College of Dentistry, Sharif Medical & Dental College

Overview

College of Dentistry, Sharif Medical & Dental College is a private medical institution in Lahore, Punjab. It admits MBBS students through the PMDC-MDCAT route.

History & background

Sharif Trust was founded in 1995 by philanthropist and industrialist Mian Mohammad Sharif to establish educational and medical institutions; Sharif Medical and Dental College itself opened in 2007 within Sharif Medical City on the southwestern outskirts of Lahore. The College of Dentistry runs the BDS program on the same campus; a distinct founding date for the dental college specifically is not independently documented.

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.

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

• Campus sits within the 84-acre Sharif Medical City at Jati Umra, southwest Lahore
• Sharif Medical City Hospital serves as the teaching hospital for both MBBS and BDS students
• Run under the umbrella of Sharif Trust, founded 1995

Admission criteria

Merit at College of Dentistry, Sharif Medical & 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 College of Dentistry, Sharif Medical & Dental College.

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