Histopathology Research Laboratory

This is just one of the Laboratory facilities that College of Dentistry Research Center offered in the college. In relation to this Routine Histopathology Technique deals on Maxillo-Facial Cases which are done in the college through Specialist Clinic and referral of rare cases are submitted to us from King Khalid University Hospital and other clinic or hospital that needs the assistance of our laboratory. The surgeon makes their own evaluation to the patients and necessary operation is done case to case basis. Thereafter specimen is submitted to Histopathology Laboratory proper logging is done as to Patient data; give its corresponding surgical number. The Pathologist will make the necessary grossing of the specimen in relation to the size, shape, color and measurement. It is the Pathologist who decides which of the site of the specimen will be submitted for Tissue processing which entails for 16 hours thru our Tissue Processor by the technician concerned, who will do the rest from Embedding, Sectioning, Staining and Mounting of the slides.  Special Staining are requested as needed which will help for further confirmation of the diagnosis.  The slides eventually given to the Pathologist for Pathological interpretation which will leads to the Diagnosis of the case. Then necessary pathological report follows, concerned clinics and Doctor take the report for their own information regarding the status of the case.

The next is the Research Laboratory wherein Professors, Assistant Professors, Postgraduate and Undergraduate student do research in the Laboratory. They have fill up the necessary papers and secure the approval of the Director of the CDRC.  and properly recorded. Their specimen is submitted to us like soft tissue and bone will undergo decalcification before it can be processed thus entails to follow the procedure of a Routine Histopathology technique, Special stain is requested as well. Some of the research are funded wherein the Researchers provides all the reagents and others materials needed to accomplished the said research while the Non-funded the Research Center will provide all what is needed until it is done.

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