Pediatric Dentistry

The Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Saraswati Dental College and Hospital, Lucknow, is dedicated to providing optimal and equitable preventive and therapeutic oral health care to infants and children, including those with special health care needs. In this lively and vibrant department, a child-centered approach is embraced, fostering an environment equipped with cutting-edge technologies such as VR and LCD TV screens, RVG machine, electro-cautery machine, and conscious sedation machine.

The child-friendly setting, coupled with a pleasant ambiance, addresses the unique needs of children and promotes good oral hygiene from an early age. This department stands as a colorful haven where comprehensive and compassionate dental care is tailored to ensure the well-being of our young patients.
Thrust Areas of the Department:
1. Pediatric Rotatory Endodontics
2. ⁠Non Pharmacological Behaviour Management
3. ⁠Dental caries and Prevention.

Q) What is Pediatric Dentistry?

 It is a branch of dentistry and is an age defined specialty, that provides primary and comprehensive, preventive and therapeutic oral health care for infants and children, through adolescence, including those with special health care needs.

Q) Why Pediatric dentistry?

Pediatric dentistry is a dental specialty that deals with the care of children’s teeth, focused on diagnosing and treating children’s dental issues. A pediatric dentist works with children starting in infancy through young adulthood. They help children to achieve and maintain good oral health. Children are often nervous and afraid about going to the dentist and the doctor. A pediatric dentist is trained to keep children at ease and use special skills to make children comfortable. The staff at their office is also trained to work with children, they create a fun and comfortable environment for child patients.

Q) What are the differences between a Pediatric dentist and a General dentist?

Pediatric dentist specializes in dentistry for children, they have completed three additional years of training after the completion of their graduation in dentistry. Pediatric dentists go through lots of extra training as compared to graduate general dentist and other specialist dentist because children experience different dental issues than adults. Pediatric dentists are specially trained in child psychology and behavior guidance techniques to help ease the fears of children, and create a positive experience for them with a wide range of temperaments and developmental levels, whereas, a general dentist is a graduate who diagnose and treat the preliminary dental problems of people of all ages, they do not have a particular specialization.

Q) What are the Career options once one has become a Pediatric dentist?

Pediatric dentist can work as faculty in Govt./private dental or medical colleges, consultant in various Govt./private hospitals or can run their own exclusive Pediatric dental clinical/practice. One can also become an integral part of teams treating Cleft Palate cases. They are often involved in Multidisciplinary treatments for Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Children with special health care needs besides routine clinical practice.

Description

Departmental operatory is colourful, vibrant and child friendly with cheerful play area. The atmosphere is very conducive for the children and every effort is made to instill in them a positive attitude and behaviour towards dentistry. It is equipped with children friendly behaviour management techniques like audio-visual entertainment, TV screen, toys, etc to give them the most comfortable environment while they get their dental treatment. Conscious Sedation (Nitrous oxide-oxygen inhalational sedation) machine is also successfully used in the department during routine dental procedures as safe alternative to keep the apprehensive patients relaxed so as to make them feel emotionally and physically comfortable throughout the treatment. With the sole objective: to keep the little ones smiling and prospering the treatment is provided by well-trained specialized staff to treat every child with individual attention. With advanced amenities and technology, Department also has a special air-conditioned clinic with facilities like digital X-rays (RVG), special automated dental chair, which has been set up for the treatment of special cases such as minor surgical procedures, specially abled children and patients who lack cooperating abilities.

Background of the department- 

•Established in the year 1998 (With BDS intake - 60 per year)

•First MDS batch enrolled in 2005 with initial enrollment of 2 students.

•First MDS batch passed out in 2008.

•Expansion of MDS intake from 2 to 3 since 2012.

•Total Alumni till date- 40

•Patients treated in the last five years– approx. 65,000.

•Established in the year 1998 (With BDS intake - 60 per year)

•First MDS batch enrolled in 2005 with initial enrollment of 2 students.

•First MDS batch passed out in 2008.

•Expansion of MDS intake from 2 to 3 since 2012.

•Total Alumni till date- 40

•Patients treated in the last five years– approx. 65,000.

Vision-

To become specific centre of excellence in the field of Pediatric Dentistry

Mission-

•To provide quality academic education and training to the student.

•To become an acclaimed center of research in the field of Pediatric Dentistry.

•To reduce disease burden of the society by providing preventive and therapeutic oral health care.

Aim-

Practicing optimal oral health care for infants and children, including those with special health care need.

Objectives-

• To impart quality education to budding dentists

• To render quality treatment to all patients irrespective of caste, creed, color, gender and race

• To instill positive attitude among the students to adopt prime ethical dental modalities

• To enhance professional enrichment and skill augmentation of students and faculties

• To help students procure better knowledge through clinical work, research and publication.