Government Dental College & Hospital (GDCH Patiala)

Government Dental College & Hospital is one of the Top colleges in Patiala. It's Affiliated with the University of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot. Get Courses, Facilities, Placements, Recognitions & Accreditations details.

Govt. Medical College Patiala was established in 1956. It was established as an independent institution in the year 1989. The Dental wing was started with a strength of 12 admissions which were subsequently raised to twenty and thereafter to 40 admissions for the BDS course. The institute is providing quality education to its students and has built up the reputation of an institute of excellence. 

Accreditation and Ranking

The college is affiliated with Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, and is Recognized by UGC. 

Courses offered

The college courses are offered undergraduate (BDS) and post-graduate (MDS). 

Infrastructure and Facilities

The college provides Cafeteria, Medical lab, Auditorium, Sports Complex, etc. 

Library: 

The college library has a collection of over 3634 Books and 4685 journals. The library is subscribing to six newspapers and 6 General Magazines. we offer book banks to S.C. students and Xerox facilities free of cost in the library. 

Admission

BDS: Government Dental College Patiala BDS admission is entrance-based. The course duration of the BDS program is four years with one year of compulsory rotating internship. Candidates appearing for NEET UG only can apply for the BDS program. All the BDS seats, including NRI/ management quota seats, are allotted only by merit under the state quota through counseling conducted by Punjab-NEET. 

MDS: Government Dental College Patiala MDS admission is entrance-based. The institute offers MDS in four specialties of Dentistry. The course duration of the MDS program is three years. a total of seven seats are offered across all four specializations of the program. 

1. Candidates, who have passed BDS from a Dental college recognized by DCI, are eligible for MDS. 

2. Candidates must have completed their rotating internship of at least one year after passing BDS on or before April 30, of the year of admission. 

3. Counseling is conducted by the Director General of Health Science (DGHS) and the names of candidates, who clear the cut-off score of NEET MDS, are forwarded to finish the admission process.

Mission

To Develop Experienced and Quality Faculty In Different Domains of Oral Health Care. To Inculcate a High Degree of Professional Competence Amongst the Learners in the Institution. To Provide Comprehensive and Affordable Patient Care to the Society.

Vision

To be an Institution of Excellence for Imparting Dental Education, Research, and Patient Care.