This department deals with preventing disease, prolonged life & through organized community efforts, mental efficiency conducts dental check up camps and surveys using mobile dental vans for motivating and educating patients for better oral hygiene and educate them about the harmful effects of bad oral habit (tobacco, pan, smoking, etc. at community level in rural and urban areas) and lack of dental care.
Mission – More emphasis being placed on the total dental care delivery system & its impact on oral health status.
The outreach programs are carried out on the regular basis with the help of mobile dental unit through organized dental camps. The camps are conducted with the aim of making people aware of oral health promoting oral health among them & provision of basic treatment such as extraction, oral prophylaxis and restorations..
The department main function is oral & dental health education, by improving the oral health of the community. The department arranges the dental care programs with mobile dental van which can provide basic dental services. Mobile dental van has all the latest facilities. Department’s programs are schools dental health, community dental health, early caries detection, monitoring & education programs & typical application of Fluoride etc.
The Department is headed by efficient Prof Awadhesh Kumar Singh who did his graduation & post-graduation from King George’s Medical University, Lucknow. He has 17+ years teaching experience. He is internal examiner in both BDS and MDS. He has 26 published articles in national, international and speciality journals. He is life member of Indian Society of Periodontology, Indian Dental Association, Colgate Dentist First Membership ID M00124237; and member of Scientific Societies of Web of Science Researcher ID K-4287-2019, ORCID 0000-0002-2666-3043, BOARD MEMBER OF International Research Ethics.
He is editorial board member of Journal of Oral Health and Dentistry, Publisher- Scientia Ricerca, USA and Journal of Dental Treatment and Oral Care, publisher- Science Inquest, USA. He attended CDE programmes, speciality convention and conference at national and international level. Presented paper in regional meeting of International Academy of Periodontology, USA, at MAIDS, New Delhi.