The specialty of Oral Medicine and
Radiology has taken a new shape during the recent years. The
department reflects the progress of the specialty in itself beginning
from the conventional investigation and treatment modalities to most
advanced digital radiographic units. The clinical scope of Oral
Medicine is extremely broad and there is close liaison with other
clinical specialties of Medicine. It is said that thentist are
concerned not with the treatment of teeth in a patient but the
treatment of patient who have teeth. I hope that this is very much true
and the fascination of Oral Medicine is that it may lead the clinician
into to all the branches of Medicine and Dentistry. It is emphasized
too often the patient attending for Dental treatment vary in their
health. So keeping these things in mind, our specialist trains the
students to diagnose and to formulate comprehensive treatment plan. I
agree that this specialty has not made any much advancement when compare
to western hemisphere. But we have made best our efforts to bring up
the specialty in this institution. We are striving hard to promote the
highest standards of care in the diagnosis and treatment of oral
conditions and to promote Research and patient care in the field of oral
medicine. We train the students to place the dental care within the
context of the patients overall Health and circumstances.