Pakistan
History of dentistry in Pakistan starts even before the country's birth. Pakistan's premier and oldest dental institution De'Montmorency College of Dentistry was established in 1934 at Lahore by then Governor of Punjab Sir Jeff Fitz Harway de' Montmorency. Later in 1974, Nishtar Institute of Dentistry joined the list. de'Montmorency College of Dentistry has a very rich heritage of academic and clinical excellence both before and after independence. The history of dentistry in Pakistan is in fact the story of progress of de'Montmorency College of Dentistry. At present there are 24 dental schools (public & private) throughout Pakistan, according to the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council the state regulatory body has upwards of 11500 registered dentists. The four year training culminates in achieving a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) degree, which requires a further one year compulsory internship to be a registered dentist in Pakistan.
- Dental institutions
- Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Rawalpindi.
- Dental Section, Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Hyderabad.
- Karachi Medical & Dental College, Karachi.
- Liaquat College Of Medicine & Dentistry, Karachi.
- FMH College of Medicine and Dentistry, Lahore.
- Lahore Medical & Dental College, Lahore.
- Sharif Medical & Dental College, Lahore.
- Institute of Dentistry,CMH, Lahore.
- Islamic International Dental College, Islamabad.
- Islamabad Medical & Dental College, Islamabad.
- Margalla College of Dentistry, Rawalpindi.
- Dental Section, University Medical & Dental College, Faisalabad.
- Dr. Ishrat ul Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences, Karachi.
- Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine, Karachi.
- Jinnah Medical & Dental College, Karachi.
- Baqai Dental College, Karachi.
- Fatima Jinnah Dental College, Karachi.
- Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar.
- Sardar Begum Dental College, Peshawar.
- Bibi Aseefa Dental College, Larkana.
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