Dental College, Akhtar Saeed Medical & Dental College

Overview

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

History & background

Akhtar Saeed Medical & Dental College (AMDC) Lahore was established in 2008 in Bahria Town, conceived by Dr Farooq Saeed Khan, Chief Executive of the Farooq Group of Companies, to expand private-sector medical and dental training capacity. The Dental College trains BDS students alongside the college's MBBS, DPT, Pharm-D and allied health science programs.

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 75 BDS seats annually.

Notable facts

• Established 2008 in Bahria Town, Lahore, by the Farooq Group of Companies
• Farooq Hospital Westwood (220-bed, opened 2012) and Akhtar Saeed Trust Hospital (registered since 2000) serve as clinical training sites
• Recognized by PMDC and affiliated with the University of Health Sciences (UHS)

Admission criteria

Merit at Dental College, Akhtar Saeed 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 Dental College, Akhtar Saeed Medical & Dental College.

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