de'Montmorency College of Dentistry

Overview

de'Montmorency College of Dentistry is a public medical institution in Lahore, Punjab. It admits MBBS students through the UHS-MDCAT route.

History & background

de'Montmorency College of Dentistry was established in 1928 by Sir Geoffrey Fitzhervey de Montmorency, then Governor of Punjab, with Dr Peter Gillies as its first principal; the affiliated Punjab Dental Hospital opened in April 1930. The college was formally instituted in 1934, initially offering a condensed two-year BDS for MBBS graduates before adopting a full four-year BDS program affiliated with the University of the Punjab by 1936; it has been affiliated with the University of Health Sciences, Lahore since 2003.

Location

Lahore is Punjab's provincial capital and a major historical and cultural center; the college and its Punjab Dental Hospital sit on Fort Road immediately adjacent to the 17th-century Badshahi Mosque, one of the largest mosques of the Mughal era.

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

Courses offered

• BDS
• Postgraduate dental programs

Student body

Enrolls approximately 100 students per year in its four-year BDS programme.

Notable facts

• Widely regarded as Pakistan's oldest and most prestigious dental institution, founded in 1928.
• Located next to the historic Badshahi Mosque in Lahore.
• Named after Sir Geoffrey de Montmorency, a colonial-era Governor of Punjab.

Admission criteria

Merit at de'Montmorency College of Dentistry is computed under the standard weightage: Matric 10% + FSc/HSSC 40% + UHS-MDCAT 50%. Minimum FSc 60% and a qualifying UHS-MDCAT score are required to be eligible.

Eligibility

• FSc Pre-Medical (or equivalent) with at least 60% marks
• Qualifying UHS-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 UHS-MDCAT and clear the cutoff.
2. Apply through the central admissions portal for UHS-MDCAT.
3. Submit FSc, Matric, entrance-test, domicile and CNIC documents.
4. Wait for the merit list; confirm your seat and deposit dues at de'Montmorency College of Dentistry.

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