Nishtar Dental College
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30°12′25″N 71°26′35″E / 30.20694°N 71.44306°E
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| Motto | Learn to serve |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1974, Dental Section, Nishtar Medical College |
| Principal | Prof. Dr. Riaz Ahmed Warraich |
Academic staff | 72 |
| Undergraduates | 235 |
| Postgraduates | 35 |
| Location | , |
| Affiliations | University of Health Sciences, Lahore[1] |
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Nishtar Dental College (NDC) is a tertiary care dental setup located in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan that provides dental health care facilities primarily to the city of Multan and generally to the entire Southern Punjab region. It also caters the patients from adjoining areas of interior Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtoon Khwah.
Programs offered
Different basic dental programs are offered here.
Recognition
The college is recognized for undergraduate and post-graduate training by the Pakistan Medical and Dental CouncilPMDC[2] and College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan.[3] Prof. Dr Riaz Warraich is a prominent maxillo-facial surgeon, whereas previous head Muhammad Saeed (dentist) is the convener Board of Studies - Dentistry University of Health Sciences, Lahore[4]
Departments
Nishtar Dental College has the following departments
- Basic Health Sciences departments in affiliation with the Nishtar Medical College
- Anatomy
- Behavioral Science
- Biochemistry
- Pathology
- Pharmacology
- Physiology
- Dental Sciences departments
- Orthodontics
- Prosthetics
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Diagnostics
- Radiology
- Pediatric dentistry
- Operative Dentistry
- Community Dentistry
- Endodontics
- Operation room
- 6 bed ward
In addition allied specialty exposure is done in then Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Department of Conservative Dentistry.
- Attached teaching hospitals
Nishtar Hospital, Multan
References
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Recognized Dental Colleges In Pakistan". Pmdc.org.pk. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ^ "College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan". Cpsp.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ^ [2][dead link]
