Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery


Department Initiatives


Department Academic and Didactic Activities:

At the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Post Graduate students are involved in a number of educational activities. A weekly Schedule of Seminars and presentations are held on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays in the forenoon sessions.
Maxillofacial Journal Club meets two to three times per month on Tuesday or Thursday afternoons.
Case presentations are done one day after the case is reviewed in the Department.

Clinical Activities:

  • Diagnosis
  • Biopsy
  • Removal/ Extraction of Teeth
  • Complicated tooth extractions
  • Minor Oral Surgery
  • Pre-prosthetic Surgery
  • Maxillofacial trauma
  • Maxillofacial pathologies
  • Orthognathic Surgeries
  • Dental Implant rehabilitation
  • Full mouth rehabilitations
  • Reconstructive Maxillofacial surgery

Over the years, the Department has hosted several Continuing Dental Education programs and workshops for the benefit of in house personnel and also open to Post Graduate trainees and private practitioners. The department continuously strives to provide up to date clinical and practical knowledge to students undertaking Under Graduate and Post Graduate degrees as well as for Faculty who are interested in current trends. Some of the programs conducted in the near past are herein listed:

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) and AED training (Done annually) in association with the RGUHS Jeevaraksha Unit.
  • LASERS in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Comprehensive Dental Implants and Hands-On Workshop (Done annually)
  • Maxillofacial Symposiums – For Trainees
  • Craniofacial Trauma and Neurological Disorders

SEMINAR AND WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED

August 2003              :           Dental Implants

March 2004                :           Management of Infections of the Oro-facial Region.

July 2004                    :           Dentoalveolar Injuries

September 2004        :           Antibiotics in Oral Surgery

February 2005           :           Cleft lip and Palate

April 2005                  :           Management of TMJ Disorders

July 2005                    :           Management of Head Injuries in Trauma Patients

September 2005        :           Management of Patient’s with cardiac and  
Respiratory disorders in Oral Surgery

January 2006             :           Post extraction bleeding management

June 2006                   :           CDE on “Oral Implantology”

August 2006              :           CDE on “Principles of Reconstruction in Maxillofacial  
Surgery” by Dr. Dilip Srinivasan M.D.S, F.D.S.R.C.S
(ENG) M.R.C.S. (ENG) UK

March 2007                :           “Haemorrhage control in minor oral surgery” by
Dr. Dilip Kumar.

July 2007                    :           Basics of Implantology – Dr. Ramesh Reddy

August 2007              :           Hands on course on dental implants – BIOHORIZONS

October 2007             :           CDE & hands-on on MIS Implants

February 2008           :           Diode LASER E-Workshop

July 2008                    :           Sirona LASER Workshop

August 2008              :           Management of Vascular lesions and Orthognathic
Surgery Planning
September 2008        :           Cryosurgery Hands-on workshop

November 2008        :           CO2 LASER Workshop

April 2009                  :           Nobel Biocare workshop on ‘Single stage Implants’

December 2009         :           CDE on ‘Craniofacial Anomalies & their management’ by
Dr.Dilip Srinivasan. M.D.S, F.D.S.R.C.S (ENG) M.R.C.S. (ENG) UK.

January 2010             :           Hands-on workshop on Intravenous and Intramuscular
Access in association with K R College of Nursing.

February 2010           :           BioHorizons Hands-on workshop on Dental Implants

June 2010                   :           Workshop with hands-on, on ‘Basic Life Support and
Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation’.

December 2010         :           CDE on Neuro-trauma and Craniofacial deformities

February 2011           :           Annual Symposium on ‘Maxillofacial Pathologies – for
Trainees’

April 2011                  :           Hands-on workshop on ‘LASER Solutions for Dental
Applications’ in association with Department of Prosthodontics, Crown & Bridge and HAGER & WERKEN, Germany.

March 2012                :           Annual Symposium on ‘Maxillofacial Trauma – for
Trainees’
November 2013        :           CDE Program on Concepts and Principles of  
Comprehensive Dentistry – A Road Map for Achieving Optimal Treatment Outcomes (Nov-Dec 2013) by Dr.Chikka M Raju, BDS, DMD (USA)
November 2013        :           Workshop on Comprehensive Dentistry (Nov-Dec 2013)
by Dr.Chikka M Raju

June 2014                   :           Integrated Dental Facial Aesthetics along with the
American Academy of Implant Dentistry by Dr.Pankaj P
Singh, DDS, USA
August 2014              :           Emerging Technologies in CBCT by Dr.Yoshimoro.
Invited Lecture.
December 2015         :           Oro Facial Infections - Symposium
February 2016           :           Maxillofacial Trauma – Symposium
February 2017           :           Dental Implants – Surgical and Prosthetic Concepts –
CDE and Hands-On Workshop
January 2018             :           Comprehensive CDE and Hands-On Workshop on Dental
Implants.
March 2018                :           Basic Life Support (BLS) in association with Apollo
Hospitals certified by the American Heart Association
(AHA).
July 2018                    :           CAD Haptic 3D Printing and Image Processing
December 2018         :           CDE on Oral Cancer in association with Mazumdar Shaw
Cancer Centre
February 2018           :           Comprehensive Implant Workshop
August 2019              :           Basic Life Support Workshop in association with American
Heart Association
February 2020           :           Students Perspective About Oral And
Maxillofacial Surgery
August 2021              :           Basic Life Support Workshop in association with American
Heart Association
December 2021         :           Webinar – Negligence in Dental Practice
February 2022           :           Walkathon – Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons’ Day
February 2022           :           CDE on Infection Control
July 2022                    :           Emerging trends in oral cancer diagnosis and management
December 2022         :           Basic Care and Life Support Workshop in association with
RGUHS JeevaRaksha Team
January 2023             :           Webinar – Negligence in Dental Practice
January 2023             :           Basic Care and Life Support Workshop in association with
RGUHS JeevaRaksha Team
June 2023                   :           Basic Care and Life Support Workshop in association with
RGUHS JeevaRaksha Team
July 2023                    :           Invited Guest Lecture on Digital Workflow in Implant
Dentistry and Career Prospects in UK