LEARNING OUTCOMES AND GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES

At the completion of the undergraduate training programme the graduates shall be competent in the following.- 

General Skills 

• Apply knowledge& skills in day to day practice 

• Apply principles of ethics 

• Analyze the outcome of treatment 

• Evaluate the scientific literature and information to decide the treatment 

• Participate and involve in professional bodies 

• Self assessment & willingness to update the knowledge &  skills  from time to time 

• Involvement in simple research projects 

• Minimum computer proficiency to enhance knowledge and skills 

• Refer patients for consultation and specialized treatment 

• Basic study of forensic odontology and geriatric dental problems 

Practice Management 

• Evaluate practice location, population dynamics & reimbursement mechanism 

• Co-ordinate & supervise the activities of allied dental  health personnel 

• Maintain all records 

• Implement & monitor infection control and environmental safety  programs 

• Practice within the scope of one’s competence 

 Communication & Community Resources  

• Assess patients goals, values and concerns to establish rapport and guide patient care 

• Able to communicate freely, orally and in writing with all concerned 

• Participate in improving the oral health of the individuals through community activities. 

Patient Care – Diagnosis 

• Obtaining patient’s history in a methodical way 

• Performing thorough clinical examination 

• Selection and interpretation of clinical, radiological and other diagnostic information 

• Obtaining appropriate consultation 

• Arriving at provisional, differential and final diagnosis 

Patient Care – Treatment Planning 

• Integrate multiple disciplines into an individual  comprehensive sequence treatment plan using 

• diagnostic and prognostic  information 

• Able to order appropriate investigations

Patient Care – Treatment  

• Recognition and initial management of medical emergencies that may occur during  Dental treatment 

• Perform basic cardiac life support 

• Management of pain including post operative 

• Administration of all forms of local anaesthesia 

• Administration of intra muscular and venous injections 

• Prescription of drugs, pre operative, prophylactic and therapeutic requirements Uncomplicated extraction of teeth 

• Transalveolar extractions and removal of simple impacted teeth 

• Minor oral surgical procedures 

• Management of  Oro-facial infections 

• Simple orthodontic appliance therapy 

• Taking, processing and interpretation of various types of  intra oral radiographs 

• Various kinds of restorative procedures using  different  materials available 

• Simple  endodontic procedures 

• Removable and fixed  prosthodontics 

• Various kinds  of periodontal therapy 

ORAL MEDICINE & RADIOLOGY 

• Able to identify precancerous and cancerous lesions of the oral cavity and refer to the concerned specialty for their management 

• Should have an adequate knowledge about common laboratory investigations and interpretation 

• of their results. 

• Should have adequate knowledge about medical complications that can arise while treating systemically compromised patients and take prior precautions/ consent from the concerned medical specialist. 

• Have adequate knowledge about radiation health hazards, radiations safety and protection. 

• Competent to take intra-oral radiographs and interpret the radiographic findings  

• Gain adequate knowledge of various extra-oral radiographic procedures, TMJ radiography and sialography. 

• Be aware of the importance of intra- and extra-oral radiographs in forensic identification and age 

• estimation 

• Should be familiar with jurisprudence, ethics and understand the significance of dental records with respect to law 

PAEDIATRIC & PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY 

• Able to instill a positive attitude and behavior in children towards oral health and understand the principles of prevention and preventive dentistry right from birth to adolescence.  

• Able to guide and counsel the parents in regards to various treatment modalities including different facets of preventive dentistry. 

• Able to treat dental diseases occurring in child patient. 

• Able to manage the physically and mentally challenged disabled children effectively and efficiently, tailored to the needs of individual requirement and conditions. 

 ORTHODONTICS & DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPAEDICS 

• Understand about normal growth and development of facial skeleton and dentition. 

• Pinpoint oberrations in growth process both dental and skeletal and plan necessary treatment 

• Diagnose the various malocclusion categories 

• Able to motivate and explain to the patient (and parent) about the necessity of treatment 

• Plan and execute preventive orthodontics (space maintainers or space retainers) 

• Plan and execute interceptive orthodontics (habit breaking appliances) 

• Manage treatment of simple malocclusion such as anterior spacing using removable appliances 

• Handle delivery and activation of removable orthodontic appliances 

• Diagnose and appropriately refer patients with complex malocclusion to the specialist 

PERIODONTOLOGY 

• Diagnose the patients periodontal problem, plan  and perform appropriate periodontal treatment 

• Competent to educate and motivate the patient 

• Competent to perform thorough oral prophylaxis, subgingival scaling, root planning and minor periodontal surgical procedures 

• Give proper post treatment instructions and do periodic recall and evaluation 

• Familiar with concepts of osseointegration and basic surgical aspects of implantology 

 PROSTHODONTICS AND CROWN & BRIDGE 

• Able to understand and use various dental materials 

• Competent to carry out treatment of conventional complete and partial removable dentures and fabricate fixed partial dentures 

• Able to carry out treatment of routine prosthodontic procedures. 

• Familiar with the concept of osseointegration and the value of implant-supported Prosthodontic procedures. 

 CONSERVATIVE DENTISTRY AND ENDODONTICS 

• Competent to diagnose all carious lesions 

• Competent to perform Class I and Class II cavities and their restoration with amalgam 

• Restore class V and Class III cavities with glass ionomer cement 

• Able to diagnose and appropriately treat pulpally involved teeth (pulp capping procedures) 

• Able to perform RCT for anterior teeth 

• Competent to carry out small composite restorations 

• Understand the principles of aesthetic dental procedures

ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY 

• Able to apply the knowledge gained in the basic medical and clinical subjects in the management of patients with surgical problems.

• Able to diagnose, manage and treat patients with basic oral surgical problems 

• Have a broad knowledge of maxillofacial surgery and oral implantology 

• Should be familiar with legal, ethical and moral issues pertaining to the patient care and communication skills 

• Should have acquired the skill to examine any patient with an oral surgical problem in an orderly manner 

• Understand and practice the basic principles of asepsis and sterilization 

• Should be competent in the extraction of the teeth under both local and general anaesthesia 

• Competent to carry out certain minor oral surgical procedure under LA like trans-alveolar extraction, frenectomy, dento alveolar procedures, simple impaction, biopsy, etc. 

• Competent to assess, prevent and manage common complications that arise during and after minor oral surgery 

• Able to provide primary care and manage medical emergencies in the dental office 

• Familiar with the management of major oral surgical problems and principles involved in the in-patient management  

 PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY 

• Apply the principles of health promotion and disease prevention 

• Have knowledge of the organization and provision of health care in community and in the hospital service 

• Have knowledge of the prevalence of common dental conditions in India. 

• Have knowledge of community based preventive measures 

• Have knowledge of the social, cultural and env. Factors which contribute to health or illness. 

• Administer and hygiene instructions, topical fluoride therapy and fissure sealing. 

• Educate patients concerning the etiology and prevention of oral disease and encourage them to assure responsibility for their oral health.