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TAGORE DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, CHENNAI

Tagore Dental College was started in 2007 with the permission of Dental Council of India (DCI) under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India (GOI) for BDS course and with the affiliation with the state owned The TN Dr MGR Medical University. The recognition for BDS course was obtained in 2012. The MDS course in 4 postgraduate specialities was started with the permission of DCI and affiliation of the University in 2018.

In Tamilnadu other than the GDC, Chennai there are no other completely government funded medicine/dentistry college catering for oral and maxillofacial health. Later, RMDCH, Chidambaram was taken by the government taking the count to two. Tagore dental college is the premier institution for oral health. It has strong academic and student innovation programs encouraged by the principal Dr. Chitraa R Chandran. She has patents filed with Dr. S. Chellavignesh and H.O.D. ODS and Endo Dr. S. Balagopal. Dr. C. Arun kumar won pierre fauchard academy award.

They promote awareness campaigns on May 31, International no tobacco day and other public health causes.