Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

The department is spread over a large area with separate sections for exodontia, Postgraduate section and minor operation area.The department trains students at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in both theoretical and surgical aspects and help them in honing their skills. Department actively conducts the academic activities to engage the students in patient oriented clinical programs. Being a part of the SVS group of institutions, our department has an advantage of utilizing medical hospital facilities like modular Operation theatres, ICU, separate wards for male and female patients. Advanced diagnostic aids like CT and 1.5 Tesla MRI. Casualty or Emergency duties for post graduates provides comprehensive training in handling the maxillofacial emergency cases and interaction with allied specialities. Students have access to a vast collection of books and articles in both medical college and dental college library. Students can also undertake research projects in the state of art research facilities available at Palamuru biosciences which is a sister institution belonging to the same educational society.

One of the few Maxillofacial units doing microvascular reconstruction of Head and Neck defects in the country and is the only unit where transoral condylar surgeries have been performed. On an average, the unit performs free surgeries for a minimum of 150-200 patients every year  under Aarogyasri scheme.