The department of Oral Medicine and Radiology is responsible for didactic and clinical teaching programs encompassing all aspects of oral pathology and its relationship to systemic diseases utilizing advanced radiology and other diagnostic techniques. This department screens all patients who seek emergency and comprehensive dental treatment and provides consultative services for them. The primary educational goal of this division is the delivery of knowledge focusing on the identification, diagnosis and management of oral and maxillofacial diseases and abnormalities utilizing contemporary diagnostic techniques. A strong emphasis is placed on the recognition of oral health as part of general health. Over the years, the unit has acquired a reputation for excellence in teaching and patient care.

The Dept. of Oral Medicine and Radiology at Bapuji Dental College & Hospital started functioning in the year 1979. From the year 1990 the department has started a post graduation course under its wings with the intake of four students per year. The department has separate UG and PG clinics and as well as a separate radiology section. It also has a separate unit for sterilizing instruments. The total number of out patients of the department per day is around 70 to 80. This section reflects the progress of the specialty in itself, beginning from conventional investigations and treatment modalities to the most advanced digital radiographic units including R.V.G, digital intraoral camera, extraoral radiographic machines etc. It also offers treatment for pre-cancerous lesions and conditions as well as TMJ dysfunction syndromes. Wheels are turning however to organize a separate cancer center, oro-facial pain clinic and forensic odontology section.