Tagore Medical College and Hospital, Chennai

Tagore Dental College and Hospital, situated in Rathinamangalam, Melakkottaiyur Post near Vandalur on the outskirts of Chennai, is a private dental institution established under the Tagore Educational Trust, approved by the Dental Council of India (DCI), and affiliated with The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University . The college offers the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) program, a five-year full-time course with a one-year compulsory rotating internship, alongside Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) specializations including Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Orthodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Periodontology, and Oral Medicine and Radiology, with admission to all programs based strictly on NEET scores for undergraduate and NEET MDS for postgraduate courses . The campus shares a complex with Tagore Medical College for integrated basic science study and medical exposure, featuring an attached teaching hospital providing clinical training, separate boys and girls hostels with mess and recreation facilities, a central library with digital resources, well-equipped pre-clinical and clinical laboratories including three intraoral X-ray machines and both manual and digital Orthopantamograph units, a fleet of buses for transport services covering areas in and around Chennai, an auditorium with 300-seat capacity, gymnasium, sports arena, cafeteria with Aavin booth and snacks corner, dental stores, ATM, temple, guest room facilities for visiting faculty, and eco-friendly initiatives including sewage treatment plants, solar power panels, rainwater harvesting, and RO plants for water purification .