The department of Oral and Maxillofacial is a hospital-based discipline where dentistry and the medical/surgical management of patients and diseases overlap. It was established in May 2013 under UMMC. Prior to 2013, all dental services to hospital patients were provided by the Dept of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, UM. At the early days of its establishment, this department comprises the specialty of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine only. Later in 2016, the department was joined by the Paediatric Dentistry, Special Care Dentistry, Oral & Maxillofacial Imaging and Forensic Dentistry units. The department is responsible for giving services within the realm of oral and maxillofacial care. It also conducts training for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in all six specialties.
