Ministry of Health issues Letter of Intent to 16 Dental Colleges for over 130 MDS Seats
Through a recent notice, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed about dental colleges getting the Dental Council of India (DCI) nod for commencement/ increase of seats in Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) course for the academic year 2019-20.
There are a total of 16 Dental colleges who have been given Letter of Intent (Lol) by the Ministry. All these dental institutes had applied for a specific number of MDS seats, while some applied for an increase, some sought the commencement of this course at their institutes.
With the approval, more than 130 MDS seats will be added across various specialities including Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics, Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Public Health Dentistry, Oral Medicine & Radiology, Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Periodontology, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge.
Taking into consideration the recommendations of the Dental Council of India, a Lol for starting of MDS course in the various specialities at the below-mentioned dental institutes is issued for obtaining certain essential documents required for issuance of Letter of Permission (LoP).
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| S.No | Name of College | Name of course | Starting/Increase | Seats | PBG (Rs.) |
| 1 | Anil Neerukonda Institute of Dental Sciences, Sangivalasa, heernunipatnam Mandal, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | Starting | 3 | 60 Lakhs |
| Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics | 3 | 60 Lakhs | |||
| Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry | 2* | 60 Lakhs | |||
| Public Health Dentistry | 3 | 60 Lakhs | |||
| Oral Medicine & Radiology | 2^ | 60 Lakhs | |||
| Oral Pathology & Microbiology | 2* | 60 Lakhs | |||
| Periodontology | 2* | 60 Lakhs | |||
| Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | 2* | 60 Lakhs | |||
| Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge | 2* | 60 Lakhs | |||
| 5.4 Crores | |||||
| 2 | Awadh Dental College & Hospital, NH-33, Danga, P.O. - Bhilaipahari, Jamshedpur, Dist. - East Singbhum, Jharkhand - | Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics | Increase | 3 to 5* | 10 Lakhs |
| Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry | 2 to 5 | 15 Lakhs | |||
| Oral Pathology J. & Microbiology | 2 to 5 | 15 Lakhs | |||
| Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | 2 to 5 | 15 Lakhs | |||
| Periodontology | 3 to 5^ | 10 Lakhs | |||
| Total | 65 Lakhs | ||||
| 3 | Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University Chowk, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh - | Oral Pathology & Microbiology | Starting | 3 | Undertaking from the State Government |
| 4 | Government College of Dentistry. M G Road, Opposite M Y Hospital, lndore, Madhya Pradesh | Oral Medicine & Radiology | Starting | 3 | Undertaking from the State Government |
| Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry | 3 | -do- | |||
| Oral Pathology & Microbiology | 3 | -do- | |||
| 5 | Government Dental College & Hospital.' Shereen Bagh. Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir - | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | Increase | 2 to 3 | Undertaking from the State Government |
| Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge | 2 to 3 | -do- | |||
| Periodontology | 2 to 3 | -do- | |||
| Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics | 2 to 3 | -do- | |||
| Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 to 3 | -do- | |||
| Oral Medicine & Radiology | 2 to 3 | Undertaking from the State Government | |||
| 6 | Government Dental College, Rajbandha Maidan, Raipur Chhattisgarh - | Oral Pathology & Microbiology | Starting | 3 | Undertaking from the State Government |
| Periodontology | 3 | Undertaking from the State Government | |||
| Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | 3 | -do- | |||
| 7 | GSL Dental College & Hospital, NH 16, Lakshrni Purarn, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh | Oral Medicine & Radiology | Starting | 2^ | 60 Lakhs |
| Oral Pathology & Microbiology | 2^ | 60 Lakhs | |||
| Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry | 3 | 60 Lakhs | |||
| Periodontology | 2* | 60 Lakhs | |||
| Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | 3 | 60 Lakhs | |||
| Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge | 3 | 60 Lakhs | |||
| Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics | 3 | 60 Lakhs | |||
| Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 | 60 Lakhs | |||
| Total | 4.8 Crores | ||||
| 8 | Lenora Institute of Dental Sciences, NH-16, Rajanagararn, Rajahrnundry, East Godavari (Dist.) Andhra Pradesh - | Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics | Increase | 3 to 5% | 10 lakhs |
| Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 to 5% | 10 lakhs | |||
| Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry | 3 to 5% | 10 lakhs | |||
| Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge | 3 to 5% | 10 lakhs | |||
| Periodontology | 3 to 5$ | 10 lakhs | |||
| Total | 50 Lakhs | ||||
| 9 | Malla Reddy Institute of Dental Sciences, Survey 0.137 & 139, Suraram X Roads, Jeedirnetla, Quthbullapur, Hyderabad. | Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics | Starting | 3 | 60 Lakhs |
| Prosthodontics and Crow n & Bridge | 2^ | 60 Lakhs | |||
| Orthodontics & Deniofacial Orthopedics | 2^ | 60 Lakhs | |||
| Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | 3 | 60 Lakhs | |||
| Periodontology | 2* | 60 Lakhs | |||
| Total | 3.0 Crores | ||||
| 10 | Mithila Minority Dental College & Hospital, Sarnastipur Road, Mansukh Nagar (Ekmighat), Laheriasarai, Darbhanga. Bihar | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | Starting | 3 | 60 Lakhs |
| Total | 60 Lakhs | ||||
| 11 | Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences. UH2, PGIMS Road, Dariyao agar. Rohtak, Haryana | Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics | Increase | 5 to 6 | Undertaking from the State Government |
| Periodontology | 4 to 6 | -do- | |||
| 12 | Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences, Perurnthuruthy, Pushpagiri Medicity Campus, State Highway, Thiruvalla, Kerala - | Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry | Starting | 2^ | 60 Lakhs |
| Total | 60 Lakhs | ||||
| 13 | Y.M.T.·s Dental College & Hospital, Navi Mumbai Plot No. 18. Kharghar. Navi Mumbai - | Prosthodontics and Crow 11 & Bridue | 2 to 5% | 15 Lakhs | |
| Paedodontics and Prevent ixc Dentistry | 3 to 5$ | 10 Lakhs | |||
| Total | 25 Lakhs | ||||
| 14 | Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Pathikashram Main Road, avagam, Jamnagar, Gujarat | Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics | Starting | 3 | Undertaking from the State Government |
| Periodontology | 3 | -do- | |||
| 15 | SJM Dental College & Hospital, P.B Road, Chitradurga, Karnataka | Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics | Starting | 2* | 60 Lakhs |
| Total | 60 Lakhs | ||||
| 16 | Sri Venkateswara Dental College & Hospital, Off. Old Mahabalipuram Road, Near Navalur, Thalambur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics | Starting | 3 | 60 Lakhs |
| Periodontology | 2* | 60 Lakhs | |||
| Orthodontics & Deniofacial Orthopedics | 3 | 60 Lakhs | |||
| Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge | 2* | 60 Lakhs | |||
| Total | 2.4 Crores |
The Ministry will issue necessary letters calling for documents etc. shortly and the letters will also be uploaded on the website of the Ministry.
Following are the documents/undertaking/acceptance of conditions that the Ministry has directed all the dental colleges to furnish:-
- The applicant should provide all infrastructural facilities in terms of teaching and nonteaching staff, buildings. equipment and hospital facilities as per norms of Dental Council of India.
- No student should be admitted in the above course until the formal permission of the Central Government is granted.
- The Private Dental College should provide Performance Bank Guarantee (PBG) of the required amount in favour of the Dental Council of India, New Delhi was valid for the entire duration of the course from a nationalised/scheduled Bank.
- The Dental Colleges/institutions will provide an undertaking to implement any decision of the Dental Council of India/ Central Government regarding payment of stipend to the PG students.
The notice further mentions:Action to grant formal permission of the Central Government for the increase of seats in the above specialities at your college will be initiated on receipt of the compliance report fulfilling the 'conditions enumerated in paragraph 3 above. The acceptance letter along with bank guarantee may be sent immediately within 15 days from the date of issue of this letter so as to enable the Central Government to issue Letter of Permission for the year 2019-20.
For more details click on the given link:
https://mohfw.gov.in/newshighlights/letter-intent-loi-mds-2019-20-issued-31012019
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