Welcome to Tele Oral Pathology

Your Specialist: Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology is the specialty of pathology and dentistry disciplines that deals with the nature, identification, and management of diseases affecting the oral and maxillofacial regions. It is a science that investigates the causes, processes, and effects of these diseases. The practice of oral pathology includes research and diagnosis of diseases using clinical, radiographic, microscopic, biochemical, or other examinations.

Tele Oral Pathology implies the use by a board certified oral and maxillofacial pathologist, of information technology and telecommunications where video, photographs, radiographs and other images (when available) can be shared during virtual consultations. This allows the diagnosis of oral diseases, treatment planning and follow ups.

Oral pathology is not only about looking through a microscope at biopsies, collecting biopsies and such. It also involves clinical interaction with patients. Now, with Tele Oral Pathology, much of the patient interaction, screening, consulting and follow-up treatment monitoring can be accomplished in a virtual setting. With this technology, it is also possible to pre-screen patients for the need to take biopsies.

Our experience is that patients have many questions and concerns about oral and maxillofacial diseases that have not or cannot be addressed by their primary care provider/dentist. Traditionally, a primary care provider may do an initial exam, take a biopsy if tissue exhibit unusual characteristics, and pass that on to an oral pathologist for laboratory processing and diagnosis. In such cases, the diagnosis would typically be re-laid back to the originating doctor for feedback and follow-up with the patient. Thereby, the patient seldom get to discuss his/her condition with the oral pathology expert.

Tele Oral Pathology, using video conferencing, brings the affordable benefits of direct patient interaction, to the privacy and comfort of a patient’s choosing … no need to travel.