General Pathology

Introduction

General Pathology is a basic science that is a fundamental part of medical and dental education.

The subject of General Pathology is taught in the second year of BDS program. The teaching hours for various disciplines of the subject matter are in accordance with the recommendations of Pakistan Medical Commission and National University of Medical Sciences.

Mission

The General Pathology department of the Dental College at HITEC Institute of Medical Sciences is dedicated to provide a thorough knowledge and guidance for second year undergraduate dental students. Our mission is to equip the students with all the necessary knowledge of this core basic pathology science which is pertinent for their successful advancement towards subsequent years. Our primary objective would be to ensure that each student has an adequate knowledge base of basic general pathology which is imperative for the better understanding of different pathologies.

Objectives

The objective is to ensure that the students are able to;

To take and interpret a patient’s medical and dental history.
Examine and correlate the clinical picture of diseases with their histopathology.
To interpret pathological changes clinically and radiographically.
To rule out the diagnosis with the help of various histopathological structures and markers.
To differentiate between diseases having similar clinical picture with the help of histopathological features.

Available Facilities

Well-trained and dedicated Faculty
Well-equipped teaching labs
Tutorial Room
State of art Museum

Faculty of Dental Materials

Head of Department

Name : Dr. Sadia Israr

Designation : HOD & Assistant Professor

Qualification : MBBS, M.Phil

Dr. Sadia Israr is a competent Assistant professor and head of General Pathology department at HITEC-IMS Dental College. She is a medical graduate from Quaid e Azam medical college, Bahawalpur. She proceeded her M.Phil. from Army Medical college (NUMS) in chemical Pathology (2019). She has teaching experience for more than 7 years. Dr Sadia joined this college in April 2022. Being an integral part of the College. She is providing teaching, learning and research facilities in Pathological sciences. Active participation in modification of new Curriculum (second year BDS) has also been a shining feature of her career. Beyond academics, she mentors, engage and support students and actively participate extracurricular activities as BDS patron of the Media society. She is also the Incharge of HITEC-IMS newsletter.

Faculty

Sr. No	Name	Designation	Qualifications
1.	Dr. Sadia Israr	HOD & Assistant Professor	MBBS, M.phil
2.	Dr. Fareeha Aleem	Demonstrator	BDS
3.	Dr. Jaweria Islam	Demonstrator	BDS