This is an Undergraduate Program of five years duration, including of one year internship.
This is the only professional program of dental surgery in India.
The course is liked by many students, as this also provide job guarantee, including starting of own enterprise.
The Dental Council of India regulates the Course, and it covers subjects like: human anatomy, physiology & biochemistry, dental material, prosthodontics, microbiology, embryology & histology, general & dental pharmacology and pathology, periodontics, pedodontics, orthodontics and dentistry.
The admission conditions stipulate that the students should have passed the 10+2 examination with science stream and have had Physics, Chemistry and Biology and English in 12th stream; and also pass the Entrance Exams conducted.
Allocation of seats to the selected students is on the basis of rank, choices opted by them and also the cut off marks fixed in each Institute.