Sree Sai Dental College and Research Institute, Srikakulam

Sree Sai Dental College and Research Institute, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh is an affiliated college and was founded in 2001. With its sprawling campus spread over 3. 6564 acres, the institute offers a variety of dental programs approved by the Dental Council of India. Sree Sai Dental College has a faculty strength of 132 experienced professionals who provide a healthy learning environment for budding dentists.

Courses offered include 10 courses across 2 degree levels: undergraduate and postgraduate courses in various dental specialisations. Sree Sai Dental College and Research Institute provides a number of modern facilities on-campus that contribute to the academics and personal growth of the students.

Separate hostels for boys and girls ensure comfortable accommodation for students who come from different parts of the country. A well-stocked library would act as the knowledge centre for the students. At the same time, the IT infrastructure would keep them updated about the recent technologies involved in dentistry. Sree Sai Dental College and Research Institute offers courses in Dentistry in a comprehensive range.

The institute's flag bearer course is BDS , which is a full-time course of five years. It has got various postgraduate programs at the MDS level, each of three years duration and an intake of three students per specialization.

These specialised MDS programs in Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge , Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Periodontology , Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Public Health Dentistry, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Medicine & Radiology, and Oral Pathology & Microbiology.

Course Name Total Number of Seats BDS 100 MDS Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge 3 MDS Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics 3 MDS Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 3 MDS Periodontology 3 The admission to Sree Sai Dental College and Research Institute is purely on merit, and there is a standardized system of admission.

For the BDS, admission is made based on the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test ( NEET-UG ). The aspiring candidate has to clear this countrywide examination to become eligible for admission in the institute. Similarly, in the case of MDS programs, admission is on the basis of results of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for MDS, popularly known as NEET-MDS.

These entrance tests at all levels ensure that only those students who have a good foundation in subjects concerned and an aptitude for dental sciences get admitted to the institute.