Academics
KVG Dental College offers BDS and postgraduate training across nine specialties.
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MDS
Periodontics
The department provides comprehensive periodontal and implant care across diagnosis, regenerative surgery, microsurgery, esthetic correction, and long-term maintenance.
Periodontics is the clinical specialty concerned with periodontal disease, implant care, cosmetic correction, and smile design.
The department treats a wide spectrum of periodontal diseases while integrating cosmetic correction and smile design into the full scope of periodontal care.
Air-conditioned VIP clinic and a well-equipped implantology unit
Digital radiography and a loupe-microscopy unit for periodontal microsurgery
Seminar room with a roof-mounted LCD projector
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Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge
The specialty combines esthetic restorations, removable and fixed prostheses, implant-supported rehabilitation, maxillofacial prosthetics, smile design, and occlusal care.
Prosthodontics restores missing or deficient teeth and rehabilitates oral and maxillofacial structures.
Treatment modalities include esthetic ceramic restorations, crowns, bridges, removable partial and complete dentures, implant-supported crowns and bridges, and implant-supported complete dentures.
A range of articulators and pantographs for occlusal analysis
Stereomicroscope and RVG-supported clinical training
Implantology and maxillofacial prosthetic facilities
MDS
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Oral and maxillofacial surgery is a branch of dentistry to correct a wide spectrum of diseases, injuries and hard and soft tissue defects in the head and neck region. It is a recognized international surgical specialty.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery at KVG addresses diseases, trauma, and defects affecting the head, neck, face, jaws, and oral soft tissues.
The department maintains separate undergraduate and postgraduate operatories, a dedicated minor oral surgery clinic, computerized records, and access to a 20-bed inpatient ward in KVG Medical College.
20-bed inpatient support through KVG Medical College
Dedicated seminar room, broadband access, and computerized patient records
High-complexity surgical case exposure with interdepartmental implant training
MDS
Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
Dental graduates develop advanced endodontic and esthetic dentistry skills through clinical literature, supervised patient care, modern rotary systems, and evidence-led treatment planning.
Established in 1991, the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics at KVG Dental College and Hospital, Sullia, has stood for over three decades as a centre of clinical excellence, innovation, and patient-centred care.
The course is designed for dental graduates who intend to pursue endodontics and restorative dentistry, including training in esthetic dentistry. It builds the knowledge and clinical judgment needed to approach problems scientifically and deliver advanced endodontic care.
Surgical microscope and magnification support
Advanced rotary endodontic systems and contemporary obturation techniques
Bleaching facilities and current technology for routine clinical use
MDS
Oral Medicine and Radiology
The specialty brings together mucosal disease, systemic-disease manifestations, orofacial pain, medically compromised patient care, and oral and maxillofacial imaging.
Oral medicine and radiology focuses on diagnosing and managing complex oral and maxillofacial disorders.
Clinical care emphasizes oral mucosal lesions and manifestations of systemic disease, with the objective of maintaining oral health and providing appropriate dental management for medically compromised patients.
TMJ and orofacial pain clinic
Tobacco cessation counselling centre
Medical management of potentially malignant disorders
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Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
Treatment is planned to improve facial appearance, patient self-esteem, dental alignment, and jaw function across undergraduate and postgraduate clinical training.
The department diagnoses and corrects dentofacial malformations and malpositioned teeth through braces, growth guidance, and advanced orthodontic care.
The department focuses on the diagnosis and correction of dentofacial malformations and tooth malpositions. Braces and other orthodontic approaches are used to enhance facial appearance and self-esteem while improving jaw function.
Modern dental chairs in separate undergraduate and postgraduate sections
Training across fixed, lingual, esthetic, and functional appliance systems
Exposure to orthognathic surgery, cleft care, and rapid maxillary expansion
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Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry
The department adapts clinical disciplines, techniques, and procedures for children, adolescents, and young patients with special health care needs.
The Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry at KVGDC is one of its kind, with national and international recognition for academic excellence and a world-class ambience.
Conscious sedation unit
Purpose-planned children's play area
Pedoscientia national-level CDE programme held annually
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Public Health Dentistry
Satellite clinics, primary health centre partnerships, community camps, and a mobile dental unit help extend comprehensive treatment to underserved communities around Sullia.
Public Health Dentistry advances community oral health through preventive and curative services delivered in the department and through sustained outreach.
The department is committed to community oral health through preventive and curative activities delivered within the department and extended through outreach programmes.
Satellite Dental Clinic at Eshwaramangala, Puttur
Services connected with four primary health centres in and around Sullia
Mobile Dental Unit equipped with a dental chair for underserved communities
MDS
Oral Pathology and Microbiology
Specialist laboratories, advanced microscopy, tissue-processing equipment, a clinical section, and an anatomy museum connect foundational science with diagnostic learning.
The department trains students in dental anatomy, histology, pathology, and microbiology relevant to the oral and maxillofacial region.
Teaching integrates dental anatomy, oral histology, pathology, and microbiology to help students understand disease processes affecting the oral and maxillofacial region.
Immunohistochemistry, hematology, and microbiology laboratories
Clinical section with five dental chairs
Research microscopy, tissue processing, and an anatomy and histology museum
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Oral Implantatogy
The department brings together implant treatment planning, surgical and restorative coordination, and supervised clinical learning for the replacement of missing teeth.
Oral Implantatogy focuses on the planning, placement, restoration, and long-term maintenance of dental implants.
The department supports implant-focused education and patient care through structured assessment, treatment planning, and coordinated clinical management.
Implant-focused diagnosis and treatment planning
Coordinated surgical and prosthetic care
Supervised clinical learning and patient follow-up