Faculty profile

Professors

Dr.SHOBA T

Infrastructure

The department was founded with the goal of offering BDS and MDS graduate study in oral pathology.Since its inception,it has been engaged in research,teaching and diagnostics.The department occupies 1000 sqft location in the 1st floor of Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital.

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Facilities

• Central lab comprusing of histopathology,cytology and clinical pathology laboratories
• Research lab with immunohistochemitry for post graduates
• Histopathology/Clinical pathology students lab for undergraduates
• Computer,Data processing and microscopy laboratory
• Department library
• Trinocular microscope and photography with cctv apparatus
• Seminar rooms
• Faculty offices
• Post graduate common room
• Monthly clinicopathological correlation meetings ,Weekly journal club abd seminars for post graduates.

Special Facilities

Routine Staining Procedures

• Haematoxylin & eosin staining
• Periodic acid schiff staining
• Papanicoloau staining
• Gram staining

Advanced Techniques

• Immunohistochemistry
• Histochemistry

With the help of central genetic laboratory we perform polymerised chain reaction (pcr) and microarray techniques

Hematological Investigations

• Hemoglobin estimation
• Complete blood count
• Bleeding time
• Clotting time
• Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
• Blood grouping
• Blood glucose

Special Treatment Offered by the Department

Mass Screening

• BIOPSY – ON TABLE DIAGNOSIS
• RAPID DIAGNOSIS – VITAL STAINING - VIZILITE
• Immunohistochemistry
• Histochemistry

Department Library

List of Books and Journals

History

Oral & Maxillofacial pathology & Microbiology is a synthesis of basic science and clinical dentistry.Oral pathology is a science that attempts to associate human biology with the sings and symptoms of human disease.

The department of oral & Maxillofacial pathology is situated on the first floor of Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital.

The department has a functional laboratory for undergraduate student,a lecture room for post graduate and undergraduate students,a museum showing showing various specimens of Dental Anatomy and Oral pathology,as a departmental library,research room, and histopathology lab.

The histopathological lab is well-equipped for normal and special staining procedures, and it has a semi-automatic microtome and an automatic tissue processor.In addition to our histopathology department ,We have a fully equppied clinical laboratory for routine and advanced laboratory investigations.Our research lab is equipped with a research microscope,polarising adapter,phase contrast dark field illuminations attachments, a good photomicrography setup,and image analyzer software .The department has a penta head microscope that is used for postgraduate and undrgraduate teaching and discussion.

The Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology &Oral Microbiology laboratory accepts biopsy and surgical tissue specimens from other dental departments for histopathoogical examinations and diagnosis.Routine heamatological invsestigations,punch biopsies,fine needle aspiration cytology,and exfoliative cytology are among the diagnostics procedures we perform.The department has an immunohistochemistry

Laboratory, a Microbiological laboratory, and a seperate special stain lab for post graduate students.The department also act as a resource for research projects carried out by other post graduate students and faculty members at the college.We have a fully functioning and well-equipped COCPAR-Oral precancer/cancer detection centre where qualified dental staff scan for precancerous/cancerous lesions.

Academic Programmes

Under Graduate Programme

FIRST BDS:Didactic lectures and practical presentations are used to teach the first BDS, Basics of Oral and Maxollofacial Tissues and structures .The teachers to students ratio is 1:16, and each student is assinged a tutor .Per week ,there are three hours of lectures and eight hours of practicals.Charts and models ,simple oral histology slides,tooth models,natural tooth specimens and casts of decidious ,transient ,and permanent dentition ,embryological specimens in the museum,and a departmental library for reference books are among the exclusive study materials offered.Tooth carvings in wax are part of the daily functional hours for studying natural tooth morphology .They are also taught how to prepare ground bits,which will be used to train them in forensic dentistry .At the end of each session ,regular evaluation tests are given seminars are held.

SECOND BDS:Students are taught exclusively the microbiological basis of disease,with a focus on modern forensic techniches .Didactic lectures and practical presentations are offered ,with a special tutor assinged to each other.

THIRD BDS:Developmental ,reactive ,neoplastic,and systemic head and neck pathologies are taught through three hours of lectures and two hours of practical demonstrations each week.

INTERNS: Eligible BDS graduates who intern in the department receive training in basic cytological and haematological investigations such as Exfoliative cytology and vital staining. Biopsy preparation is given in collaboration with the oral surgery department. They also take part in dental camps for mass screenings for oral precancer and cancer.

Postgraduate Programme (MDS)

A postgraduate course in oral pathology and microbiology requires fine training of the student in order to achieve higher competence in dealing with oral and maxillofacial diseases, their course, and consequences. As part of their curriculum, they conduct regular cytological, haematological, histopathological, biochemical, and molecular techniques. They also participate in research programmes. They are shown in cancer institutes and medical colleges for maximum visibility.

Innovative courses

The aim of the courses is to provide dentist with a professional qualifications that delivers core knowledge, experience and intellectual skills in forensic odontology, oral oncology and oral cytology. These programs will enable graduates to acquire knowledge, understanding and skills in these areas and in research.

