Meenakshi Ammal Dental College & Hospital

About Institution

Meenakshi Ammal dental college offers one of the most forward-looking educational environments in dental medicine in the country. Located in the capital of Tamilnadu, Chennai, the college is dedicated to training doctors of dental medicine as expert clinicians with strong biomedical backgrounds. Meenakshi Ammal Dental College is affiliated to Meenakshi University and recognized by Dental Council of India, New Delhi.Since its inception in 1990-1991 by Thirumathi Meenakshi Ammal, a Philanthropist. Meenakshi Ammal Dental college has been committed to excellence in education, research, patient care, and community service.It is a constituent of Meenakshi University, from 2004 - 2005.At Meenakshi Ammal dental college, research and teaching are complementary, producing professionals who possess the analytical capacity and the spirit of inquiry to deal with an ever-increasing knowledge base and rapid technological changes.By treating patients in the college's teaching clinics , Meenakshi Ammal dental college students understand not just how to apply science to practice, but how to employ compassion in the treatment of human illness.The students and faculty at Meenakshi Ammal dental college benefit to interdisciplinary teaching, research and practice.Under the leadership of Dr. E. Munirathnam Naidu -Vice-Chancellor-Meenakshi University, Meenakshi Ammal dental college continues to move into the twentyfirst century. With a faculty of dedicated clinicians, and researchers of which many have earned solid reputations as experts in their fields. The Dental school offers a full spectrum of under graduate and post graduate speciality programs.An outstanding roster of dental professionals, and dental specialists trained in areas such as Oral and Maxillo Facial surgery, Preventive and community dentistry, conservative dentistry and endodontics, Oral Pathology, Orthodontics and dental facial orthopedics, Prothodontics, Periodontics and Oral Medicine, help students to attain proficiency in different dental specialities.

Vision

To encourage leadership and innovate dental education.
To develop an environment that promotes high quality research into dental education.
To keep teachers attached to this college, by establishing staff development programme.
To develop strategies of examination and education for under graduate and post graduate students of dentistry.
To develop and improve the quality of present strategies of dentistry.

Mission

To promote academic excellence, widen intellectual horizons, inculcate self discipline and high ideals for the total personality development of individual.
To convert a novice into a competent professional with excellent theoretical knowledge and unsurpassed practical skills and to motivate the interest in the research activities, further education and social services.