Dhaka Dental College and Hospital, abbreviated DDC, is the largest dental school in Bangladesh. It was the first dental school in East Pakistan and was established in August 1961. It's the only governmental dental college in Bangladesh that oversees a 200-bed hospital in Dhaka.[1][2][3]
The following facilities are in the eight acres (3.2 ha) hospital area:
Administration building
Academic building
Auditorium
Two lecture galleries
One hospital building
Two ladies hostel
Boys' hostel
Staff colony
Teachers colony
Mosque
Shaheed minar ('Martyr Monument')
Another boys' hostel is situated in Sobhanbag, Dhaka
Ladies' hostel
Two ladies' hostels houses 300 students on campus premises.
Boys' hostel (Mirpur)
The boys' hostel houses 60 and is for juniors, especially 1st,2nd & 3rd year students.
Boys' hostel (Sobahanbag)
This hostel houses 300 and is for 4th year, final year and intern doctors.
Academic building
The academic building is a five-story building housing seven departments, a library, two clubs, three common rooms, and a canteen. Each department has well-furnished lecture rooms and laboratories.
A new well furnished four-storied building is established in 2024 containing a large auditorium
Library
An air-conditioned library hosts 14,000+ medical and dental books along with 122 regular and irregular journals.
Hospital building
The hospital is the largest dental hospital in Bangladesh with a seven-story building and 200 beds. Facilities allow pathological tests, radiotherapy, OPG, general and dental X-ray services.
Administration
Dhaka dental college has a well-organized administration faculty. A teachers' association runs the college; the principal is the chief, and the teachers are members. The administration office is combined with the principal and vice-principal, secretary, student's section, and accountant's offices.
Dental chairs
Department
Number of dental chairs
Periodontology & Oral Pathology
19 chairs
Pediatric Dentistry
17 chairs
Casualty (Oral & Maxillo-Facial Surgery)
6 chairs
Minor OT (Oral & Maxillo-Facial Surgery)
4 chairs
Prosthodontics
5 chairs
Orthodontics & Donto-facial Orthopedics
13 chairs
Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics
35 chairs
Hospital beds
Department
Number of beds
Medicine
40 beds
Surgery
37 beds
Cabin
7 beds
OMS (Male)
40 beds
OMS (Female)
40 beds
OMS (Children)
16 beds
OT facilities
Oral & Maxillo-Facial Surgery Department
General Surgery Department
Transport
A BRTC AC college bus is available for students.
Extracurricular activities
Cultural programs and competitions occur throughout the year such as sports and cultural week & Debating club,Ucchash,Shondhani.
