OVERVIEW OF DEPARTMENT:

Away from the monotone walls, the Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry is the only tertiary care pediatric dental setup of the valley which has been painted with the colourful imagination of children to please them, make them comfortable and cater to their dental needs.

We have been providing primary & comprehensive, preventive & therapeutic oral health care for infants, children & adolescents as well as children with special health care needs.

Vision & Mission:

We believe that to treat children is a privilege & we have a unique opportunity to make a difference in their lives. Our department strives to meet the unique needs of children & thus our mission is to establish and maintain highest standards of clinical excellence and competency. We are committed to provide excellent total oral health care through which we encourage preventive care from infancy through adolescence.

Introduction of HOD

Prof. Dr. Nazia Lone is a Paediatric & Adolescent Dentist and an alumnus of Government Dental College & Hospital, Srinagar, India. She has done her post-graduation from Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India in the year 2008. An academician, clinician & a researcher, she is currently working as Professor & Head at GDC&H, Srinagar in the Dept. of Paediatric & Preventive Dentistry. She has been working since last 15 years and truly dedicated to provide better oral health care to pediatric patients.

She is also a Life-member of various associations – ISPPD & IDA.

With a total citations of 55 from more than 30 publications to her credit apart from contributing a number of chapters in references books of Pediatric Dentistry, she is passionately involved in teaching, research, clinical care & administration.

A widely travelled professional globally as well as in India on various academic & medical missions, she has a keen interest in child patient management, pediatric endodontics, dental trauma, preventive dentistry & interceptive orthodontics. Firmly believing that learning is a lifelong process, she regularly involves herself in various learning, skill enhancement & knowledge sharing platforms.