Oral Medicine & Radiology
DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW
Tobacco Cessation Centre has been started in the department as per the DCI guidelines. Value added course on tobacco de-addiction training for interns is conducted every year in collaboration with the faculty of Life First foundation. Patients who develop addiction to tobacco or related products are systematically counseled in this unit by trained staff members of the department and kept under regular follow up for their habit cessation.
Innovative teaching learning methods are regularly conducted for third year, Final year and PG by staff. Along with this a separate case based group discussions also initiated for Post-Graduate students on Cone Beam Computed tomography & Computed Tomography images to upgrade their knowledge.
FACULTY
Dr. Mukta Motwani
- Appreciated for making "Significant Contributions & Dedicated Efforts" with NAAC A+ at Govt Dental College & Hospital, Nagpur 2023-24.
- Chairperson in Preparation of Blueprint of Oral Medicine & Radiology subject for BDS Curriculum, MUHS, Nashik February 2024.
- A) Participated in the conclave of Dental Education Leaders on "Mapping the future of Dental Health care through CBDE availing skill based simulation training" on 24th January 2024 at Sharad Pawar Dental College, Sawangi, Wardha
B) Participated in IP awareness/training program under National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission on 27th June 2024 by government of India ministry of commerce and industry dept. for promotion of industry & internal trade office of the controller general of patents, design & trade marks, National IP Awareness Mission (NIPAM) - Participated 74th Dental Biswa Bangla Convention Centre on 2-4 February 2024.
- Chairperson in scientific session & participated NIDACON 2024 on 17th - 18th Feb 2024 by Indian Dental Association.
- Appointed as Chairperson of Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) Board of GDC, Nagpur on 9th Feb 2024.
- A) Resource faculty in Basic Research Methodology Workshop on 20th - 22nd Feb 24 under the aegis of MUHS, Nashik at RD DC & RC, Nagpur.
B)Guest lecture in Basic Workshop in Health Sciences Education Technology from 6th - 8th Aug 2024 at RD DC & RC, Nagpur by HSET Unit. - Paper presentation at FDI World dental congress on 12th - 15th Sept 2024 'Fractal Dimension analysis at implant site on CBCT' at Istanbul, Turkey.
- Published 5 copyrights as author at Government of India copyright register with Registration number of L-155250/2024, L-154577/2024, L-154258/2024, L-151129/2024 & L-151395/2024 and 6 copyrights as co-author and 7 published article in 2023-24.
- Awarded PG Diploma in Dental Health Education for 2020-2021 years from DMIMS, Wardha.
Dr. Apeksha Dhole
- Resource Faculty for MUHS implant – fellowship course 2023-24 at RDDC Nagpur.
- Resource Faculty for Basic workshop in HSET (MUHS/METTT/47/2024) on 6th to 8th August 2024 at RDDC Nagpur.
- 3. A) Published a book titled- ‘Efficacy of tobacco & areca nut counselling module in school children at IOT academy publishers’ with ISBN No. 978-93-93622-45-7 on May 2024.
B) Contributed as co-author for books
1.Efficacy of Mycophenolate Mofetil in the management of Pemphigus Vulgaris – A systematic review and meta-analysis. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. 2nd June 2021.
2.Lycopene- in the treatment of OSMF, published in 2019.
3.Vitamins in Dentistry- A Comprehensive Review’ published in 2018.
4.Comprehensive review on medical emergencies in a dental office, published in 2017. - Resource Faculty for ‘PG orientation Workshop’ for 2023-2024 at RDDC & RC, Nagpur.
- Guest Speaker for CDE organized by dept. of oral surgery titled 'Holistic Management of Oral Pre-cancer' on 15th January 2024 at RDDC & RC, Nagpur.
- International paper presentation at Conference on Dentistry & Oral Health, Rome held on 24th May 2024 titled- Bee pollen in the treatment of oral submucous fibrosis patients: a randomized clinical drug trial.
- International paper presentation at Conference on Dentistry & Oral Health, Rome held on 24th May 2024 titled- Bee pollen in the treatment of oral submucous fibrosis patients: a randomized clinical drug trial.
- Awarded PhD in the subject of Oral Medicine & Radiology on 30th March 2021.
