RVS Dental College and Hospital, Kannampalayam: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

RVS Dental College & Hospital was set up in 2008, at Kannampalayam, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu and is one of the leading institution to impart dental education. This affiliated college is recognised by the Dental Council of India (DCI) and the college offers dental courses at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The intended student intake for RVS Dental College is four hundred while faculties strength is one hundred and thirty it conducive for dental education. The college has a multicultural population, out of the total enrolled population, 97% is in undergraduate studies and 3% in postgraduate studies. It should be noted that 81% of students are local students while only 19% of the students hails from other states across India making the campus multi – culturally diverse.

RVS Dental College & Hospital has a number of amenities for the improvement of teaching and learning of its students. These include; accommodation for males and females including well equipped hostels for students who stay in their hostels from their homes. A good library resource centre meets the information requirements of a school while fully equipped laboratories addresses the practical aspect of learning. The campus well equipped with modern facilities like IT infrastructure & WIP connectivity makes them connected and get the updated information. In order to ensure total personality development, RVS Dental College has provided facilities for games and gymnasium. The college also has a health center with a facility of first aid to ensure students are well taken care of. A lecture theatre provides several events and seminars encouraging active student life. The cafeteria services also help students to be able to socialise interphase during break periods before they are ushered to their next class. Also, transport facilities are also available in the college, so that day scholars may not find it very tiring.

RVS Dental College and Hospital provides 7 courses in total across two degree fields. The Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) programme is the basic professional degree course, and different specialisations of the Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) are offered at the master’s level - Oral Surgery etc. All courses are of Full-Time type designed to impart detailed professional knowledge and skills in dentistry. The college has a total first year strength of four hundred and twenty through all its programmes and has an intake capacity of one hundred and sixteen under all courses to facilitate individual attention to the students. It has not been possible to obtain concrete graduation figures for the current year, the college has been established with majorly emphasising on the quality dental education that trains competent dentist of the society.

The admission procedure in RVS Dental College and Hospital is very effective and follows the following admission procedure. For the BDS programme, candidates must pass the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and get the admission in the merit list. Likewise for MDS programme, admissions are done through National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for MDS abbreviated as NEET MDS conducted by National Board of Examination or any other body constructions by the Central Govt. The above examination for the physician’s entrance is therefore one that provides an equal chance for the common dental student.

Undergraduate courses are offered to the students post – NEET examination and postgraduate admissions occur post – NEET MDS examination. Admissions may be announced at different times of the year, nonetheless, potential students should consider the annual schedules of NEET, and NEET MDS tests. It is important to note that these examinations are usually conduct as the basis for admission to dental college including the RVS Dental College and other dental colleges in India.

The constant strive of RVS Dental College and Hospital in striving for quality dental education, the updated features of the dental college along with the variety of courses that it offers, makes it even more possible for practicing dentists. This characteristics of the college’s education & training program for dental health personnel that combines both theoretical concepts and professional experiences enables the manpower to function optimally in all the dental specialities, and to make positive impacts towards the delivery of better oral health care in India and other parts of the globe.