Dental Department, Karachi Medical & Dental College

Overview

Dental Department, Karachi Medical & Dental College is a public medical institution in Karachi, Sindh. It admits MBBS students through the Sindh-MDCAT route, and has been operating since 1991.

History & background

Karachi Medical & Dental College (KMDC) was established in 1991 as Pakistan's first medical and dental college established, managed and administered by a municipal corporation (Karachi Metropolitan Corporation), and it became the first public-sector dental college in Karachi. Before its founding, Karachi students seeking a public-sector BDS seat had to travel to Jamshoro, Hyderabad. KMDC's status was later changed to a university, and the institution is now known as Karachi Metropolitan University (KMU), with the dental department continuing to function as its Dental Department.

Location

Karachi is Pakistan's largest city and principal seaport, the country's commercial and industrial hub on the Arabian Sea coast, and home to the greatest concentration of medical and dental colleges of any Pakistani city.

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

The Dental Department started with 10 BDS seats at founding; annual dental intake has since grown to around 100 students per PMDC's current college list. Total current enrollment figures are not publicly published.

Notable facts

• Pakistan's first medical and dental college run by a municipal corporation
• First public-sector dental college in Karachi, ending the need for local students to travel to Jamshoro for a public BDS seat
• Parent institution KMDC has since been elevated to university status as Karachi Metropolitan University (KMU)

Admission criteria

Merit at Dental Department, Karachi Medical & Dental College is computed under the standard weightage: Matric 10% + FSc/HSSC 40% + Sindh-MDCAT 50%. Minimum FSc 60% and a qualifying Sindh-MDCAT score are required to be eligible.

Eligibility

• FSc Pre-Medical (or equivalent) with at least 60% marks
• Qualifying Sindh-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 Sindh-MDCAT and clear the cutoff.
2. Apply through the central admissions portal for Sindh-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 Department, Karachi Medical & Dental College.

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