The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Saveetha Dental College conducted Histopathology Slide Series, Part 2 Salivary Gland Pathology on 17 th of August 2016. Slide viewing and diagnosis is an integral part of the field of Oral Pathology as Histopathology is the gold standard for Diagnosis.
Interpreting slides is an art that has to be mastered over years. As a sign of extending our student centric learning process the department of Oral Pathology had organised an interactive slide discussion program, where one to one histopathological interpretation of slides were taught to the students. The resource persons were Dr. Chatura.K.R. MD (General Pathology) Professor of Pathology ,JJM Medical College, Davangere and Dr.Vandana Raghunath MDS ,Professor and Head, Department of Oral Pathology,Narayana Dental College,Nellore. Dr. Chatura.K.R is an eminent Pathologist with nearly 20 years of experience in teaching and being associated with eminent pathologists across the world.She is one among the few people who can simplify and deliver much debated issues in the field with immense Clarity. Dr. Vandana Raghunath, Professor and Head, Department of Oral Pathology, Narayana Dental College is an excellent interpreter of slides who can translate it to the students effectively. Dr.Pratibha Ramani, Professor and Head, Department of Oral Pathology, Saveetha Dental College is an eminent Pathologist who is well trained under the mentorship of Dr. T.R. Saraswathi with an immense passion to teach.
The afternoon session involved facilitator mediated small group interactive slide viewing. The participants were divided into ten groups and provided individual microscopes and slides so as to understand the slides further and clarify their doubts with the concerned facilitators. The event was well received as the enigmatic lesions of salivary gland pathology was simplified to the students. The overwhelming response received by the program has opened doors to another series of soft tissue pathology in November.