Review of Government Dental College and Hospital, Hyderabad.
Placements: Our batch has about 150 batch students, and only 60% of students passed out on the first attempt. Mostly they open a private clinic with average earnings of Rs. 50,000-60,000 per month. Some of my colleagues do preparation for post-graduate and take admission in government college with a monthly stipend of Rs. 60,000 and some prepare for a government job with limited seats and high competition. Some of them got a seat with a salary of Rs. 60,000 per month. It was tough to clear the NEET exam and the government exam, so the best option is to open a private clinic with good earnings. Some of my colleagues who are MS got a salary package of 2-3 LPA each month with good practice. So there is a lot of scopes to do government job, post-graduation and private clinic. You can do a post-graduation in eight branches of dentistry include prosthodontics, orthodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, oral medicine and radiology, pedodontics, endodontic, preventive dentistry and periodontology.
Infrastructure: The hostel is amazing. Generally, the government dental hostel is not as good, but we have the best hostel with good facilities. Both boys and girls have 150 rooms, separate hostel with general bathroom and washroom. There is a large lobby and balcony in the hostel. There is a shower in the bathroom, and a geyser is also available. A large room with one table and 2 chairs are provided to you on admission. Generally, 2 students stay in each room. There is good cleanliness in the hostel with adequate washing every 3-4 days. The main problem in the hostel is security. CCTV cameras are placed in the hostel, but some are not working. The security guards are always sleeping, and sometimes outside people enter hostel premises. There is a large mess on the ground floor in the hostel with 16 tables, and on another side, there is a large parking for our bikes. There is a reading room with chairs and a table at college for reading in a calm environment. There is a large library with about 2000 dental course-related books and 1500 other general knowledge books. All newspapers are available library, so you get all the news of the world. There are 6 computers available at the library, but Wi-Fi is very slow. Another problem for sports, there is no large space for playing cricket, so we go 5 kilometres away to a large ground for playing cricket. Indoor rooms for sports are there for a table tennis game. There is a TV room in the middle of the hostel.
Faculty: Teachers are excellent in our college. They guide you to better combine a clinic and theoretical knowledge, which is very important for medical students. They present the difficult cases in front of students and discuss and ask the students what they learn from this case, which is excellent. All teachers come on time, and they give a good response when you ask a question about your doubt. Assessments are taken by every department's HOD at the end of the post of that department. There is no semester system, but exams are conducted yearly at the end of September, and repeated exams for failed students are taken after 6 months. Exams are tough, but they check your basic learning and understanding by taking viva voce and practical exams. Theory exams are very tough. We studied day and night to prepare for exams in the last 6 months. The tough exams and extra burden on practical case discussion prepare students to become good doctors.
Other: I have chosen this course because my dad did MS, and his clinic was running excellent, so I plan to do an MS and take over his clinic after his retirement. This field is entirely based on your skill at your fingertips, and I think I have this inborn because of my dad. I have been interested in dentistry from an early age. I go to my dad clinic and see things that dad do. I advise our college should provide some extra weights on practical things in the clinic as compare to lecture because you remember and understand them better by seeing than hearing in lecture. There is a party at the end of the year which is given by new coming batch every year which is great with dance, drama and singing performances. Every summer, it conducts a sports week with many indoor and outdoor games.
Does Government Dental College and Hospital, Hyderabad provide good placement facilities?