Interactive Directory · Dental Hospital (Teaching), Faculty of Dental Sciences
Division of Pedodontics is housed in the second floor of the B building of the Faculty of Dental Sciences.
There are five academic staff members presently attached to the Department.
In addition, there are post graduate trainees attached to PGIM and four House Officers/ Senior House attached to the Department to provide much needed service function for the patients. Undergraduate dental students manage pre-selected patients for their training requirement under the direct supervision of the academic staff.
Paedodontics provide dental care to all children and adolescents( < 16 years). This includes patients with common dental diseases such as tooth decay, traumatic dental injuries and gum diseases.(dental caries, early childhood caries and periodontal diseases).
Pedodontics division extends the services to children with special needs and medical conditions. It is the only specialized unit in Sri Lanka , which is equipped with clinicians as well as facilities to enable multitude of treatment aspects to all the patients.
Patients are referred to this division from the diagnostic clinic or OPD/ETU. They will be registered at the reception of the division of pedodontics and a number is allocated to each patients .This order will vary according to the number of visits the patients has already completed at this clinic.
Since young children are often accompanied by their caregivers, it is a challenge to control the crowd inside the clinic, therefore your kind cooperation to abide by the instructions provided by the supporting staff , will be highly appreciated. Working with children is a rewarding experience ,which is beneficial to the child and the parents. Therein, your willingness to learn and evolve using the knowledge given by the clinicians will progress into a healthy mouth and better quality of life, under our care.
Patients will be followed up after completion of the definitive treatments. The time gap and frequency of follow up will be decided by the clinician, depending on the patients requirements.
8.30 am to 12 noon in the morning session and
2.00 - 4.00 pm in the afternoon session from Monday to Friday
(Except on Tuesday afternoons, where the clinic would be closed for cleaning purposes .)
Consultants see the patients every day during normal clinic hours.
Special consultation for Children with special needs is held on every Wednesday morning along with Paediatric medical consultation.
| Treatment | Price (Rs.) |
|---|---|
| Stainless steel crown | 3000/- |
| Removable prosthesis – dentures | Refer Dept. of Prosthodontics |
| Root canal dressings | 750/- |
| Root canal obturation | 1000/- |
Division of Orthodontics is housed in the second floor of the B building of the Faculty of Dental Sciences.
There are three academic staff members presently attached to the Division. They are:
In addition, there are 2 post graduate trainees attached to PGIM, three House Officers/ Senior House Officers and academic staff on temporary basis attached to the Division to provide much needed service function for the patients. Undergraduate dental students manage pre-selected patients for their training requirement under the direct supervision of the academic staff.
A service lab with fully trained technical officers is housed in the same premises to provide an efficient service to the patients.
Monday to Friday:
8.00 am to 12 noon (Morning session)
2.00 pm – 4.00 pm (Afternoon session)
*Except Tuesdays when the clinic is closed for cleaning in the afternoon session.
Saturdays: 8.00 am to 12 noon
New Patients below the age of 16 years referred from the OPD/Diagnostic clinic will be registered on the same day. They will be seen on the first day itself and a date for Consultation with a Consultant given.
Patients will be taken up for treatment after the consultation appointment according to their need.
| Treatment | Price (Rs.) |
|---|---|
| Simple Removable Appliance | 400.00 |
| Removable Appliance with Expansion | 675.00 |
| Simple Removable Appliance with Tubing | 1600.00 |
| Simple Removable Appliance with Soldered tubing | 800.00 |
| Twin Block Appliance – Without expansion | 800.00 |
| Twin Block Appliance – With expansion | 1100.00 |
| Other Functional Appliance | 750.00 |
| Pendulum Appliance | 1500.00 |
| Rapid Maxillary Expansion Appliance | 5500.00 |
| Lingual Arch | 1000.00 |
| Palatal Arch | 1000.00 |
| Quardhelix | 1000.00 |
| Fixed Appliance – Both Arches | 15000.00 |
| Fixed Appliance – Single Arch | 7500.00 |
| Edgewise Sectional Arch | 5000.00 |
| Fixed Appliance Repair – 1 Bracket | 350.00 |
| Arch wire | 300.00 |
| Solder | 200.00 |
| Lingual Arch 1 Band | 500.00 |
| Removable Appliance Repair | 200.00 |
| 321 123 with band | 5000.00 |
| 321 123 without band | 4000.00 |
| 21 12 without band Sectional Arch | 3500.00 |
| 211 without band | 1500.00 |
| 112 with band | 2500.00 |
| Facemask RPHG (Reverse pull Headgear) | 5000.00 |