Avicenna Dental College

Overview

Avicenna Dental College is a private medical institution in Lahore, Punjab. It admits MBBS students through the PMDC-MDCAT route, and has been operating since 2018.

History & background

Avicenna Dental College & Hospital began as a dental hospital in 2016 and gained recognition as a full dental college from the Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PM&DC) in 2018. It operates under the umbrella of the Abdul Waheed Trust, a registered non-profit welfare organization, and sits within the wider Avicenna Medical College campus, which was itself established in 2009.

Location

Lahore is Punjab's provincial capital and Pakistan's cultural and educational hub, historically the centre of medical and higher education in the region; the college's campus is on Bedian Road in Defence Housing Authority (DHA), Lahore.

Faculties & departments

Standard MBBS/BDS department structure — not independently confirmed for this specific college.

• Oral Anatomy
• Dental Materials
• Operative Dentistry
• Prosthodontics
• Orthodontics
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Periodontology
• Oral Pathology
• Oral Medicine
• Community Dentistry

Courses offered

• BDS

Student body

Total enrollment figures are not publicly published; PMDC's college list allocates 50 BDS seats annually.

Notable facts

• Began operating as Avicenna Dental Hospital in 2016 before gaining PM&DC college recognition in 2018
• Run under the non-profit Abdul Waheed Trust, alongside sibling Avicenna Medical College (est. 2009)
• One of several institutional milestones (FCPS training recognition, College of Nursing) achieved by the Avicenna group since 2009

Admission criteria

Merit at Avicenna Dental College is computed under the standard weightage: Matric 10% + FSc/HSSC 40% + entrance test 50%. Minimum FSc 60% and a qualifying PMDC-MDCAT score are required to be eligible.

Eligibility

• FSc Pre-Medical (or equivalent) with at least 60% marks
• Qualifying PMDC-MDCAT score, at or above the published cutoff
• Domicile / provincial quota requirements as published by the college
• Age, medical fitness, and character certificate per PMDC rules

Application process

1. Appear in the PMDC-MDCAT and clear the cutoff.
2. Apply through the central admissions portal for PMDC-MDCAT.
3. Submit FSc, Matric, entrance-test, domicile and CNIC documents.
4. Wait for the merit list; confirm your seat and deposit dues at Avicenna Dental College.

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