The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

The Department of Oral and maxillofacial surgery is a surgical branch of dentistry and this speciality is the art and science of skill and acuity. This specialization aims in addressing various fractures of facial bones, pathologies, orthognathic surgery pertaining to head and neck emphasizing prevention and awareness of the disease and deformity among the population.

OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT:

UNDERGRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS:

The department offers undergraduate programs that also includes hands-on training in minor surgical procedures and exceptional training for post-graduates indicating a comprehensive approach to advanced dental and maxillofacial education.

AWARENESS ACTIVITIES:

Basic life support (BLS) programs conducted for medical and non-medical population for handling emergency situations

RESEARCH TRAINING:

The department conducts research to gather data on trauma care, pathologies, orthognathic surgery and facial aesthetics. This information helps in developing evidence-based strategies for management of oral health issues. The institution inculcate the post-graduates to attend peripheral postings for orofacial clefts and oral cancers at various esteemed centers to enhance the clinical and practical knowledge in all sub-specialities of oral surgery. The department places significant emphasis on developing research skills among dental students, which can contribute to advancements in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery.

GOALS:

The goal of the oral & maxillofacial surgery program is to provide a basic and advanced education in oral & maxillofacial surgery thus helping a student to be able to deal with the various pathologies of the teeth, face and the jawbones.

OBJECTIVES:

To train and develop a tender surgical skill amongst post graduate students to manage challenging and medically compromised patients suffering from maxillofacial traumatic injuries, maxillofacial pathologies, maxillofacial cancers and expose them to recent advances in the maxillofacial surgery.
To train and educate undergraduate students for various minor and major surgeries of oral and maxillofacial surgery with adequate confidence and competence even in the medically compromised patients.
To establish the repute of the department as the state of the art tertiary care centre in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery amongst various teaching institutes.
To provide quick affordable quality of oral surgical care to the outdoor and indoor patients of the department.
To train the undergraduate and postgraduate students of the institute for evidence based literatures search and education system to promote research in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery.
To constantly upgrade for inclusion of latest equipments in the department for welfare of the patients.

HIGHLIGHTS

KEY FEATURES

Surgical speciality with state of the art facilities
24 x 7 trauma care and management
Associated with Multi-speciality 650 bedded hospital
Well-equipped minor oral surgical unit
Ensuing superior standards of sterilization and asepsis
Simulation training for under graduates and post graduates
Multidisciplinary Research activities.

CORE COMPETENCIES / THRUST AREAS

Painless exodontia to alleviate discomfort of the patient
Minor oral surgical procedures
Maxillofacial trauma and pathologies
Management of temporomandibular disorders
Correction of craniofacial and jaw deformities
Early detection and management of oral cancer
Reconstruction and rehabilitation
Rehabilitation of maxillofacial defects
Facial aesthetics and trichology
Lasers in OMFS
Multidisciplinary Research activities.
Practice based knowledge and learning

LATEST AWARDS, ACHIEVEMENTS, EVENTS

DR. DEEPAK ABRAHAM PANDYAN – HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT

PRESENTED GUEST LECTURE AND CONDUCTED PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOP AT 15^TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE AOMSI TN & PUDUCHERRY BRANCH
DELIVERED KEY NOTE LECTURE IN COMPREHENSIVE BASIC DENTAL IMPLANTOLOGY CERTIFICATE PROGRAM AND ROME2023
DELIVERED KEY NOTE LECTURE ON HOW TO PERFORM IN MDS PRACTICAL AND THEORY VIVA SESSION IN OPECT 2023

DR N DEENADAYALAN – READER

KEY NOTE LECTURE ON ORAL LASER APPLICATIONS AT GDC AHMEDABAD, SEPTEMBER 2023
MOMENTO OF APPRECIATION FOR KEYNOTE LECTURE AT SAVEETHA DENTAL COLLEGE, SEPTEMBER 2023

DR.KARTHIK K P – SENIOR LECTURER

SECURED FELLOWSHIP IN HAIR TRANSPLANTATION AT INSTUTE OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL AESTHETICS AND TRICHOLOGY, 2023.
SECURED PG DIPLOMA IN FACIAL AESTHETICS AT INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED AESTHETIC SCIENCE AND NUTRITION ACADEMY, 2023.

DR.ADITHYA ARUMUGAM III RD YEAR POSTGRADUATE

SECURED SESSION BEST PAPER IN PG PAPER CATEGORY AT 15^TH AOMSI TAMIL NADU PUDUCHERRY STATE CONFERENCE 2023.
SECURED FIRST PRIZE IN PG POSTER PRESENTATION IN SIMSYM 2023

DR.APARNA III RD YEAR POSTGRADUATE

SECURED SESSION BEST PAPER IN PG PAPER CATEGORY AT 15^TH AOMSI TAMIL NADU PUDUCHERRY STATE CONFERENCE 2023

Faculty

Dr Deepak Abraham Pandyan MDS

Professor & HOD

Dr C Satheesh MDS

Professor

Dr N Deenadayalan MDS

Reader

Dr Venkat Narayanan

Reader

Dr K P Karthik MDS

Senior Lecturer

Dr George Samyo

Senior Lecturer

Dr R Priyanka

Senior Lecturer

Dr Krishnambigai

Senior Lecturer

ONGOING RESEARCH

S No	Title of the projects	Principal Investigator
1	Comparing the efficacy of simvastatin versus acemannan bone regeneration and soft tissue healing in extracted sockets of Mandibular third molars. A Split mouth RCT	DR.ADITHYA ARUMUGAM
2	Comparing the efficacy of Chitosan coated Titanium Dental Implants and conventional Titanium Dental implants-An In vivo Study	DR.APARNAA
3	Radioanatomical Characteristics of zygoma for planning of quad zygoma implants	DR.S.G.SHASTI BALAJI
4	Comparing the efficacy of pre-operative injection of prp vs biotin prp in fue in hair transplant	DR.DEEPAK RAJAN
5	Comparision of the efficacy of 4-0 poly-dioxanone and 4-0 polyglactin 910 suture material in mandibular 3rd molar surgery-a split mouth study	DR.DHARANEESH.S
6	Evaluation of the efficacy of Salmon calcitonin nasal spray On bone healing following Surgical removal of impacted Third molar-a randomized controlled trial	DR.HARNI.N

S No	Title of the Publication	Author
1	Case report: Ludwig’s Angina – The dangerous space. F1000 Research 2022,11:1511	DR DEEPAK A PANDYAN & DR. C.SATHEESH
2	Intraoral malignant glomus tumour. Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology 2022;26:259-62	DR. C.SATHEESH
3	Coronectomy of impacted third molars – A review of literature. Madha J of Clinical & Dental Research Vol 4; Issue 1; Jan-Dec 2022; 17	DR R PRIYANKA