Though pain of an odontogenic origin has plagued mankind since the dawn of civilisation, it is only in the past century that the palliative and curative aspects of this subject have assumed the status of being a science on its own. Of the several ramifications of Stomatology, Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics deals with treating and restoring defects of teeth (be it decay, disfigurement, discoloration or the like) to result in proper tooth form, function and aesthetics.

Originally established in the year 1966, from an era where one had only a handful of chairs to work on and a limited number of faculty and students, the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics has evolved into a vibrant and dynamic unit today, keeping abreast with changes in dentistry on an international scale. Today, it is spread over six and a half thousand square feet of built up area whereas the preclinical wing, situated at the Center for Basic Sciences is over a thousand square feet with sufficient room to accommodate a class of fifty students at a time.