Campus residents seek full dental treatment at JU Health Centre

Tribune News Service

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Jammu, April 1

Despite having dental treatment facilities like tooth extraction, root canal treatment (RCT), scaling and filling for the University of Jammu (JU) staff, their families and students at the Health Centre on the varsity campus, but when it comes to final stage of the treatment, ie capping, the patients have to go to private dental clinics, which they claimed cost them dearly.

The recently held dental check-up camp at the centre on World Oral Health Day had witnessed a heavy rush of residents of the varsity campus, including those living in hostels.

“There are excellent facilities available for dental treatment at the JU Health Centre, but the only problem is that we have to go to private dental clinics for the final phase of treatment,” said Amrit, a hostel resident.

“The extraction of tooth, root canal treatment (RCT), scaling and filling are being done at the centre, but the capping, which is the final phase of the long treatment, is not available here,” he rued.

“A single cap on the affected teeth after treatment costs around Rs 1,500-2,000 and the consultation fee of the private dental doctor adds to the cost of the treatment. Not everyone can afford the cost of dental treatment,” another hostel resident claimed. “If the capping facility is made available in the health centre at a nominal cost it would be of immense benefit, particularly to students of the varsity,” he added.

Meanwhile, Dr Gautam Sharma, dental surgeon and president, Indian Dental Association (IDA), Jammu, said, “Yes, the capping facility is not available at the centre, but we refer our patients, who are residents of the varsity, their family members and students, to Government Dental College for the final treatment.” He added that it is for the patients to decide whether they want to go to the hospital or private clinics.