About Us
- Dental Public health is the science of preventing and controlling dental diseases and promoting dental health through organized community efforts.
- It is that form of dental practice that serves the community as a whole rather than the individual.
- SRM Kattankulathur Dental College has an independent public health dentistry department.
- Outreach activities are conducted regularly in association with the two satellite clinics.
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OUR VISION
- To produce transformative knowledge, professionals, and leaders that work to create healthy and sustainable communities both locally and globally.
- To this end, we foster professional education, public outreach, and scholarship to support practitioners, leaders, and change agents in moving societies toward more sustainably healthy futures.
OUR MISSION
- We envision a world where health is within reach for each individual, supported by healthy and sustainable communities, and equitably achieved across human populations through the transformation of policies and health services delivery.
Infrastructure
- Fully equipped undergraduate department with 16 dental units with a museum and library facility
- Teaching involves theory and clinical postings.
- The theory involves Virtual method & offline method (power points,chalk & talk, group discussion, seminar,models, visuals, etc.)
- Clinical practice involves Case discussion and emphasizing preventive needs to the patients.
- Fully Functional mobile bus with 12-15 seating capacity
- Two electrical driven Dental chairs
- Provision for Treatment
- This is an independent functioning dental unit which is in collaboration with an NGO run by a Christian missionary. It’s located at hanumanthapuram and the dental unit is run by our department. Basic treatments are all provided at nominal cost and the school associated with it has been adopted for providing school based oral health care.
- The Public Health Dentistry department also runs a dental unit with the SRM medical hospital (Room No: C-2/27. This unit was started with the aim of providing comprehensive medical/dental care under one roof and making dental services easily available to all.
- The Urban Health Centre in Maraimalainagar provides dental care to the population in and around Maraimalainagar.
- We provide cost free basic treatments like restorations, scaling, and extractions to the needy. Patients requiring more complex treatment are referred to SRM Kattankulathur Dental College.
- Mamandur Rural Health Centre is located at 25kms from SRM Kattankulathur Dental College. It provides dental care to the population in and around Mamandur functioning in collaboration with medical unit.
- Mamandur Dental Unit offers certain cost free basic treatments like restorations, scaling, extractions to the needy. Patients requiring more complex treatment are referred to SRM Kattankulathur Dental college.
- The route map from SRM University to Mamandur is shown for your guidance.
Research
| Sl. No | Ongoing Project |
| 1 | Interprofessional education and collaboration: An overview among health care students |
| 2 | Student's Attitudes toward Effective Factors in Lecturing Didactic Dental Courses Nicotine pouches |
| 3 | Comparison of Gingival crevicular blood and capillary blood for estimation of blood glucose levels –A systematic review and meta-analysis |
| 4 | Climate change and oral health |
| 5 | Oral piercing and its implications in oral health |
| 6 | The relationship between psychological entitlement and compliance to the preventive measures of the COVID-19 among Dental students of SRM Kattankulathur campus, Chennai-A Cross-sectional survey |
| 7 | Physical activity and Oral Disease |
| 8 | Knowledge And Awareness Of E-cigarette Among 18-24 Years Young Adult’s In Chennai – A Pilot E-survey |
| 9 | Impact on Dental Treatment choices among Social Media Users: A Questionnaire Survey |
| Faculty Name | Title | Organisation | PI/CO-PI |
| Dr. SIBYL. S | Readiness of Parents to attend first dental visit within three years of Child’s age: An analysis applying Anderson’s behaviour model of Health and Utilization. | ICMR STS PROJECT | GUIDE |
