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Overview

 

The Department of Community Medicine, established to enhance medical education and public health, began its MD program in 2008 with 2 seats per year, currently expanded to 5 seats annually. By 2024, a total of 29 students have successfully completed their training, benefiting from a curriculum designed to address the evolving needs of healthcare.
A distinguishing feature of our department is its commitment to preventive medicine and health promotion. We emphasize public health education and training, enabling students to engage in community-based research and fieldwork that directly impacts local populations.
Our interdisciplinary approach integrates various aspects of healthcare, including health management training and a strong emphasis on both rural and urban health. We focus on family-centered care, ensuring that students understand the importance of addressing health needs within the context of the community. This holistic approach not only equips students with essential skills but also fosters a deep understanding of the social determinants of health, preparing them to become effective leaders in public health.

 

Vision

Seeking to be a centre of excellence in Medical Education, Research and Healthcare Services and striving for achivement of acdemic excellence by education and training health professionals.  

 

Mission

  1. Imparting inspiting education to students and residents to enhance the local workforce of primary care providers and staff
  2. To generate research and scholorship that maintains the voice of our community within pioneering primary healthcare.
  3. To Provide compassionate , cultrially senstivicare that is holistic and healing to our community.
  4. To enhance our community outreach through our collaborative service, working with others to alleviate needa and desparities.

 

Read also about courses offered by Community Medicine Department:

MD Community Medicine

 

The Program Outcomes (Pos) 

 

PO 1 Clinician- Clinician, who understands and provides preventive, promotive, curative, palliative and holistic care with compassion

PO2 Leader & Team member- Leader and member of the health care team and system

PO3 Communicator - Communicator with patients, families, colleagues and community

PO4 Lifelong learner- Lifelong learner committed to continuous improvement of skills and knowledge

PO5 Professional- Professional who is committed to excellence, is ethical, responsive and accountable to patients, community and the profession

PO6 Critical thinker- Critical thinker who is able to think clearly and rationally, and make logical connections between ideas

PO7 Researcher - Researcher who is able to gather, analyze and publish the data to aid new research, enrich scholarly literature and improve the decision-making process

 

Course Outcomes

 

CO 1: Describe the Health Care Delivery System & National Health Program with Particular Emphasis on Maternal and Child Health Programmes, Family Welfare Planning and Population Control

CO 2: Describe the EPI Demological Methods and Their Application to Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases in the Community or Hospital Situation

CO 3: Appreciate the Roles of Individual, Family, Community and Socio- Cultural Milieu in Health & Disease & Manage Common Nutritional Problems, Material and Child Health Problems

CO 4: Use Epidemiology as a Scientific Tools to make Rational Decisions Relevant to Community and Individual Interpretation & Participate in the Implementation of National Health Programmes

CO 5: Identify the Environmental and Occupational Health Hazards and Their Control

The Department of Periodontics and Oral Implantology is an educational, research and service orientated center. Our mission is:

  • To provide comprehensive periodontal care with rigorous quality assurance and patient satisfaction
  • To engage in clinically oriented research and scholarly activity, creating a rich environment for evidence-based education and environment care
  • To educate and train undergraduate and postgraduate students in didactic and clinical applications with lifelong learning experience in dental health care delivery
  • To create an atmosphere that is suitable for patients and students
  • To outreach the patients of the most remote area through various community-based programs

PLAN GOING FORWARD
  • Increase the research in the field of Periodontal tissue regeneration, Periodontal plastic surgery, Stem cell research and Implants
  • Regular periodic quality control audits for patient care
  • Introduction of the Microsurgical Unit
  • Start PhD Programme in Periodontology

Department


  • Coveted MDS and PHD programmes
  • Excellent exposure of clinical material with focus on special cases
  • Focus on Research with abundant publications
  • Emphasis on student and faculty scientific enrichment, extension and progression
  • Recognition by UNESCO chair in Bioethics HAIFA as National Dental Bioethics Unit at Santosh Dental College and Hospital, Santosh Deemed to be University
  • Very well-placed Alumni
  • Best platform to achieve national and international recognition

  • Non-surgical therapies
  • Pocket reduction procedures
  • Use of grafting procedures
  • Therapies using blood derivatives for the better effect of the therapy
  • Regenerative surgeries
  • Muco-gingival surgeries
  • Aesthetic correction
  • Guided tissue regeneration surgery
  • Inflammatory markers in periodontics
  • Biofilm management
  • Implant dentistry
  • Micro surgical techniques
  • Root coverage procedures
  • Perio-plastic surgery

Team


Dr. Shewta Bali

MDS, Professor & HOD Periodontics & Oral Implantology

RECOGNITION & ACHIEVEMENTS OF FACULTY
    Dr. Shweta Bali (HOD)
  • Best HOD award of the year by the International Academic Icon awards-2022
  • Excellence Performance award by the Santosh Deemed to be University, Ghaziabad
  • Awarded honorary fellowship of Piere Fauchard Academy (U.S.A)
  • Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary Foundation
  • Performance excellence award by Santosh Deemed to be University in 2016
  • Appointed as a DCI Inspector at various Dental Colleges
  • National Editorial Board Member of Bhavnagar University Journal of Dentistry
  • Appointed as External Examiner and Paper Setter (P.G & U.G Exams) in various National Universities
  • She has been principal investigator for several intramural and extramural research projects
  • Course director for various value-added courses

Dr. Priyanka Aggarwal

MDS, Professor Periodontics & Oral Implantology

RECOGNITION & ACHIEVEMENTS OF FACULTY
Dr. Priyanka Aggarwal
  • Graduated and post graduated from PGIDS, Rohtak
  • More than 10 national and international publications
  • Co Author of the book titled “A new diagnostic and prognostic tool in periodontal disease: salivary ALP”
  • Attended various national and international conferences
  • Life member of ISP
  • Member of international forum of teachers of UNESCO chair in bioethics since 2016

Dr. Vaibhav Joshi

MDS, Professor Periodontics & Oral Implantology

RECOGNITION & ACHIEVEMENTS OF FACULTY
Dr. Vaibhav Joshi
  • Fellowship in Clinical Research (FICR), Bilcare Research Academy (2011)
  • Appreciation and Certificate of Active Participation in the field of Dental Implantology by Harvard University, Boston, and University of California UCLA, USA
  • Advanced level training in BOTOX, Facial Dermal Fillers and Non-Surgical Facelifts (Thread lifts)
  • Certificate course (2007-08) in the field of Oral Implantology, and was certified by Friadent, Germany in association with DENTSPLY, India
  • More than 25 research papers Published in National & International Journals

News & Events


  • Poster competition conducted for undergraduates on Oral Hygiene Day 2019
  • Nukad natak conducted as a part of community awareness on World Oral Health Day 2019

  • Student Enrichment Programme
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  • Poster competition conducted for undergraduates on Oral Hygiene Day 2019
  • Nukad natak conducted as a part of community awareness on World Oral Health Day 2019

  • Student Enrichment Programme