It is aimed at interaction
between faculties, with the
intention of exchange of
knowledge. The overall vision of
continuing dental education
program is to involve the dental
and medical faculty for actively
participating in areas of mutual
interest to raise the academic
standards of the institution.
The dental college has a
committee for executing CDE
program. This committee is
actively involved in imparting
dental education to the faculty,
dental surgeons, technical staff
and students on a regular basis
as per their plan of action.
Research:All faculty
members were encouraged to
involve in research activities.
Departmental research activities
have been mentioned in their
departmental report. BDS
students were also assigned
research works according to
their curriculum.
Patient care service(Dental
teaching hospital)
Dental teaching hospital is
running with 78 dental chairs
and an inpatients ward of 10
beds, state of the art
equipments and materials, and an
enthusiastic and energetic team
of faculty, dental surgeons and
supporting staff. Patient inflow
is about 80-120 per day.
Treatment includes out patient
as well as in patient dental
surgery, aesthetic restorations
RCT’s, scaling, periodontal
surgery, denture work, crown and
bridge work, oral rehabilitation
and maxillofacial
reconstruction. The services
have spread to the
peripheral/rural population over
eastern region.
Dental OPD, minor OT and
radiology are in the dental
college premises; in-patient
ward, major OT’s, ICU and
clinical laboratories
(microbiology, pathology and
biochemistry) are located in the
medical college buildings.
Community Services:
College of Dental Surgery is
actively involved in community
services with the co-ordination
of Department of Community
Medicine, Community Nursing, and
Public Health Section. The
institute has 5 district
hospitals in Dhankutta, Sunsari,
Morang, Ilam and Rajbiraj. 5
primary health care centers are
utilized as teaching district
centers. One each fully equipped
dental chair has been installed
in Dhankutta, Rangeli, Rajbiraj,
Inaruwa, Bhadrapur, Ilam
district hospitals and in
Biratnagar zonal hospital.
Dental surgeons from BPKIHS
dental college are posted on
regular residential basis for
the smooth running of dental
clinics as well as for the
supervision of dental interns at
peripherals. Moreover, one
faculty from BPKIHS dental
college is visiting the
peripherals for the supervision
of the peripherals. Department
of community dentistry is also
conducting school dental health
program, mother-child dental
health education program and
dental health camp in and around
peripheral centers of teaching
districts. The hospital is
providing technical support to
field based clinical activities
in accordance with the teaching
program as per the curriculum of
BDS.
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