Maitri College of Dentistry and Research Centre, Anjora: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Maitri College of Dentistry and Research Centre, Anjora, Durg, Chhattisgarh, was established in 2004. This affiliated college has been shaping the future of dental education with approval from the Dental Council of India for the last two decades. The institution is set on a spreading area of 8.53 acres with all kinds of amenities available to make up a conducive environment for learning and research. The total student enrolment in this college is 241, which has the support of a strong faculty of 68 members ensuring the very best student-teacher ratio for one-on-one attention and quality education.

The MCDRC boasts very well-established, state of the art facilities created to meet the different needs of its students. The colleges themselves have extremely well-equipped laboratories for hands-on training and research. A well-stocked library is available, functioning as a powerhouse of knowledge with access to a wide range of dental literature and resources. Various hostels for boys and girls on campus offer comfortable accommodation to outstation students. Health and wellness are provided with an on-campus health centre rendering first aid facilities. MCDRC facilitates sports facilities and a gym for the all-round development of the students. The institution also has modern IT infrastructure, making the process of learning easier. Added to this is an auditorium for academic events and seminars, along with a cafeteria where students can relax and socialise. Along with all this, the college also offers transport facilities, making the commute to college easy for day scholars.

MCDRC runs a total of 8 courses across two degree levels: BDS and MDS. The BDS course is the feather in the cap of dental education, with an intake of 100 students in the BDS program. The institution offers MDS programs in Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Oral Pathology, Periodontology, Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Oral Medicine and Radiology, Orthodontics, and Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics at a postgraduate level. Each of these MDS courses has an intake of 3 to 5 seats, and students benefit from focused and intensive training in specialised areas of dentistry. All programs at MCDRC are full-time courses; the courses are designed in a manner that theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed to pursue a very successful career in dentistry get adequately imparted.

Admission to the courses of study in dentistry at MCDRC includes the selection of the most promising candidates for admission. The BDS course at MCDRC is based on a national examination, which safeguards the proper background in sciences that those entering the program must have and prepares them for the stringent curriculum ahead.