Masters of Dental Surgery:Oral Medicine and Radiology

Masters of Dental Surgery:Oral Medicine and Radiology

Established in 2006, KMCT Dental College is the second self-financing Dental College under University of Calicut. With its most-modern facilities including a full-fledged dental clinic and excellent team of faculty, the college has attracted the cream of students aspiring to be skilled dental surgeons who will ultimately apply their knowledge of dentistry in the best interest of the patient and community maintaining a high standard of professional ethics. In addition to basic clinical training, the college gives a definite thrust on the research and development of new aspects of dentistry.

KMCT Dental Clinic
In anticipation of an upcoming dental college, a fully fledged dental clinic was started in January 2005 with six specialities.

• Oral Medicine and Radiology
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Maxillofacial Prosthodontics and Implantology
• Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
• Orthodontics
• Periodontics

Now we take pride in having a Dental Clinic run by an excellent and committed team of reputed faculty members, specialist doctors and guidance from senior eminent professors from different fields. This endures a steady flow of patients which is absolutely vital for our students training.

In addition to the different branches of dentistry, a major component in the first year of BDS are the basic three sciences namely Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, integration of these sciences are an absolute must for a student to learn and understand the human body's structure constitution functioning.

Each and every department of the college is well poised to mould each student in to a finely tuned dental surgeon who will be able to ultimately apply the knowledge of dentistry in the best interest of the patient and community. This will ensure that they will maintain a high standard of professional ethics. In addition to basic clinical training a definite thrust will be on the research and development of new aspects of dentistry.

Each graduate student of this institution will be guided by eminent faculty right from honing sharp diagnostic and treatment skills and at the same time importance will be given on the sociological aspects of health particularly oral health care for the different sections of society.

The patients are screened in this department and diagnosis is made with the most modern diagnostic aids and sophisticated Radiographic equipment, like OPG and lateral ceph.
A well equipped clinical Pathology lab is attached to this department where routine Homological and various pertinent investigations are carried out for the different diagnosis, treatment plan and surgical management.

Special care is laid out for infection and cross infection control. We have a central sterilization facility with efficient auto cloves, ultrasonic cleaners etc. In addition we have chair side and clinical side sterilization in order to ensure and safeguard the quality of treatment extended to the patients.

Dental Material Lab
Here the students are trained in the vitro analysis of manipulation of variables of various materials used in the profession. The science of Dental Materials is the foundation base of Dentistry.

Dental Museum
A well exhibited dental museum with painting charts specimens and instruments will made available to students along with the phantom head lab.