Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics – Hitkarini Dental College & Hospital

Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics

Conservative Dentistry means conserving the tooth structure by all means i.e. Prevention, interception, preservation and restoration. Thus aiding rehabilitation. It includes Endodontology which has similar objectives and deals with health, diseases, mishaps etc. of dental Pulp and Periradicular tissue.

This department caters to these needs by means of patient education, preventive and interceptive measures, management of dental ailments and Endodontic treatment. Preclinical laboratory is equipped with latest fifty workstations simulators including all attachments, a locker room, and technical room. Services provided include management of dental caries, abrasions, erosion, attrition, hypoplasia, trauma, discoloration, esthetics need, pulpal and periapical ailments, preventive, interceptive, restorative and endodontic treatments.

The department is bestowed with latest and state of art materials and equipments such as amalgamators, apex locators, air-rotors, bleaching unit, cement mixers, centralised compressor, electrically operated chairs, light curing units, microendo-surgery kits, micro-motors, pulp testers, RVG, rotary endo-motors with reduction hand pieces, ultrasonic units & many more to quote.

2 DAYS WORKSHOP (MICRO ENDODONTICS LECTURE AND HANDS-ON

Department Highlights

Total Number of patients treated in last 10 years (2012-2022) – 151918

(New-63651 and old-88267)

Five main procedures:

Direct & Indirect Restorations e.g. Amalgam, Composite, GIC, Crowns, Onlay, Inlay & laminates.
Root Canal Treatment
Pulp Capping/ Pulpotomy
Bleaching of teeth
Endodontic Surgeries

Special Cases: 250 +

Research papers published by faculty members: 168

Conferences / CDEs attended by faculty members: 160

Scientific papers presented by the faculty members: 37

Scientific papers/posters/Table clinic presented by the PG students: 62

CDE conducted by the Department: 56 hrs

Achievements of faculty members-

Dr S P Mantri.

1.“Best Open Source Learner Award” 2021-22 by Novel research Academy.

Certification in Biostatistics and design of Experiments by IIT Chennai.
Patent: A control system based on AI & ML for an inhaling device and method thereof, Patent Office Journal 04/2022 Publication Date: 04/02/2022
Certificate in Good Clinical Trial Practices (GCP) by National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers. 2020
Certificate of Commendation 12^th IFEA World Endodontic Congress 2021
Reviewer of national and International indexed Journals.
Medal of Excellence for contribution to Scientific committee at National IDA conference, !994 Nagpur.

Dr Kavita Dube


1.	1ST PRIZE FOR SCIENTIFIC PAPER	8th national FODI &IES post graduate students Convention 2007 . Nainital
2.	BEST NATIONAL PAPER	23rd National Conference of Indian Society of Dental Research, Chennai ,2011
3.	PATENT “CHAIR SIDE APPARATUS FOR IN SITU PRODUCTION OF ROOT CANAL IRRIGANT “	Patent office, Mumbai 27/10/2021
4.	DESIGN REGISTRATION FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED APPARATUS OBTAINED FROM “GOVERNMENT OF INDIA “	Patent office, Kolkata
5.	FIRST PRIZE IN ESSAY COMPETITION COMMEMORATING 150 YEARS OF GANDHI CELEBRATIONS	34th IACDE National conference 2019,Navi Mumbai
6.	BEST PAPER SESSION	12th IFEA WORLD ENDODONTIC CONGRESS 2020NE AND 29TH NATIONAL CONGREE OF INDIAN ENDODONTIC SOCIETY
7.	AWARDED PhD	PACIFIC ACADEMY OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
8.	Participated in the ENDO SURGICAL CONTEST conducted by the THE INDIAN ENDODONTIC SOCIETY -First runner up	THE INDIAN ENDODONTIC SOCIETY
9	IACDE EXCELLENCE AWARD – 37th IACDE NATIONAL CONFERENCE	INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF CONSERVATIVE DENTISTRY AND ENDODONTICS