Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College & Hospital, Calcutta

Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College & Hospital (RADCH), Kolkata is affilaited to the West Bengal University of Health Science. The college is approved by the Dental Council of India (DCI), Government of India and Government of West Bengal. Five years ( 4 yr + 1 yr internship ) of undergraduate degree level Bachelor’s of Dental Surgery (BDS) course along with postgraduate level Masters of Dental Surgery (MDS) course in various specialty is conducted by Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College & Hospital.
The Government institution aims to impart quality education to the aspirants. In order to accomplish its aim, the dental institution focuses on providing clinical experience to the aspirants. A variety of teaching and learning techniques are employed to impart knowledge and skills to the students in various department of the college.

Facilities :-
Library
Hostel
Laboratories
Class rooms
Sports
Auditorium
Hospital
Medical Facilities

Courses offered :-
Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College conducts an undergraduate programme of four years followed by one year of internship which leads to a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) degree and the postgraduate programme of three years leads to a Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) degree. MDS is offered in following specialties:
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.
Orthodontics and Orofacial Orthopaedics.
Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics.
Paedodontics.
Periodontics.
Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthesis.
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Microbiology.

Infrastructure
The institution has good infrastructure facilities with 200-dental chairs and latest state-of-the-art dental equipment. It is the only government institution in India to have got the latest laser technology. A centrally air-conditioned lecture halls with the latest audio-visual aids, well equipped library, phantom head labs for pre-clinical training and seminar/CDE rooms are a few of the state-of-the-art infrastructure facilities provided for training programmes. Hostel facilities are available for boys and girls.
The institute is divided into two campuses: New Campus and old Campus. The undergraduate and postgraduate training for both pre-clinical and clinical aspects are imparted at the New and Old campuses. Clinical facilities for training in medical subjects are available at the NRS Medical College. This institution has gained the reputation to handle most number of patients than any other dental institutes in India.

Departments
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.
Orthodontics.
Periodontics.
Maxillofacial Prosthetics.
Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics.
Pedodontics.
Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology.
Oral medicine.
Oral Radiology.
Admission
The institution enrols undergraduates on the basis of their scores in the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE)& All India Premedical Test (AIPMT). The postgraduate candidate are admitted through West Bengal Post Graduate Entrance Examination & All India Post Graduate Entrance Examination (AIPGMEE) for MDS.