Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore

The college was founded in 1987, and its first BDS batch graduated in 1992 .

MCODS offers a 5‑year BDS (including 1 year of internship) and a 3‑year MDS programme in nine dental specialties, along with Ph.D. and certificate programs .

MDS is offered in Oral Medicine & Radiology; Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics; Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery; Paedodontics & Preventive Dentistry; Periodontology; Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics; Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology & Microbiology; Public Health Dentistry; Prosthodontics & Maxillofacial Prosthesis .

Teaching includes didactic lectures, tutorials, seminars, projects, OSPE and OSCE assessments .

Yes, international/NRI students can apply—15% of total seats are reserved, and infrastructure meets global standards .