Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar
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Department of Oral Medicine
Oral medicine is the specialty of dentistry concerned with oral health care of patients and with chronic recurrent and medically related disorders/conditions of oral & maxillofacial region. This specialty deals with the diagnosis and non-surgical management of these disorders/conditions. Oral medicine is the interface between general medicine and dentistry.
Patient's Care
The Khyber College of Dentistry Department of Oral Medicine is actively involved in patient care, teaching and research involving diagnosis and nonsurgical management of diseases of the orofacial complex and systemic and behavioral disorders that impact oral health, including:
• Orofacial pain, including temporomandibular disorders (TMD)
• Neurosensory and motor disorders
• Mucosal diseases
• Pre-Malignant disorders
• Oral Cancer
• Dental care for patients with disabilities
• Salivary Dysfunction
• Oral complications of systemic illnesses
• Dental urgent care
• Oral manifestations of Drugs side effects and interactions
• Sore tongue and disorder of taste
• Psychosomatic effects of oral diseases
• The influence of oral diseases on general health
Department Faculty
Name
Designation
Qualification
PMDC Faculty Reg. No
E-mail Address
PublicationsDr. Asmatullah
Associate Professor
BDS, MCPS, FCPSName
Designation
Qualification
PMDC Faculty Reg. No
E-mail Address
PublicationsDr. Umerullah
Demonstrator
BDS, FCPS
12652-DName
Designation
Qualification
PMDC Faculty Reg. No
E-mail Address
PublicationsDr. Sahar Shakeel
Demonstrator
BDS, MCPS
9448-D