Department of Dentistry

QUICK FACTS
323

Expert Faculty
500

Bed superspeciality tertiary unit
25

Acres of Green Campus
24

Hours Pharmacy
17965+

Books in Central Library

OVERVIEW

The Department of Dentistry at SMIMS deals with the diagnosis and management of patients with Orofacial diseases and trauma.

The department works in collaboration with other clinical and para clinical specialities like the Departments of ENT and Surgery. It serves the needs of medically compromised patients and in patients of other departments who need Orofacial consultation.

FEATURES

Professional and Friendly Staff.
Pleasant Interior.
Comfortable seats with a spacious waiting area.
The Latest Tools & Services.
State of the art equipment’s.
Peaceful Ambience..
All the services you need is available under one roof

CORE COMPETENCIES

Diversity, Social & Cultural Sensitivity.
Health Care Policy, Inter-professional Collaboration & Advocacy.
Health Informatics & Technology
Health Promotion & Disease Prevention.
Leadership.
Professionalism.
Program Development & Administration.
Scholarly Inquiry and Research.
Educational Theory and Practice.
Treatment of Orofacial disease, trauma and infections.
Maxillofacial prosthesis, basic and advanced aesthetic and endodontic procedures.

FACULTY

I am proud that you intend to join SMIMS, which over more than a decade has created a niche for itself as one of the most sought after medical institution.”

Dr Atanu Bhanja

HOD, Dentistry

View all

CLINICAL SERVICES OFFERED

SERVICES

Care providers in Dental Specialties focus on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and irregularities involving the teeth, gums and other tissues of the mouth. Dental Specialties provides coordinated care for patients who require specialized dental care including

Dental Implants
Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular disorders (TMD)
Orthodontics (Diagnosis, prevention and treatment of dental and facial irregularities)
Periodontics (Diagnosis, prevention and treatment of gum diseases)
Prosthodontics (Restoration of damaged natural teeth or replacement with artificial teeth)
Routine OPD Works
Extension of Emergency services in trauma patients with Maxillofacial Injuries
Ward Consultation for patients with various Oro facial Disorders
Prosthetic & Restorative Services
Participation in various Health Camps organised by the Institute
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology

INFRASTRUCTURE

Department of Dentistry is probably the most technologically advanced multispecialty dental facility in Gangtok.
It is equipped with four modern ergonomic adult dental chairs.
Department also have equipped with latest Diode Dental Laser and Digital Intra-oral Radiography which causes minimum radiation.
A central & departmental library and an e-library provides its student with an amazing learning environment.

SPECIALTY UNITS

Prosthodontist- specialist pertaining to rehabilitation and maintenance of the oral function, comfort, appearance and health of patients (clinical conditions associated with missing or deficient teeth and/or oral and maxillofacial tissues using biocompatible substitutes in the form of doing crown & bridge, complete dentures, Removable partial dentures, Maxillofacial Prosthesis & Implants).
Periodontist - Expert in the treatment of gingiva, Periodontal diseases (Surgical procedures include contouring of your teeth or gums, and work that regenerates your teeth's supporting bones and non-surgical procedures are scaling and root planning)
Oral Surgeon- Expert in treating pathological conditions (e.g.-cyst and tumor, precancerous lesion etc.) injuries and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and soft tissues of the oral (mouth) and Cranio-maxillofacial (jaws and face) region.
General dentist who are capable of doing primary dental care for patients of all ages and care for overall oral health.

RESEARCH

View all

GALLERY

The campus has first-rate facilities like laboratories, workshops and practice school for hands-on learning. There are also cafeterias, and transport facility for students' ease.

TESTIMONIALS

The department offers extensive involvement in the autopsies under trained faculty that helps us to gain expertise in the field. The practical labs are very well equipped.

Subhodeep Thakur

SMIMS is definitely a good college for the medical students. It is situated in a calm place with all possible infrastructure facilities and follows students to make use of their talents.

Ayushi

The department has taught us the present scenario of legal medicine consisting of various anomalies related to medical practices.

Rupjyoti Medhi

We are taught the proper way to deal with the legal aspects of medicine, to understand the different modes of death and assist the law from a medical aspect.

Suhrith Bhattaram

NEWS

June 23,2024

Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences Dean Honored as a Legend of Gynaecology

June 19,2024

Alumni certificate from Ms. Royani Shah , Batch 2016-2021

February 20,2024

Dr. Keerthilatha M Pai MDS as a resource person at A.B Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences

September 15,2023

First Director of Directorate of Research, SMU

EVENTS

August 12,2024

Anti-ragging Week - Department of Medical Biotechnology

Department of Medical Biotechnology, SMIMS, East Sikkim, Sikkim-737135 In view of the “Anti-ragging week Mahotsav” initiated by UGC, 2024 and as an important measure to spread awareness against ragging, an interactive session was organized by the Department of Medical Biotechnology, SMIMS.

June 21,2024

International Yoga Day 2024

Department of Physiology presents International Yoga Day 2024

June 21,2024

10th International Yoga Day (IYD) Celebration

Department of Physiology, SMIMS, SMU celebrated 10th International Yoga Day (IYD) on the theme “Yoga for self & society” on the 21st of June 2024.

June 15,2024

Building a Respectful and Inclusive Workplace: Promoting Gender Equality and Preventing Sexual Harassment

The Internal committee(IC) and Gender Equality Committee of Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences (SMIMS), jointly organized an awareness and sensitization program on Gender Equality and Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace. The Theme of the program was ‘Building a Respectful and Inclusive Workplace: Promoting Gender Equality and Preventing Sexual Harassment’.

May 14,2024

NATIONAL LEVEL PHYSIOLOGY ǪUIZ 2024 IN SIKKIM MANIPAL UNIVERSITY

A National level Physiology Ǫuiz was organized by the Department of Physiology and Academic & Research Committee, SMIMS on 14th May 2024 in Auditorium, SMIMS

February 01,2024

Capacity Building Training of Nurses in CRH On “BASIC4NOW: Basic Assessment and Support of Critically ill for nurses on wards”

Two days BASIC FOR NURSES ON WARDS critical care course for Nurses of CRH was conducted on 1st and 2nd February 2024, in level 6 skill Lab SMIMS building. There were series of lectures and hands on skill stations for two days.

December 02,2023

11TH EAST ZONAL CONFERENCE OF ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS OF INDIA EZAPICON 2023

EAST ZONE APICON 2023 will be held in SMIMS, Gangtok, Sikkim for the first time. Please block your dates from 2nd - 3rd December 2023, for this rich scientific extravaganza.

October 01,2023

Swachhata Pakhwada and Swachhata Hi Seva

On October 1st, The students from MBBS, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Biotechnology,NSS SMU Cell volunteers along with dedicated faculty members, joined forces for a cleanliness drive at Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences (SMIMS) in Gangtok. This event, part of Swachhata Pakhwada and Swachhata Hi Seva, aimed to transform the campus and promote cleanliness.

September 12,2023

Workshop on “Molecular Modeling Using PyMOL 2023

The Department of Medical Biotechnology, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences organized a one day workshop on “Molecular Modeling Using PyMOL under the patronship of Dr. Murlidhar V Pai, Dean, SMIMS, on 12th September 2023.

Admission Open 2019-20

SMIMS

Request for Info

QUICK FACTS

323

500

25

24

17965+