| Dr. Indumathi KP | Development and validation of a chair side tool detecting Tobacco specific Nitrosamines biomarkers with the highest concentration in saliva and effect of cortisol level in both Secondhand Smoke and Thirdhand Smoke among 15-24 years youth in Chennai – An Analytical Study. | ICMR (Oral Health) | PI |
| Assessment of abnormalities of the oral health at the community level using salivary bio-markers and establishing a Surveillance System among Tribals in Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu. | ICMR (Oral Health) | CO-PI | |
| A Sustainable School-Based Participatory Health Educational Intervention for Primary Prevention of Anaemia using a Structured Peer to Peer Learning Model (SPLM): Engaging Adolescents as Health Messenger | ICMR (ANEMIA) | CO-PI | |
| Comparative evaluation of three different fluoride-containing varnishes among Institutionalized old age homes in Chennai: A Randomized controlled trials | IAPHD | CO-PI |
| Title of Paper | Name of the Journal | Month & Year of Publication |
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| Oral health-related quality of life and nutritional status of institutionalized elderly population aged 60 years and above in Mysore City, India | Gerodontology | 2013 ;30(2):119-25 |
| Clinical Audit – A Literature Review | J Int Dent Med Res | 2014; 7: (1), 42-48 |
| Oral health related knowledge, attitude, and practice Among the pre‐university students of Mysore city | Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry | 2014; 4( 3);154-58 |
| Quarantine: a concept to preparedness | Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences | 2014, 5(5) :533-539 |
| Acculturation and Oral Health: A Review. | Research and Reviews: Journal of Dental Sciences | 2014;2(1):17-20 |
| Tobacco – A global agent of death | Indian Journal of Research in Pharmacy and Biotechnology | 2014;2(6):1446- |
| Toothpaste utilization profile among preschool children | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. | 2014 , 8(3): 212-215 |
| A clinical study to assess the Effectiveness of CPP-ACP (Casein Phosphopeptide- Amorphous calcium phosphate) versus Potassium-nitrate (KNO3) on cervical dentine hypersensitivity | Journal of Young Pharmacists | 2015; 7 ( 3) |
| Malocclusion and related Quality of Life among 13-19 year old students in Mysore City- A cross sectional study. | Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry | 2015;13:135-141 |
| Outreach programme – Key to success in health care Access | The Pharma Innovation Journal | 2015; 4(4): 04-07 |
| Food Safety among Food Vendors in Chennai City-A Cross Sectional Survey | International journal of Pharma research and health sciences | 2016;4(6):1466-1469 |
| Dentistry in E-world | Journal of the Scientific Society | 2017;44 (1), 2 |
| Correlations between gingival crevicular blood glucose and capillary blood glucose: A preliminary report | Journal of Laboratory Physicians | 2017; |
| Readiness for interprofessional learning among dental undergraduate students: an institutional study | Journal of Indian association of public health dentistry | 2018 |
| Knowledge attitude practices and perceived barriers towards tobacco cessation counseling among future dentists | Journal of dental and medical sciences | &2018;6(10):78-83 |
| Knowledge practices nutritional value and periodontal disease status among type 2 diabetes patients-A cross sectional study | International journal of science and research | 2019;8(2):893-897 |
| Stress among staff nurses-A hospital based study | Journal of nature and science of medicine | 2019;2(2):95-100 |
| Kinetic cavity preparation: patient friendly technique: a literature review | Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences | 2020;11(6):106-112. |
| The new normal in post covid-19 dental practice: A literature review | Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences | 2020;11(6):96-106. |
| Dentistry finding a ray of hope in COVID pandemic | Journal of positive school psychology | April.2022;6(4:906-910) |
| Vitamin D and its influence on oral health-A literature Review | Journal of Pharm and Tech | May 2023;16(5) |
| In vitro Remineralization Effectiveness of Grape Seed Extract on Primary Tooth: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | Journal of International Oral Health | March -April 2023;15(2) |
