Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery is a branch of dentistry that deals with the art of diagnosis and treatment of various diseases, injuries & defects involving the oro-facial region.
The department has separate undergraduate, postgraduate and Minor O.T facilities with both Indian & International standards. Both at Madha Dental College & Madha Medical College, the department of OMFS play a vital role in multidisciplinary team approach in treating various maxillofacial & craniofacial defects & deformities.
The department of OMFS has carved a niche for the other specialties of dentistry. At Madha Medical College, we have well equipped casualty, 24x7 Emergency O.T, plastic surgery, Neurosurgery, ENT, Ophthalmology etc. Both the undergraduate & postgraduate students have good exposure in all the departments of Medical sciences.
Journal discussions, interdisciplinary activities among other different departments are being conducted periodically. The undergraduate students are taught hands-on suturing, different wiring techniques, simple extraction of teeth, alveoloplasty, simple fractures, impactions & implants. The students are exposed to various minor oral surgical procedures like impactions, pre-prosthetic surgery, alveoloplasty, cyst removal, apicectomy & dental implants. Major maxillofacial training includes treatment of cysts and tumors of the jaw bones, management of disorders of maxillary sinuses, initial & definitive management of traumatic injuries of soft & hard tissues of maxillofacial region.
The postgraduates will have good exposure to major orthognathic surgeries, salivary gland diseases, TMJ disorders, cleft lip & palate surgeries, reconstruction of missing portion of jaw bones with bone graft or distraction osteogenesis are available for Post-Graduate study. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery is managed by efficient and experienced faculties.
LIST OF FACULTY MEMBERS |
S.No |
Name |
Qualification |
Designation |
Mobile/Telephone |
1. |
Dr. P. Jayavelu |
M.D.S. |
Professor & Head |
- |
2. |
Dr. P. M. Udayakumar |
M.D.S. |
Professor |
- |
3. |
Dr. R. Riaz |
M.D.S. |
Reader |
- |
4. |
Dr. A. R. Tariq Salam |
M.D.S. |
Reader |
- |
5. |
Dr. B. Saravanan |
M.D.S. |
Senior Lecturer |
- |
6. |
Dr. K. Raghu |
M.D.S. |
Senior Lecturer |
- |
7. |
Dr. S. P. Yoganand |
M.D.S. |
Senior Lecturer |
- |
8. |
Dr. Jenifer |
B.D.S. |
Lecturer |
- |