Department of Oral Pathology
The educational program of the department of Oral Pathology comprises a broad range of examination and understanding of the patho-biologic basis of oral diseases.
Most of the faculty members have advanced graduate and specialty training, providing a core of scientists whose leadership in research and education position them at the cutting edge of pathological examination and research.
The department’s undergraduate dental curriculum includes courses in the third year and is integrated with those of other departments at Shifa College of Dentistry.
The course emphasizes the responsibility of the dentist to see problems affecting the oral region in the context of overall health status. It consists of identifying problems affecting the teeth and supporting structures, understanding and identifying oral mucosal and salivary gland disorders, oro facial neurological and chronic pain disorders and oral manifestations of systemic diseases, etc.The laboratory provides histo-pathological examination for in depth understanding and learning of various disorders.
The goal is to develop the dental student’s knowledge and skill in comprehensive histo- pathological study, laboratory and practical activities, to help students to diagnose, and to educate the next generation of leaders in Oral Pathology.
Recent Achievements:
Although the classes have not yet commenced, we have successfully developed the theoretical and practical curriculum for Oral Pathology and have also managed to relate academia with research in an attempt to create a research based learning environment for the students.
The achievements of our faculty members from 2015 onwards is as follows:
Dr. Mir Rizwan Ahmed
BDS, MPH, MPhil, CHPE
Head of Department of Oral Pathology
RESEARCH PAPERS:
- Review of Dental Operative Procedures and the Causes of Tooth Extraction at the Railway General Hospital Rawalpindi (IIMC. 2015, 10(3): 230-32)
- Histopathological evaluation of Odontogenic Keratocysts and Radicular Cysts in Peshawar, (PODJ, 2018; 88(2); 164-68)
ARTICLES UNDER PUBLICATION:
- E-Cadherin expression at Invasive Tumour Front (ITF) in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
- Histopathological evaluation of Odontogenic Keratocysts and Radicular Cysts in Peshawar.
- E-Cadherin expression in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma among Tobacco and non-Tobacco chewers.
- E-Cadherin expression in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma as a Histological Grading Marker.
Dr. Romaisa Arshad Khokar
BDS, MPhil
Senior Registrar
RESEARCH PAPERS:
- Incidence Of Human Papilloma Virus in Patients of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Subset of Pakistani Population – Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
- Retrospective Study of the Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Severity of Periodontal Disease in Chronic Periodontitis Patients – Journal of International Dental and Medical Research (SCOPUS)
WORKSHOPS:
- Research Methodology and Synopsis Writing Workshop – Army Medical College Rawalpindi
- Research Designs in Diagnostic Studies – National University of Medical Sciences
- Working with Laboratory Animals – Army Medical College, Rawalpindi
- Workshop on Data Analysis through SPSS/Essential Biostatistics – Pakistan Society of Chemical Pathologists, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi
- Value of Primary Screening of HPV using Xpert assay for the prevention of Cervical Cancer – Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Dr. Aneela Bashir
BDS, M.Phil scholar (oral pathology).
Demonstrator.
WORK SHOPS:
1. Conference on Evidence Based Dentistry.(IADSR ),2015 ( University of Health sciences Lahore).
2.Conference on Evidence of Forensic Odontology. 2018 (Peshawar Dental college).
3.Short course on Research Methodology and Synopsis Writing .2019 (Peshawar Medical college).
4.Workshop on Research Methodology. 2019 ( CPSP Peshawar).
5.Certified contact course of Medical Health Education.2019(Peshawar Medical College).
Future Plans:
Our aim is to conduct the MPhil and MDS programs in Oral Pathology for practicing pathologists, residents, and fellows in the coming future.
