The specialty of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) is the art and science that merges the skill and acumen acquired in dentistry with the knowledge and confidence of medical surgical specialty by treating minor surgical to major in patient surgical treatments.
From the humble beginning of dental background, confined to treating difficult extractions and impacted teeth and jaw pathologies, to treating of facial bone fractures the specialty has gradually widened its expertise to cosmetic jaw and facial surgery (Orthognathic Surgery), Oral Rehabilitation through Dental Implants, Temporo Mandibular Joint disorder management and to the handle the ever burgeoning burden of oral pre-cancer and cancer of oral cavity.
The department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, which is making its presence felt more and more in the medical world can have no better place to show its potential than the esteemed TMU University with its world class Super-specialty Hospital and state of the art healthcare system in the country. The Department is responsible for management of the maxillofacial trauma in the 1100 bedded medical center and hospital. Round the clock service, outpatient inpatient and emergency service is provided by a team of experienced maxillofacial surgeons working as expert service providers 24 X 7 X 365 not to mention the extra day on the Leap year.
The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery offers MDS course which has an intake capacity of five students per year. Numerous clinical trials, in-vitro studies and surveys dealing with the various treatment modalities and advances in the subject are conducted in our department. Interesting researches and original studies undertaken by the post graduate students and staff members are regularly been published in the leading national and international journals. Post graduate students attend national and state conferences, convention and various CDE programs held every year.
Scientific forum is conducted by the department once every year where post graduate students and staff make presentation about the current and ongoing advances in our specialty to enlighten the knowledge of postgraduates from other specialty department and under graduate students. Seminars, journal clubs, pedagogy, case presentations and tests are conducted for the post graduate students on regularly according to the schedule prepared on a monthly basis.
| Sl. No. | Name of Equipments |
|---|---|
| 1 | Electrically operated Dental Chairs with shadowless lamp, spittoon, 3 way syringe, instrument tray and high otorized suction, with micromotor and micro motor attachment |
| 2 | Autoclave |
| 3 | Fumigators |
| 4 | Oscillating saw with all hand pieces |
| 5 | Surgical instruments (General surgery kit including tracheotomy kit, Minor oral surgery kit, Osteotomy kit, Cleft surgery kit, Bone grafting kit, Emergency kit, Trauma set including bone plating kit, Implantology kit with implants) |
| 6 | Distraction osteogenesis kit |
| 7 | Peizo surgical unit |
| 8 | Magnifying loops |
| 9 | Operating microscope and Microsurgery kit |
| 10 | Dermatomes |
| Sl. No. | Name of Equipments |
|---|---|
| 11 | Needle destroyer |
| 12 | Ultrasonic Cleaner capacity 3.5 lts |
| 13 | Formalin chamber |
| 14 | Pulse oxymeter |
| 15 | Ventilator |
| 16 | Major operation theatre with all facilities |
| 17 | Recovery and Intensive Care Unit with all necessary life support equipments |
| 18 | Fibrooptic light |
| 19 | Inpatient beds |
| 20 | Fiber optic laryngoscope |
| 21 | Computer with internet connection with attached printer and scanner |
| 22 | LCD projector |
| 23 | Refrigerator |
