The parent company, the Manipal Group, is renowned worldwide for its pioneering work in education and healthcare spanning five decades. Its Healthcare Division runs 11 hospitals with 1250 doctors and 4250 beds, 7 government associate hospitals with 2565 beds, 7 rural health centers and 14 Medical Colleges with over 9000 students and 275 faculty staff. Manipal group has ventured beyond the boundaries created by history, geography, nationality, genders, socio-economic strata and found opportunities to create wealth of different kind – in the form of health, knowledge and social security – working towards a better future.

The department of Dental Medicine was conceived in 1998 with the prime objective of providing high quality general dental treatment and full scholarly and scientific resources for education. Hospital based consultant dental surgery is a well-established in the west and Manipal Hospital offers state-of-the-art facility with 16 well-equipped operatories and modern sterilization equipment. ‘Day Care’ suites provide the adequate setting for a general anaesthesia administration for ambulatory patients and fits to the needs of both children and aged patients.

The multi-specialty dental practice combines general dentists, specialists in all areas of dental medicine and dental hygienists to provide a one-stop approach to treating patients. The dentofacial orthopaedics is highly advanced where facial deformities are surgically corrected. Besides, the department has made great strides in reconstructive implantology. It has excelled in periodontics, oral surgery and dental treatment for medically compromised and physically handicapped persons. It also provides a perfect setting for someone with multiple organ chronic diseases and complicated medical and drug history to undergo dental treatment.

The Dental Medicine speciality at Manipal Hospital is expanding and enhancing its educational programmes and combining advanced clinical and biomedical research training for budding dentists of the future. The Hospital provides affordable and comprehensive care to patients in the following dental specialties and sub - specialties

Specialties

++ Oral maxillo facial surgery
++ Dental Radiology
++ Peridontology
++ Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge
++ Orthodontics
++ Paediatric Dentistry
++ Conservative Dentistry

Sub - Specialties
++ Implantology
++ Aesthetic Dentistry

Oral Maxillo facial surgery

This specialty of dentistry deals with extraction of infected teeth and surgical extractions of infected and embedded teeth, fixation of fractured jaws and facial skeleton, excision of lumps and tumours of the jaw bones, correction of ill formed facial bones to give pleasing facial features and surgical correction of protruded teeth among others. This department is well equipped with precision surgical tools including state-of-the-art pneumatic high speed cutting instruments, making the surgery an art form! It has also excelled in restoring what is lost by providing osteointegrated titanium implants. This specialty joins hands with Oncology, Plastic Surgery, ENT and others in providing comprehensive and total care of complex head and neck deformations and diseases.

Conservative Dentistry

Removal of a sore teeth is end of one problem but beginning of another. Unreplaced teeth leads to collapse of the dental segments. Conservative Dentistry embraces the practice of operative dentistry and endodontics, and includes various kinds of direct and indirect restorations that conserve teeth in the mouth.

Periodontology

With the use of the state-of-the-art ultrasonic instruments, periodontal care at Manipal Hospital is rendered at its best. For patients with notable diseased tissues, effective treatment in the form of flap surgeries using the latest bone graft material and membranes for guided tissue regeneration are performed. Thus the hallmark of the treatment is to eliminate disease and create conditions conducive for the maintenance of periodontal health.

Aesthetic Dentistry

A dazzling smile can ignite a room, projecting an image of self assurance and high personal esteem. It glows with embers of delight from an explosive source of pride. That magnificent smile is no longer a fantasy. Recent advances in techniques and materials offer modern practitioners of Aesthetic Dentistry, the pinnacle of the combined efforts of all dental specialties, many alternatives in the creation of brilliant smiles, bursting with energy and radiating enthusiasm.

At Manipal Hospital, Aesthetic Dentistry deals with gum contouring and mucosal micro abrasion treatment (Minimally Invasive Invisible Dentistry) for correction of pigmented gums. In addition to state-of-the-art cosmetic procedures such as porcelain veneers, ceramic crowns, and advanced tooth whitening, even teeth can often be gently shaped to improve their appearance and contour. In some instances, simple reshaping of the front teeth, even without anesthesia, may produce a dramatic result to correct jagged, chipped or slightly uneven teeth. Since no single approach serves the needs of every patient, careful evaluation of alternative or combined approaches is essential to a pleasing and lasting result.

Pediatric Dentistry

This department adult dentistry shrunk to children’s needs. The pediatric dentist is uniquely trained in child psychology and provides a combination of office and home preventive care to ensure the child a happy smile with an additional caring touch. This department is well supported by anesthetists and pediatricians in rendering services for both fit and mentally challenged children under general anesthesia.