International Conferences

Conferences

National Webinars

Memorandum of Understanding

Covid Care

1.Basic Screening

All patients before undergoing initial assessment for periodontal treatment, are subjected to basic screening for COVID 19. Which includes hand sanitising, documenting patient’s temperature, SpO2 levels and mouthrinsing for patients.

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2.Work safe, stay safe

Our care providers take up complete protective protocol during treatment

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3.Scheduled appointments

To restrict aerosol procedures, patients are scheduled with adequate time intervals. Fumigation is effectively carried out after each procedure.

Cultural Events

Event 2019

Women’s day Celebration 2019

‘Women empowerment’ is a key goal of the institution

Pongal Day Celebration 2019

Awards and Recognition

Awards won by faculty- (2013-2017)

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Dr. N. Aravindha Babu, Professor BEST TEACHER AWARD - 2014 , Awarded by BIHER

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Dr.N.Aravindha Babu - FELLOW OF INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF DENTIST ,Awarded by International College of Dentist ( ICD ),December 18th 2016.

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Dr.Leena Sankari, Professor,FELLOWSHIP awarded by GOVERNMENT DENTAL COLLEGE, Chennai in Diamond Jubilee celebration - August 2013

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Third prize in Oral presentation competition conducted on “Re-emerging of Fungal infections and advanced Diagnosis” at National conference held on 29th October 2018 organized by the Department of Microbiology, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre in association with Indian Association Medical Microbiologists-TamilNadu Chapter

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First prize in Poster competition “MICROCOLLOQUIM 2020 (Connect life and learning) sponsored by Dept of Biotechnology, Presidency college on 18th,19th Feb 2020

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Secured the Best Scientific Paper in the Scientific session held XIX National conference of Indian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologists 1st and 2nd Nov 2019 at Kovalam,Trivandrum, Chennai.

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Research and Publications

Research

• RESEARCH COCPAR

Publications

DR.Malathy

DR. Anitha

Research

DEPARTMENT OF PERIODONTOLOGY LIST OF COMPLETED AND ONGOING PROJECTS

SBDCH Oral Pathology Alumini Association

Best Practices

Best Practices and Innovation

• Education through texting ( Whats app )

  Education through texting is the preferred method of communication for today’s students. Being an easy way of communicating and spreading knowledge among students and faculties we have opted this method of practice. Initially we started this by sending texts comprising each disease/lesion every day through SMS. Recently we have modified this practice by sending contents through Whats App.

  By this innovation we are also able to share clinical and radiographic images.

• Google class room

  Google class room is an innovative, easy and paper free mode of learning for students by grading, alloting assignments and also for one on one discussions.

  This system has been recently implemented in the department of oral pathology for undergraduates as well as postgraduates students. students can be invited to class through institutional database, private code or respective department mail id.

  Teachers can monitor the progress of the ward and can send written comments to individual students based on their performance, which make them improve on their academic activities. The students can be given in advance the PowerPoint presentations for the forthcoming class which helps in better understanding.

  After the implementation the response is extremely good from the students.

  As the present days students are well versed with the developing technology and skills implementing this way of teaching makes more interesting, time saving and a better way of assessing students.

• State your diagnosis

  State your diagnosis is an innovative practise which we follow for undergraduate students. A photograph along with the clinical features will be displayed in the department notice board. The diagnosis of the given image shall be written on the notice board in the space provided along with the student's name and the year of study. The students coming out with correct diagnosis will be rewarded. This method encourages the students and also develops interest towards the subject.

• IJMD- Interdisciplinary Journal of Multispeciality dentistry

  Indian Journal of Multidisciplinary Dentistry, a publication of Bharath University, is a peer-reviewed online journal with Bi-annual print on demand compilation of issues published. The journal’s full text is available online at http://www.ijmdent.com. The journal allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive final accepted version of the articles on any OAI-compliant institutional / subject-based repository.

Abstracting and Indexing Information

The journal is registered with the following abstracting partners:Baidu Scholar, CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), EBSCO Publishing's Electronic Databases, Exlibris – Primo Central, Google Scholar, Hinari, Infotrieve, National Science Library, ProQuest, TdNet .The journal is indexed with, or included in, the following:Index Copernicus.

Journal Ethics

Wolters Kluwer and Journal/Association are committed to meeting and upholding standards of ethical behavior at all stages of the publication process. We follow closely the industry associations, such as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), that set standards and provide guidelines for best practices in order to meet these requirements. For a summary of our specific policies regarding duplicate publication, conflicts of interest, patient consent, etc., please visit www.Medknow.com/EthicalGuidelines.asp

• Immunohistochemistry Certification Program

  From our Centre for Excellence - COCPAR we schedule one month certification program in Immunohistochemistry. This course is been conducted from October 2014 in our department laboratory. The students who attend our program are graduates of Biotechnology and Genetics and also Phd graduates.

