Department
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRIC AND PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY
- Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
- Pediatric Dentistry
- Prosthodontics
- Periodontology
- Orthodontics
- Oral Medicine & Radiology
- Oral Pathology
- Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics
- Public Health Dentistry
- Human Anatomy
- Physiology
- Biochemistry
- General Medicine
- General Surgery
- Pharmacology
- Microbiology
- General Pathology
- Dasmesh Hospital
- Satellite Centres
- Anaesthesia
Department of Pediatric Dentistry is dedicated to the oral health of children from infancy through teenage. This speciality adapts techniques and procedures that provide primary and comprehensive oral health care that includes the following:
Infant Oral Health examination which includes risk assessment for dental caries in children.
Preventive dental care which includes cleaning of teeth (scaling), fluoride treatment, diet counselling, pit and fissure sealant application.
Restoration of the tooth with tooth coloured filling materials.
Root Canal Therapy for primary and young permanent teeth.
Care for dental injuries (for example: fractured, displaced or knockedout tooth).
Management of various oral habits like thumb sucking, mouth breathing, tongue thrusting.
Management of gum diseases including ulcers, high frenum attachments, mucoceles and pediatric periodontal diseases.
Early assessment and treatment for mal aligned teeth (Preventive and Interceptive Orthodontics).
Dental management of physically disabled and medically compromised child.
Conscious sedation or general anaesthesia for uncooperative pediatric dental patients.

