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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}{{short description|Dental Science college in Karnataka, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Manipal College of Dental Sciences<br />
| image = Manipal College of Dental Sciences (MCODS) at Hampankatta in Mangalore.jpg<br />
| image_size = 250px<br />
| established = {{start date and age|1987}}<br />
| type = [[Private school|Private]]<br />
| undergrad = <br />
| postgrad = <br />
| city = [[Mangaluru]]<br />
| state = [[Karnataka]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| campus = [[urban area|Urban]]<br />
| free_label = Dean<br />
| free = Dr. Ashita Uppoor<br />
| website = https://manipal.edu/mcods-mangalore.html Manipal College of Dental Sciences|<br />
}}<br />
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'''Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangaluru'''<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/mcods-mangaluru-gets-high-end-dental-surgical-microscope/articleshow/67654674.cms|title=MCODS, Mangaluru gets high-end dental surgical microscope|date=23 January 2019|accessdate=25 January 2020|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> was founded in 1987 and recognised by the [[Dental Council of India|Dental Council]] of [[India]] in 1992 and by the Malaysian Dental Council in 2003. It was certified for ISO9001:2000 in 2006 and was re-certified for ISO9001:2008 in 2009. The college is a part of [[Manipal Academy of Higher Education|Manipal University]]. The college offers undergraduate (BDS) and postgraduate (MDS) programme.<br />
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The [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) ranked the institute 11th in its dental institutes ranking 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NIRF Ranking 2024 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/nirfpdfcdn/2024/pdf/Report/IR2024_Report.pdf}}</ref><br />
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== Courses ==<br />
Manipal College of Dental Sciences runs 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:<br />
* Oral Medicine and Radiology<br />
* Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics<br />
* Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery<br />
* Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry<br />
* Periodontics<br />
* Orthodontics and Orofacial Orthopedics<br />
* Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Microbiology<br />
* Public Health Dentistry<br />
* Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthesis<br />
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Apart from these, the institute offers an M.Sc. (Master of Science) degree in Dental Materials.<br />
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== Infrastructure ==<br />
The institution has 260 dental chairs. Facilities include a library, lecture halls with audio-visual aids, phantom head labs for pre-clinical training and seminar/CDE rooms. Hostel facilities are available for boys and girls. Transport is provided from the hostels to the institution.<br />
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The institute is divided into Light House Hill Road Campus and Attavar Campus.<br />
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The first-year BDS students undergo training at the Centre for Basic Sciences, Bejai with separate hostel facilities provided at the same campus. The undergraduate and postgraduate training for both pre-clinical and clinical aspects are imparted at the Light House Hill and Attavar campuses. Clinical facilities for training in medical subjects are available at the [[Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Attavar]] which is a 651-bed hospital.<br />
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== Teaching staff ==<br />
The college undertakes dental camps in rural areas as a part of the training. Student evaluation of staff performance is also carried out regularly.<br />
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* Dean: Dr. Dilip G Nayak, MDS (Perio)<ref name="dean">{{cite news|title=Dr Dilip G Naik appointed dean of Manipal College of Dental Sciences|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-03/mangalore/32522692_1_manipal-college-mangalore-campus-dean|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131001031950/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-03/mangalore/32522692_1_manipal-college-mangalore-campus-dean|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2013|accessdate=3 July 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|author=Jaideep Shenoy, TNN}}</ref><br />
* Associate dean: Dr. Junaid Ahmed, MDS (Oral Medicine and Radiology)<br />
* Associate dean: ,Dr Premalatha K., MDS (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)<br />
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Heads of departments are:<br />
* Oral Medicine and Radiology: Dr. Ravi Kiran Ongole, MDS<br />
* Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics: Dr Karthik shetty, MDS<br />
* Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: Dr Premalatha K., MDS<br />
* Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry: Dr. Arathi Rao, MDS<br />
* Periodontics: Dr Neetha J Shetty, MDS<br />
* Orthodontics and Orofacial Orthopaedics: Dr. Siddarth Shetty, MDS<br />
* Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Microbiology: Dr. Srikant N, MDS <br />
* Public Health Dentistry: Dr. Ashwini Rao, MDS<br />
* Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthesis: Dr Shobha J. Rodrigues, MDS<br />
* Dental Materials: Dr.Ravindra Kotian, M.Tech.<br />
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Former Dean, Dr. V. Surendra Shetty took over the charge of Pro Vice Chancellor Manipal University (Mangalore Campus) from July 2012.<br />
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== Admission ==<br />
The institution enrols undergraduates and postgraduate students through an online entrance test, conducted in April–May. The test consists of multiple choice questions from Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Mangalore]]<br />
* [[KMC Hospital, Mangalore]]<br />
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