Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry
The Department of Pediatric &Preventive Dentistry was established to provide complete primary and comprehensive oral and dental care to infants, children and adolescents including all children with special health care needs. It boasts of spacious dental clinics separate for undergraduate and postgraduate students, keeping in mind their specific requirements.”
The department is well furnished with all behaviour shaping equipments as guided by DCI along with regular use of nitrous oxide sedation. There is ample laboratory space for undergraduate and postgraduate students along with a daily OPD of 50-60 patients giving sufficient exposure for clinical training. The department participates in many community programs conducted in school and neighbouring rural areas. School dental camps are a regular feature and provide comprehensive and preventive dental care to the adopted schools. We provide excellent opportunity to students for continuous upgradation of knowledge students through didactic lectures, conferences, seminars, CDE programs and promote high quality research. Our students have participated and won prestigious awards at various platforms. Faculty and students have numerous publications in national and international journals to their credit. All the alumni of the department are well settled in government and academic jobs or pursuing private practice.
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Professor & Head of the Department
Dr. Radhika Chopra is Professor and Head of Pediatric Dentistry, distinguished for her academic leadership, clinical expertise, and contributions to research in child oral health. With over two decades of experience, she has mentored undergraduate and postgraduate students and integrated evidence-based practices into curriculum design. Her research spans Early childhood caries management, pediatric anesthesia, sedation protocols, and management of children with special needs, resulting in over a thousand citations, an H-index of 18, and publications in leading international journals.
She has pioneered the use of nitrous oxide inhalation sedation and minimally invasive techniques, advancing safe and child-centered dental care. Her academic engagements include visiting positions at the Melbourne Dental School and clinical observation at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, enriching her global perspective.
Dr. Chopra has delivered lectures, organized conferences, and contributed to professional societies, reflecting her commitment to academic community building.Recognized with awards for scientific presentations, she continues to inspire students and colleagues through her emphasis on empathy, innovation, and rigorous scholarship.
Email: dr.radhikachopra@idst.ac.in
Department Email: pedodontics@idst.ac.in
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UG Programme
- It offers an innovative learning system which is periodically updated to accommodate student needs.
- Students are provided with state of art equipments and aids for a wholesome learning.
- Advanced preclinical laboratories and operatories that enable students to develop good skills.
- Highly professional faculty with excellent intellectual abilities and communication skills.
PG Programme
- PG program is aimed at inculcating higher order thinking and learning behaviour among students.
- The faculty provides assistance and guidance to the students for performing routine as well as complex treatment procedures in pediatric patients
- Special emphasis is laid on the research activities and individual attention is provided for successful conduction of research.
Faculty
Dr. Radhika Chopra
Professor & Head
Dr. Nidhi Agarwal
Professor & Principal
Dr. Neeti Mittal
Professor & Head CRI
Dr. Garima Dayal
Reader
Dr. Varun Sharma
Reader
Dr. Aakansha Sharma
Reader
Dr. Nandita Waikhom
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Sunil Datt
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Shantam Gupta
Senior Lecturer
Faculty Achievements
Dr. NIDHI AGARWAL, PROFESSOR. & HEAD
- Attended the CDE programme on SPECIAL HEALTH CARE DENTISTRY on 6th May, 2022 held at ITS dental college, Greater Noida.
- Chaired scientific session in the 42nd ISPPD National Conference at Bhubneshwar, Orissa held on 25th -27th November 2021.
Department Achievements
- Awarded second prize at National level children day (week) celebration contest by Indian society of Pedodontics and Preventive dentistry (ISPPD) which was held from 14th November to 14 December 2021
- Organised oral health awareness rally in Modinagar city along with distribution of pamphlets on 13th December 2021.
Research Work
- Dr. Joies Susan Varghese- Comparative evaluation of clinical success of different esthetic crown systems used in primary molars
- Dr. P C Chayanika- Comparative evaluation of outcome of primary molars pulpectomies with and without smear layer removal: An in-vivo study
Department Publications
- Agarwal N, Jabin Z, Anand A, Verma S D, “Correlation between dental fluorosis and intelligence quotient in 11–13-year-old children in Modinagar, Ghaziabad -A survey study” IJDSIR- March - 2022, Vol. – 5, Issue - 2, P. No. 217 – 222.
- Jabin Z, Verma SD, Agarwal N, Anand A, Waikhom N. Groper’s appliance – For esthetic rehabilitation of anterior missing teeth: Two case reports. J Interdiscip Dentistry 2022;12:22-5.
