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SDM College of Dental

Sciences & Hospital
Dharwad [SDMCDSH]

Introduction:
SDM CDSH, the most cherished dream of Poojya Shri D.
Veerendra Heggade, just marked 35 years and
embarked its journey into 36th year. The college saw its
humble beginning on September 16th 1986. The
initiative of Dental College in the North Karnataka
Region was with sole motto to serve the people in the
region by the visionary Poojya Shri D. Veerendra
Heggade.

SDM CDSH has been functioning in the present campus
since 1990 and has carved its niche as one of the best
Dental Colleges beyond leaps and bounds. It boasts of a huge 27 acres of lush green land with fine architectural buildings
and is a landmark on the Hubli-Dharwad highway.

S D M C D S H h a s 9 s p e c i a l t y
departments functioning with state-
of-the-art facilities and providing the
best possible quality dental care to
the public. The college enrols 100
undergraduate students and 45
postgraduates in the respective
speciality each year. Apart from the
specialty departments, the College
boasts unique sections like
Craniofacial Unit catering to complex
Maxillofacial surgeries, Implantology,
Forensic Odontology (one of the first
in any dentistry college), Special
Health Care Unit, to name a few. The
hospital since its inception has
treated more than ten lakhs seventy thousand patients till date, including many requiring critical care and expertise in
handling. Faculties of this college have been guest speakers at various National and International Conferences.
The strength of any institute lies in its alumni, who are the true ambassadors of the college's training. SDM CDSH is proud to
have over 4000 alumni, with an association called SPANDANA, to strengthen ties with their alma mater and gain inputs to
continuously help the institute improvise its standards.

Uniqueness:
• SDM CDSH is unique in many ways, being probably the only Dental college to start without an associate medical
college.
• SDM CDSH has been the only Dental college accredited by NAAC consecutively for 3 cycles with an 'A' grade quality.
• The first dental college to start independently functioning Implantology & Forensic Odontology Departments.
• The institution also boasts a state-of-the-art Craniofacial Unit, which caters to surgical needs of patients with cleft lip
and palate, oral cancers and injuries of head and neck structures.
• SDM CDSH, Sattur, Dharwad was awarded by the Government of Karnataka, for outstanding performances in
executing “Danta Bhagya Yojane” by the Department of Prosthodontics at 1st Karnataka State Conference of Dental
Health Officers held in 2020.
• Since its inception more than 3,000 undergraduates and 1000 postgraduates have been conferred the degrees. The
students trained here have made the institute proud by earning laurels at the University level by bagging ranks and
gold medals. The proud alumni of the college have been successful not only across India but also around the globe
serving as well-known Dentists / Academicians of highest order.

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