Peadodontics

•    Phantom Head Lab
•    Pulp Tester
•    Latest materials and equipment
•    Disposable and sterilized instruments. 
•    Digital Cephalometric and Panoramic Radiography
•    Cone Bean Computed Tomography (CBCT)
•    Digital Periapical Imaging
•    Inhalation sedation procedure for apprehensive children
•    Full mouth rehabilitation under General anesthesia for un-cooperative children
 

•  We are the first fully established Paediatric dentistry Department in whole KPK in a short span of 3 years, fully equipped with inhalation sedation, minor OT and full mouth rehabilitation under G>A.
•   We are constantly updating the knowledge of the faculty by regularly organizing courses, workshops and conferences.
•   The department has a strong faculty and is equipped with the state-of-the-art equipment.

Case Studies

The department started with only one initially and has grown into a big department with six dental units. It caters to the need of both undergraduate and post graduate students. It regularly holds continued educational activities and is highly respected department in the community.

•    Name:                                       Dr. Madeeha Bangash
•    Qualification            DCD Paediatric dentistry (Khyber Medical University)
                                                     BDS (Gandhara University)
•    Department:            Paediatric Dentistry
•    Designation:            Assistant Professor & Head of Paediatric Dentistry
•    Area of Interest/Expertise:    Paediatric Dentistry
•    Specialty Certificates/Awards   Performed first inhalation sedation procedure in KPK
•    Professional Membership       Pakistan Academy of Paediatric Dentistry
•    Contact Details:  madeeha.bangash@rmi.edu.pk         
•    Publications: 
•    Bangash M, Mustafa L, Idrees S, Farooq SO, Sami A, Khan GA.
Association of weight, height and body mass index with early childhood
caries among primary school children of Peshawar. Professional Med J
2019; 26(9):1592-1596. DOI: 10.29309/TPMJ/2019.26.09.3863

•    Sami A, Bangash M, Mustafa L, Shiraz F, Khan GA. Influence of
           socioeconomic status on caries score among primary school children of
           Peshawar. Professional Med J 2019; 26(10):1738-1741.
           DOI: 10.29309/TPMJ/2019.26.10.3933

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•    Name:                                       Dr. Sana Idrees
•    Qualification            DCD Paeds (Khyber College of Dentistry)
                                                     BDS (Gandhara University).
•    Department:            Paediatric Dentistry
•    Designation:            Assistant Professor
•    Area of Interest/Expertise:    Paediatric Dentistry
•    Specialty Certificates/Awards 
•    Professional Membership        Pakistan Academy of Paediatric Dentistry
•    Contact Details:    sana.idrees@rmi.edu.pk     
•    Publications:
•    Bangash M, Mustafa L, Idrees S, Farooq SO, Sami A, Khan GA.
Association of weight, height and body mass index with early childhood
caries among primary school children of Peshawar. Professional Med J
2019; 26(9):1592-1596. DOI: 10.29309/TPMJ/2019.26.09.3863
•    Qamar, W., Qayum, M., Ali, A., & Idrees, S. (2018). Frequency and trends of cusp of Carabelli in maxillary first molars of patients visiting dental teaching hospital in Mardan, Pakistan. Pakistan Orthodontic Journal, 10(1), 27-29. Retrieved from https://www.poj.org.pk/index.php/poj/article/view/198
•    Qamar, Wajiha & Ali, Asma & Nausheen, Neelofar & Idrees, Sana. (2017). Variation of cusps in mandibular second premolar teeth among patients visiting dental OPD at Bacha Khan Medical College Mardan, Pakistan. 1. 56-59.
•    Qamar, Wajiha. (2014). Motivational level of male and female lecturers and assistant professors in a private institute of medical sciences in Peshawar, Pakistan.. Pakistan Journal of Public Health. 4. 8-13.
•    Qamar, Wajiha & Ali, Asma & Idrees, Sana. (2018). Early Eruption of Teeth in Girls. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP. 28. 725. 10.29271/jcpsp.2018.09.725.

•    Vital Pulpotomy: is the treatment of choice when treating healthy, freshly exposed pulp in immature teeth where the root apex is still open and the dentine wall is thin. The remaining treated vital pulp will continue to produce dentine. Closing the apex and thickening the dentine wall.
•    Nonvital Pulpotomy: It is a two visit procedure, in which the inflamed pulp is treated with a strong antiseptic solution to save the tooth from being extracted. 
•    Dental Restorations/Fillings: Dental restoration, dental fillings, or simply fillings, are treatments used to restore the function, integrity, and morphology of missing tooth structure resulting from caries
•    Apexification: Apexification is a method of dental treatment to induce a calcific barrier in a root with incomplete formation or open apex of a tooth with necrotic pulp.
•    Management of Dental Trauma: All types of dental trauma from injuries are treated including complex tooth fractures.
•    Micro abrasion: is a quick and painless solution for removing yellow, white, or brown spots, stains, and discolorations on the teeth.
•    Stainless Steel Crown: is an extremely durable restoration with several clear-cut indications for use in primary teeth including: following a pulpotomy/pulpectomy; for teeth with developmental defects or large carious lesions involving multiple surfaces where an amalgam is likely to fail; and for fractured teeth.
•    Extractions: it is a procedure in which dental tools are used to pull out infected and grossly carious the teeth which cannot be saved otherwise. 
•    Inhalation Sedation: A light form of conscious sedation that is a mixture of oxygen and nitrous oxide gases, administered by the dentist to your child. It is used to help reduce anxiety and fear in children who are nervous or worried about having dental treatment.
•    General Anesthesia Cases: Uncooperative Patients and Mentally / Physical challenged Children are treated under general anesthesia. All the procedures are completed in a single general anesthesia session. 
•    Scaling: is a common dental procedure for patients with gum disease. This is a type of dental cleaning that reaches below the gumline to remove plaque buildup.