KMCT Dental College, Kozhikode: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

KMCT Dental College and Hospital was started in the year 2006 at Kozhikode, Kerala is one of the recognised dental college in the state of Kerala. The college is a 6-acre campus affiliated to Kerala University of Health Sciences and recognized by the Dental Council of India (DCI). It has equally has been accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in a bid of ensuring quality education at the university. The KMCT Dental College has a total strength of 563 students and 141 teaching faculties, providing about 9 courses in two degree categories in dental science specialisation.

Some of the amenities make it possible to support the current instructional programmes in the KMCT Dental College and Hospital : The central library has a hall area, approximately 8500 sq ft with a collection of 6000 books and more than 100 national and international journals for the students’ use. The campus has technologically friendly teaching facilities including computers and Audio Visual Facilities for laptops giving a nice experience. Among the accommodation facilities availed to students in their discipline of study, the college has adequate hostel facilities for both male and female students. The DC has first aid facilities available on campus for students’ health and safety concerns as a health centre is in campus. The college also has indoor sport facilities that shape the students, encouraging both academic and body fitness.

The faculties and courses offered in KMCT Dental College are BDS, a single under graduation course and MDS eight programmes in Dental science. The BDS programme has a total seat capacity of 100 and for each MDS programme there are 3 seats available. The postgraduate specialisations are characterise with Prosthetics and Crown and Bridge, Periodontics, Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Orthodonticle and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Oral medicine and radiology, Oral and maxillofacial Surgery, Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics and Oral pathology and Oral Microbiology. All the offered courses are indeed under full time programs Some of the courses offered at the university include; BDS course which takes 5 years BDS while all the MDS courses take 3 years each.

Admission to KMCT Dental College is through merit and as per the rulings of the affiliating universities and land marking bodies. As per the NEET-UG Information Bulletin the eligibility criteria for the BDS programme has to qualify in the NEET-UG. Likewise, admission shall be made where MDS programmes are offered on the basis of valid NEET score secured in the NEET examination for those postgraduate dental courses from the National Board of Examination or any other authority as may be authorised by the Central Government. NEET and NEET MDS scores for the Undergraduate and postgraduate admissions are considered in this college. KMCT Dental College also provides scholarship facilities and 128 of undergraduate students and 28 of the postgraduate students have been reimbursed for the 2023 academic year. This commitment to financial support helps to develop approaches to the dental education reputable for needy but worthy candidates.