KIMS | Orthodontics & dentofacial orthopaedics

The Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics in KIMS was established in 2014. The Department offers undergraduate(BDS) and a three-year post-graduate (MDS) program which was started in 2020, accredited by the Dental Council of India.

Our doctors and support staff strive to provide quality care for correction of for irregulary placed teeth and excellent education eco-system for our Under-Graduate students, Interns and Post-Graduate students alike. The students in our department treat a wide range of clinical cases under the supervision of faculty who are experienced in the field of Orthodontics.

The Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics in KIMS Dental College is equipped with the state of art facilities which provide modern treatment techniques for individuals seeking Orthodontic correction. The speciality is concerned with facial growth, developing dentition and occlusion, prevention and correction of occlusal anomalies. surgeries.

The department also deals with the Orthodontic management of patients with dentofacial deformities encompassing skeletal malocclusions, craniofacial deformities, and cleft lip and palate with a variety of treatment protocols with modern outlook. The undergraduates are trained in basic wire bending skills, orthodontic diagnosis, case selection, removable appliance fabrication and management of simple malocclusions.

Postgraduates are trained to impart comprehensive care which includes growth modulation, fixed appliance treatment, surgical cases, management of TMJ disorders and Orthodontic management of orthognathic surgical cases.

(P.G) PROGRAM OBJECTIVE

To teach applied aspects of basic sciences relevant to speciality.
To take a proper clinical history, examine the patient, perform essential diagnostic procedures and order relevant tests and interpret them to come to a reasonable diagnosis about the condition formulate and excecute the treatment for correction of malocclusion and dentofacial deformity.
To undertake audit, use information technology and carry out research in both basic and clinical area with the aim of publishing or presenting the work at various scientific gatherings.
Acquire adequate skills and competence in performing various procedures as required in the speciality of Orthodontics.
To identify social, economic, environmental and emotional determinants in a given case and take them into account for planned treatment
Provide leadership and get the best out of his team in a congenial working atmosphere.
To improve the communications skills.

INTENDED OUTCOME

The student should be able to apply the knowledge of basic sciences in understanding the relevant problems pertaining to Orthodontics.
To practice evidence based dentistry.
Should be able to translate research work that is beneficial to the society, both in prevention and treatment.
Should be able to provide multiple treatment options to the patient according to the need.
Adopt ethical principles in all aspects of practice, foster professional honesty and integrity and deliver patient care irrespective of the patient.
To be able communicate well with his/her Staff members, colleagues and patients.

Various treatment facilities available

Preventive and interceptive orthodontic procedures
Growth modulation
Fixed Orthodontic procedures (Pre-adjusted edgewise appliance, Light wire technique etc.)
Surgical Orthodontics and management of TMJ disorders.
Dentofacial Orthopaedic procedures like head gears, facemask.
Orthodontics for Cleft lip and / palate individuals
Adjunctive procedures to facilitate prosthodontic, periodontic and endodontic therapies

Dr. Vasudevan S.D.

Professor & Head

Publications

S.no	Title	Journal	Year
1	Two Phase Orthodontics-Why, Where, and When?-A Review	Journal of Pearldent	2011
2	Cheiloscopy: A new role as a marker of sagittal jaw relation	Journal of Foresic dental Sciences	2012
3	Bonding characteristics of improved low viscosity adhesives for orthodontic use	Journal of Indian Orthodontic society	2014
4	Current status of presurgical infant orthopaedic treatment for cleft lip and palate patients: A critical eview	Indian Journal of Plastic surgery	2014
5	Effects of Pre-surgical nasoalveolar moulding technique in infants with cleft lip and palate deformity	Journal of Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences University	2014
6	A new classification system for unilateral cleft lip and palate infants to assist presurgical infant orthopedics	Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry	2015
7	Piezosurgery®-assisted periodontally accelerated osteogenic orthodontics	Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology	2017
8	Antibacterial and antiadherent properties of silver dioxide-coated brackets	Journal of Indian Orthodontic society	2017
9	Evaluation of survival of 8 mm-length implants in posterior resorbed ridges: A pilot study	Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology	2018
10	ViVan Formula- A Modified Formula for Estimating the Mesiodistal Width of Maxillary Central and Lateral Incisor	Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences	2020
11	ViVan Ratio for Maxillomandibular Tooth Material Discrepancy.	Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences	2020
12	Comparison of Bolton’s Ratio for Evaluation of Tooth Size Discrepancy between Maxillary and Mandibular Arches in Vidarbha Population	Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences	2020
13	Comparison of Cervical Vertebral Body Volume in Class II Vertical and Class II Horizontal Cases With Class I Cases Using 3D-DVT	Journal of Indian Orthodontic society	2020

Dr. Sandhya Jadhav

Reader

Publications

S.no	Title	Journal	Year
1	Inter-proximal Enamel Reduction in comprehensive orthodontic trreatment- a review	Indian Journal of Stomatology	2011
2	Orthodontic considerations of traumatized teeth- a review	Bhavnagar University	2012
3	Examination and correlation of facial midline and skeletal midline to dental midline by photographic and radiographic analysis respectively	Indian Journal of dental sciences	2015
4	Diagnostic occlusal prosthesis for treatment of patient with severe loss of vertical dimension of occlusion- a case report	Journal of research and advancement in dentistry	2015
5	An invitro evaluation of marginal fit og three unit one-piece casting using ringless casting system and accelerated casting technique	Indian Journal of dental sciences	2016
6	Rehablitation of edentulous maxillary arch with hollow denture in an elderly patient with Bell's palsy	Journal of Oral research and review	2020

Dr. Anusha Yaragani

Reader

Publications

S.no	Title	Journal	Year
1	The influence of tobacco consumption on periodontal health: A stratified analysis based on type of tobacco use	Journal of family medicine and primary care	2020
2	Awareness on bioterrorism among qualified dentists in a teaching dental institution in southern India	Journal of Dr NTR University of Helath Sciences	2020