Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery is the specialty of dentistry that deals with the ailments of face and mouth. It encompasses the diagnosis and treatment of various acquired, congenital and developmental diseases, deformities and injuries involving functional and cosmetic aspects of face and mouth.

The scope of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery ranges from the extraction of teeth including third molar surgeries to the treatment of infections, fracture of facial bones, dental implants and cancer of mouth etc.

More than 800 extractions and 40-50 minor oral surgeries are successfully performed per month in our well equipped department which follows standards of aseptic protocol.

We take pride and pleasure to be associated with the General Medical Hospital. At this facility we have a state-of-art Operation Theatre of its own kind. We need not mention that our staff is highly qualified with good teaching skills. Students are taught to develop abilities to make clinical judgments’ using evidence-based diagnosis and treatment planning of various Oral and Maxillofacial surgical problems. Emphasis is placed on development of skills and expertise in extractions and minor oral surgical procedures including trans-alveolar extractions.

The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is one of the most versatile and dynamic departments of the SD Dental College with a very competent team of doctors headed by Dr. Arun Panda– a dynamic Oral and Facial Cosmetic Surgeon.

Apart from this the department has catered to a vast numbers of patients in recent years.

Vision and mission

The vision of the department is to contribute to human lives by developing the oral health knowledge and medical sciences for promoting creative education globally and undertaking leading research projects We would also like to contribute to

• Full-scope oral and maxillofacial surgical care.
• Comfort and optimal treatment outcome.
• Personalized service and attention.
• Team approach with modern surgical techniques
• Cost effective, yet, modern treatment protocols

Objectives

1. The department strives to ensure proficiency of students in management of patients in various clinical set and situations
2. To instil in the students a sense of discipline, dedication and commitment.
3. To train the under graduate students to be able to undertake with utmost efficiency & competence the teaching assignments or surgical practice that they undertake in their the future career
4. Prompt, compassionate, evidenced based treatment protocols to be implemented, all the while taking utmost precaution not to burden the patients finances
5. Cater to the needs of individual students  in the learning process of achieving proficiency in  oral and maxillofacial surgery