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NAVAL
INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES
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 In 1961 the Military Dental Centre at INHS Asvini was reorganised
into a three chair "Naval Dental Centre" under the
administrative control of a Dental Officer of the rank
of surgeon commander. In 1998 Naval Dental Centre was
re-designated as "NAVAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES"
(NIDS). In Feb 1999 it was relocated to its present
state-of-the art double storied building.
NIDS, Mumbai is one of the premier and prestigious
institutes of the Indian Navy, with the Dental Adviser
(Navy) as the Director of the institute. On an
average, 150 – 200 patients are registered for
treatment at NIDS everyday. In addition to routine
dental treatment, NIDS provides advanced specialist
dental treatment in Prosthodontics, Oral &
Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthodontics and Implantology.
The patients from the peripheral dental centres are
also referred to Naval Institute of Dental Sciences,
Mumbai, for specialists opinion/treatment.
All the latest investigation facilities including the
orthopantomograph and cephalograms are available at
NIDS. The dental laboratory of NIDS is equipped with
the latest state-of-the-art equipment including
induction casting machine, ceramic lab etc. and the
facility is extended to all the dental establishments
of Navy.
NIDS provides professional training to officers of
MOBC courses during their professional phase. Various
courses for the Paradental staff are conducted, which
are recognised by the Dental Council of India.
Periodic workshops/seminars are conducted at NIDS to
update the professional skill of the dental officers
in the services.
The multi potential role of NIDS also includes the
standardisation of dental stores procured by the AFMSD,
Mumbai for consumption of all the dental centres of
Navy.
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