The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Saveetha Dental College conducted Histopathology Slide Series, Part 1 Odontogenic Pathology on 22nd February 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 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. B. sivapathasundaram, Professor and Head, Department of Oral Pathology, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College. Dr. Sivapathasundaram is an eminent Oral Pathologist and is the author of the Famous Shafer's Textbook of Oral Pathology. With years of experience in teaching and being associated with eminent oral pathologists across the world , he is one among the few people who can simplify and deliver much debated issues in the field with immense Clarity. Dr. Shashidara R, Professor and Head , Department of Oral Pathology, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Coorg. Dr. Shashidara being a student of the Stalwart Dr. R. Vishwanathan and in association with Dr T.V.Narayan and Dr. Anita Borges 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. Dr. Pratibha Ramani 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 odontogenic pathology was simplified to the students. The overwhelming response received by the program has opened doors to another series of salivary gland pathology in July and soft tissue pathology in November.