Royal College of Pathologists As the British Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, formerly the British Society for Oral Pathology and originally the Oral Pathology Club formed in 1967 has never had a tie, members of the Society who wish to wear a tie of affiliation wear the tie of the Royal College of Pathologists as Fellows of the College in Oral Pathology. The insignia on the tie is taken from the College’s Coat of Arms.