- A) Completed ‘Advanced certificate course in health sciences education technology MUHS certificate course in 2016.
B)Awarded PG Diploma in Dental Health Education for 2021-2022 years from DMIMS, Wardha. - Awarded with ‘Scroll of Honour’, by JCI Medico, Nagpur for the outstanding contribution for activities during the year 2019-23.
Dr. Tapasya Karemore
- Awarded PhD by MUHS, Nashik on 23rd Feb 2024.
- Awarded PhD by MUHS, Nashik on 23rd Feb 2024.
- Resource person for symposium at Hitkarini Dental College, Jabalpur on 8th September 2023 Topic – CBCT: a comprehensive approach and updates to improve dental practice.
- Guest speaker at XX national triple O symposium 2023 held on 1st & 2nd April 2023 at faculty of dental sciences, institute of medical sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
- Best Individual Performer (Teaching Staff), Department of Oral Medicine Radiology for the year 2022-23 at Ranjeet Deshmukh Dental College and Research Centre, Nagpur.
- Won 1st prize in the ‘Essay Competition 2021: Category 3A’ titled “Strengthening of OMR Training”.
- Best Individual Performer (Teaching Staff), Department of Oral Medicine Radiology for the year 2019-20 at VSPM Dental College and Research Centre, Nagpur.
- Travel grant for attending the 3rd Batch of Regional Course on Good Clinical Practice (GCP) 2017 held at Nepal. Travel grant WHO Regional Training Center (RTC) for Health Research by TDR for the South East Asia Region, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
- Awarded prestigious FAIMER fellowship in February 2016 at CMCL Ludhiana, Punjab.
Dr. Smriti Golhar
- Keynote presentation on “Effect of Astaxanthin supplementation in the Management of Oral Submucous Fibrosis Patients: A comparative study” 5th International Conference on “Dentistry and Oral Health” held on 13th – 14th November 2023, Dubai, UAE.
- Pursuing PHD Degree, SPDC, Sawangi Wardha.
- As Guest Speaker in the CDE program on 6th February 2024 World Cancer Day at Dept. of Oral Medicine & Radiology, at RD DCRC, Nagpur.
- Paper presented & participated at a four-day international conference, International Oral Cancer Congress 2024/IOCCON 2024 as a Faculty by the National Health Academy, India & the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka 1st - 4th Feb 2024 on the occasion of World Cancer Day.
- Guest Speaker - Tobacco awareness & measures for quitting the habit among non-teaching employees of VSPMAHE on World No Tobacco Day on 31st May 2024.
- Paper Presentation - National IAOMR PG Convention Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences, Lucknow Dpt. Of OMR on 23rd - 24th Aug 2024.
- As a Chairperson for 'Holistic Management of Oral Pre-cancer' at Dept. of Oral Surgery on 15th January 2024 at RDDC & RC, Nagpur.
- Completed the Swayam exam online course with 70% August to October 2022.
- Completed the Swayam exam online course “Introduction to systematic reviews for dental health professional” 90% November 2023.
- Completed the Swayam exam online course “Ethics Review of Health Research (NIE-ICMR e-Certificate course: NleCer 102)”2024.
Dr. Rucha Pandharipande
- Published a book titled “Management guide in Oral medicine: A concise review” and was awarded as best seller for the year 2023 and 2024 by innovative publications.
- Speaker at CDE programme organized on occasion of “World Cancer Day” at Ranjeet Deshmukh Dental College and Research Centre, Nagpur on 6th Feb 2024.
- Speaker for sensitization on “Oral cancer awareness, detection and referral for ASHA workers” on occasion of “World No tobacco day” - 28th march 2024 at Ranjeet Deshmukh Dental College and Research Centre, Nagpur.
- Speaker at Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College and Hospital Nagpur on the topic “Strategies for Tobacco cessation: the road to quitting” on 11th June 2024.
- Won Most proactive PG student of the year award by dental academy excellence awards in 2019 at India Habitat Center, New Delhi.
- As guest speaker “Diagnostic aids in Oral cancer – Basics to Advances” at webinar on Oral Health and Dental Care held at Dubai, UAE on 8th March 2021.
