Four disciplines fall under the Department of Preventive Dentistry: Orthodontics, Paediatric Dentistry, Periodontics and Dental Public Health.

Periodontics

This discipline deals with diseases of the gums. It is one of the first clinical subjects the undergraduate encounters in the dental course. Through the lectures, tutorials and clinical sessions, undergraduates study about the normal and pathological tissues of the periodontium as well as the aetiology and classification of gingival and periodontal disease. Students in their third and final year treat patients with periodontal problems. They are also given the opportunity to perform simple periodontal surgical procedures during their final year.

Orthodontics

Orthodontics deals with the development of dentoaveolar and craniofacial structures. This course comprises lectures, tutorials and clinical sessions, and aims to provide undergraduates with the skill and expertise to diagnose positional abberations of the teeth and jaws. It also equips the students with the ability to treat simple cases of malocclusion with removable and functional appliances. Sometimes, students are given the opportunity to apply fixed appliances in the treatment of simple malocclusions.

Paediatric Dentistry

Paediatric Dentistry teaches the prevention, diagnosis and management of dental conditions in the young. The pre-clinical course, which consists of lectures and paediatric operative techniques, is conducted in the third year. Paediatric dentistry clinical sessions begin in the final year. Here, students are given the opportunity to treat and manage dental conditions in young children.

Dental Public Health

The Department of Preventive Dentistry has established a few major areas of research. They include"Dental Care For The Disabled", "Craniofacial anomalies and quality assurance in clinical practice", and "The clinical application of lasers".

Contact

Department Telephone : (65) 6772 4943
Department Fascimile : (65) 6772 2602

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