Department of Oral Pathology

The department of Oral and Maxillofacial pathology and microbiology has about 60 microscopes for the undergraduate students. The department has got a well equipped histopathology lab for the tissue processing, wetting and staining of the biopsy specimens. Lab is also well equipped with instruments needed for blood examination. The department consists of a research microscope room, which is equipped with an advanced research microscope attached with CCTV camera & a computer for reporting the slides [biopsy & cytology, fluorescence microscope, stereomicroscope and 4 stable of art binocular microscope for accurate diagnosis and research procedures.

UG Program:

A basic knowledge of the tissue biology of oral tissues is to give the 1^st year BDS in the subject of oral histology. Molecular biology in is also extended as it is essential for understanding embryogenesis & development, cell function & tissues formation

Its relevance to dentistry is primarily intended as a guide for dental students in the study of tooth morphology and related structure. It is designed to help them understand the relationship of teeth to one another and to gums, bones and muscles.
Dental anatomy in the broadest sense includes the surfaced from of the oral cavity, the external and internal morphology of the individual teeth and the relationship of teeth to each other. It also includes the relationship of the skull bones in which the teeth are set, the complex joints that enable and control movement of the lower jaw relative to cranium, and the associated muscles that bring about movement and the nerves and blood vesseles that supply structures.
The department also deals with the subject of oral-pathology, where in the 2nd and 3rd BDS students are made to understand the various disease process associated with the oral cavity along with its etiology and pathogenesis. Students are trained in histological diagnosis of various lesions associated with oral cavity.