The Department of Dental Materials aims to provide its students with the knowledge to understand the scope of dental materials, the structure and behavior of materials, important physical properties applicable to dental materials including their biological considerations. Various restorative materials, dental impression materials, dental waxes, gypsum products, metals and miscellaneous dental materials are all covered by this field. The students are imparted with a thorough understanding of these products and the skill to manipulate these materials during future clinical work. The faculty includes the following: