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Dhaka Dental College and Hospital

ঢাকা ডেন্টাল কলেজ ও হাসপাতাল
Motto	শিক্ষা, শান্তি, সেবা
Motto in English	Education, Peace, Service
Type	Government
Established	1961
Founder	Abu Hayder Sajedur Rahman
Affiliation	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS) Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BM&DC) University of Dhaka (DU)
Principal	Humayun Kabir Bulbul
Academic staff	200
Administrative staff	100
Students	600
Undergraduates	400
Postgraduates	200
Address	Section 14, Mirpur, Dhaka, 1206, Bangladesh 23°47′57″N 90°23′16″E / 23.7991°N 90.3879°E / 23.7991; 90.3879
Campus	7 acres
Language	English
Website	www.dhakadental.gov.bd

Dhaka Dental College and Hospital, abbreviated DDC, is the largest dental school in Bangladesh. It was the first dental school in East Pakistan and was established in August 1961. It's the only governmental dental college in Bangladesh that oversees a 200-bed hospital in Dhaka.

Courses

The college offers five-year BDS course (under Dhaka University). It also offers MS courses affiliated to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). Under Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS) the FCPS courses are also offered.

Undergraduate (BDS)

Postgraduate (FCPS)

Postgraduate (MS & FCPS)

Facilities

The following facilities are in the eight acres (3.2 ha) hospital area:

• Administration building
• Academic building
• Auditorium
• Two lecture galleries
• One hospital building
• Two ladies hostel
• Boys' hostel
• Staff colony
• Teachers colony
• Mosque
• Shaheed minar ('Martyr Monument')
• Another boys' hostel is situated in Sobhanbag, Dhaka

Ladies' hostel

Two ladies' hostels houses 300 students on campus premises.

Boys' hostel (Mirpur)

The boys' hostel houses 60 and is for juniors, especially 1st,2nd & 3rd year students.

Boys' hostel (Sobahanbag)

This hostel houses 300 and is for 4th year, final year and intern doctors.

Academic building

The academic building is a five-story building housing seven departments, a library, two clubs, three common rooms, and a canteen. Each department has well-furnished lecture rooms and laboratories.

A new well furnished four-storied building is established in 2024 containing a large auditorium

Library

An air-conditioned library hosts 14,000+ medical and dental books along with 122 regular and irregular journals.

Hospital building

The hospital is the largest dental hospital in Bangladesh with a seven-story building and 200 beds. Facilities allow pathological tests, radiotherapy, OPG, general and dental X-ray services.

Administration

Dhaka dental college has a well-organized administration faculty. A teachers' association runs the college; the principal is the chief, and the teachers are members. The administration office is combined with the principal and vice-principal, secretary, student's section, and accountant's offices.

Dental chairs

Hospital beds

OT facilities

• Oral & Maxillo-Facial Surgery Department
• General Surgery Department

Transport

A BRTC AC college bus is available for students.

Extracurricular activities

Cultural programs and competitions occur throughout the year such as sports and cultural week & Debating club,Ucchash,Shondhani.

Gallery

References

1. Daulah Educonsult
2. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
3. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | Health Bulletin 2016

External links

• Govt Dental Hospital Dhaka
• Dhaka Dental College Website
• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW)||HEALTH BULLETIN 2016

• Hospitals in Dhaka
• Dental schools in Bangladesh
• Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University affiliates