ORAL PATHOLOGY & MICROBIOLOGY

INTRODUCTION

For undergraduates, in their first year, the subjects taught are Oral Histology and Tooth Morphology imparting the basic microscopic architecture and understanding of the normal features of the oral and para oral structures, while the latter enables the students to appreciate the anatomy of each tooth.

The practical training requires each student in maintenance of a record, ground section preparation of a tooth and also carving of individual tooth. After attaining an understanding of the normal anatomy and physiology.

In the third year, the students are then taught the various pathological states and diseases of the oral cavity and also how the oral cavity is affected in medical diseases.

VISION & MISSION

VISION
  • To be the leading Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Department in the field of dentistry, clinical/histopathological innovations, research and patient care. Our department ensures to provide strong basic applied knowledge for budding dentists.
MISSION
  • To provide training and impart students with knowledge of normal oral and paraoral structures, pathologies and systemic diseases required for a good dentist.
  • To instill skills in the art of tooth carving, thus enabling students to replicate the same in restorative dentistry.
  •  To lay down the initial building blocks of dentistry by equipping students with sound knowledge of microscopic features, for timely diagnoses and efficient treatment modalities.
  • to motivate undergraduates towards fundamentals in oral biology and pathology, enriching  them  towards  diagnosis and research activities
  • To inculcate skills, ethics and values among students.
  • To inspire academic excellence in the field of Oral Pathology through rigorous implementation of the course, along with innovative teaching-learning practices with continuous evaluation.

FACULTY

S.No.Name of the StaffQualificationDesignation
1Dr. V.Naga SirishaMDSProfessor & HOD
2Dr. Maruthi Devi KMDSProfessor
3Dr.Mir Mujahed AliMDSReader
4Dr. Manasa BMDSReader
5Dr G HarikaBDSJunior Lecturer
6Dr Syeda Safia SultanaBDSJunior Lecturer
7Dr.KPL RoslinBDSJunior Lecturer
8Dr.Megha AugastinBDSJunior Lecturer

STUDENTS ACHIVEMENTS

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