Maxillofacial pathology is the speciality of dentistry and pathology which deals with the nature, identification and management of disease affecting the oral and maxillofacial regions. It is a science that investigates causes, processes and effects of these diseases.
Here students of VDCH first learn the basic normal structure and then diseased structure forming cavity. All this is taught in the first year BDS course in the Dental Anatomy and Oral Histology. The applied part is studied in third year of BDS course in which students are taught about various diseases and disorders that can occur in the mouth and their diagnosis based on various investigative procedures. Various research programmes are carried out for post graduate students.
Apart from teaching, the department is engaged in reporting ever since the beginning and is equipped with state of art equipments for this purpose.
The department has an elaborate protocol for research activities in various fields.
Routine histopathological reporting of benign and malignant neoplasm of oral and maxillofacial region.
Cytopathology reporting.
Digital histopathology (Teaching and reporting).
Penta-head research microscope.
Stereo Microscope.
Diagnostic pathology (Special stains, IHC, and microbiological analysis).
The department has maintained the MUSEUM with varieties of specimens including soft and hard tissues ranging from odontogenic cysts to tumors of the maxillofacial region.
The MUSEUM also displays numerous specimens of developmental anomalies including extracted teeth and casts.