Patient Care

Assess patients’ goals, values and concerns to establish rapport and guide patient care Able to communicate freely, orally and in writing with all concerned
Participate in improving the oral health of the individuals through community activities.

Patient Care – Diagnosis

Obtaining patient’s history in a methodical way Performing thorough clinical examination
Selection and interpretation of clinical, radiological and other diagnostic information Obtaining appropriate consultation
Arriving at provisional, differential and final diagnosis

Patient Care – Treatment Planning

Integrate multiple disciplines into an individual comprehensive sequence treatment plan using diagnostic and prognostic information
Able to order appropriate investigations

Patient Care – Treatment

Recognition and initial management of medical emergencies that may occur during Dental treatment
Perform basic cardiac life support Management of pain including post-operative Administration of all forms of local anaesthesia
Administration of intra muscular and venous injections
Prescription of drugs, pre-operative, prophylactic and therapeutic requirements
Uncomplicated extraction of teeth
Transalveolar extractions and removal of simple impacted teeth Minor oral surgical procedures
Management of Oro-facial infections Simple orthodontic appliance therapy
Taking, processing and interpretation of various types of intra oral radiographs Various kinds of restorative procedures using different materials available Simple endodontic procedures
Removable and fixed prosthodontics Various kinds of periodontal therapy