Fellowship in General Dentistry is an exclusive programme conducted at AIAD centres in India which enables a Dentist to begin their dental career with confidence & enriches the practicing dentist in their clinical skills.

Programme Highlights:

• This Clinical Program includes all the content of Fellowship in Clinical Endodontics , apart from the following added content .
• It is a six weeks clinical programme which runs daily from 10am to 5 pm except Sunday
• It is the amalgamation of multi-department works to a single chair uni-dentist expertise.
• Enables a Dentist to treat almost all aspects of Dentistry except Orthodontics, Implants, FMR & few major surgical procedures.
• Gives an edge to a young dentist to begin their own dental practice
• Alongwith dental treatment skills it gives an opportunity to the participant to build-up practice management skills as well which is generally neglected in our dental schools but it has been given much importance at AIAD centres as this particular aspect has a major role in achieving higher levels of practice

Programme content:

• Initial 3-4 days of program contains theoretical orientation on b basic & rotary endodontics alongwith Hands-on practice on extracted teeth
• Once the participant is confidant to open access cavity preparations, patients are allotted (A minimum of 10 root canals on patients / participant provided)
• Each participant will learn crown preparations on extracted teeth first & then allowed to do the same on patients
• Use Elastomeric impression material in cases where you need to record finer details
• Learn atraumatic extractions on patients
• All participants of this programme are free to do the composite fillings or any other fillings in the daily O.P. of our attached charity hospital
• Manage prosthetic replacement for difficult crowns by learning post & core build-up in patients

Apart from above procedures the participants depending upon their confidence & enthusiasm can convince patients & perform following advanced treatments:

• Learn & do the retraction of gingiva by using retraction gel & gingival retraction cord in anterior cases
• Use Elastomeric impression material in cases where you need to record finer details
• Shall have the opportunity to learn placing tooth Jewels
• Participants can watch the live procedures of implants & lasers being done at the centre regularly by either the faculty or other implant fellows.Every participant should complete following requirements:
• Present a Seminar at the end of the programme
• Clear the final assessment by external & internal evaluators. After completion of this Fellowship program, the dentist can apply for Fellowship in Clinical Endodontics certification of international organisations accredited by IOM, HongKong
• Any State Dental Counil Permanent registration certificate is mandatory to join any Mastership or Fellowship program at AIAD.