- Won overall best poster award on “Artificial salivary gland engineering” at 28th national conference IAOMR Kanyakumari on 15 December 2016.
- Won first prize in poster presentation on “T scan: bite to know your bite” at NIDACON 2018 Nagpur on 7th Jan 2018.
- Registered copyright under Govt. of India for ‘Nicotine free formulation in tobacco cessation’ on 20/10/2024 and has co-authored several copyrights.
- Completed Swayam course on “Basic course in Biomedical research” conducted by Indian council of medical research (ICMR) and National institute of epidemiology.
Dr. Zareesh Akhtar
- Presented a paper titled "Management of Bilateral TMJ Dislocation" at the International Orofacial Pain Congress 2024.
- Paper presented at MUHS AVISHKAR 2022 Nashik on topic ‘Comparative evaluation of alveolar bone height in anterior maxilla with or without central incisor using CBCT in central Indian population -A retrospective study’ in December 2022.
- Paper presented at 4th national symbiotic interdisciplinary conference and competition by SPDC Sawangi on topic ‘A case of odontogenic keratocyst mimicking ameloblastoma-A case report’ in November 2022.
- Paper presented at Indian Dental Association Nagpur branch on topic ‘A case of well differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of right upper alveolus involving maxillary sinus and floor of orbit’ - NIDACON at Nagpur, April 2022.
- Poster presented at 32nd National IAOMR conference at Khammam on topic ‘Cyberknife radiotherapy in India’ in December 2021.
- Awarded a research project grant for “Comparative evaluation of the relationship between foot posture with facial morphology and dentoskeletal malocclusion using cephalometry in mixed and permanent dentition: An analytical observational study” by the Ekehsaas Foundation, Nagpur in 2021.
The department of Oral Medicine and Radiology is always at the forefront in undertaking extensive research in newer fields. Studies are being carried out on CBCT, Radio-videography, OPG and Lateral Cephalograms by the departmental postgraduate students. Innovative drug trials are being conducted with long term follow-ups and positive results.
Also, a long term research project involving MRI and Occlusal splints in Temporo-mandibular joint disorder patients is in progress. Various questionnaire studies are also carried out successfully and published. On the whole, the entire Department is very keen on conducting research activities which are guided and always encouraged by the Head of the department.
Total research projects completed to date: 11
Ongoing research projects: 16 (2024-2022)
Total Patent-1(2022)
TREATMENTS
SERVICES
The Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology deals with the diagnosis and non-surgical management
- Oro- facial diseases and the oral manifestations of systemic disorders
- Oral Pre-cancerous lesions and conditions like Leukoplakia, OSMF, Lichen Planus, Erythroplakia
- Oral cancer
- Congenital maxillofacial lesions
- Viral lesion
- Tobacco Cessation Centre has been started in the department as per the DCI guidelines in December 2018.
The Department of Oral and maxilla-facial Radiology deals with the radiographic diagnosis of Congenital, Inflammatory, Traumatic, Odontogenic cyst & Tumors and non Odontogenic Tumors as well as with the miscellaneous disorders like Fibro-osseous Lesions.
TESTIMONIALS
मी राम मेश्राम वय ४० वर्षे , माझ्या दातांची ट्रीटमेंट व्ही एस पी एम डेंटल कॉलेज व हॉस्पिटल येथे केले इथे सर्व स्टाफ खूपच कॉपरेटीव्ह आहे माझे उपचार योग्य पद्धतीने केले व मी इथे होणाऱ्या उपचाराची माहिती सर्वांना देणार आहे मी ह्या उपचाराने फार समाधानी आहे
धन्यवाद
राम मेश्राम
मै रमेश भाटिया , उम्र ५० साल , दांत के दर्द के लिए व्हे एस पि एम् डेंटल कॉलेज में इलाज कराने आया था यहाँ मेरा बराबर तरीके से इलाज किया गया तथा उपचार की सलाह डाक्टरों द्वारा दी गयी मै मेरे इस ट्रीटमेंट से बहुत समाधानी हु और मेरे बाकी क दोस्त और परिवार वालो को यहाँ ट्रीटमेंट कराने की अवश्य सलाह दूंगा