The department  is a teaching department for MBBS undergraduate  students  providing clinical lectures  and clinical posting for students to understand the integration of oral health in the MBBS curriculum . The department is also a excellent center of clinical excellence for providing all modern  dental  related treatment modalities.  It is one of the oldest department  of the Medical Institute and has a experienced faculty and clinicians .

Apart from routine dental procedures like  RCT, crown and bridge , complete dentures , the department provides state of art  facility for  periodontal and dental implant surgeries.  A dedicated  section is available for oral care of cancer patients  on  radiotherapy and chemotherapy. It is the only department in the state to work as a integral part of  team in head and neck oncology  along with Onco surgery ,  Radiotherapy  and Medical oncology department  here at cancer research institute .

The department has a rich library, specialised books and subscribes to international  journals such as Dental Clinic  of  North America , Operative dentisty,Quientsernce international