Vision
- Holistic approach on diagnosis and management of complex diseases specific to the orofacial tissues and of oral manifestations of systemic diseases
Mission
- To provide dental graduates with apt knowledge, comprehensive skills and attitudes necessary for carrying out activities appropriate to general dental practice including the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of all oral and maxillofacial diseases.
- To develop an aptitude for research and update the students with latest diagnostic approach.
- To encourage the clinical application of evidence based therapeutic measures.
Objectives
- To educate students on the significance and technique of taking appropriate history, arriving at an accurate diagnosis and formulating dental treatment for routine patients as well as those with special care needs.
- To ensure that graduating dentists are confident, knowledgeable and well equipped to diagnose and treat diseases affecting the dentomaxillofacial region.
- To impart adequate training in the management of orofacial pain, potentially malignant disorders, salivary gland disorders, temporomandibular joint disorders, psychosomatic diseases, tobacco cessation, oral cancer screening etc.
- To engage in appropriate radiological investigations and its interpretation, while keeping abreast with the latest and advanced imaging modalities.
- To encourage and promote research in biological, pathological and clinical spheres.
- To inculcate competencies required to adapt to real world challenges while embracing humanitarian values like compassion, empathy and social commitment.
Members of the Faculty
![Members of Faculty - Oral Medicine and Radiology](/sites/default/files/2024-01/DSC03925%20OMR.jpg)
Our Approach
Students are trained to consider patients, not just as mere phantom heads with teeth and gums, but as persons with flesh, blood and emotions who need to communicate, to convey their agony. Here, the students strive to attain the art of communication and manage patients with oral mucosal lesions, potentially malignant disorders, salivary gland disorders, facial pain syndromes, TMJ disorders, psychosomatic disorders, bone and connective tissue disorders, and cater to geriatric patients and patients with special care needs. This specialty also trains students in tobacco cessation initiatives and management of diseases using intralesional steroids.
Academic competence is achieved through diverse curricular activities like lectures, seminars, videos and clinical practice. Lectures are supplemented with meticulously planned laboratory sessions and demonstrations.
The department of Oral Medicine and Radiology is well-equipped with state-of-the-art facilities including Radiovisiography (RVG), Dental X-ray units, Digital Panoramic imaging machine, and a clinical laboratory incorporated for various investigations and we are looking forward to install a Cone beam computed tomography machine- the latest in maxillofacial radiology. The department also boasts of an exquisite library with updated list of books and journals and a well equipped seminar hall.
Specializations
The Department of Oral medicine & Radiology specializes in:
- Meticulously tailored treatment plan, based on individual patient's diagnosis, for their better prognosis and well being.
- Medical/ conservative/non surgical treatment of orofacial disorders.
- Therapeutic procedures like intralesional injections for potentially malignant diseases, TENS therapy for patients with TMD with myalgia, neuralgia or any orofacial pain conditions.
- Minor surgical interventions such as biopsies, excisions and cytological smear preparations.
Facilities
The Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology provides facilities in accordance with DCI requirements for BDS course that includes:
- Proficient teaching faculty to teach and guide students.
- Seminar Room equipped with white boards, LCD projector and screen for ideal small group discussions/ seminars/ brainstorming.
- Library section with exhaustive and updated list of books for chairside reference.
- A well resourced ‘Investigation Room’ for conducting minor surgical interventions such as incisional and excisional biopsies and cytological smear preparations. This setup also provides room for therapeutic procedures such as intralesional injections for treating potentially malignant diseases, advanced caries detection aids (transillumination probes, intraoral camera) and TENS therapy aided for patients with TMDs' with myalgia, neuralgia or any orofacial pain conditions.
- The Oral Radiology Department comprises conventional and digital sections. Apart from the analogue dental X-ray units, oral panoramic imaging machine and ventilated ‘Dark room setup’ , the department also owns a Radiovisiography (RVG) unit, a Digital Panoramic imaging machine and digital printer. Furthermore, the Department also possesses sialography kits to detect salivary gland pathologies.