ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL
PATHOLOGY

Dr. Sherin. N

PROFESSOR & HOD

Dr. Sunita Pathak

READER

Dr Shweta Mishra

SENIOR LECTURER

Dr Ravi Kumar Seth

Reader

Overview And Scope

The Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology includes final diagnosis of the disease by means of using microscopic, biochemical and other features and its correlation with clinical as well as radiological findings. This can be combined with latest advanced investigative techniques.

The Department helps various clinicians by giving confirmatory diagnosis hence it occupies a unique position in the healthcare community. A thorough knowledge of Oral Pathology and Microbiology therefore lays the foundation for accurate diagnosis which in turn lays the ground for precise treatment.

UG Programme

The department’s UG programme encompasses the subjects of Dental Anatomy & Histology and Oral Pathology extended over the first three years of the BDS course.

The department equips students with the knowledge and skills necessary to accurately diagnose diseases and disorders of the oral cavity. Students learn about Dental anatomy, Embryology, Oral Histology, Oral Pathology, Microbiology and Forensic Odontology.

Salient Features:

• Hands-on training in tooth carving exercises to develop clinical skills
• Extensive database of various oral/paraoral pathologies for students to observe and learn
• Audio-visual learning modalities
• Informative and exhaustive department museum & library for students

Post Graduate Programme

The MDS programme in the department is a 3 year specialized training module aimed at training dental surgeons in various routine and advanced diagnostic techniques for a career as an oral pathologist.

Salient Features:

• Training in the pathogenesis and histopathologic nature of various oral diseases.
• Training in operating diagnostic and investigative devices and interpreting observations.
• Routine and advanced histopathological/hematological investigative procedures.
• Regular academic exercises like Seminars, Case discussions, JCs and research/study designing and execution.
• Training in various forensic odontology procedures like Dental age estimation, Bite mark analysis, MDI etc.

Specialized Training

• Soft & Hard tissue Processing
• Routine H&E & special staining techniques
• Cytology procedures and staining techniques
• Vital staining
• Microbial cultures and assays
• Forensic odontology procedures
• Immunoassays (IHC, IMF)
• Specialized microscopy techniques (Stereo, Polarized, Dark field etc.)
• Cytomorphometric analyses
• Surgical Oncology & Oncopathology postings
• Cryostat/frozen section study

Extension activities/Outreach programmes

• Regular conduct of STCs
• Guest lectures / seminars/ workshops conducted
• Oral cancer/ precancer detection camps conducted in rural areas
• Celebration of important days/ events like Oral Pathologist Day.

Department Achievements

• Publication: More than 350
• Books: More than 10 (national and international)