The Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Service shares the University of Maryland's overall role and mission to preserve, advance, and disseminate knowledge.

The Service is an integral part of the School of Dentistry and serves the people of the State of Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic region. The Service has its mission the following:

1. To ensure optimal care through accurate diagnosis or management of diseases and abnormalities of the oral and maxillofacial region.
2. To provide state of the art, comprehensive consultation and tissue diagnostic and reporting services to hospitals, clinicians, and private practitioners and specialists in dentistry and medicine throughout the Northeast.
3. To provide a center for teaching and dissemination of knowledge through its archived collections, its courses, scholarly exchanges, and public service.
4. To promote oral and maxillofacial pathology as a specialty of dentistry and pathology; encourage collaboration and interaction with other health care providers, laboratories, hospitals, and professional organizations.

Our Pathologists and Microbiologist

Pathologists:

• John Basile, DDS, DMSc
• Ahmed S. Sultan, BDS, PhD

Microbiologist:

• Mary Ann Rizk, PhD