Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery is the oldest department of Goa Dental College & Hospital. It was part of the Goa Medical College. Goa Medical College is the first medical college in Asia established in 1842 as Escola Medica by the Portuguese. Goa Dental College was established in 1980. Same year Dept of Dentistry was called D.O.S. (Dept of Oral Surgery) Later in year 1984 was called Dept of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. Till date Dept of Oral & maxillofacial surgery has its presence in the Goa Medical College where all the emergency and trauma services are provided to the patients having Maxillofacial problems. In addition Department has 20 beded in-patient ward (138) and carries out all major surgical procedures in Goa Medical College.

The Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in Goa Dental College has a separate minor OMFS clinic, implantology clinic and exodontia. In exodontia the undergraduates are trained in basic extraction procedures. In the Minor OMFS clinic all minor surgical procedures under local anaesthesia are performed. The dept also has a exclusive implantology clinic where placement of dental implants and prepreosthetic surgical procedures are routinely performed.

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Faculty

Dr. Vikas Dhupar, Professor and Head
Dr. Francis Akkara, Professor
Dr. Praveen Satish Kumar, Asst. Professor
Dr. Omkar Shetye, Asst. Professor
Dr. Saurabh Kamat, Asst. Professor
Dr. Pooja N. Mandrekar, Lecturer
Dr. Edlyn Rodrigues, Lecturer
Dr. Rakshit Khandeparker, Lecturer
Dr. Rahul Kamat, Lecturer
Dr. Mohan Naik, Senior resident
Dr. Divya Khaunte, Senior resident
Dr. Sthita Gurrala, Senior resident
Dr. Trishala Fernandes, Senior resident
Dr. Sayali Dessai, Senior resident

Non-teaching staff:

S/N. Maria Blanche Fernandes, Staff Nurse
S/N. Elsa Iva Joao, Staff Nurse
S/N. Steffi Catarina Pereira, Staff Nurse
S/N. Vaijayanti Teli , Staff Nurse
S/N. Vandana Mandrekar, Staff Nurse
S/N. Siddhi S Parab, Staff Nurse
S/N. Vijayta Mandrekar, Staff Nurse
S/N. Clency Fernandes, Staff Nurse
S/N. Media Almeida, Staff Nurse
S/N. Seema Ganpat Naik ,Staff Nurse
S/N. Rahul A Virnodkar, Staff Nurse
S/N. Vaishali Agarwadekar, Staff Nurse
S/N. Utkarsha V Kamat, Staff Nurse
S/N. Rudraksh M Lad, Staff Nurse
S/N. Pratiksha P Naik, Staff Nurse
S/N. Divya D Shetgaonkar, Staff Nurse
S/N. Deu B Gawas, Staff Nurse
S/N. Karishma K. Ugvekar, Staff Nurse
S/N. Sonam B. Gawas, Staff Nurse
S/N. Sushma C Sawant, Staff Nurse
S/N. Sunita B Jangli, Staff Nurse
S/N. Swati M Naik, Staff Nurse
S/N. Divya D Dabale, Staff Nurse
S/N. Priyanka N Jalmi, Staff Nurse
S/N. Trupti T Velingkar, Staff Nurse
S/N. Sonali Kumari, Staff Nurse
S/N. Archana V Gurao, Staff Nurse
S/N. Hyacinta R Menino Fernandes, Staff Nurse
S/N. Bharti V Humane, Staff Nurse
S/N. Sneha S Rawal, Staff Nurse
S/N. Vandana Mandrekar, Staff Nurse
Mrs. Deepashree Chatim, Lab Assistant
Mrs. Sumitra Gawas, Attendant
Mr. Anant Alornekar, attendant
Mr. Nitin Bhomkar, attendant

Academics

Intake of Undergraduate students: 50 per year

Intake of Postgraduate students: 2 per year

Passing percentage in the last 5 years: 100%

Placement of Postgraduate students (Last 5 Years):

Teaching Positions- 7

Practice- 3

Number of scientific publications (2018-2019): 8

Highlights

The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery deals with the diagnosis and treatment of patients with diseases affecting the mouth, jaws, face and neck.

Procedures undertaken by the department include:

surgical treatment of facial injuries – complex craniofacial fractures, fractures of the lower jaw, upper jaw, cheekbone, nose, and orbit (sometimes all of these together) and soft tissue injuries of the mouth, face and neck
removal of head and neck benign and malignant tumours
reconstructive surgery
Dental Implants and bone grafting for prosthetic rehabilitation of Jaws
removal of impacted teeth and complex buried dental roots
removal of jaw tumours and cysts
cosmetic surgery temporomandibular (jaw) joint surgery
salivary gland surgery – for benign and malignant lesions
surgical treatment of cleft lip and palate and other congenital facial deformities

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Operation Theatres

Maxillofacial Clinic

Exodontia Clinic

Dental Implant Clinic

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