Dental College, University Medical & Dental College

Overview

Dental College, University Medical & Dental College is a private medical institution in Faisalabad, Punjab. It admits MBBS students through the PMDC-MDCAT route, and has been operating since 2008.

History & background

University Medical & Dental College (UMDC), Faisalabad was established by the Madinah Foundation under founder Chairman Mian Muhammad Saleem, with the Medical College opening in 2003 and the Dental College following in 2008. UMDC is a female-only institution, set up partly because Faisalabad — despite being Pakistan's industrial capital — had only one public-sector medical college serving over 6 million people at the time.

Location

Faisalabad, formerly known as Lyallpur under British colonial rule, is Pakistan's third-largest city and a major textile and industrial centre, often called the 'Manchester of Pakistan'.

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. Madina Teaching Hospital, a 600-bed general hospital, serves as the attached teaching hospital.

Notable facts

• Female-only medical and dental college on Sargodha Road, Faisalabad
• Dental College established 2008, five years after the parent Medical College (2003)
• Run by the Madinah Foundation under founder Mian Muhammad Saleem
• Attached to the 600-bed Madina Teaching Hospital

Admission criteria

Merit at Dental College, University 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, University Medical & Dental College.

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