Firedrn by the zeal to create world-class institutions, Bapuji Dental College rnwas founded in the year 1979 by Dr. Shamanur Shivashankarappa. Guided byrn great visionaries in Indian Dentistry, the college has grown by leaps rnand bounds and celebrated its silver jubilee in 2004. The college is nowrn headed by Dr. K. Sadashiva Shetty, one of India`s leading faces in rnOrthodontics. He is the transformational guardian in making the college rnfrom being one of India`s best dental colleges to that of Asia`s. On rnJuly 31st 2019. Dr. K. Sadashiva Shetty reappointed as the Director.
Thisrn college has been one of the most vibrant and dynamic institutions in rnthe field of dental education. It has nurtured thousands of dentists to rnreach the zenith of their profession. From time immemorial, India has rnbeen a Mecca of knowledge, education, and enlightenment. Bapuji Dental rnCollege, since its inception in 1979, has made an immense contribution rnto this legacy. The state of the art institute offers students the best rnpossible clinical education complemented by opportunities in research rnand community service.
Bapujirn Dental College boasts one of the finest lab facilities to impart rnliberal clinically oriented teaching on par with the best. The freshers rnare trained in the sophisticated phantom head labs, fitted with 100 rndental workstations for pre-clinical training simulating dental rntreatment. The college is also well equipped with a Ceramic Lab for rncrown and bridge fabrication to gain technical skills in dentistry.
Thern college also prides itself on a huge library set with good ventilation rnand illumination - a perfect setting for avid readers. The library is rnwell equipped with modern facilities and resources in the form of rnCD-ROM, online databases, video cassettes, books, journals, back volumesrn of journals, theses, WHO publications, etc. It`s a one-stop resource rncenter for the student from all forms references to printouts and to thern binding.
Bapujirn Dental College is one of the very few Indian colleges doing research rnprojects for US based International companies like GC International, 3M rnESPE(USA), Biohorizons(USA) and the like. Various research projects havern been carried out in all the specialties of dentistry and published in rnrespected peer-reviewed journals.
Withrn its grand infrastructure, excellent faculty, and mature guidance, rnBapuji Dental College is a reminiscence of ancient Indias educational rncenters of excellence. It`s the ultimate destination in India for a rnstudent in search of dental educational excellence.
