About the Department
The Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics was started in the year 1985 at the JSS Dental college campus as one of the specialty departments. The undergraduate courses were started in the year 1985 under Mysore University. The courses are now offered under JSS Deemed University. The annual intake of students is 100 for undergraduate courses.
The postgraduate course for Conservative dentistry and Endodontics was started in the year 1998. Five students for master’s degree and two students for postgraduate diploma are admitted every year. Selection is based on merit as per NBE-NEET MDS PG entrance exam. The department also offers PhD courses, under JSS University, both as part time (4 years) and full time (3 years) courses.
Vision
To be a center of excellence in providing quality education, patient care and research in the field of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
"A mouth without a tooth is like a mill without its stone; you must value a tooth more than a diamond" - Miguel de Cervantes
Pre-clinical Lab
The department has a state-of-art and skill developing preclinical phantom head lab with 100 mannequins and facility for live demonstrations with latest technology for the benefit of Undergraduate and Post graduate students.
Clinics
The Undergraduate clinical area is spread over 3220 sq ft, and post-graduate of about 2800 sq ft with total of 64 dental operating chairs. The undergraduate and post-graduate clinics are separate and are well ventilated with adequate natural light.
