VILASRAO DESHMUKH GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE, LATUR
- Name of the Department: DENTISTRY
- Details of faculty: (Teaching Staff)
| Sr No | Name of the faculty | Designation |
| 1 | Dr. Ritesh Wadhwani | Professor |
| 2 | Dr. Radhika Kalekar | Assistant Professor |
| 3 | Dr. Nilam Honaje | Senior Resident |
| 4 | Dr. Rupali Shastri | Dental Surgeon |
- Details of Non Teaching Staff:
| Sr No | Name of the staff Member | Designation |
| 1 | Rajendra Karande | Dental Technician |
| 2 | Sanjivani Khadiwale | Dental Hygienist |
- Facilities provided by department:
Oral Medicine and Radiology–
- Clinical examination, diagnosis and medicinal treatment of the patient
- Dental Radiological investigations-Dental Radiograph (IOPA)
Oral and Maxillofacial surgery-
- Extractions
- Surgical extractions
- Minor oral surgical procedures like biopsy, alveoloplasty, surgical excision of overgrowth
Management of emergency patients on casualty basis
Prosthodontic Treatment-
- Complete Denture
- Removable Partial Denture
Periodontal Treatment-
- Scaling and polishing
- Flap surgery, gingivectomy, root coverage surgery
- Surgical excision of gingival overgrowth/epulis
Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics-
- Glass ionomer Restorations
- Composite Restorations
Orthodontics-
- Removable orthodontic appliances
Pedodontic and Preventive Dentistry-
- Glass ionomer Restoration
Oral Pathology and Microbiology-
- Medical management of premalignant lesions and conditions of oral cavity like submucous fibrosis, leukoplakia
- Oral health care of medically compromised patients and diagnosis and nonsurgical management of medically related disorders or conditions affecting the oral and maxillofacial region
- Available Infrastructure:
| Sr. No. | Name of Equipments | Quantity |
| 1 | Dental Chair Unit | 4 |
| 2 | Dental IOPA ( Dental X- Ray Machine) | 1 |
| 3 | RVG Machine | 1 |
- OPD/ patient care services by the department:
Department of Dentistry has daily dental OPD and there are around 50 OPD patients per day.
- Details of the camp conducted by the department: Department is conducting various Dental screening and treatment camps under Oral Health Mission.
Signature and Stamp of HOD
Faculty Information
| Name : Dr. Ritesh Wadhwani |
| Designation : Professor |
| Qualification: MDS |
| Total number of Publications : 15
National – 08 International- 07
|
| Name : Dr. Radhika Kalekar |
| Designation : Assistant Professor |
| Qualification: MDS |
| Total number of Publications : 4
National – 2 International- 2
|
| Name : Dr. Rupali Shastri |
| Designation : Dental surgeon |
| Qualification: MDS |
| Total number of Publications : 2
National – 1 International-1
|
| Name : Dr. Nilam Honaje |
| Designation : Senior Resident |
| Qualification: MDS |
| Total number of Publications : 9
National – 8 International- 1 Updated photo Gallery of the department |