Dental College, Rawal Institute of Health Sciences

Overview

Dental College, Rawal Institute of Health Sciences is a private medical institution in Islamabad, Islamabad. It admits MBBS students through the PMDC-MDCAT route.

History & background

Rawal Institute of Health Sciences (RIHS) was established in 2011 (with planning starting in 2010) as an integrated healthcare and education facility encompassing Rawal Medical College, Rawal College of Dentistry, Rawal College of Nursing, and the Rawal General & Dental Hospital. A separate founding date specifically for the dental college is not independently documented.

Location

Islamabad is Pakistan's purpose-built federal capital, planned in the 1960s, and is home to numerous federal-government and private health-education institutions.

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

• Institution established in 2011 as an integrated medical/dental teaching and hospital complex
• Affiliated with Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU) and PIMS, Islamabad
• Teaching hospital is the Rawal General & Dental Hospital (RG&DH)

Admission criteria

Merit at Dental College, Rawal Institute of Health Sciences 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, Rawal Institute of Health Sciences.

FAQs

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• Army Medical College — Rawalpindi · public · 94.8% merit
• Federal Medical College (SZABMU) — Islamabad · public · 93.83% merit
• Shifa College of Medicine — Islamabad · private · 82% merit
• School of Dentistry, SZABMU — Islamabad · public · merit not published
• Al-Nafees Medical College — Islamabad · private · merit not published