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About College Vision Mission Infrastructure

Since its inception in 2000, Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College & Hospital, Pune has been a symbol of academic excellence and advanced clinical training. Recognized by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, the Dental Council of India, and the Malaysian Dental Council, the college has emerged as one of the most advanced and well-equipped dental institutions in the country.

The College adopts a 360-degree approach to dental education, emphasizing four pillars: Education, Technological Advancement, Research, and Patient Care.

Programs on offer

It offers comprehensive training in the field of dentistry, making it a preferred destination for aspiring dental professionals. The college admits 100 students annually for the BDS program and 49 students for MDS across nine specialties, which include:

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Oral Medicine & Radiology
Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry
Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge
Periodontology
Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics
Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics
Oral Pathology & Microbiology
Public Health Dentistry

Postgraduate education is imparted in all nine specialties, making it a one-of-its-kind institute in India.

State-of-the art infrastructure

What distinguishes the College is its world-class infrastructure and modern laboratories that foster an environment of quality learning and innovation.

A notable highlight is the 9,000 sq. ft. Dental Implant Center, equipped with six advanced operatories and treatment units, enabling hands-on training in implant dentistry.

Another landmark achievement is the establishment of the Regenerative Medicine Laboratory in March 2018. Approved by the relevant Government Regulatory Bodies for GMP/GLP, this state-of-the-art lab aims to provide cutting-edge stem cell therapy at affordable rates—not just in India, but globally.

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Vision

Single window delivery of total oral health care and needs total quality management in service and education.
Unique work culture in alleviating human oral sufferings to train general, specialized and allied professionals personnel to meet regional and national oral health care services.
Work relentlessly to contribute to global oral health care knowledge and skills be efficient, effective, community acceptable and excel in service, education and research to impart knowledge and interact with organizations of similar interest.
Fostering global competencies, inculcating value system among learners promote the use of technology of relevance to induce a paradigm shift in the community that many oral diseases are preventable, curable and affordable.
Reach the unreachable with awareness, education and service serve the underserved.

Mission

To offer learner-centered oral health care education.
Undertake community oriented research.
Provide patient-centered service.
Promote strong community relationship.
Make available community oriented extension services through referral service centre.
Serve the underprivileged.
Inculcate professionalism in education, service and management.
Our immediate goal is to meet regional and national needs through strategic future-oriented planning and inter-organizational linkage.
Our motto excellent oral health care education & service systems for community development.

Land & Building

The management of Dr. D. Y. Patil Pratishthan has allotted 5 acres of land exclusively for use of the Dental College & Hospital and has provided the facilities required by the College for teaching and training up to the final B.D.S. Course as per the norms laid own by the Dental Council of India, New Delhi. The College building is a masterpiece of architecture and has all the state of the art facilities. The constructed area of the building is 1,65,000 sq.feet.

Hostel

The College has made adequate provision for the Hostel facilities for B.D.S. & M.D.S. students, Dental Mechanic students and Dental Hygienist students (Boys and Girls separately) in the hostel building owned by the Pratishthan. The hostel has a reading room recreational area with T.V. and indoor game facilities.

Laboratory & Equipment

As the laboratories and equipments are considered to be inseparable parts of the academic activities, the management has taken due care to establish the laboratories fully equipped with all the modern facilities.

Lecture Halls Empowering with Knowledge

The college has four well laid out lecture Halls that can house 120 students each. The desks are well spread out and halls are airy, well-lit, each hall is equipped with latest audio-visual teaching aids. All other aspects pertaining to Dental learning has been taken into account during the planning and making of these.

Auditorium Including Versatility

The auditorium is centrally air-conditioned and is fully equipped with audio-visual facilities. It has a seating capacity of 250 and is being extensively used for seminars, symposia and guest Lecturers.

Library - A Learning Resource Center

Spacious library admeasuring about 929 sq.feet.

Well stocked with more than 6251 books and National & International Journals. Back volumes of several periodicals are also available with 16,179 total.

Book Type	Quantity
Books	7424
Text Book	5392
Reference Book	2032
Title Journals	91
Book Vol. Journals	1030
E - Journals database	(Ebscohost)

2 reading halls - Seating capacity of 425 students.
Timing: 8 am to 8 pm (15-17 hr.) on working days and 8 am to 6 pm (24 hr.) on Sundays and holidays
Book Bank facility
Internet facility with wi-fi system
Audio-visual room - Seating capacity of 425 students.
In addition to the central library facility, each Department has its own departmental library.

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