CSI College of Dental Sciences & Research

About Institution

A long cherished dream of a Dental College at Madurai, the temple city came into validity in the year 2007 with great efforts of Madura & Ramnad Diocese Bishop Rt. Rev. Dr. A. Christopher Asir. The college is recogonised by the Dental Council of India and Ministry of Health, New Delhi and it is affiliated to Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University. The College was inaugurated by the then Honourable Health Minister of Tamilnadu on 21.09.2007. The classes for the first batch of 50 students commenced from 29.09.2007. The Dental Hospital attached to the College is run by the specialists from various branches of Dentistry. All basic treatments like extraction of teeth are done at free of cost. All forms of ailment are managed by the concerned qualified specialists with modern equipments. A multi-storied building is available to accommodate all clinical departments under one-roof. The Christian Mission Hospital, Madurai is a 150 bedded multi-speciality hospital with out-patient departments, in-patient services, 24 hour emergency services, critical care services, day and night pharmacy, licensed blood bank and highly qualified medical professional. CSI College of Dental Sciences and Research is attached to this hospital. Since its inception, CSICDSR has been focused in delivering quality education to its students by providing guidance and opportunity for hands on experience. As the institution is located in the heart of the city and most of the minor treatments are at free of cost in the dental hospital has a very good patient inflow. DIOCESE OF MADURAI-RAMNAD The C.S.I. Diocese of Madurai-Ramnad, is one among the twenty two dioceses of Church of South India. The Diocese of Madurai-Ramnad comprises six revenue districts (viz. Madurai, Theni, Virudhunagar, Sivagangai, Dindigul and Ramnad) in Tamilnadu. The CSI Diocese of Madurai-Ramnad manages about 215 institutions in and around six districts namely, Madurai, Dindigul, Theni, Virudhunagar, Sivagangai and Ramnad. This Diocese is headed by the Bishop, who is the Chairman of all religious, educational and Medical activities. The Diocese is focused to provide quality education and share the love of God. FOUNDER Bishop Emeritus Dr A. Christopher Asir with his untiring efforts has brought this wonderful institution into its existence. Vision, Enthusiasm and Involvement were the three major driving forces that forced him to scale new heights in all endeavours he ventured into. He was a beacon of hope to many a common man and a leading light for the people in distress. His strong determination to go ahead with the projects was accomplished with all our prayers & support. His achievements are still remembered.

Vision

To build a society, free of oral hygiene problems and to develop a stream of talented young doctors in the field of Dentistry, to make them available in sufficient numbers to serve the society

To be an ideal Dental Institution for systemic learning and strategic serving, focusing on the down trodden and underprivileged.

Mission

To offer higher professional education.

To impart the best value based Education, Values and Ethics built around the principles of serving the society, reaching the underprivileged, developing a pool of Talents in Dentistry.

To redefine the Dentistry to attain world class Excellence in oral Hygiene, to build a Disease free Healthy Nation.

To function as a strong and vibrant professional institution, blending academic excellence, participating, learning, serving and augmenting image building.

To inculcate the habits of Discipline, Dedication and Devotion in the minds of the students to develop them as elite class future citizens for the country and make available the oral hygiene care to everyone in the country

To infuse in the minds of the younger generation a strong feeling to serve the humanity