Subharti Dental College

ORAL MEDICINE & RADIOLOGY

ORAL MEDICINE AND RADIOLOGY

FACULTY
S.No.	Name Of Faculty	Know more	Post
1.	Dr. Nagaraju K	Know more	Professor and Head
2.	Dr. Sangeeta Singh Malik	Know more	Professor
3.	Dr. Sumit Goel	Know more	Professor
4.	Dr. Swati Gupta	Know more	Professor
5.	Dr. Abhinav Sharma	Know more	Reader
6.	Dr. khushboo Bhalla	Know more	Reader

Department’s Mission

To acquire theoretical, clinical and practical knowledge of all oral and oro-facial diseases, and the diagnostic procedures pertaining to them.

To acquire knowledge and interpretive skills in all imaging modalities with relevance to maxillofacial diseases
Referral and coordination with various specialities to develop a multi-disciplinary approach in challenging cases.
Ability to effectively counsel patients in both regular and special situations like conveying a diagnosis of oral cancer.
Basic Research skill in the handling of a scientific problem and an evidence-based approach towards solving a clinical problem.

OPD:-Subharti Dental College is known for its high OPD number with a wide variety of rare and specialized cases reporting in the Department of Oral medicine and radiology. On average, approx 250 new patients report each day in Subharti Dental College with approx 35-45 specialized cases worked up in the postgraduate section of our department.

About The Department

The oral Medicine and Radiology department at Subharti is one of the best Departments of this speciality in India having a highly experienced and committed team of Oral Medicine and Radiology specialists who are renowned in their field and have numerous publications in both international and national journals with high citation indexes.
It's one of the few Departments in India with its own well equipped CBCT centre, tobacco cessation centre, cancer diagnostic centre and a highly specialized pain clinic. CT scan, MRI, Ultrasonography facilities are available within the campus in the attached ChhatrapatiShivajiSubharti Hospital. All alternative and holistic approaches to orofacial pain and other stress-associated conditions are available within the campus.
We have a research station with an advanced imaging facility of CBCT for facilitating research going on in our department and in other departments. This facility is also utilized in consultancy from in and outside the college. Department also has patient work and research collaboration with Oral and maxillofacial pathology, Dermatology, General pathology and General radiology. Problem-based learning has especially been emphasized here. Monthly integrated seminars between Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Surgery are held to enhance strategies in diagnosis and treatment and to provide a platform for postgraduates to enhance their communication and presentation skills.
Department has its own library with a wide collection of 135 books and 120 titles apart from a well equiped central library and the internet section which has access to e-journals through the EBSCO host. Seventeen journals related to the speciality are available in the central library.

Salient Features Of The Department

The Department has ADCC (Advance Dental Care and Cure) clinic which runs the following:

Pain clinic

(Runs every Monday, Wednesday & Friday)
Department has its own specialized pain clinic involved with the management of all kinds of Orofacial pain including neuralgias, odontogenic pain, myofascial pain, atypical facial pain and burning mouth syndrome.
TENS and ultrasonic massage facilities are available.

Oral Cancer Detection Centre (OCDC)

(Runs every Monday, Thursday & Saturday)
“Prevention is better than cure”
We take a step forward & we help patients in early diagnosis of Oral Cancer.
We provide:

Counselling by experts.
Diagnostic aids available are cytology, toluidine blue, oral brush biopsy, biopsy & histopathology.
Tobacco Cessation Centre
(Runs every Tuesday & Friday)

The Department runs an exclusive tobacco cessation centre, one of its kinds in North India in any dental institute.

We are committed to

Counsel the patients regarding the ill effects of tobacco
Teach methods to help patients quit tobacco.
We perform group counselling, interactive sessions, individual counselling.
We provide self–help material for patients interested in quitting tobacco.
We train patients in self-examination of oral cavities.
We also provide dietary advice.

Dental & Oral Maxillofacial Radiology Section
The following radiological and imaging techniques are performed in the department.

