Manipal College of Dental Sciences Mangalore

Manipal College of Dental Sciences
Established	1987
Type	Private
Location	Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Campus	Urban
Dean	Dr. V. Surendra Shetty
Website	Manipal College of Dental Sciences

Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore was founded in 1987 and recognised by The Dental Council of India in 1992 and by Malaysian Dental Council in the Year 2003. It was certified for ISO9001:2000 in 2006 and was recertified for ISO9001:2008 in the year 2009. Over the years, it has evolved into a multi-faceted institution that is internationally recognised for excellence in its fields of specialisation. This college is a part of Manipal University. The college runs both undergraduate (BDS) and post-graduate (MDS) programmes.

Courses Offered

Manipal College of Dental Sciences runs an undergraduate programme of four years followed by one year of internship which leads to a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) degree and the postgraduate programme of three years leads to a Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) degree. MDS is offered in following specialties:

1. Oral Medicine and Radiology

2. Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics

3. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

4. Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry

5. Periodontics

6. Orthodontics and Orofacial Orthopaedics

7. Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Microbiology

8. Public Health Dentistry

9. Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthesis

Apart from these, the institute also offers an M.Sc. (Master of Science) degree in Dental Materials

Infrastructure

The institution has excellent infrastructure facilities with 260-dental chairs and latest state-of-the-art dental equipment. All the latest dental materials for various clinical procedures are available for both undergraduate as well as postgraduate training programmes. A centrally air conditioned library and lecture halls with the latest audio-visual aids, phantom head labs for pre-clinical training and seminar/ CDE rooms are a few of the state-of-the-art infrastructure facilities provided for undergraduate and postgraduate training programmes. Hostel facilities are available for both boys and girls. Transport is provided from the hostel to the institution.

The institute is divided into two campuses,

1. Light House Hill Road Campus
2. Attavar Campus

The first year BDS students undergo training at the Centre for Basic Sciences, Bejai with separate hostel facilities provided at the same campus. The undergraduate and postgraduate training for both pre-clinical and clinical aspects are imparted at the Light House Hill and Attavar campuses. The clinical facilities for training in medical subjects are available at the Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Attavar which is a 651-bedded hospital.

Teaching Staff

A full time teaching faculty with outstanding clinical experience provides excellent training in various fields of dentistry. The college also undertakes dental camps in rural areas as a part of the training programme. Student evaluation of staff performance is also carried out regularly. This lends a degree of transparency to the student-staff interaction.

DEAN: Dr. V Surendra Shetty, MDS (Ortho)

Associate Dean: Dr. Dilip Nayak, MDS (Perio)
Associate Dean: Dr. Kundabala M.MDS (Cons.Den. & Endo.)

Heads of various Departments are:

1. Oral Medicine and Radiology - Dr. Junaid, MDS

2. Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics - Dr. Vivekanand Pai, MDS

3. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Dr. Premlatha K., MDS

4. Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry - Dr. Arathi Rao, MDS

5. Periodontics - Dr. Ashitha Uppoor, MDS

6. Orthodontics and Orofacial Orthopaedics - Dr. Siddarth Shetty, MDS

7. Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Microbiology - Dr. Karen A. Boaz, MDS

8. Public Health Dentistry - Dr. Ashwini Rao, MDS

9. Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthesis - Dr. Vidya Shenoy, MDS

10. Dental Materials - Mr. Ravi Kotian, M.Tech

Admission

The institution enrols undergraduates and postgraduate students through an online entrance test. This test is conducted in April–May, in every year. The test consists of Multiple Choice Questions from Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English.

See also

• Manipal University
• Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal