Rashid Latif Dental College

Overview

Rashid Latif Dental College is a private medical institution in Lahore, Punjab. It admits MBBS students through the PMDC-MDCAT route.

History & background

Rashid Latif Dental College was established in 2017 and approved by PMDC in 2018, under the leadership of Dr Asif Ali Shah, as part of the wider Rashid Latif Khan Group founded by Dr Rashid Latif Khan in 2010 (which later became Rashid Latif Khan University in Lahore).

Location

Lahore is Punjab's provincial capital and Pakistan's cultural and educational heart, with a millennium-long history under Ghaznavid, Mughal, Sikh and British rule, and today hosts the country's densest concentration of medical and dental colleges.

Faculties & departments

Standard MBBS/BDS department structure — not independently confirmed for this specific college.

• Oral Anatomy
• Oral Pathology
• Oral Surgery
• Prosthodontics
• Periodontics
• Orthodontics
• Operative Dentistry

Courses offered

• BDS

Student body

The college admits 75 BDS students annually; total cumulative enrollment figures are not publicly published.

Notable facts

• Part of the Rashid Latif Khan Group, founded by Dr Rashid Latif Khan in 2010
• Features over 100 dental units and a 25-unit phantom-head skills lab
• Attached to Arif Memorial Teaching Hospital, which has over 600 beds
• Affiliated with University of Health Sciences, Lahore

Admission criteria

Merit at Rashid Latif 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 Rashid Latif Dental College.

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