The Department of Periodontology at SPPGIDMS, Lucknow was established almost two decades ago with an aim of improving the overall quality of periodontal practice in the country.

The postgraduate training program was introduced in the department in 2005. It has separate undergraduate and postgraduate sections which are well equipped as per Dental Council of India guidelines.

ADVANCED SURGICAL EQUIPMENTS like IMPLANT SURGICAL KITS, PIEZOELECTRIC SURGICAL KIT, LASER and CENTRIFUGE to procure PRF and CGF are available in the department.

The department deals with the preventive and corrective measures in the management of gingival and periodontal diseases and is one of the pioneers in dental Implantology, placing more than 200 IMPLANTS in a year.

The undergraduate training programme commences in the 3rd year and includes lectures, practical exercises and patient work, which continues till internship. Undergraduate students are trained with skills to render non-surgical and preventive periodontal therapy. The students are made to observe and assist surgical periodontal procedures being performed in the department. The aim is to prepare the undergraduates to demonstrate competence in non-surgical management of the periodontal disease.

The Post Graduate training programme consists of 3 years of rigorous training in the field of Periodontology and Implantology. The department has been allotted six seats.

The aim is to train postgraduates in IMPLANTOLOGY, LASERS and ADVANCED SURGICAL PROCEDURES. Regular seminars and journal club reviews of all topics relevant to the field of Periodontology are a part of the postgraduate training programme. The students are encouraged to attend NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES and PRESENT SCIENTIFIC PAPERS and POSTERS. The post graduate students are also required to submit a library and main dissertation as a part of the partial fulfilment of the M.D.S requirements.  Interdisciplinary programmes are regularly organized in collaboration with other departments of the dental college and hospital, enabling the students to acquire the necessary skills for the treatment of COMPLEX MULTI- DISCIPLINARY CASES.

The clinical course aims to train the students to be competent clinicians and acquire skills in periodontal therapy and implant dentistry.

The clinical training involves:

1. PERIODONTAL DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT PLANNING.
2. NON-SURGICAL PERIODONTAL THERAPY (Oral Hygiene Education and Motivation, Scaling, Root Planing, Local Drug Delivery, Anti-Microbial Therapy)
3. SURGICAL PERIODONTAL THERAPY (Conventional Access Periodontal Flap, Osseous Surgery, Mucogingival Surgery, GTR-procedures & Bone Grafting Procedures)
4. CLINICAL ORAL IMPLANT DENTISTRY (Implant Surgery & Implant Prosthesis)
5. Periodontal Medicine
6. Interdisciplinary Dentistry
7. Principles and Management of TMD & Occlusal Therapy
8. PERIODONTAL MANAGEMENT OF THE MEDICALLY COMPROMISED PATIENTS
9. Use of OPERATING MICROSCOPE in diagnosis and therapy
10. Management of PERI-IMPLANT DISEASES.

Each student is required to carry out an original research project in Periodontology. Depending on the nature of the research project, the resident may be required to undertake special courses/ training programs specially to develop adequate clinical proficiency in the particular project. Various research projects are undergoing and have been completed in collaboration with several institutes of National & International repute.
The primary area of research includes CELLULAR & HUMORAL IMMUNITY in PERIODONTAL DISEASE, MICROBIOLOGY of PERIODONTAL INFECTION, PERIODONTAL REGENERATION, IMPLANT PROCEDURES & ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNIQUES. All the post graduates are encouraged to conduct an original scientific research and submit for publication in a revered journal.

The department also actively conducts NATIONAL CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS and CONTINUING DENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS for students, practitioners and staff highlighting newer trends in Periodontology and Implantology. The department has organized the ISP STUDENTS CONVENTION, NATIONAL TEACHER’S TRAINING PROGRAM, ISP INTEGRATE, CDE PROGRAMS on Lasers, Implants and Soft tissue and many more in the recent years.