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Department
of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology
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LSUHSC
School of
Dentistry
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology
Box 144
1100 Florida Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone: 504-941-8449
Email:
rmende@lsuhsc.edu |
The Department of Oral and
Maxillofacial Pathology seeks to promote education, research, and
practice of its specialty. It is uniquely situated in the curriculum
between the basic and clinical sciences and provides over 350 didactic
hours of instruction to dental and dental hygiene students.
Additionally, over 50 hours of didactic instruction is given annually
in support of training programs for postgraduate students and
residents. With its Oral Pathology Biopsy Service, the department
offers support to the clinics, processing and interpreting biopsies
from school patients. All faculty actively participate in clinic
consults throughout the school.
The department is dedicated to the
promotion of the highest standards in education, research, and practice
of oral and maxillofacial pathology. In addition to functions in
support of the LSUHSC School of Dentistry, the department offers
services to the dental profession and public. Its Oral Pathology Biopsy
Service processes and diagnoses over 2,000 oral biopsies each year.
Faculty in the department provided over 50 hours of continuing
education to dental professionals in the past year. The department's
forensic odontology services aid law enforcement in the identification
of bodies.
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