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January - 2015 - Special issue > College of the Year 2014

Dental College and Hospital: Bapuji Dental College and Hospital

SI Team
Thursday, January 22, 2015
SI Team
The number of dentists in India is projected to rise to a steep number of 13,465 in 2020. Twenty five percent of today's dentists are expected to retire by 2020, providing plenty of job opportunities to aspiring dentists. The industry is driving constant reinvention. Dentistry is intensifying its horizons into new domains and is expected to change value chain and workflows for dentists and labs. Correlating to these needs is important for dental aspirants to be given insight into the ever-changing scenario of the industry. Founded in 1979 by Shamanuru Shivashankarappa, Bapuji Dental College and Hospital (BDCH) fosters to these needs and produces oral healthcare experts of a new magnitude.

"BDCH functions on an ever-evolving curriculum which has aspects like Clinical case studies and discussions, Clinical demonstration, performing various restorations on phantom head and on patients and Workshops and seminars," says Dr. K. Sadashiva Shetty, Principal, Bapuji Dental College and Hospital. The curriculum at BDCH is actively revived in order to meet the demands of the industry. Hence, the institute, in affiliation to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), has seen a transformation that has elevated it from being one among India's best dental colleges to that of Asia's best through its BDS and MDS Courses that rigorously obtain a vast number of applicants year after year. Located in Davangere, Karnataka, BDCH is the second oldest private Dental college in India. Under the guidance of prominent visionaries in Indian Dentistry, the institute has grown in leaps and bounds and celebrated its silver jubilee in 2004.

At present, Bapuji Dental College boasts of one of the finest lab facilities in the region to impart liberal clinically oriented teaching on par with the best. It is well equipped with a Ceramic Lab for crown and bridge fabrication to gain technical skills in dentistry. The institute also prides itself with a library that is well equipped with modern facilities and resources in the form of CD-ROM, online databases, video cassettes, books, and journals, back volumes of journals, theses and WHO publications. The infrastructure adds an as asset that supports the curriculum of the BDS and MDS courses.

Experienced Faculty and Active Researches

"If the infrastructure is the body of an institution, the teaching staffs form the soul for it," says Dr. Shetty. The innovative curricula embarked in BDCH offers varied opportunities to work in mentored relationships with faculty who value their role as educators of the next generation of professionals in dental medicine and beyond. In addition to providing top-quality education and exemplary patient care, the faculty is involved in both basic and clinical research and is at the forefront of the new opportunities for translational research. A potent blend of academic experience and industry exposure, the faculty at BDCH don several hats on campus and employ the latest teaching-techniques, making extensive use of modern technology and are members of professional bodies, and advisors at academic forums. At BDCH, students are offered ample opportunities as they are mentored by Nation's renowned teachers and researchers that help them flourish their dental aspirations with a firm foothold in academics and research.


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