Nishtar Dental College

Coordinates: 30°12′25″N 71°26′35″E / 30.20694°N 71.44306°E / 30.20694; 71.44306

Nishtar Dental College
Motto Learn to serve
Type Public
Established 1974, Dental Section, Nishtar Medical College
Principal Prof. Dr. Riaz Ahmed Warraich
Academic staff
 72
Administrative staff
 150
Undergraduates 235
Postgraduates 35
Location Multan, Pakistan Pakistan
Affiliations University of Health Sciences, Lahore[1]

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.

Departments of NID

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

Doctors in operation theater
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. ↑
  2. ↑ "Recognized Dental Colleges In Pakistan". Pmdc.org.pk. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  3. ↑ "College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan". Cpsp.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  4. ↑
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