This laboratory was established in 1970 for diagnosing histopathological samples. Dr. Suad Al-Ani and A. Dr. Nizar Talabani were pioneers in this field.
Laboratory objectives
The laboratory aims to provide a histological diagnosis of different pathologies for patients referred from the Dental Teaching Hospital, and from the Ministry of Health hospitals from all over Iraq. It is the only laboratory in this field and receives about 400 to 500 cases annually.
The laboratory also assists postgraduate students in all disciplines by cutting research histological samples.
Learning Outcomes
Training postgraduate masters and doctoral students in diagnosing various pathological samples and assisting all postgraduate students in preparing histological samples and training them to deliver the correct diagnosis.
Dr. Bashar Hamid Abdullah
Head of the Oral Diagnostics Department.