Government Dental College and Hospital, Vijayawada

One of the prominent institutes in Andhra Pradesh, India, Government Dental College and Hospital, Vijayawada, came into establishment in 1992. This affiliated college is approved by the DCI and hence imparts quality dental education and training. It has a faculty strength of 47 experienced professionals who are engaged in offering 9 courses across 2 degree programmes with specialisations in the areas of dentistry.

The college is deeply committed to rendering excellent dental education, combining theoretical knowledge with practical skills to produce competent dental professionals. Government Dental College and Hospital has various facilities to support the students' academic and personal growth. Library: It is a knowledge hub with a vast collection of dental literature and research materials.

Other facilities such as separate hostels for boys and girls facilitate comfortable accommodation to the students. It has a health center on campus, where first-aid facilities are made available to students in need. Sports facilities are also available at the institute for physical fitness and recreation to help create a well-rounded environment for learning.

The auditorium of the college hosts various academic events and seminars, while the state-of-the-art IT infrastructure helps students stay in touch with all recent developments in dental technology and research. The Government Dental College and Hospital in Vijayawada offers 9 full-time courses . The courses offered fall under one undergraduate (BDS) programme and three postgraduate (MDS) programmes in dentistry.

The Bachelor of Dental Surgery course has 40 seats, and each post-graduation programme—MDS in Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, MDS in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and MDS in Periodontology —has 3 seats.

This makes a total of 49 students in all courses, echoing a very strong commitment by the Institute for maintaining a very favourable student-to-faculty ratio to achieve optimal personal attention quality teaching. The admissions to Government Dental College and Hospital, Vijayawada, are merited and are through a uniform procedure.

At the undergraduate level, BDS course admissions are done through the NEET-UG examination. Only the most meritorious candidates get admitted to this esteemed institution through this national-level test. Admissions to postgraduate MDS courses in Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Periodontology are made on the basis of NEET-MDS.

The entrance examinations are usually conducted every year, and their dates are declared by their respective conducting bodies.