FACULTY
Prof. and HOD	Dr. Susmita Saxena
Lecturer	Dr. Pooja Agarwaal
Lecturer	Dr. M. Vandana
Lecturer	Dr. Preeti Sharma
Tutor	Dr. Saloni Puri

The Dept. of Oral Pathology & Microbiology is situated on the 3^rd floor of Subharti Dental College. Oral Pathology is catering to diagnostic services for all the Depts. in the college as well as from outside with frequent referrals. Apart from histopathologic reports, routine blood examination and microbiological studies are undertaken. The faculty is involved in both undergraduate and post graduate teaching of Dental Histology and Oral Pathology. Cancer Detection Centre is part of the Dept. of Oral Pathology where thorough oral examination is undertaken for early detection and prevention of oral cancer. An exclusive Oral Pathology Museum has been created with adequate hard and soft tissue specimens along with clinical and microscopic details of pathologies for students and visitors to understand about the subject at a glance. There are four Laboratories in the Dept. for routine histopathology, undergraduate practicals, clinical examinations and post graduate studies. Seminar room P.G. area and faculty rooms are the other rooms in the Dept. Immunohistochemical studies have been undertaken and successfully completed.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Keeping in mind the high prevalence rate of oral cancer especially in this part of the country where tobacco related habits are a common occurrence, the department of oral pathology and microbiology has set up a cancer detection centre. Early recognition of this deadly disease enables a more conservative approach limiting the fatality of oral cancer to a great extent. Creating awareness amongst the general public and detecting cancer prone areas in the mouth is the basic aim which is done with the aid of some non-invasive diagnostic kits.

Dr. Susmita Saxena was the Vice President of Indian Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathologists for the year 2007-2008

Dr Anushree Sharma ( PG-2008 batch) won Award for poster in 2008 AAOMP – IAOP joint conference, San Francisco.

SPECIAL EQUIPMENTS

Research microscope with photomicrography facility is available supported by image analysis software. Polarizing microscopy, darkground and phase contrast microscopy and Fluorescence Microscopy are the additional facilities available in the Department.

WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED

• XII National IAOMP conference on Oral health & HIV / AIDS focus on early diagnosis on 31^st Oct – 1^st Nov 2004 at NEW DELHI
• CDE on “Update on salivary gland pathology” was conducted on 11 Dec 2006
• CDE Programme on Forensic Odontology was organized in collaboration with the Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics on 31-7-2009.
• CDE on ‘Challenges in Oral Pathology’ held on 21^st December 2010, at Subharti Dental College, Meerut.

Clinicopathological meetings with Oral Medicine and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Departments

• Odontogenic cyst converting into mucoepidermoid carcinoma
• Verrucous carcinoma with viral etiology
• Orthokeratinized versus Parakeratinized Odontogenic Keratocyst
• Concomitant lesion- fibrous dysplasia with Central Giant Cell Granuloma
• Juvenile ossifying fibroma/ desmoplastic fibroma
• Ameloblastic carcinoma
• Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
• Dentigerous cyst with adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumor in mandibular region
• Langerhans cell histiocytosis
• Vanishing bone disease