HBS Dental College

Overview

HBS Dental College is a private medical institution in Islamabad, Islamabad. It admits MBBS students through the PMDC-MDCAT route.

History & background

HBS Medical & Dental College was established in 2015 in memory of the Sufi saint Hazrat Bari Imam Sarkar, located on Lehtarar Road near Tararri Chowk, Islamabad. It offers a 4-year BDS program alongside its 5-year MBBS program, both regulated through Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU).

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 50 BDS seats annually.

Notable facts

• Named for Sufi saint Hazrat Bari Imam Sarkar
• Established 2015 on Lehtarar Road, Islamabad
• Affiliated with Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU) and regulated by PMDC and the Ministry of National Health Services

Admission criteria

Merit at HBS 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 HBS Dental College.

FAQs

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• 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