MAXILLOFACIAL PATHOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL PATHOLOGY AND ORAL MICROBIOLOGY
The subject of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology is the science and art of medical and dental sciences that deals with the laboratory and advanced molecular/cellular examinations of samples of body tissue (biopsies or fluids) to arrive at a more specific diagnosis of the diseases and abnormalities afflicting the oral cavity, teeth, tongue, jaws, salivary glands, neck, and maxillofacial region in correlation with the clinical, haematological, and imaging features. The subject also deals with oral microbiology, forensic science, and research. Over the years this dept. has been referred to as Dept. of Oral Pathology / Dept. of Oral Pathology and Microbiology / Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology (OMFP).
The dept. is one of the nine dental departments of MES Dental College and Hospital established in 2007, situated on the second floor, and is recognized by the Dental Council of India (DCI) and Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS). The dept. has a 3000sqft Jacob Zacharia Memorial Lab with dual LCD projectors, audio-system, seating capacity for 120 students/delegates with granite tables having adequate power source for individual laptops/microscopes, and internet facility for online/hybrid digital classes.
The dept. has a 2000sqft lab for histopathology, cytopathology, haematology, biochemistry, immunofluorescent and research microscope with camera-image analysis software, and forensic odontology. The dept. has a 500sqft museum for visualizing and understanding comparative anatomy, histology, pathology, developmental anomalies, and forensic odontology. Faculties from this dept. are recognized by KUHS as PhD guides and hence the dept. plays an enormous role in postgraduate and doctoral researches, ethics, and scientific publications.
Subjects for undergraduate studies under the Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Microbiology include
- I year BDS – Dental Anatomy, Oral Embryology, Oral Histology, and Oral Physiology.
- II year BDS – Oral Pathology and Oral Microbiology.
- III year BDS – Oral Pathology, Oral Microbiology, Forensic Odontology, and Laboratory
Goals and Objectives of the dept. are to ensure that all students gain knowledge, understanding and insight among the following
- Functional anatomy and histology of the human head and neck for a strong basic foundation for the future clinical
- Embryological development of dental and oral structures, and their
- Understanding the normal microscopic structure of the various dental and oral tissues including salivary glands, tempero-mandibular joint (TMJ), and maxillary
- Understand the morphological and functional alterations in cells, tissues, and
- Wax-carving and morphology of crowns of permanent and deciduous teeth, along with age estimation by patterns of teeth
- Physiological ageing process and alterations of the dental and oral
- Basics of occlusion and malocclusion, physiological process of mastication, TMJ movements, deglutition, speech, and
- Understanding the various bacterial, viral, and fungal infectious diseases of the oral
- Etiopathogenesis, microbiology, clinical features, diagnosis, histopathology, immunology, and prevention of Dental Caries and its
- Basic principles of cell-mediated and humoral immunity, antigen-antibody reactions, hypersensitivity, auto-immune reactions and diseases, and tumour
- Appreciation of the genetic basis of inheritance and disease including abnormal development, effects of teratogens, genetic mutations and environmental hazards.
- Understanding the oral manifestations of various systemic
- Etiology/etiopathogenesis, clinical features, histopathology, radiological features, and laboratory diagnosis of the various diseases, cysts, and malignant-benign tumours of the epithelium, soft tissue, salivary glands, skin, nerve, muscles, blood, and
- Epidemiology, aetiology, clinical features, histopathology, imaging features, classification, recent advances, prognosis, staging, and grading in diagnosis, management, and prevention of oral cancer and oral pre-cancerous
- Types of biopsy, cytology, immunohistochemistry (IHC), molecular techniques, and frozen sections in diagnosis of various oral diseases in association with the Dept. of Pathology of MES Medical College and
- Appreciating the role and application of stem cells in tissue regeneration, diagnosis, treatment, and management of oral
- Principles of Forensic Odontology including bite-mark analysis, rugae pattern analysis, and lip print analysis (cheiloscopy).
- Basic knowledge of ethics, research methodologies, and biostatistics.
Faculty
Dr. Antony George
Professor & HOD
Dr. Ahammed Noufal M
Reader
Dr. Mariyam Fidha
Reader
Dr Jithin k
Senior Lecturer
Dr Ayisha shahana
Lecturer
