Science Of Dental Materials

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCES OF DENTAL MATERIALS

Introduction

The Dental Material Sciences Department is basically established to provide education and clinical training to students of BDS Programme. It is to mention that the kind of educational facilities we provide in the department of basic dental material sciences are state of the art by delivering interactive sessions that enable them to comprehend subject effectively.
Group and individual tutoring, mentoring and counselling session are also used as methods of imparting desirable knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for the practice of Basic dental material sciences department in particular and for the practice of dentistry in general.

Vision

Delivering dental education oriented towards excellence in undergraduate research. This would help us towards integrating the various disciplines of medicine and dentistry which would in turn benefit the community by their own productivity because the Department of Dental Materials encompasses the specialties of Conservative Dentistry, Fixed Basic dental material sciences department, Endodontics and Dental Material Sciences.

Mission

To enhance the activity of dental students, who possess the required values and aptitude, with core material knowledge and aligned the practical skill which covers the chemical, physical and biological properties of dental materials those are clinically relevant to the practice of general dentistry. Biocompatibility of materials needs to be dealt in terms of the clinical implementation and the availability according to the requirement of the community.

Aims & Objectives

An organizational structure that will utterly facilitate in achieving the departmental goals.
Excellence in developing the educational programs that provides a high standard of clinical training for undergraduate students.
Highly innovative research that will have a remarkable impact on developing dental sciences.
Motivating and improving skills of the graduates.
Bringing recognition to the high academic standards of the department at both regional and international levels.
Becoming a trusted academic center.
To enable the students to demonstrate Professional behaviour and critical thinking based on sound scientific foundation and lifelong learning.
To come up with research publications in high impact factor journals.

Outcomes

Graduates must be competent in patient assessment and diagnosis.
Graduates must be competent in comprehensive treatment planning and assessment of treatment outcomes.
Graduates must be competent in the utilization of different dental materials while managing the patients requiring different dental treatments.
Distinction of its academic programs.
High standards of patient care and service.

Faculty & Staff:

Dr. Bilal Zaman Babar

Associate Professor (Head of Department)

PhD (Scholar Dental Materials), MSC (London), CHPE, Fellowship in Laser Dentistry (Germany), BDS (KCD)

Name	Designation	Qualification
Dr. Asma	Lecturer	M.Phil, BDS
Dr. Spogmay	Lecturer	BDS

Clinical & Laboratory Utilized Dental Materials

Dental materials play an integral role in dentistry. Besides use in the oral cavity many materials are also used in the laboratory to aid in the fabrication of appliances or prostheses. Dentistry over the years has evolved into a highly complex field and materials play a crucial role in every aspect of treatment.

Dental Material Sciences Lab

Dental materials in our dental material sciences lab are classified into:
Preventive materials include pit and fissure sealants and other materials used to prevent the onset of dental diseases.
Restorative materials include materials used to repair or replace tooth structure. This includes materials like amalgam, composites, ceramics, cast metal structures and denture materials.
Auxiliary materials are substances that aid in the fabrication process but do not actually become part of the restoration, appliance or prosthesis. This includes materials like gypsum products, impression materials, casting investments, waxes, etching gels, custom tray materials, etc.

Recent Achievements

Student’s Power Point Presentation Encouragement
Bridging the gap in 2nd year Dental Material Curriculum
Include Dental Research Themes in the Curriculum
The use of Feedback in Teaching Undergraduate Dental School students
The Impact of Innovative Approach of Teaching
Dental materials applied to 3D and 4D Printing Technologies
Clinical Aspects of Dental materials
Recommended Infection Control Practices for Dentistry

Research Publications of Dr. Bilal Zaman Babar:

Imran M, Hanif A, Babar BZ, Raza HM, Ayub N, Rehman ZU. EFFECT ON HARDNESS OF REUSED CAST COBALT CHROME ALLOY USING FLAME CENTRIFUGE CASTING METHOD. Pakistan Oral & Dental Journal. 2019;39(4):381-5.
Babar BZ, Imran M, Raza HM, Elahi A, Rehman ZU, Khan A. A COMPARATIVE IN- VITRO STUDY ON WEIGHT CHANGE OF CONVENTIONAL GLASS IONOMER, RESIN MODIFIED GLASS IONOMER CEMENT AND COMPOSITE RESIN. Journal of Khyber College of Dentisrty. 2019 Dec 31;9(04):76-82.
Babar BZ, Amin N, Zia M. Evaluation of shear bond strength of composite resin bonded to glass ionomer cement and resin modified glass ionomer cement. Pakistan Oral & Dental Journal. 2020 Jul 1;40(2):92-7.
Surface Treatment Efficacy on Shear Bond Strength of Resin Composite Bonded to Different Types of GIC Authors: Nayab Amin, Bilal Zaman Babar, Mehreen Imran, Mohammad Saleem: 1-5 First Published : January 1st, 2020 DOI : https://doi.org/10.33279/2307-3934.2020.0101 (Online Published in JKCD 2020 Vol 2)
Ijaz F, Awan AM, Nayab T, Tahir H, Babar BZ, Hussain T, Khurshid M. Dental students’ perception and knowledge regarding the importance of professionalism in dentistry: A cross sectional study. Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences. 2022 May 13;16(04):244-.
Nayab T, Atif M, Ayub U, Bajwa SJ, Khan MA, Babar BZ, Khurshid M, Fayyaz M. Attitudes and Knowledge of dentists in Pakistan regarding the use of Dental Amalgam as a restorative material. Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences. 2022 Mar 23;16(02):102-.
SALVAN GHANI TH, BAJWA SJ, IJAZ F, KHAN MA, BABAR BZ, KABEER S, KHURSHID M, FAYYAZ M. Role of Silver Ions in Preventing Demineralisation of Human Enamel.
KHAN MA, HUSSAIN T, BABAR BZ, BAJWA SJ, GHANI S, GULFAM F, KHURSHID AK, FAYYAZ M. Prevalence of Distal Cervical Caries in Mandibular Second Molar caused by impacted third molar.
https://pjmhsonline.com/published-issues/2021/october/102679 Denture Hygiene Habits among Elderly Patients Wearing Complete Dentures Syed Abdul Rauf Shah, Shabana Tanveer, Bilal Zaman Babar, Malik Arshman Khan, Sikandar J. Bajwa, Salvan G., Maryam Khurshid P J M H S Vol. 15, No.10, OCT 2021 2679
Evaluation of compressive strength of conventional glass ionomer cement and resin modified glass ionomer cement Muhammad Adnan Khan, Bilal Zaman Babar, Anum Shereen, Hassan Maqbool, Waseem Khan Afridi, Saad Liaqat, Mehreen Imran, Nawshad Muhammad, JKCD , June 2022, Vol. 12, No. 2
https://www.xisdxjxsu.asia/viewarticle.php?aid=2158 Evaluation of causative factors leading to anxiety during examination among the dental undergraduate students. Amna Khan, Syed Abdul Rauf Shah, Adeela Mehboob Awan, Bilal Zaman Babar, Hashim Riaz, Zahid Gul Jadoon, Maryam Khurshid & Talib Hussain. Journal of Xi’an Shiyou University, Natural Science Edition Vo 19, Issue 4 April 2023 705-711.ISSN: 1673-064X.
Alam BF, Najmi MA, Hussain T, Babar BZ, Ghani S, Khan A, Nayab T. Perception of dental students and faculty regarding the practice of professionalism in dentistry using the Professionalism Mini Evaluation Exercise (P-MEX). Work. 2023 Aug 20(Preprint):1-8.

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