FIRST YEAR
I. Applied Anatomy
- Development
- Face
- Para nasal sinuses and the associated structures and their anomalies.
- Cranial and facial bones.
- Anatomy
- TMJ anatomy and function.
- Brief consideration of structures and functions of
- Muscles of face and neck including muscles of mastication, deglutition and speech and their functional anatomy.
- Arterial and venous drainage of head and neck.
- Brief consideration of cranial nerves (V, VII, IX and XI) and automatic nervous system of head and neck.
- Salivary glands – development, anatomy, functions and clinical considerations.
- Applied Histology
Skin, oral mucosa, bone cartilage, blood vessels, lymphatics, nerves, muscles, tongue and its significance.
- Anatomy and Development of Teeth:
- Detailed anatomy of deciduous and permanent teeth, general consideration in physiology of permanent dentition, form, function, alignment, contact=t, occlusion and its significance.
- Enamel – Development and composition, physical characteristics, chemical properties, structure.
- Dentin – Development, physical and chemical properties, structure type of dentin, innervations, age and functional changes.
- Pulp – Development, histological structures, innervations, functions regressive changes and clinical
- Cementum – Composition, cementogenesis, structure, function and clinical consideration.
- Periodontal ligament – Development, structure, function and clinical consideration.
- Alveolar bone.
- Age changes of teeth.
- Eruption of teeth.
IV. Applied Physiology
- Mastication, deglutition, digestion and assimilation, fluid and electrolyte balance.
- Physiology of saliva – Composition, function, clinical significance.
- Blood composition, volume, function, blood groups, hemostasis, coagulation, blood transfusion, circulation, heart, pulse, blood pressure, shock.
- Restoration, control anoxia, hypoxia, asphyxia & artificial respiration.
- Endocrinology – Pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenals including pregnancy and lactation.
- Sympathetic and Para sympathetic nervous system: Physiology of pain, pain pathways, physiology of pulpal pain, Odontogenic and Non-odontogenic pain.
- Biochemistry: Osmotic pressure, electrolytic dissociation, oxidation, reduction, carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, nucleoproteins, nucleic acid and their metabolism. Enzymes, vitamins and minerals, metabolism of inorganic elements detoxification in the body, anti metabolites, chemistry of blood, lymph, urine and their clinical significance.
V. General Pathology
- Inflammation, repair, degeneration, necrosis and gangrene.
- Circulatory disturbances – Ischemia, hyperemia, edema, thrombosis, embolism, infarction.
- Neoplasms – Classifications of tumors, characteristics of benign and malignant tumors and spread tumors.
- Blood dyscrasias.
VI. Oral Pathology
- Developmental disturbances of oral and para oral structures, dental caries, regressive changes of teeth, pulp, periapical pathology, pulp reaction to dental caries and dental procedures.
- Bacterial, viral and mycotic infections of the oral cavity.
VII. General Microbiology
- Cross infection, infection control, sterilization and disinfection.
- Immunology – antigen antibody reaction, allergy, hypersensitivity and anaphylaxis, auto immunity, grafts, viral hepatitis, HIV infections and AIDS.
VIII. Oral Microbiology
- Oral flora and microorganisms associated with endodontic diseases. Pathogenesis, host defense, bacterial virulence factors and theory of focal infections.
- Identification and isolation of microorganisms from infected root canals. Culture medium and culturing technique (Aerobic and anaerobic interpretation and antibiotic sensitivity test).
IX. Pharmacology
- Pharmacokinetics of drugs, drug addiction and tolerance of hypersensitivity reactions.
- Local anesthesia – Agents and chemistry, pharmacological actions, fate and metabolism of anesthetic, ideal properties, techniques and complications.
- Immunosuppressant, sympathomimetic drugs, antibiotics and analgesics, antihistamines, corticosteroids, chemotherapeutic, haemostatic agents, anticoagulants, anti sialogogue, vitamins (A, B, C, D, E, K, Iron), minerals, antiseptics, disinfectants anti viral agents and drugs acting on CNS.
- Drug resistance and interactions.
X. Biostatistics
- Statistical principles, data collection, method of presentation, method of summarizing.
- Methods of analysis – Sampling and sampling techniques, tests of significance. Experimental models, design and interpretation. Development of skills for preparing clear concise and cogent scientific abstracts and publication.
XI. Applied Research Methodology
Experimental design, animal experimental protocol, principles in the development, execution and interpretation of methodologies, critical scientific appraisal of literature.
XII. Applied Dental Materials
- Physical, mechanical properties and biocompatibility of dental materials.
- Tarnish and corrosion.
- Detailed-study of various restorative materials and their recent advances: Dental amalgam, direct filling gold, casting alloys, inlay wax, die materials investments, dental cements for restoration and pulp protection (luting agents, liners, bases), cavity varnishes, restorative resins, bonding agents and impression materials.
