Department also gives opportunity to study the details of fungus and viruses by collaboration with SHRC (Saraswati Hospital and Research Centre) and different laboratory centres.
The Department has a well-equipped clinical pathology and microbiology laboratory. Diagnostic facilities to the dental patients as well as to the college staff and students are provided free of cost. All the biochemical, microbiological and pathological test are done, such as isolation and identification of bacteria and their antibiotic sensitivity, estimation of haemoglobin, blood-grouping, total and differential leukocyte count, general blood picture, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, bleeding time, clotting time, liver function tests, routine and microscopic urine examination etc.
Apart from all routine equipment like hot air oven, centrifuge, incubator, autoclave, spectrophotometer etc; the department has a number of specialized equipment such as biohazard hood, cold centrifuge and electrophoresis unit to support the research work.
The department of microbiology deals with the latest diagnostic techniques, research and teaching methods in areas of bacteriology, virology, parasitology, mycology, immunology and molecular biology.