The Department of Dental and Prosthetic Surgery is involved in the prophylactic dental care of all cancer patients in whom good oral hygiene is of prime importance prior to cancer treatment, viz. surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, bone marrow transplant etc.

The department also carries out rehabilitation of head and neck cancer patients with obturators, guide plane prostheses, tongue prostheses etc. after ablative surgery. Implant retained maxillofacial prostheses (intra-oral & extra-oral) are also fabricated in patients requiring this modality of treatment.

On an average 3500 dental extractions, 1000 oral prophylaxis, 2000 fluoride gel applications, 300 intra-oral prostheses, 50 removable partial dentures and 10 implant retained prostheses are fabricated each year.

The department comprises of two consultants, dental hygienists , dental technicians and clerical and support staff.

The Department of Dental and Prosthetic Surgery along with the International Society for Maxillofacial Rehabilitation organized for the first time in India a Continuing Education Workshop solely dedicted to the specialit of Maxillofacial Prosthodontics.  145 delegates from all over India participated in the three da training program which included lectures, clinical / laboratory demonstrations and case discussions by world renowned Prosthodontics from the USA, the Netherlands, Italy and Singapore.