  The students perform lab procedures themselves and we provide the reagents. Following the completion of course we help in placement and also provide references.

• Guest lecture series

  We invite Guest Speakers from various institutions and hospitals to deliver lectures. These lectures enlightens knowlegde to undergraduate and postgraduate students and faculty members.

Innovative Practises

• Problem Based Learning
• Evidence Based Learning

A program on Clinical,Radiological &Surgical Perspectives of Cysts of the Oral Cavity was conducted on 26th June 2018 by Dr.Kandasamy Ganesan .Consultant Oral Surgeon,Department of Oral and Maxillo Facial Surgery,Southend University Hospitals.NHS Trust,& Honorary Senior Lecturer,University of Leeds

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Workshop on Radiotherapy in Head & Neck and Oral Cancer in association with Dr. Rai Memorial Medical Centre, Chennai 20th Feb 2016

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Workshop on Basic Life support, Medical Emergencies in Dental Practise,and IV & IM cannulation techniques was conducted in association with TACT Academy for clinical training on 22nd and 23rd June 2017

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Interactive Seminar on CBCT was conducted on 3rd April 2018.Lectures by eminent faculties.An ellaborate presentation regarding the use of software of CBCT for various diagnostic purposes was given.

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National Symposium on Temporo Mandibular Joint Disorders was organised on Friday 28th June 2019 in association with Tamilnadu State Council for Science & Technology.The diagnosis,medical,orthodontic,prosthodontic,and surgical management of TMJ was elaborated.

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An awareness program on World AIDS Day was conducted on Dec1st 2019 in collaboration with TANSACS.Pamphlets on the do’s and dont’s were circulated among the public and an audio visual presentation was done by a counsellor from TANSACS to educate the public.

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Mastering Self Ligation And Class II Correction- State Workshop by Dr. Chetan V Jayade on 11th June, 2019

CLASS II CORRECTIONS

An intense one-day lecture series on self-ligation systems and class II correctors by Dr Chetan V Jayade was organized and conducted by Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital in tandem with 3M on 11th June 2019. The programme had extensive participation from both faculty and students alike. The clinical acumen and content shared by Dr Jayade was highly commended.

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ADVANCED DAMON IN COMBINATION WITH TAD’s-august 7 2019-DR.ABHISHEK GOSH

ADVANCED DAMON IN COMBINATION WITH TAD’s

The Self Ligation appliance with its Gold standard as the Damon system has been able to live up to the expectations of both the clinicians and patients. Dr Abhishek Ghosh, a remarkable practitioner featured a fabulous lecture series on TADs and the Damom system. His evidence based Orthodontic results, implications of skill and innovation to achieve these results, references were exemplary. The delegates all had a wonderful learning experience.

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MOrth Orientation Program with Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow & Edinburg

Department of Orthodontics, SBDCH associated with Royal College of Surgeons , Glasgow and Edinburg for a Orientation Program on M(Orth) RCS

It couldn’t had been anymore special, with Dr Rela, Our Chancellor gracing the occasion as the Guest of Honour.

All Thanks and Regards to

Dr Andrew Edwards Andy Edwards Dean, Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow

Dr Nicole Jayne Cross Head of Examinations RCPS, Glasgow

Dr Matthew Garrett Dean, Royal College of Surgeons of England

Dr Charlotte Eckhardt & Dr Steve Chadwick Our Elite Guest Speakers

The program promised to open many frontiers and opportunities. It served as a gateway for many Orthodontic Clinicians & Residents to pursue English standards of practice & education, as per Board requirements.

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Structured Reseacrh Methodology

A hands-on research methodology workshop was conducted on 21st January 2021, at Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai organized by the Directorate of Research, Bharath University. It was a hybrid programme, one of its kind with both online and in person lectures by Dr Badri Thiruvenkatachari and Dr Steve Chadwick. Key highlights included a workshop on Writing a research protocol and Grant applications. The course was attended by faculties and postgraduate students of multiple disciplines across Medicine and Dentistry and was a grand success.

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AUTO CEPH - WORKSHOP

A wonderful leap .. as we collaborate with ICMR affiliates CSIR-CSIO-Central scientific instruments organistaion and research chandigarhCDER-AIIMS,Centre for dental education & research for training and education on “autoceph”-our own indigenous software developed by Dr.OP.Kharbanda and team.thanks to team of scientists from CSIR, for their dedication &efforts in training and faculty on the wonderful system.commendable gesture by the team to offer free version of their software and hands on training on the same

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DAMON- Module Based Learning Workshop

A wonderful leap .. as we collaborate with ICMR affiliates CSIR-CSIO-Central scientific instruments organistaion and research chandigarhCDER-AIIMS,Centre for dental education & research for training and education on “autoceph”-our own indigenous software developed by Dr.OP.Kharbanda and team.thanks to team of scientists from CSIR, for their dedication &efforts in training and faculty on the wonderful system.commendable gesture by the team to offer free version of their software and hands on training on the same

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