Government High school, Periyavannakuppam,
  22. Government High school, Lachivakkam,
  23. Government High school, Kakkavakkam,
  24. Government High school, Thambunaidupalayam,
  25. Government High school, Sengarai,
  26. Kilpauk Corporation School, Kilpauk,
  27. KalaimagalMatricuilation school, Thirumullaivoyl,
  28. Govt. Higher secondary school, G.K.M. Colony,
  29. GanapathyIyer High School, Gopalapuram,
  30. Santhome Higher Secondary School,
  31. NathamKaraiyachery High School, Nallur,
  32. Sacred Heart Tamil School Project, Church Park,
  33. Chennai Corporation Higher Secondary School, MGR Nagar

Schools in and around Minjur and Manali area.

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