Maharana Pratap Dental College & Hospital, Kanpur was established in 2005. The college is approved by the Dental Council of India (DCI), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and is affiliated to Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj University, Kanpur. under the Chairmanship of Mr. Ram Singh Bhadauria, and his son, Mr. Shailendra Bhadauria, (Secretary, MPGI) with a strong vision of fulfilling all aspirations of young professionals in the field of dentistry. The intake is 100 students per year, permitted by DCI. The vision of MPDC is to fulfil the aspirations of those students who wish to obtain a professional education in the field of dentistry and to strive for excellence in dental education, practice, community service and research. The Institute aims to develop and to raise dental professionals in advancing oral health care. The institutional campus is spread over a huge area of 10 acres of land.
The Dental Departments have been running successfully for the past 4 years to provide free treatment to more than 2 lakh patients till date. With an abundance of stock in each and every department of the institute, the departments screen diagnose and treat 100-150 patients on an average daily.
Our Dental College falls in the suburb area of the city where most of the population suffers from the after effects of masala chewing and smoking. Hence about 12-18 patients are diagnosed daily with the conditions of various oral cancers and pathologies. This makes students aware of the features of such abnormalities in the mouth and other related body parts.
Dental Departments
Department of Oral Medicine, Diagnosis & Radiology
Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge
Department of Conservative Dentistry & Esthetic Dentistry
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery & Oral Implantology
Department of Periodontics & Oral Implantology
Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics
Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry
Department of Public Health Dentistry & Preventive Dentistry
All the stored data and records of the patients are maintained in a fully computerized room.
Non Clinical Dental Departments
In order to provide successful treatment to the patients, the students have to undergo 2 years of their course in the preclinical dental departments.
The students are taught regarding the various types of denture work, cavity cutting procedures and study the microscopic structures of the normal as well as the pathological parts of the mouth so as to make a very clear diagnosis and treatment plan of the patient.
All this is properly maintained and supervised by the senior doctors of the college.
The Departments
Department of Pre Clincal Prosthodontics
Department of Pre Clincal Conservative dentistry
Department of Dental Materials
Department of Oral Pathology
Department of Oral Anatomy & Oral Biology
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