Dharmsinh Desai University |

Headed by Prof. Dr. Jitendra K. Rajani, the Department strives to provide basic knowledge of normal dental anatomy, histology and pathology for improved understanding of the disease by increasing the diagnostic skills. Dr. Rajani has a number of national and international publications to his name, and has earned great laurels with his successful dental practice for more than two decades now.

Clinic for diagnostic procedures
Computer room having microscope and camera attachment along with image analysis software
Separate sections for undergraduate and postgraduate students

Oral pathology lab
Partnership with Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute for the placement of postgraduate students
Histopathology procedures lab, grossing room, processing room and seminar room with projector facility

Separate dental anatomy and dental histology laboratory
Well-maintained museum which has a large collection of hard and soft tissue specimens of some common as well as rare disease along with their clinical, radiographic details for students and visitors to help understand the subject at a glance

Histopathological Examination

The Department deals with the diagnosis of variety of disorders that manifest in the oral cavity and structures adjacent to it. Diseases with common presentation but different behaviour need to be evaluated with microscopic examination. The surgically removed representative areas of disease in the patient are processed, followed by the microscopic examination. Accurate diagnosis is made, based on which treatment modalities and outcome of the procedures can be decided.

Cytology Examination

Patients having habit of tobacco chewing or smoking and ones who are more likely to develop cancer are examined and treated by simple outpatient department procedure of cytology. The procedure neither requires any special instrument nor is it technique sensitive. The early diagnosis of such diseases by this method can help in early detection of cancer.

Recent Advances

The Microscope with camera attachment: It is a helpful tool in simultaneous evaluation of microscopic image. It can be helpful for study purpose and documentation too.

Image analysis software: It is latest image analysis software, used by scientists for analysing the images in a simple manner. Live images can be seen and captured with additional advantage of analysing it at the same time.

Armamentarium

Automatic Tissue Processor
It is a series of tissue containers which contains several reagents and the embedding medium in the end. It is used for the purpose of processing of tissue sample.
Phase Contrast Microscopy
This microscopy technique is also very essential for studying structures in detail. It converts phase shifts in light and help visualises the object of interest in a better way.

Automatic Knife Sharpener
It is an automatic tool which sharpens the knife used with the microtome. It is safe and effective method with which one can have a perfect knife edge.
Dark Field Microscopy
It is a microscopy technique in which different illumination technique is used to enhance the contrast in unstained samples.

Manual and Semi-Automatic Microtome
It is used for accurate cutting of tissue samples at a precise thickness in a controlled and comfortable manner.
Polarising Microscopy
A valuable diagnostic tool that helps in better understanding of the isotropic and anisotropic structures.
Stereo Microscope
Used to view enlarged images of objects without being processed.