Objectives of the course:
The post graduates will be able to provide restorative care for patients with complex problems that are beyond the treatment skills of the general dentist and to demonstrate evaluative and judgment skills in making appropriate decisions regarding prevention treatment and referral to deliver comprehensive care to patients.

• Complete denture prosthodontics, removable partial dentures prosthodontics, fixed prosthodontics, and maxillofacial prosthetics, implent prosthesis, aesthetic dentistry biomaterials, applied basic medical sciences.
• Nutritional status of patients
• General health conditions as related to prosthodontics treatment
• Identify social economic, environmental and emotional determinants in any case and consider them in planning the treatment.
• Identify cases, which are outside the area of his specialty/competence and refer them to appropriate specialists.
• Advice regarding case management involving surgical interim treatment etc.
• Should attend continuing education programs, seminars and conferences related to prosthodontics in thus updating himself.
• Teach and guide his/her team, colleagues and other students.
• Should be able to use information technology tools and carry out research both basic and clinical, with the aims of publishing his/her work and presenting his/her work at various scientific for a.
• Essential knowledge of personal hygiene infection control, prevention of cross infection and safe disposal of waste, keeping in view the risks of transmission of Hepatitis & HIV.

Skills:

• The candidate should be able to examine the patients with prosthodontic problems clinically, investigate the patient systematically, analyse the investigation results diagnose the ailment, plan a treatment, communicate it with the patient and execute it.
• Should be a fully qualified specialist demonstrating the clinical competence necessary to carry out appropriate treatment at level of knowledge, training and practice currently available in their specialty area.
• Perform clinical and laboratory procedures with understanding of biomaterials, tissue conditions related to prosthesis and have competent dexterity for performing clinical and laboratory procedures in fixed, removable, implant and maxillofacial prosthodontics.
• Laboratory technique management based on skills. Dental materials and dental equipment management.

Attitudes:

• Adopt ethical principals in all prosthodontic practice. Professional honesty and integrity are to be fostered. Treatment to be delivered irrespective of social status, cast, creed or religion of patient.
• Willing to share the knowledge and clinical experience with professional colleagues.
• Willing to adopt new methods and techniques in prosthodontics from time to time based on scientific research, which are in the patient’s best interest.
• Respect patient’s rights and privileges including patient’s right to information and right to seek second opinion.

Communicative Abilities :

• Develop communication skills, in particular, to explain treatment option available in management.
• Provide leadership and get the best out of his group in a congenial working atmosphere.
• Should be able to communicate in simple understandable language with the patient and explain the principles of prosthodontics to the patient. He should be able to guide and counsel the patient with regard to various treatment modalities available.
• Develop the ability to communicate with professional colleagues. Through various media like Internet, e-mail, videoconference, etc. To render the best possible treatment.