KLE Dental College Bangalore- KLE Society's Institute of Dental Sciences


	# 20, Yeshwanthpur Suburb, II Stage, Tumkur Road, Bangalore - 560 022 Tel: +91 80 23474137 Fax: +91 80 23474305
	Affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Approved by Government of Karnataka and Government of India

Departments

Oral Medicine and Radiology

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Conservative Dentistry

Pathology and Microbiology

Public Health Dentistry

Maxillofacial Pathology

Dr. Prabhakar B. Kore

M.P. (Rajya Sabha)

Chancellor, KLE University, Belgaum

Chairman, K.L.E.Society, Belgaum

Accreditions

Affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Approved by Government of Karnataka and Government of India

Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology is the branch of Dentistry concerned with the diseases of the hard and soft tissues of the mouth and its surrounding areas. The study of this subject includes the nature, identification, causes, processes and effects of these diseases.

The primary activities of our Department are

	Biopsy and Cytology services
	Clinical Pathology services
	Undergraduate teaching program

Biopsy and Cytology Services

We provide microscopic interpretation and diagnoses for biopsies and other tissue preparations from lesions in the oral and paraoral areas. These services are available to clinicians in private practice as well as patients who visit our hospital. If you wish to avail of these services, please e-mail us at oralpathkle@gmail.com.

Clinical Pathology Services

We provide blood, serum and urine investigations for patients who need to undergo any dental treatment at our hospital.

Undergraduate Teaching Program

The course curriculum for the undergraduate students is as follows:

	I BDS - Oral and Dental Anatomy, Histology, Physiology and Embryology (University exam to be taken at the end of the academic year)
	II BDS - Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (a few key topics are covered)
	III BDS - Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (University exam to be taken at the end of the academic year)

The classes are in the form of didactic lectures, interactive discussions / seminars and demonstrations

Vision

The vision of this department is to foster a generation of dentists who are committed and ethical in their lives, and who bring a high level of clinical and academic excellence to their work.

Mission

To create an atmosphere conducive to co-operative and competent learning
To provide diagnostic services of high quality
To participate in and promote relevant and useful research studies

Our Objectives

Expansion of the Department for Postgraduate training
Setting up of a research room
Upgradation of the laboratory
Collaborative studies with other institutes

Faculty Profile

Name of the faculty	Designation	Qualification	Total experience (as on 2019)	Photo
Dr.Pavithra Chandrashekar	Prof and HOD	BDS, MDS Fellowship in Forensic Odontology	9 years 6 months
Dr.Satyajit Topajiche	Senior Lecturer	BDS, MDS	4years
Dr Ashwini Hallikeri	Senior Lecturer	BDS,MDS	2 Years

Research Activities

Achievements

Dr. Pavithra – Publications

Spindle cell lipoma: a case report and review of literature Kathmandu univ med j 2012
A quantitative analysis of mast cells in periapical cyst and periapical granuloma National Research Denticon 2014
A Rare Case of Mumps Orchitis Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences. 2015
Comparative Evaluation Of The Antibacterial Efficacy Of The Aloe Vera And Tulsi: An In Vitro Study Journal of Research and Advancement in Dentistry 2015
'Evaluation of Antibacterial activity of CalotropisGigentica against Streptococcus Mutans and Lactobacillus Acidophilus - An in vitro comparative study' Journal of Conservative Dentistry 2015
Clinical Comparative study of Sumatriptan Versus Ergotamine Therapy in Migraine Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences 2015
Prevalence of Bronchial Asthma in Allergic Rhinitis Patients A Community based Assessments among Adults in Bangalore. Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences 2015
Non Syndromic Familial Hyperdontia: A Case Report of Two Brothers Journal of Research and Advancement in Dentistry 2015
Antioxidant status in diabetic nephropathy Journal of evidence based medicine and healthcare 2015
Education, demography and socio economic factors influencing compliance of TB patients to DOTS therapy under RNTCP cross sectional study Journal of evidence based medicine and healthcare 2015
Acromegaly: a case report. International journal of oral & maxillofacial pathology 2011
Oral submucous fibrosis- a study of prevalence and etiology among adults of bagalkot district International journal of preventive dentistry and oral epidemiology 2012

Dr. Ashwini H – Senior lecturer

1. Mahadesh J, Devi L and Hallikeri A. Comparative study of bcl-2 protein expression in the epithelial cells of keratocysticodontogenictumour and Ameloblastoma. International Journal of current research 2016;8(6)

2.Mohan CV, Charan Gowda BK, Denish Sharma H, Kokila G, Ashwini Hallikeri and Rudramurthy S. Postmortem histological changes of oral mucosal Tissue in hypoxic and histotoxic death to differentiate cause and manner of death. Forensic Res Criminol Int J 2016:2(4).

3. Satyajit Topajiche, Aishwarya Bhat, Pavitra Chandrashekar, Ashwini Hallikeri. Knowledge, attitude and practice of ergonomics in 2^nd year BDS students in dental college of Bangalore City-A questionnaire survey. KLES dental journal 2019 vol- 8.

Dr. Satyajit Topajiche – Senior Lecturer

“Basal cell adenoma of minor salivary gland-a rare case with review”- A case report- Year 2013, Volume-4, Issue-3 (July–September) Print ISSN : 0976-0180 Online ISSN : 2229-4457. Authors-Kumar Vinay K, Murthy Sarvani, Kumar Naveen RK,John Rinju Elsa, Topajiche Satyajit.
“Genotoxic Effect Of Methyl Methacrylate and Nickel Cobalt Chromium in Dental Laboratory Technicians- A Micronuclei and Cytomorphometric study of buccal mucosal cell”- accepted for publication at the Toxicology International journal. Manuscript Number: TI_72_15.
K. Kumar V, LN Akshata, Kumarswamy S,H G Suhas,Topajiche SS. Efficacy of Lycopene in combination with Vitamin E in management of OSMF. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(6):6-9.

Ongoing Research and Completed Research

1. Palatal rugae patterns in orthodontically treated cases- Do age and duration of treatment play a pivotal role?

2. Relationship of melanocyte to mast cell in lichen planus and lichenoid reaction an comparative immunohistochemical study”

3. Antimicrobial efficacy of Fenugreek extract against Oral Candida species in Diabetics- An invitro study

4. Antimicrobial efficacy of Fennel extract against Streptococcus mutans in Orthodontic patients-An invitro study

5. Do rods simulate prints? A forensic odontology study.