Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics

About Us


  • Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics at SRM Kattankulathur Dental College & Hospital was established in 2007. The department is located on the fifth floor in the clinical block.
  • The objective of the department is the correction of the malocclusions of the teeth, the study of the relation of the teeth to the development of the face, and the correction of arrested and perverted development through adolescence to adulthood.
  • The department has well-designed chambers allotted for clinical examination, a student laboratory, digital X-rays, photography room with a museum mounted with numerous specimens and models.

OUR VISION


  • To spread awareness of cleft orthodontics and its early management.
  • Treatment Feasibility and Affordability to Everyone.
  • Patient education/ Patient management/ Patient communication.
  • Innovations/ Research projects – Every year by the students/ staff members

OUR MISSION


  • LEARN, LEAP, LEAD… (Every smile matters…)
  • Provide quality education to all the students to learn and understand the science of orthodontics.
  • Hands-on clinical experience for each and every student to diagnose, plan, and do the treatment.
  • To spread awareness of orthodontics and its treatment benefits through several dental camps and through public forums.

Infrastructure


  • The department is equipped with state-of-the-art dental chairs, orthodontic materials, and instruments.
  • Digital photography room with the Newest DSLR camera
  • The department has a dry lab and wet lab equipped with hydro solder, vacuum pressure molding unit, lathe trimmer, model trimmer, sand blaster, etc.
  • The department has 3D imaging software for treatment simulation for orthodontic and various surgical procedures