• We train students to diagnose, educate, create awareness to prevent the common oral health problems like dental caries, periodontal disease, oral cancer and malocclusion. Students also transform in to a promotive and minimal intervention dentist. A customised oral health education and dietary counselling, sealant and fluoride application, PRR and Minimal Intervention Dentistry are some of the domains under which they would be trained.
• The team of doctors has successfully organised and conducted 1500+ outreach and awareness programs, with about more than 2.5 lakh beneficiaries in the last decade. A student will have a hands on experience to plan, co-ordinate and conduct oral health care programs in conjunction with government schemes like “UBA - Unnat Bharat Abhiyan”; targeting rural India. Apart from this a students would actively co-ordinate and participate in Dental outreach activities in collaboration with NGO’s like “Rotary”, “Lion’s Club”, Umang Ashram”, “SEAL Ashram” etc and deliver oral health care for targeted groups.
• Structured tobacco cessation training is in practice since the year 2010 in the institution. A self-sustained team of doctors, students and support staff work selflessly to create a tobacco free society. A three chain referral system ensures patient flow and each patient gets a minimum of 3 follow ups or therapy until they quit the habit. Students get diligently trained in this system to perform his duties to create and build tobacco free society.
• A mobile dental van is used to conduct free dental camps in and around Raigad district. Many camps have been held in collaboration with MNC's, NGO's, schools, the under privileged institutes, industries etc.
• Various dental procedures can also be carried out in this well-equipped dental clinic on wheels. This van has also been also used for screening camps in & outside Raigad district so as population of remote rural areas which are deprived of dental treatment, can also avail free dental checkup & treatment at their doorstep. This facility has benefitted more than 1 lakh people during the last decade.
• Five Satellite centres are setup in rural areas/villages as well as in urban population so as to cater population in and around that area. This facility has allowed us to serve more than 50,000 people across all 5 centres since last 5 years.
• Students are also well trained to provide comprehensive oral health care to patients which are referred to the department from OPD of the college as well as from various outreach activities.
• Health education and health promoting activities in the form of rallies, skits, roadshow, flashmob, health education models and presentations are conducted in the community so as to create awareness among the local public and help in prevention of oral diseases eventually reducing the burden of oral diseases on population.
• Department also actively conducts workshops on Research Methodology and Biostatistics for students so as to train them for conducting research ethically & in a planned manner which can be published in reputed International & National Journals which will help them in building a research oriented mindset.

The Department of Public Health Dentistry intends to create, promote and establish positive perceptions about oral health in the community. The Undergraduate students are trained in the development of communication skills, conduct oral health education & comprehensive treatment planning to excel in community-based outreach programs. To achieve this, department has MOU with various companies and Institutes.