Pondicherry
Dental College was established in the year 1990 in a building with only 2
rooms. It was subsequently renamed as Mahatma Gandhi Dental College &
Hospital in the year 1995. Mahatma
Gandhi Dental College and Hospital was upgraded to present status as Mahatma
Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences on 08.09.2005 vides
G.O.Ms.No. 57, of the Govt. of Pondicherry. It is the only Dental Institute in
the country in the Govt. sector on par with other leading Medical Institutes in
the country. Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences is
offering 5 year BDS course (inclusive of one year paid Compulsory Rotatory
internship) and 3 year MDS courses in seven specialties.
The Institution has chosen the
Motto “knowledge is power” emphasizing that knowledge is the most essential
thing to empower a person. Since the
inception, 17 batches of students have graduated from this Institution and 10
batches have completed post-graduation (M.D.S). The degrees (BDS and MDS) are
recognized by the Dental Council of India, and Ministry of Health Family
Welfare, Government of India and this Institute is permanently affiliated to
the Pondicherry University (A Central University).
This Institute is an autonomous
body under the Govt. of Puducherry, administered by a constituted Board of
Governors, headed by Chairman and the Chief Secretary to Govt. of Puducherry,
as Vice-Chairman. Within a short period,
the Institute has attained the peak with due recognition from all over India.
It has been declared as the best dental institution in the country, in the
government sector, by successive Presidents of the DCI.
Details of Courses Offered, Seats
& Fee:
Course
|
Specialty
|
Seats
|
Course
Fee
|
Hostel
Fee
|
BDS
|
NA
|
40
|
||
MDS
|
Prosthodontics
|
2
|
||
MDS
|
Periodontics
|
2
|
||
MDS
|
Orthodontics
|
-
|
||
MDS
|
Endodontics
|
2
|
||
MDS
|
Oral Medicine & Radiology
|
2
|
||
MDS
|
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
|
2
|
||
MDS
|
Oral Pathology & Microbiology
|
3
|
||
MDS
|
Pediatrics & Preventive Dentistry
|
-
|
||
MDS
|
Public Health Dentistry
|
-
|
Year
of Establishment
|
1990-91
|
College
Type
|
Government
|
Address
|
Indira Nagar, Gorimedu, Pondicherry - 605006
|
Telephone
No.
|
2279601
|
Email
Id
|
mgdch.pon@nic.in
|
Website
|
http://mgpgi.puducherry.gov.in
|