Saveetha Dental College, Chennai: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Saveetha Dental College for Dental Surgery was established in 1988 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and is one of the constituent colleges. Recognized by Dental Council of India, this institution is co-educational which is doing a promising business in the field of dental education. There are total 660 students in the college including 513 at undergraduate level and 147 post graduate students thus diversifying it’s student population. 

It is apparent that a greater number of female students enroll in the university; for UG students 68% were female while the PG students were 71%. The college provides 10 programs in two programs to focus at different dental disciplines. Saveetha Dental College has 466 faculty members to teach student, which maintains a good student teacher ratio, for imparting quality education in dental sciences.

It is important for every college to boast about modern structures and this one in particular does. The library covers approximately 11000 square feet and stocked with books more than 6500 and it includes number of National & International Journals. It has OPAC-compliant system; also a access to on line portal like Wiley & Science Direct. The campus is very technological and was recently the pioneer to use iPads in the Dental Hospital Management System. 

There are efficient laboratories which learners use, one of which is the 10,000 sq. ft. animal house fully furnished. The college also has the privilege of having three major operating theatre with about 550 surgeries performed each year. To enhance the comfort of students, the institution has offer luxury air-conditioned hostels fitted with the accommodation of five hundred students with amenities such as fridges, washing machines included.

Saveetha Dental College provide various programs in the field of dentistry. Currently the institute offers one undergraduate programme Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) and nine Postgraduate programmes Masters of Dental Surgery (MDS) in the following fields. The total intake for the BDS program is 100 while the MDS program offer different number of intakes like 3, 4, 5 and 8 for different specialization respectively. The current total student intake for all the courses are 644. 

The goal of these programs is to aide learners in attaining productive knowledge in the dental sciences to enable students secure rewarding careers. Saveetha Dental College aims to accept students through national level entrance exams for their admissions. For BDS programme, the candidate has to clear the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Under Graduate (NEET UG) only. Also like MDS, National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for MDS (NEET MDS) is done for all the MDS Courses. 

These standardized tests make quite sure that different candidates are selected on the basis of their merit only. The college also provides scholarships: 74 percent of UG students and 29 percent of PG students received some form of financial aid by 2022. Hawaii’s commitment to financial support helps make quality dental education more available to worthy students. Although details on alumni are undisclosed, there is strong affirmativeity as far as connections between college and alumni is concerned and the college does support its current students to get in touch with old-timers in the profession of dentistry.