The Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology offers a valuable experience for students interested in the connection between dental health and overall well-being. We emphasize the dentist's unique role in diagnosing and managing oral health in the context of a patient’s total health. The curriculum goes beyond traditional dental training and equips students with essential expertise in various areas. These include salivary gland disorders, temporomandibular and orofacial pain disorders, and oral manifestations of systemic diseases. We also focus on specialized care for patients with complex medical needs. Academic excellence and compassion are at the heart of our mission to develop skilled, empathetic healthcare professionals. Our Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) program lays a strong foundation in clinical practice, patient care, and diagnostics, essential for a successful dental career. For those seeking advanced specialization, our Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) in Oral Medicine & Radiology, established in 2015 with an annual intake of 3 students, offers in-depth training under dedicated faculty in a close-knit, supportive environment. Aiming for excellence in every student, our hands-on approach cultivates critical skills in diagnosis and patient care, equipping them to make meaningful contributions to the health and well-being in the community.

Oral Medicine & Radiology, as a specialized branch in dentistry deals with the health and diseases affecting the oral & maxillofacial region. We train the post graduates to focus upon inculcating the academic proficiency and management skills that require overall development of clinical and radiological diagnostic acumen. This is achieved by  interacting  with the patients right from their entry into the campus and focusing on thorough history taking, meticulous clinical examination, diagnosing the underlying pathology through the appropriate investigations while offering a plethora of chair side and radiological investigations including CBCT with  appropriate interpretation and catters the necessary treatment : The key to excel in clinical practice and seeding the interest in research. We offer our post graduates the confidence to accurately diagnose the diasease, reporting of various imaging modalities like CBCT, CT, M R I and USG  and treat the conditions with intra lesional injections, TENS and Lasers along with the dental management of medically compromised patients. Further, we tune our post graduates in the field of research by presenting papers and posters at distinguished scientific platforms and publishing their work.  We also train them in forensic science through exercises like age estimation & personal identification. Last, but not the least, the students in Oral Medicine & Radiology are encouraged to actively participate in sports and cultural activities.

• • • M. D. S – 3 Years.

• The entire post graduate training is carried out under the guidance and supervision of committed faculty with periodic formative and summative assessments.
• Formative assessments are in the form of sessional exams involving the discussions, seminars, journal club and complete case presentations comprising the performance of relevant investigations, interpretation and treatment protocol.
• Summative assessment is executed by theory exams, case discussion, necessary chairside and radiological investigations, treatment protocol and viva voce.

• Effective patient management in clinical practice through gained expertise gained  during MDS.
• Further post doctoral studies/ fellowships
• As faculty Academic Teaching institutes
• As faculty research agencies.
• Government administrative services / hospital administration.
• Enterpreneur by establishing the chain of diagnostic centres.
• As a resource person in forensic team.
• As expert diagnostician in corporate set ups.

First Year:

Preclinical Activities:

• Intra-oral radiographs: Perform and interpretation : 500+
• Full mouth intra-oral radiograph tracings : 10+
• Age estimation using radiographs : 20+
• Suturing Exercise
• Practical training & handling medical emergencies and basic life support (BLS)
• Basic biostatistics and Research Methodology -Surveying and data analysis

Clinical Activities:

• Case History: Recordings: 600+
• FNAC : 20+
• Biopsy : 15+
• Rotational postings in other medical departments: General Medicine, General Radiology, Forensics, Radiology, ENT,

Submission of synopsis during first  6 months

Submission of Library Dissertation at the end of First Year

Presentations of Seminars, Journal clubs and Case reports.

Active participation in CDEs, National Conferrences, PG Convention.

Second Year:

Clinical Activities:

• Extraoral Radiographs Tracing : 50+
• CBCT Interpretations: 10+
• Dental Treatment to Medically Compromised Patients – Observe, assist, and performed under supervision: 10+
• Extraoral Radiographs, Digital Radiography – Observe, assist, and performed under supervision: 50+
• Special Cases : 50+

Operative skills:

• Giving Intravenous & Intramuscular Injections
• Acquaintance with administration of oxygen and life-saving drugs to the patients

Presentations of Seminars, Journal clubs and Case reports

Third Year:

• OPG interpretations: 100+
• Special Cases : 50+
• Periapical View: 500+
• Bitewing View: 50+
• Occlusal View: 50+
• Extra Oral Radiographic View: 500+
• CBCT Interpretations: 100 +
• Treatment of Mucosal Lesion with Lasers: 5+

Submission of Dissertation 6 months before the final examinations

• Pedagogy
• Interdisciplinary Presentations
• Scientific paper /poster presentations in the state /national level
• Scientific publications