Sri Venkateshwaraa Dental College is NAAC ‘A’ Accredited premier Post Graduate Dental Institution located in Ariyur, Puducherry. Established in 2014 by the Ramachandra Educational Trust as part of Sri Venkateshwaraa Group of Institutions (SVGI), the college is affiliated to Pondicherry University, a central university, and is recognized by the Dental Council of India (DCI).
The College is also accredited by global agency TUV: SUD for its Educational Management System (EOMS-21001:2018), Energy Management system (ISO 50001:2018) and Environment management system (ISO 14001:2015).
The impressive 7 storeyed building houses 9 Dental Departments, treatment clinics, 4 air conditioned lecture halls with ICT and smart board, Library, Simulation labs, seminar rooms, common rooms for boys and girls with individual locker facilities and Examination hall.
Separate boys and girls hostels are available within campus with mess facility. Visitors’ guest rooms are provided to parents who come to visit their wards. Well-equipped gymnasium, facility for indoor sports are available within the hostel premises. Sports complex with swimming pool, artificial turf, basket ball and tennis courts are present within the campus. Annual inter college sports and cultural events are held in the large outdoor sports ground located inside the campus.
The College has a fleet of over 20 buses and 5 Vans to facilitate transport of faculties, students and patients from in and around Pondicherry and from neighbouring districts of Tamil Nadu.
The college greatly contributes to the development of the local community by partaking in social and health related activities through the NSS, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan , Swachh Bharat and Youth Red cross. A dedicated Mobile Dental van caters to the dental treatment needs of the surrounding villages.
100 Undergraduate students and 14 Post graduate students who have successfully cleared the NEET exam are admitted annually through the Centralized admission process conducted by the Government of Puducherry
The digitalized MRD registers an average footfall of around 400-450 patients per day. Peripheral centre in Villianur, regular public and school camps also serve to increase the patient load of our institution. The Government of Pondicherry has allotted a Primary Health Centre in the nearby rural locality Maducarai for treating dental patients.
Patients are cared for by highly trained doctors. Specialists in various fields of dentistry treat patients with the latest state of the art equipment. Radiovisiograph, Endodontic microscope, Lasers, Intra Oral Scanners, Implant systems are routinely employed in treating the patients. Minor surgical cases and complex surgical procedures are handled in the minor OT located in the 4th floor and major OT situated in the attached Medical College respectively.
Spacious pre-clinical labs, simulation labs are where the students get trained before treating the patients in the clinics.
The Central library spread over an area of 8000 sq.ft contains over 4500 books and journals with back volumes. Access to e-learning resources are provided in the library’s computer room with K-Hub, ProQuest Systems
The college’s commitment to environment sustainability is evidenced by the implementation of Rain water Harvesting, 100kwp solar power plant and recycling of 600KLD of water through Sewage Treatment Plant
