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Established
  
1924

Campus
  
Urban

Founded
  
1924

Principal
  
Dr. Tapan Kumar Giri

Phone
  
033 2265 5771

Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital

Type
  
Government dental college

Location
  
Affiliations
  
Address
  
114, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Rd, Sealdah, Entally, Kolkata, West Bengal 700014

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The Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital is a Government dental college located in Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is affiliated to the West Bengal University of Health Sciences and is recognised by Dental Council of India. It teaches Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) and Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) courses in various specialty.

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History

Southeast Asias' oldest college owes its existence to the legendary visionary Dr. Rafiuddin Ahmed (1890- 1965). This college has churned out many stalwarts in the field of dentistry and surgery over the last few decades.

Courses offered

Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College conducts 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:

  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.
  • Orthodontics and Orofacial Orthopaedics.
  • Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics.
  • Paedodontics.
  • Periodontics.
  • Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthesis.
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Microbiology.
  • Infrastructure

    The institution has good infrastructure facilities with 200-dental chairs and latest state-of-the-art dental equipment. It is the only government institution in India to have got the latest laser technology. A centrally air-conditioned lecture halls with the latest audio-visual aids, well equipped library, phantom head labs for pre-clinical training and seminar/CDE rooms are a few of the state-of-the-art infrastructure facilities provided for training programmes. Hostel facilities are available for boys and girls.

    The institute is divided into two campuses: New Campus and old Campus. The undergraduate and postgraduate training for both pre-clinical and clinical aspects are imparted at the New and Old campuses. Clinical facilities for training in medical subjects are available at the NRS Medical College. This institution has gained the reputation to handle most number of patients than any other dental institutes in India.

    Departments

  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.
  • Orthodontics.
  • Pedodontics
  • Prosthodontics
  • Oral Pathology
  • Periodontics
  • Conservative dentistry and Endodontics
  • Oral Medicine and Radiology
  • Admission

    The institution enrolls undergraduates on the basis of their scores in the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) & All India Premedical Test (AIPMT). The postgraduate candidate are admitted through West Bengal Post Graduate Entrance Examination & All India Post Graduate Entrance Examination (AIPGMEE) for MDS.

    References

    Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital Wikipedia


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