| Chirology :An overview and its role as diagnostic tool in dentistry | Latin american journal of pharmacy | 2023;42(3) |
| A New Strategy For The Genetic Therapy Of Oral Cancer: An Update | Pak Heart J | 2023:56(03):665-670 |
| Nutritional Status, Prevalence of Early Childhood Caries, and its Association among Preschool Children in Northeast India | Contemporary Clinical Dentistry | 2023;14(4):300-306 |
| A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess the Perceived Oral Health Care Needs, Barriers to Accessing Oral Health Care Services, and Utility Among the Rural Population in Chengalpattu District, TamilNadu. | Cureus | 16(7): e65596 |
| Navigating Barriers to Oral Health Challenges Faced by Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Scoping Review | Cureus | 16(8): e66493 |
| Development of a Questionnaire for Dental Utilization Based on the Andersen Model | Cureus | 16(8): e66671 |
| Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of University Students Regarding the Impact of Smokeless Tobacco, Areca Nut, E-cigarette Use on Oral Health | Cureus | 16(8): e66828 |
| R M, V K, K G, et al. (October 22, 2024) Comparison of Antimicrobial Efficacy of Ocimum sanctum (Tulsi) Extract and Chlorhexidine Against Tannerella forsythia: An In Vitro Study. 10.7759/cureus.72167 | Cureus | 16(10): e72167 |
| Mounika V, P I K, Siluvai S, et al. (November 19, 2024) Carbon Monoxide in Healthcare Monitoring Balancing Potential and Challenges in Public Health Perspective: A Narrative Review. 10.7759/cureus.74052 | Cureus | 16(11): e74052. |
| Z K, Siluvai S, Kanakavelan K, et al. (December 23, 2024) Mental and Oral Health: A Dual Frontier in Healthcare Integration and Prevention. 10.7759/cureus.76264 | Cureus | 16(12): e76264. |
| K, K P I, Hasin A J, et al. (January 08, 2025) Support Vector Machines: A Literature Review on Their Application in Analyzing Mass Data for Public Health. 10.7759/cureus.77169 | Cureus | 17(1): e77169. |
| Krishnakumar S, Siluvai S, Indumathi KP, Rakesh VL. Effect of excessive smartphone usage on sleep pattern and psychological distress among healthcare students. | IAPS J Pract Mentealth | 2024;2:34-42 |
| Evaluation of Antifungal And Antibacterial Properties of SolanumXanthocarpum (Kandankathiri)2582-6018 | International Journal Dental and Medical Sciences Research | 6(5), Sep - Oct 2024: 381-385 |
| Analyzing Chatbot vs ChatGPT: Narrative Review2582-6018 | International Journal Dental and Medical Sciences Research | 6(5), Sep - Oct 2024: 221-228 |
Publication In the pipeline:
| TOPIC | JOURNAL |
| A Cross sectional study to assess the perceived oral health care needs, barriers to accessing oral health care services and utility among rural population in Chengalpattu district, Tamilnadu. | Indian Journal of Dental Research |
| Nutritional status,prevalence of early childhood caries and its association among preschool children in northeast India | Contemporary clinical dentistry |
| Unflavored nicotine products | Indian Journal of Public Health |
Achievements and Awards
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| 1 | Dr.Sibyl.S |
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| 2 | Dr.Indumathi.K.P |
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| 3 | Dr.R.Giridhar |
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| 3 | Dr.R.Manoshree |
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- Organized a seminar on Practice Management titled 'Establishing and Maintaining a Dental Office' on 17th April 2024.
- Organized SERB Funded Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in Dentistry on 9th August 2024 and 10th August 2024.
- Organized an Inter-Collaborative Lecture Series on CSM on November 26, 2024, focusing on Research Methodology, with a session titled 'Basic Steps in Developing a Questionnaire,' followed by a hands-on demonstration on data collection using the KOBO Toolbox.
- Rural Health Centre Mamandur Located At 25kms from SRM Kattankulathur Dental College
- Urban Health Centre Maraimalainagar Located 4.6kms from SRM Kattankulathur Dental College
- Dedicated Dental OP SRM Hospital Within the Hospital to provide Comprehensive care under one roof
- Little Flock Collaboration with NGO
- Malaipattu Dental unit Collaboration with NGO
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