KLR LIDS Rajanagarm, Elakolanu

KLRs Lenora Institute of Dental Sciences, Rajanagarm, Andhra Pradesh, was established in the year 2002. The institute is spread over a sprawling 5. 5-acre campus and offers a whole range of dental programs. KLR LIDS is affiliated with Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences and accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council.

The institute is approved by the Dental Council of India and thus has high educational standards. KLR LIDS provides a good atmosphere for dental education with a total student enrolment of 550 and faculty strength of 120. It offers 14 courses in 4 degree programmes with different specialisations in the field of dentistry. KLR LIDS has many facilities to support overall development in students.

The institute has well-equipped boys' and girls' hostels that provide adequate and comfortable accommodation to out-station students. A fully computerised, state-of-the-art library serves as the knowledge hub of the campus, with an extensive collection of more than 4,060 volumes and 922 titles, along with a subscription to the EBSCO Database—Dentistry & Oral Science Source for comprehensive research resources.

There is a fully functional health centre with first-aid facilities on campus to look after the students' health. The institution also takes care of the physical fitness of its students through a well-equipped gym. The institution also takes care of the integration with technology through excellent IT infrastructure and campus-wide Wi-Fi connectivity.

Other facilities include sports, a cafeteria, an auditorium for events and seminars, and transport facilities for commuting students and staff. The institute offers quite a diverse range of dental programs catering to various levels of education. The Bachelor of Dental Surgery forms the cornerstone of undergraduate education at KLR LIDS, with an intake of 100 students.

At the postgraduate level, the institute offers several Master of Dental Surgery programmes: Dental prosthodontia and Crown and Bridge, Conservative Dentistry and the Dental Office, Periodontics, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Paedodontics, and Preventive Dentistry, with an intake of 5 students each.

It further holds some unique specialities in the form of MDS in Oral Medicine and Radiology, Oral Pathology, and Public Health Dentistry. The institute also offers postgraduate diploma courses in various dental specialities and a diploma in dental mechanics.

Degree Name Total Number of Seats BDS 100 MDS Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge 5 MDS Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics 5 MDS Periodontics 5 MDS Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 5 KLR LIDS chooses the most likely students for admission to its undergraduate dental programmes.

Admissions at the undergraduate level are primarily based on the National Eligibility and Entrance Test that the institute conducts. Students who want to pursue their postgraduation have to clear the National Eligibility and Entrance Test for MDS. These examinations at the national level lead to absolutely fair and standardised selection.