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KCD to now offer periodontology FCPS training

Periodontology Department was established in KCD around 39 years ago

Our Correspondent January 20, 2019

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PESHAWAR: The Khyber College of Dentistry has become the first public sector institute of the country to offer offering training in Periodontology after securing accreditation from the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) for FCPS part-II training.

The Periodontology Department of Khyber College of Dentistry (KCD) has been fully accredited by the CPSP for Fellow of College of Physicians and Surgeons (FCPS) part II training. Associate Professor Dr Tariq Ali Khan has been approved as a supervisor for training in Periodontology.

The Periodontology Department was established in KCD around 39 years ago. It has now been equipped with lasers, microsurgical instruments and Cone-beam computed tomographic (CBCT) equipment.

This department provides basic periodontal treatments along with some advanced procedures such as implants, periodontal plastic surgeries, gummy smile corrections and guided tissue regeneration.

In 2018, after a series of visits of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) teams to the KCD medical teaching institute (MTI), its seats were enhanced from 50 to 80.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 20^th, 2019.