- Casting procedures and defects.
- Dental ceramics and their recent advan
- Finishing and polishing materials.
- Dental burs – design and mechanics of cutting & other modalities for tooth preparation.
XIII. Conservative Dentistry
- Examination, diagnosis and treatment plan.
- Infection control procedures and isolation.
- Occlusion as related to conservative dentistry, contact, contour and its significance.
- Dental caries – diagnosis.
- Hand and rotary cutting instruments, speed ranges and hazards.
- Separation of teeth and matrices.
- Tooth preparation and restorative techniques for amalgam, composite (direct and indirect) and glass ionomer cements.
- Impression procedures.
- Cast metal restorations, indications, contraindications, tooth preparation for inlay, onlay and full crown restorations. Direct and indirect methods of fabrication, investment and casting procedures.
- Indirect tooth colored restorations – ceramic, inlays, onlays, veneers and crowns.
XIV. Endodontics
- Rationale of endodontics.
- Knowledge of internal anatomy of permanent teeth, anatomy of root apex and its implications in endodontic
- Dentin and pulp complex.
- Pulp and periapical pathology.
- Case selection and treatment planning.
- Various aids used for diagnosis.
- Infection control.
- Local anesthesia in endodontics.
- Access cavity preparation – objectives and principles.
- Hand and rotary instruments and instrumentation.
- Working length determination and cleaning and shaping of root canal system.
- Root canal irrigants.
- Obturation – materials and techniques.
- Restoration of endodontically treated teeth.
SECOND YEAR
I. CONSERVATIVE DENTISTRY
- Dental caries – epidemiology, recent concept of etiological factors, pathophysiology, Histopathology, diagnosis, caries activity tests, prevention of dental caries and management – recent methods.
- Development of rotary equipments – recent develop
- Tissue management.
- Direct gold restorations.
- Recent advances in restorative materials and techniques.
- Failures of restorations and their management.
- Management of non-carious lesions.
- Minimal intervention dentistry.
- Recent advances in restoration of endodontically treated teeth and grossly mutilated teeth.
- Hypersensitivity, theories, causes and management.
II. Endodontics
- Diagnostic procedure – recent advances and various aids.
- Endodontic instruments and instrumentation – detailed description and recent developments.
- Recent developments in techniques of working length determination / cleaning and shaping of root canal system.
- Root canal irrigants and intra canal medicaments.
- Recent advances in obturation.
- Endodontic micr
- Traumatic injuries and management – endodontic treatment for young permanent teeth / Pediatric endodontics – treatment of immature apex.
- Endodontic surgeries.
- Drugs and chemicals used in endodontics.
- Endodontic emergencies and management.
- Biololgic response of pulp to various restorative materials and operative procedures.
- Endodontic radiology –digital technology in endodontic practice.
- Procedural errors in endodontic and their management.
- Endodontic failures and retreatment.
- Endo-perio interrelationship, endo-perio lesions and management.
- Single visit endodontics, current concepts and controversies.
THIRD YEAR
- Conservative Dentistry
- CAD-CAM & CAD-CIM in restorative dentistry.
- Dental imaging and its applications in restorative dentistry (Clinical photography)
- Principles of esthetics
- Color
- Facial analysis
- Smile design
- Principles of esthetic integration
- Treatment planning in esthetic dentistry
II. Endodontics
- Multidisciplinary approach to endodontic situations.
- Restoration and its management.
- Endodontic surgeries, recent developments in techniques and devices, endosseous endodontic implants.
- Restoration of endodontically treated teeth & recent advances.
- Geriatric endodontics.
- Microscopes in endodoontics.
- Lasers in Endodontics.
This is the minimum requirement. However a student needs to know all the  related aspects of the above mentioned topics from latest text books and latest journals.
PRE-CLINICAL EXERCISES
Plaster model exercises
Sectioning of Extracted human teeth
Vertical sectioning and Horizontal sectioning of all permanent Maxillary and Mandibular teeth including 3rd molars.
Wax carvings
Total tooth Wax carvings should be done of 28 permanent teeth except 3rd molars.
Typodont Exercises
Extracted teeth exercises
Endodontic exercises on extracted teeth
Note: Technique work to be completed in the first four months
Manipulation of Restorative materials
- Amalgam
- Zinc Oxide Eugenol Cement
- Zinc Phosphate Cement
- Calcium Hydroxide Cement (Two Paste System)
- Glass Ionomers (Type-1 & Type-2)
- Varieties of composites
- Resin cements
- Alginate Impression
- Rubber Base Impression
- Investment Material
- Die stone
Clinical Quota as per the DCI guidelines