About ACDS : Army College of Dental Sciences, Secunderabad has been established by Army Welfare Education Society (AWES). The College aims at imparting high standard dental education coupled with the development of good moral character among the children of regular army personnel/ regular army pensioners and war widows. The college was conceptualized in 1996 and started in 2001 at temporary location. It moved to the present location in 2003. The present college campus was inaugurated by the Chief of Army Staff, Gen N C Vij, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, ADC, COAS. The college is recognized by Dental Council of India and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and is providing degree courses in BDS as well as MDS. The Army Welfare Education Society aims to provide quality education at affordable cost. The college motto is LEARN TO EXCEL. Campus: Hostels. Separate Boys & Girls Hostels with all modern facilities for students.
Staff Accommodation. Accommodation is available in separate blocks as under:- 1 Principal accommodation. 9 Professors quarters. 6 Technical quarters. 24 Auxiliary quarters. 10 Guest rooms. Multipurpose Hall. With a seating capacity of 500 with good infrastructure and facilities, multipurpose hall is available for conduct of cultural and educative programmes.
Library. A well stocked library with:- Professional text books. Indian and Foreign journals. Internet and photo copying facilities. E-Library in collaboration with Dr NTR University of Health Sciences. Health & Recreational Facilities. Gymnasium. Basket ball Court. Badminton Court. Lawn Tennis Court. Athletic ground and cricket pitch. Round the clock MI room facilities. A 250KVA Generator. Water treatment plant. Table Tennis Court. Volley Ball Court.
Faculty: Teaching Faculty & Infrastructure. The teaching faculty consists of Committed, self motivated and experienced teachers in Dental and Medical subjects. The college is attached to M.H. Secunderabad for teaching facilities in Oncology / Endo Surgery, General Medicine / General Surgery, Casualty / Neuro Surgery / Anesthesia, ENT / Plastic Surgery, Opthtalmology / Orthopedic, Pediatrics. The faculty of MH Secunderabad and MDC Secunderabad, MDC Bolarum and MDC Golconda actively participate in teaching and training of ACDS students. Details are given in succeeding paragraphs. PRINCIPAL Dr K Yellamma Bai, MDS Professer - Principal, Prof & HOD Dept of Pedodontia & Preventive Dentistry The department offers excellent teaching and specialized treatment in the following areas. Deals with the dental problems of children as under:- Tooth colored anterior esthetic restorations. Posterior restorations. Paediatric Endodontics. Space management therapy. Simple orthodontics. Manage physically and mentally compromised patients. Extensive and un co-operative patients will be treated under conscious sedation. Principal, Prof & HOD Dr K Yellamma Bai Dr. Shilpa G Sr. Dr. Pujita S Sr Dr. Venu V Sr Dr. Y Josna Vinutha Dr Ipshita Potlia
Dept of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics The department offers excellent teaching and specialized treatment in the following areas:- Composite & GIC restorations. Silver amalgam restorations. Veneering. Bleaching. Tooth fracture management. Endodontic treatment and post endodontic restorations are performed. With most modern equipments. RVG. Apex locators. Pulp testers and rotary instruments for endo patients. Professor & HOD Professor Sr. Sr Dr. P Udaya Kumar Dr. Mamta Kaushik Dr. K Pavan Kumar Dr. Pallavi Reddy Dr. Jasmeet Gill Dr. Harman Preet Atwal Dept of Oral Surgery Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. The department offers excellent teaching and specialist treatment in the following areas:- Simple extractions. Surgical removal of wisdom teeth.
Treatment of cysts and tumors of jaws. Preliminary management of maxillo-facial injuries. Treatment of fractures of the face (maxilla, zygoma and mandible). Special procedures like pre prosthetic surgery. Surgery for correction of esthetic deformities of face. Surgical treatment of bony ankylosis of jaws. Treatment of facial infections. Treatment of neuralgias is performed. The department has an operation theatre with all facilities for management of trauma patients and various surgeries are performed in this department Prof & HOD Sr. Dr. K V Ramana Reddy Dr. Shukhvinder Bindra Dr. Sadam Srinivasa Rao Dr. G Madhusudana Rao Dr Harnoor Dhillon Dept of Orthodontics: The department offers excellent teaching and specialized treatment in the following areas and patients with malocclusion are treated by:- Fixed appliances. Functional and removable orthodontic therapy. Modern orthodontic therapy. Prof& HOD Dr. Prasad Chitra Dr. T Harini Sr. Dr. CMS Krishna Prasad Sr Sr Dr. K Arjun Dr Swaroopa P Dr. Mayuri Ganesh -2- Periodontia: The department offers excellent teaching and specialized treatment in the following areas:- Oral prophylaxis. Root planning & curettage. Gingivectomy & frenectomy. Open flap procedures with or without bone grafts, including GTR are performed.
