Oral Medicine and Radiology

The cornerstone of any healthcare expertise is the ability to diagnose. This requires obtaining a detailed history of the patient, conducting meticulous clinical examination, and combining this information, to arrive at a proper differential diagnosis, and systematically analyze radiographic images, in order to successfully formulate a treatment plan, since the treatment critically depends on accurate diagnosis.

Our department offers training in Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses apart from being actively involved in various scientific research activities, and has a significant diversity in curricular responsibility which is reflected in our program. Students learn through lectures, seminars, demonstrations, videos and clinical practice, established by evidence-based medicine.

In the Oral Medicine aspect, students learn about a range of lesions of the oral mucosa and jawbones, including oral manifestations of systemic diseases. They also learn how to take an appropriate history, determine diagnoses, and formulate dental treatment for medically compromised patients. Students are exposed to the general approaches to treat oral diseases and the pros and cons of different treatments.

Our department is well-equipped with state-of-the-art facilities including Dental X-ray Units, Radio-visiography (RVG), Digital Panoramic and Cephalometric imaging machine, Cone-beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) machine and a clinical laboratory incorporated for various investigations.

Oral Cancer screening with vital staining and chemiluminescence etc., Biopsy, Tobacco cessation initiatives, Implant planning on CBCT, LASER, pharmacologic pain management and non-pharmacologic pain management like TENS etc. and usage of intra-lesional steroids for various disorders are some of the areas in which this specialty trains its students.

• Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
• Radiologic Imaging
  • 2D RADIOGRAPHY (CONVENTIONAL)- IOPA, Occlusal Radiography, Bitewing
  • 2D RADIOGRAPHY (DIGITAL)- RVG, OPG, TMJ-OPG, Lateral Cephalogram, AP, PA, Sinus, Hand wrist
  • 3D RADIOGRAPHY- Sectional CBCT, one arch/ Jaw CBCT, Full Face CBCT
• TMJ Disorders – Analysis and Management
• TENS Therapy
• Orofacial Pain Management
• Treatment of precancerous lesions and conditions
• Diagnosis and treatment planning of various Jaw Pathologies (Developmental Anomalies, Cysts, Tumors, Fibro-osseous lesions)
• Intralesional Injection therapy for OSMF
• Biopsy, Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology
• Tobacco Cessation
• LASER assisted procedures

To be a good diagnostician, it is helpful to be curious, observant, systematic, and thorough.

The aim is to ensure that graduating dentists are knowledgeable, observant and equipped to participate and excel in the diagnosis and treatment of oral diseases, with the intention to emphasize on healthcare and patient outcomes for population as a whole, by promoting awareness and patient education in oral hygiene, oral diseases and oral cancer.

The purpose is to promote excellence in patient care, education, and research in the field of Oral Medicine and Radiology.