Sri Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Hyderabad

Sri Balaji Dental College and Hospital, established in 2014, is a renowned dental education institution at the city of Hyderabad, Telangana. The college campus sprawls over an area of 5 acres. It is a co-educational institution that offers 6 courses under 2 degrees, having specialisation in several fields connected with the dentistry field.

The total enrolment of the college is 500 students, with a proportion of 4:1 in favour of females. The college has been approved by the Dental Council of India. Sri Balaji Dental College and Hospital hold a faculty strength of 154 members, which creates a favourable student-to-faculty ratio.

Being focused on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, Sri Balaji Dental College and Hospital focuses on providing quality dental education and training. The college provides various facilities for the growth of academics and personal development of students. The library is situated in the second floor of the preclinical block and is very well equipped with all the latest editions of textbooks and journals.

Among them is a digital library with internet-connected computers, a photocopying room, and an audio-visual room with multimedia facilities. Lecture halls are well-equipped with modern furniture and fitted with LCD projectors and sound systems. Separate hostel facilities for boys and girls are available, attached to a central canteen and mess, for the accommodation of students.

Besides, the campus offers a health centre with first aid facilities; spacious outdoor and indoor platforms for games and sports; and an auditorium for events, seminars, and the like. A Syndicate Bank is also at hand at the entrance of the campus with an ATM facility for cash transactions. Sri Balaji Dental College and Hospital offers 6 courses -total undergraduate and postgraduate.

The flagship undergraduate programme is the Bachelor of Dental Surgery BDS. There are several specialisations provided at the postgraduate level in Master of Dental Surgery MDS. The institution provides only full-time courses: 5 years for the BDS and 3 years for the MDS programs.

Course Name Total Number of Seats BDS 100 MDS Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge 3 MDS Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics 3 MDS Periodontology 2 MDS Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 2 MDS Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2 The admission process is mainly on the basis of entrance examinations at the national level.

To get an admission seat to the BDS course, the aspirant needs to sit for the National Eligibility Entrance Test ( NEET ). In like manner, there is a National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for NEET MDS for MDS admissions; this thereby makes for a standard and merit-based selection for all applicants.

Admissions in the college are somewhat extensive, considering entrance exam scores, collegiate performances, and all the other criteria that the regulatory bodies may specify.