Prof & HOD Dr. M Bhanu Murthy - Sr. Dr. P Ajay Reddy Sr Dr. Sharon Salvia Sr Dr. Sangeeta Sehrawat Dr. Sneha V Oral medicine & radiology The department is involved in diagnosing all the patients and screen them with the following diagnostic aids and refer them to respective clinical depts. for treatment:- Complete case history of all the out patients. Diagnosing and guiding the out patients for specific treatment. IOPA by Intra-oral x-ray machines. OPG & Cephalostat. Extra-oral x-ray machine. Digital RVG. Prof Dr. S Malathi Dr. Sonia Shukla Department of Prosthodontics: The department offers excellent teaching and specialist treatment in the following areas:-
Modern Implantology. Complete dentures. Removable partial dentures. Cast partial dentures. Fixed partial dentures. Over dentures. Implants and implant supported dentures. Crown & bridges. Modern ceramic lab. Prof & HOD Dr. P Laxman Rao Dr. M Githanjali Dr. G Ajay Kumar Dr. Amreena Gill Dr. Leena Kumari Public Health Dentistry: Regular dental camps are conducted in various schools, villages and
urban areas with the help of a state of art mobile dental van fitted with two dental chairs and two generators. The department has so far screened over 5,000 patients, distributed dental health education material and provided free treatment and more than 30 free dental camps in the Secunderabad and Hyderabad areas are conducted in 2011-12. Prof Dr Anil Ahuja Sr. Dr. V Prathima Dr. Aishwarya Ahuja Dr. Vimal Kumar Oral Pathology. All histological examinations of pathological tissues are carried out to aid in diagnosis of oral cancers, tumors and cysts, and various soft and hard tissue lesions. The department has all latest diagnostic tools. The laboratory of the department is well equipped with microscopes and other latest diagnostic tools. Prof Sr & OIC CSS Dr. Sudhir Kanth Dr Sumeet Sehgal Dr. Mrunalini Koneru Department of Anatomy. Study of human body and various organs. Mummification chamber. Dissection hall.
Histology lab and an anatomy museum. Dissection hall with embalming facility. Prof & HOD, Anatomy, Anatomy Dr. Annapurna Dr Chandrakala EP Department of Physiology & Biochemistry: Teaches various chemical reactions involved in biological procedures. Estimate haemoglobin, RBC count, TLC, DLC, blood group determination. Spirometry and other basic diagnostic tests.
Prof & HOD, Dr. T Usha Physiology, Biochemistry Dr. Marilyn Diana, Physiology Mr. Sudhir Kumar Department of Pathology and Microbiology: Equipped with modern and latest instruments for undertaking the laboratory diagnostic work pertaining to clinical pathology, microbiology and serology which is essential for imparting efficient dental treatment to patients. Various diagnostic tests like CBP, Urine analysis, Blood Sugar tests, bacterial culture & sensitivity and selective serological tests are performed in the laboratories. Prof & HOD, Microbiology, Microbiology, Microbiology Dr. V K Kotte Dr. Vinod Kumar Miss Kinu Paul Department of Pharmacology. Teaching in medical and dental pharmacology. Management of emergencies. Clinical trials & Drug utilization studies. Preparation of various dosage forms like solutions, syrups, mouth washes etc., Pharmacology, Pharmacology Dr. Sajid Hussain Dr. R Sunitha General Medicine, General Surgery and General Anaesthesia: In addition to theory classes, the case studies and clinical exposure of those patients suffering from systemic and chronic ailments are also demonstrated by our doctors in the Military Hospital Secunderabad and students have a provision to assist and participate in surgeries being performed in operation theatre in MH. Anesthesia
Aneasthesia, Dr.Rajiv Chandel General Medicine, Gen Medicine Dr. Dhanraj General Surgery Sr., Gen Surgery Dr. Sai Rajendra Plastic Surgeon Neuro Surgeon Dr A Ravi Chander Rao Dr Y Premchand