Clinical Departments

The Clinical Departments of Punjab Dental Hospital, Lahore are as follows: 

Diagnostic

This department is a filter clinic where patients are diagnosed after clinical evaluation and investigation (X-rays, blood test, etc .. ) and referred to the relevant department for the required treatment.

 

Radiology

Radiology Department of Punjab Dental Hospital, Lahore was established in 1930.  It was designed to cater the radiological needs of oral and dental patients. Department became functional with X-rays machines for Periapical , OPG and Cephalometric images.Later on, latest digital X-ray kept adding in the array of its radiological tools, which the department is successfully operating.  

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

It’s the field of dentistry which deals with surgical procedures for the treatment of oral/dental diseases, traumatic and developmental defects involving both the function and aesthetic aspects of  hard and soft tissues of oral and maxillofacial regions.

Undergraduates

The department trains undergraduates of 3rd and final year to have the basic knowledge of the field. Students complete a total of 12 weeks of clinical duty in the department and accomplish their clinical requirements.

House Officers

Complete their 4 weeks of clinical duty in the department during which they learn and perform surgical procedures on the patients to improve their skills in the field.

Postgraduate

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) is a specialized field of dentistry. The department is recognized for postgraduate training in the field. They are also actively involved in the academic sessions like article discussion, seminars and symposium. FCPS and MCPS are the postgraduate programs which run under the hospital adminstration.

 
   

Orthodontics

It’s the branch of dentistry which encompasses dento-skeletal deformities, improper bites and malposed teeth.

Undergraduates

The department trains the undergraduates of final year to have the basic knowledge of the field. Students complete a total of 8 weeks of clinical duty in the department and  accomplish their clinical requirements.

House Officers

Complete their 4 weeks clinical duty in the department during which they learn and perform diagnosis and treatment planning of orthodontic patients to gain knowledge in the field.

Postgraduates

The department is recognized for postgraduate training in orthodontics.  Postgraduates students are actively involved in the academic sessions like article discussion, seminars, symposium and treatment planning sessions.FCPS and MCPS are the postgraduate programs which run under the hospital adminstration.

 
   

Operative Dentistry

This field of dentistry is primarily concerned with treatment of dental caries, periapical diseases, malformed, discolored or fractured teeth and replacement or repair of existing restorations. The treatment restores proper tooth form, function and aesthetics while maintaining the physiological integrity of teeth in harmonious relationship with adjacent hard and soft tissues.

Undergraduates

This department trains undergraduates of final year to have the knowledge of this field.They rotate for 8 weeks each in conservation departments for adults,paeds and crown& bridge department

House Officers

Complete their 16 weeks of clinical duty in the department during which they learn and perform diagnosis, treatment planning and management of the patients to gain competency in adult operative dentistry, paedodontics and crown& bridge.

Postgraduates

Operative dentistry is a specialized field of dentistry which has sub categories of endodontics, paedodontics and crown and bridge. The department is recognized for postgraduate training in the field. They are also actively involved in the academic sessions like article discussion, seminars and symposium. FCPS and MCPS are the postgraduate programs which run under the hospital adminstration.

 
   

Paedodontics

This branch of dentistry deals with treatment of dental caries, periapical diseases, malformed, discolored or fractured teeth and replacement or repair of existing restorationst in children. In this department House Surgeons and undergraduates complete four weeks of their clinical training.
 
 

Crown and Bridge

This Department deals with fixed replacement of missing/ lost teeth. House Officers and undergraduates complete 4 and 8  weeks of their training in this department respectively.  

Prosthetics

It’s the branch of dentistry which deals with the diagnosis, treatment planning, rehabilitation and maintenance of oral function, aesthetics and health of patients with clinical conditions associated with missing teeth, deficient teeth and/or compromised maxillofacial tissues using biocompatible substitutes.

Undergraduates

The department trains the undergraduates of 3rd and final year to have the knowledge of this field. Students complete a total of 8 weeks of clinical duty in the department in each  year and accomplish their clinical requirements.

House Officers

Complete their 8 weeks clinical duty in the department during which they learn and perform diagnosis, treatment plaining and management of the patients to gain competency in the field.

Postgraduates

This department is recognized for postgraduate training in field. They are also actively involved in the academic sessions like article discussion, seminars and symposium.FCPS and MCPS are the postgraduate programs which run under the hospital adminstration.

 
   

Periodontics

It’s the field of dentistry which deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of supporting and surrounding tissues of teeth or their substitutes and the maintenance of the health, function and aesthetics of these structures and tissues.

Undergraduates

The department trains undergraduates of 3rd year to have the knowledge of this field. Students complete a total of 8 weeks of clinical duty in the department to learn diagnoses and treatment planning of diseases of gums and supporting tissues of teeth. 

 House Officers

Complete their 8 weeks of clinical duty in the department during which they learn and perform diagnosis, treatment planning and management of the patients to gain competency in the field.