Dr. Meenu Bhola
Professor & HOD

Dr. Nitika Bajaj
Professor

Dr. Manpreet Kaur
Assoc. Professor

Dr. Lovejeet Ahuja
Assoc. Professor

Dr. Taruna Gera
Assoc. Professor

Dr. Sumeet Palta
Asstt. Professor

Dr. Anu Rani
Asstt. Professor

Dr. Samarpreet Kaur
Asstt. Professor

Dr. Punita
Asstt. Professor

Dr.Naman Goel
Asstt. Professor

Dr. Taranum Bhambri
Asstt. Professor

Dr. Abhay Pertap Singh
Lecturer

Dr. Muskan Goyal
Lecturer

Dr. Amit Bansal
Lecturer
FACILITIES AVAILABLE
- Restorations
- Veneering Direct and Indirect
- Scaling hand and ultrasonic
- Lesion Sterilization and Tissue Repair (LSTR)
- Vital and Non-Vital Pulp Therapies with latest materials
- Crowns Stainless Steel, Strip/Polycarbonate crowns, PFM, metal, and acrylic
- Post and Core
- Bleaching
- Fluoride Applications
- Pit and Fissure Sealants
- Habit Breaking Appliances
- Myofunctional Appliances
- Space Maintainers
- Removable Appliances
- Removable Partial Dentures
- Fixed Interceptive Orthodontic appliances
- Extractions
- Minor Oral Surgical Procedures
- Splinting
Dr. Meenu Bhola, Professor and Head (BDS, MDS)
Date | Event / Activity |
---|---|
15th Dec 2023 | Co-ordinated and chaired Pre-Conference course on conscious sedation in daily practice at 62nd Punjab State Dental Conference |
15th–17th Dec 2023 | Attended 62nd Punjab State Dental Conference and Students Conference |
22nd Sep 2023 | Attended Faculty Development Program at DIRDS |
30th May 2023 | Attended guest lecture cum workshop on ‘Usefulness of intellectual property and patients for dental doctors and surgeons’ |
13th Apr 2023 | Delivered guest lecture at Master Class at Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Ferozepur |
24th–27th Apr 2023 | Attended Virtual Pedodontic Rare |
Publications
Title | Journal / Source | Year & Details |
---|---|---|
Comparative Evaluation of Changes in Salivary pH and Streptococcus mutans Count in Saliva by Natural Sugar Substitutes: An In Vivo Study | Int J Clin Pediatr Dent | 2023;16(5):736–741 |
Comparative Evaluation of the Remineralizing Potential of Silver Diamine Fluoride, CPP-ACP, and Fluoride Varnish on Enamel Surface | Int J Clin Pediatr Dent | 2023;16(S-1):S91–S96 |
Comparative evaluation of smear layer removal efficacy of neem leaf extract, propolis, and orange oil | Contemp Clin Dent | 2023;14:128–34 |
Esthetic management of child with severe early childhood caries: Two case reports | J Dent Res Rev | 2023;10:255–9 |
Books Published
Title | Publisher | ISBN & Pages |
---|---|---|
Esthetic Crowns in Pediatric Dentistry | LAP, Lambert Academic Publishing | ISBN: 9786204209104, 88 pages |
Nasoalveolar Molding in Cleft Lip and Palate Patients | LAP, Lambert Academic Publishing | ISBN: 9786204211190, 72 pages |
Molar Incisor Hypomineralization | LAP, Lambert Academic Publishing | ISBN: 978-620-6-17871-2, 65 pages |
Implants in Pediatric Dentistry | LAP, Lambert Academic Publishing | ISBN: 978-620-6-73689-9, 94 pages |
Dr. Nitika Bajaj, Professor (BDS, MDS)
Date | Achievement / Activity |
---|---|
22nd September 2023 | Attended Faculty Development Program at DIRDS |
30th May 2023 | Attended guest lecture cum workshop on ‘Usefulness of intellectual property and patients for dental doctors and surgeons’ |
13th April 2023 | Delivered guest lecture at master class at Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Ferozepur |
24th–27th April 2023 | Attended Virtual Pedodontic Rare |
Publications
Publication Title | Journal & Year |
---|---|
Comparative Evaluation of Changes in Salivary pH and Streptococcus mutans Count in Saliva by Natural Sugar Substitutes: An In Vivo Study | Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2023; 16(5):736–741 |
Comparative Evaluation of the Remineralizing Potential of Silver Diamine Fluoride, CPP-ACP, and Fluoride Varnish on the Enamel Surface | Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2023; 16(S-1):S91–S96 |
Comparative evaluation of smear layer removal efficacy of neem leaf extract, propolis, and orange oil when used as endodontic irrigants | Contemp Clin Dent 2023; 14:128–34 |
Books Published
Book Title | Publisher & ISBN | Pages |
---|---|---|
Nasoalveolar Molding in Cleft Lip and Palate Patients | LAP, Lambert Academic Publishing, ISBN: 978-6204211190 | 72 pages |
Molar Incisor Hypomineralization | LAP, Lambert Academic Publishing, ISBN: 978-620-6-17871-2 | 65 pages |
- Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
- Pediatric Dentistry
- Prosthodontics
- Periodontology
- Orthodontics
- Oral Medicine & Radiology
- Oral Pathology
- Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics
- Public Health Dentistry
- Human Anatomy
- Physiology
- Biochemistry
- General Medicine
- General Surgery
- Pharmacology
- Microbiology
- General Pathology
- Dasmesh hospital
- Satellite centres
- Anaesthesia
Department of Pediatric Dentistry is dedicated to the oral health of children from infancy through teenage. This speciality adapts techniques and procedures that provide primary and comprehensive oral health care that includes the following:
Infant Oral Health examination which includes risk assessment for dental caries in children.
Preventive dental care which includes cleaning of teeth (scaling), fluoride treatment, diet counselling, pit and fissure sealant application.
Restoration of the tooth with tooth coloured filling materials.
Root Canal Therapy for primary and young permanent teeth.
Care for dental injuries (for example: fractured, displaced or knockedout tooth).
Management of various oral habits like thumb sucking, mouth breathing, tongue thrusting.
Management of gum diseases including ulcers, high frenum attachments, mucoceles and pediatric periodontal diseases.
Early assessment and treatment for mal aligned teeth (Preventive and Interceptive Orthodontics).
Dental management of physically disabled and medically compromised child.
Conscious sedation or general anaesthesia for uncooperative pediatric dental patients.
Dr. Meenu BholaProfessor & HOD | Dr. Nitika BajajProfessor | ||
Dr. Manpreet KaurAssoc. Professor | Dr. Taruna GeraAssoc. Professor | ||
Dr. Lovejeet AhujaAssoc. Professor | Dr. Sumeet PaltaAsstt. Professor | ||
Dr. Anu RaniAsstt. Professor | Dr. Samarpreet KaurAsstt. Professor | ||
Dr. Trisha MehtaLecturer |
FACILITIES AVAILABLE
- Restorations
- Veneering-Direct and Indirect
- Scaling-hand and ultrasonic
- LSTR
- Vital and Non-Vital Pulp Therapies with latest materials
- Crowns–Stainless Steel,Strip/Polycarbonate crowns,PFM,metal,and acrylic
- Post and core
- Bleaching
- Fluoride applications
- Pit and fissure sealants
- Habit breaking appliance
- Myofunctional appliances
- Space Maintainers
- Removable appliances
- Removable Partial Dentures
- Fixed Interceptive Orthodontic appliances
- Extractions
- Minor Oral Surgical Procedures
- Splinting