About Conservative Dentistry Department:

The Department of Conservative Dentistry is represented by the Divisions of Operative Dentistry, Endodontics and Fixed Prosthodontics. It is responsible for clinical, basic and applied science instructions in Operative Dentistry, Endodontics, and Fixed Prosthodontics to undergraduate dental students, pre-doctoral dental students and advanced students in dental graduate or certificate programs. A number of faculty members participate in the University’s MSc and DDS Degree graduate training programs and collaborate in research projects with faculty in the Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Experimental Research Center. Faculty members in this department serve on national, regional, university, dental faculty, and departmental committees having to do with education, research and patient care, and routinely present continuing dental education programs both nationally and internationally.

The Department of Conservative Dentistry has three major goals that are consistent with the mission of the Faculty of Dentistry. The Educational Goal of the department is to provide comprehensive, evidence-based, and contemporary information in the specific areas of Operative Dentistry, Endodontics, and Fixed Prosthodontics to Mansoura University students in the Faculty of Dentistry and other units. The Research Goal of the department is to contribute to and advance the science of restorative dentistry through the conduct of high quality, innovative and important research projects, and to disseminate the results of this work through publication in peer-reviewed journals of good quality and through presentations at national and international meetings. The Service Goal of the department is to participate in faculty governance, and curriculum and faculty development, to provide patient care of the highest quality, and to provide educational experiences to dental practitioners both regionally and nationally through excellent continuing education programs.