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Overview
The Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology is the back bone of the
institution. There are many different types of diseases that affect the oral cavity
and many of these can only be diagnosed through microscopic examination. The
department involves the scientific reason of the causes and effects of oral diseases
that combines knowledge with investigative procedures which is essential for
diagnosis and the development of rationale treatment and preventive programs. Sir
William osler has stated that “As is your pathology, so is your practice. In other
words one cannot become a competent clinician without full Knowledge of
pathology.
Undergraduate Program:
The specialty offers two courses, Dental Anatomy,
Embryology and Oral Histology during the firstyear, Oral Pathology & Oral
Microbiology in the third year of the bachelors program.
Objectives :
The students are trained to appreciate the normal development, morphology,
structure & functions of oral tissues & variations in different pathological/ non –
pathological states. Understand the histological basis of various dental treatment
procedures and physiologic ageing process in the dental tissues. Identify different
types of pathological processes, manifestations of common diseases, their
diagnosis & correlation with clinicopathological processes that involve the oral
cavity. Understand the oral manifestations of systemic diseases and correlate with
the systemic physical signs and laboratory findings. Learn the principles of basic
aspects of Forensic Odontology.
Postgraduate Program:
Master's program in the specialty of Oral &
Maxillofacial Pathology was incepted in 2017 with the objective to train a post
graduate dental surgeon in both general and surgical pathology dealing with the
nature of oral diseases, their causes, processes and effects. Trained to perform
histopathological evaluation of specimens relating to oral and perioral tissues,
carry out diagnostic procedures including hematological, cytological,
microbiological, Immunological and ultrastructural Investigations.
The department encourages faculties & students to carry out research in various
domains of dentistry and contributes to translational research.
Areas of Expertise:
- Early diagnosis of oral cancer through cytological, histopathological and
hematological evaluation.
- Diagnosis of Infections and Diseases of skin through special stains &
cytological evaluation.
- Development of diagnostic and prognostic indicators of disease process
through Immunohistochemistry.
- Translational research studies in the field of “Herbal extracts and treatment
of various oral diseases
Faculty
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