A Brief Chronicle on the Activities of Kairali Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologists, and an Account of its Registered Byelaw: Updated 2016

Kairali Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologists (KSOMP),
earlier Kerala Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, was
perceived and conceptualized by senior eminent oral pathologists
of Kerala in 2007 at Thiruvananthapuram. It was intended
to be a scientific platform for oral pathologists to discuss and
gain knowledge in the field of oral pathology and microbiology,
and for envisaging strategies to improve training in the subjects
under their preview. Kairali Society of Oral and Maxillofacial
Pathologists conducts annual state conferences, earlier biannual
scientific meetings, and postgraduate-conventions to permit scientific
update and academic knowledge of its members through
interactions with eminent national and international faculty. The
association is registered under The Travancore-Cochin Literary,
Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act 1955 of
XII and has grown from 22 founder members to the present
143 members. The association maintains a bank account with
audited statement of accounts, a PAN card, and publishes a
biannual peer-reviewed indexed open access (OA) journal since
2010 titled Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Journal (OMPJ).
The authors through this article attempt to furnish the younger
generations of oral pathologists a chronicle of the association
activities, and help impart the intent, objectives and scope of
the association through its registered byelaw to the newer and
aspiring members.