Cross-sectional 3D imaging—Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT)
Intra-oral imaging – IOPAR, Bitewing radiography, Occlusal radiography.
Extra-oral Radiography – OPG & other skull views (PA, Water’s view, Submentovertex view, Caldwell View, Jughandle view, Cephalometry).
Digital intra-oral & extra-oral facilities available.
Specialized radiographs for TMJ.
Sialography
*Ultrasound
*CT Scan
*MRI

* In collaboration with Subharti Medical College situated on the campus

Year	Title of the Workshop/ Conference/ CDE/ Guest Lecture/ Webinar	Details
2023-2024	Guest Lecture on Thinking better, healing better ,cognitive behavior solution for stress in medical and dental profession	Know more
2023-2024	World No Tobacco Day	Know more
2023-2024	Value Added Course on “TMDs: Unfolding the Mysteries”	Know more
2023-2024	Workshop on “Tobacco Deaddiction Therapies”	Know more
2023-2024	Celebration of “National IAOMR Day”	Know more
2023-2024	Alumni Guest Lecture on “Role of Dentistry in Insurance Industry”	Know more
2023-2024	Guest Lecture on “Wellness and Positive Mental Health” for Non-teaching staff	Know more
2023-2024	Screening Camp at Prem Niwas “(old age home and disability centre), Meerut	Know more
2023-2024	Public Awareness Lecture Series at Rashtriya Inter College, Meerut	Know more
2023-2024	Public Awareness Lecture Series at Meerut Institute of Engineering & Technology	Know more
2023-2024	Guest Lecture on “Wellness and Spirituality”	Know more
2022-2023	Public Awareness Lecture Series at Sterling Sports Industries	Know more
2022-2023	Celebration of International Radiology Day	Know more
2022-2023	Alumni Guest Lecture on “Clinical Research in International Institutions: Best Practices and Insights”	Know more
2022-2023	Guest Lecture on “Positive Mental Health” and Visit to Wellness Centre, SVSU	Know more
2022-2023	UG CDE on “CBCT and CAD-CAM in Dentistry”	Know more
2022-2023	World No Tobacco Day	Know more
2022-2023	Alumni Guest Lecture on “Oral Medicine and Radiology in Private Practice”	Know more
2021 -2022	Skill Enhancement course on “Botulinum Toxin : Elixir For Facial Aesthetics and Orofacial Pain	Know more
2021-2022	Value Added Course on “Investigations- When, How, Why and What?”	Know more
2021-2022	World No Tobacco Day	Know more
2021-2022	National Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology Day (IAOMR Day)”	Know more
2021-2022	Guest Lecture programme on 'Origin of x-rays- Celebrating the past, Envisioning the future'.	Know more
2020-2021	CDE Programme and Hands on Workshop on “Lasers – A magical wand in dentistry”	Know more
2020-2021	Webinar/alumini Guest Lecture on “Dentistry in the world of cannabis”	Know more
2020-2021	Webinar/Guest Lecture on “stress and oral health”	Know more
2020-2021	Guest Lecture on “ROLE OF IMAGING IN MAXILLOFACIAL PATHOLOGY”	Know more
2019-2020	Webinar/Guest Lecture on “COVID-19 infection dentist perspective”	Know more
2019-2020	Webinar on " Oral medicine as Specialty Practice"	Know more
2019-2020	Seminar/Guest lecture on the topic “Tips for clinical diagnosis and diagnostic challenges of Orofacial Disorders”	Know more
2019-2020	Continuing Dental Education Programme on "3D Printing and its applications"	Know more
2018-2019	Educational Programme on "National Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology (IAOMR) Day"	Know more
2018-2019	Workshop under National Tobacco control Programme (NTCP) on "Tobacco sensitization"	Know more
2018-2019	Seminar/Guest Lecture and Educational programme on "Radiation protection and safety protocols"	Know more
2016-2017	CDE program cum workshop on "An insight into diagnosis and medical management & interpretation of conventional and CBCT Imaging"	Know more
2015-2016	XIV National Triple O Symposium 2016 on "Integrated approach to diagnosis and treatment"	Know more
2015-2016	CDE Programme and Hands on Workshop on “Cone Beam Computed Tomography”	Know more

Achievements, Awards & Recognitions of the Department

Publications by the Department:- (Details)
Total No. of Research Publications: 190.
Awards won by the Faculty, PGs & Department:- (Details)

The department was awarded BEST DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR 2014 Award by Guident 2nd Dental Academic excellence awards.
The department was awarded BEST DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR 2016 Award by 4th Guident Dental Academic excellence awards.
The department was awarded Community Service Award 2019(Group) in XXXI National Conference of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology held on 15-11-2019 to 17-11-2019 at Hyatt Regency, Amritsar

No. of awards won by faculty: 3
No. of awards won by Postgraduates: 17
Invited speaker at National / International Conferences – 3
Faculty Invited as a Guest speaker in colleges – 2

No. of patency by the department – 2

E-lectures Oral Medicine

OMR-soft Tissue Calcification and Ossification
Managementof Common Oromucosal Lesions
Khushboo Benign Tumours
CYST OF JAW
EXTRA ORAL RADIOGRAPHY
PARANASAL SINUSES