Saidu College of Dentistry

Saidu College of Dentistry is a public dental college in Saidu Sharif, Swat ¹. It runs the four-year BDS programme with 50 seats ⁴. Khyber Medical University (KMU) conducts its admission on the public portal ⁵⁶. The college site calls it a government institution established in 2022 ¹.

The college is the dental constituent of Saidu Medical College ². Saidu Medical College began in October 1998 and teaches its first MBBS batch from December 1998 ². Both colleges sit under the Medical Teaching Institution (MTI) Swat ². Our record states that the college serves the Malakand division.

Students treat patients at Saidu Dental Hospital, the college's own hospital ⁷. The Saidu Group of Teaching Hospitals adds wider clinical training for the students ³⁷. Our record lists 100 beds for the college and records hostel accommodation. The site describes well-equipped laboratories and advanced clinical facilities ¹.

KMU lists the college among its affiliated institutes ⁸. PMDC's public dental register carries the college with 50 seats for the session we checked ⁴. The principal's message states a mission to produce competent, ethical and compassionate dental professionals ¹.

Our record gives two founding dates for the dental college. One field reads 2014 and the history note reads 2022. The college site and the principal's message both read 2022 ¹. The site shows a fourth BDS batch, which marks the fourth cohort of the programme ¹.

Saidu Medical College is the parent institution. It opened in October 1998 with 50 students ². The first MBBS batch started classes on 28 December 1998 ². The college formally began in April 1999 ². Its first graduating batch finished in 2003 ².

The parent college is a constituent institution of MTI Swat ². The site records PMDC recognition for the college and CPSP accreditation for postgraduate training ². It also records the college name in the WHO directory of international medical colleges ².

The hospital group works through three wings: the Saidu Wing, the Central Wing and the Casualty Wing ³. Its site reports more than 1,100 beds, more than 26 departments and about 4,000 outpatients a day ³. PMDC pairs the dental college with Saidu Dental Hospital as its own hospital ⁷.

The clinical sections of the college cover Periodontics, Prosthodontics and Orthodontics ¹. Operative Dentistry and Paediatrics, the Laser Implant Section and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery join them ¹. The basic sciences cover Dental Materials, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology and Pharmacology ¹. Pakistan Studies and Islamiat, Medical Education and Student Affairs sit beside them as further sections ¹. The college also runs a house job training programme for the session 2026 ¹.

The college site notes a building under construction for the growing student body ¹. A site notice records a visit by Prof. Dr. Ajmal Khan to the under-construction building ¹. KMU's affiliated-institutes list carries Saidu College of Dentistry in Saidu Sharif, Swat ⁸. The PMDC register gives it 50 BDS seats ⁴.

Our record holds three closing aggregates for this college. The open-merit BDS aggregate moved from 86.6% in 2024 to 92.82% in 2025. The 2025 self-finance aggregate sits at 92.48%, just below the open-merit row. Each row is the closing score of the last applicant admitted.

KMU builds the aggregate from three parts: 50% MDCAT, 40% HSSC and 10% SSC ⁵. The portal applies the same formula to every public college in the province ⁵. Read the rows with care. The MDCAT mark scale moved from 210 to 200 and then to 180 across recent sessions. A single percentage point does not mean one raw score in every row.

The public portal asks for at least 65% in HSSC Pre-Medical and at least 50% in MDCAT for BDS ⁵. Our record lists a programme fee of PKR 22,000 for BDS. Our record lists no overseas-quota seats for the programme.

Saidu Dental Hospital is the attached hospital of the college ⁷. PMDC lists it as the college's own hospital and the Saidu Group of Teaching Hospitals as an affiliated hospital ⁷. Our record lists 100 beds for the attached hospital. The hospital group's own site reports more than 1,100 beds ³.

The hospital group runs the Saidu Wing, the Central Wing and the Casualty Wing ³. Its site reports more than 26 departments and more than 250 doctors ³. More than 1,600 staff work across the three wings ³.

Clinical sections cover Periodontics, Prosthodontics and Orthodontics ¹. Operative Dentistry and Paediatrics and the Laser Implant Section join them ¹. Our record lists a maxillofacial trauma unit among the clinical facilities. Students treat patients in these sections under supervision during the BDS course.

PMDC and CPSP accredit the hospital group for medical education and training ³. The casualty wing takes emergency cases from the wider Swat region ³.

Our record lists the dental hospital clinics, the maxillofacial trauma unit, the prosthodontics laboratories, the campus library and hostels. The college shares its site with Saidu Medical College in Saidu Sharif ¹².

The parent college works from the old Paramedic School and Hostel building, which the college overhauled and renovated ². The dental college keeps a building under construction on its own site ¹. The college also keeps notices for the classes of every year of the BDS course ¹.

The campus runs a monthly Clinical Pathological Conference for students and staff ¹. The 16th conference covered Operative Dentistry and Endodontics ¹. The college held the 11th International Pakistan Prosthodontics Association Conference on 24 and 25 December 2024 ¹. Dental camps extend the work outside the campus, such as the flood relief camp at Makanbagh in Mingora ¹.

Laboratory teaching covers Dental Materials, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology and Pharmacology ¹. The campus library holds the printed and digital material of the BDS programme ¹. The site describes modern dental laboratories, an advanced simulation centre and a well-stocked library ¹.

PMDC's public dental register carries Saidu College of Dentistry in Swat with 50 seats ⁴. KMU lists the college among its affiliated institutes ⁸. Our record marks the BDS programme as PMDC recognised.

Our record also lists a WHO directory entry, ECFMG eligibility and CPSP accreditation. The parent college site states that the college name is listed in the WHO directory of international medical colleges ². The same site records PMDC recognition and CPSP accreditation for postgraduate training ².

PMDC and CPSP accredit the attached hospital group for medical education and training ³.

Our record marks the college as open to men and women and records hostel accommodation for the students. The parent college works from the renovated old Paramedic School and Hostel building ². Hostels sit beside the teaching hospitals in Saidu Sharif ¹³.

Students join the monthly Clinical Pathological Conference on campus ¹. The 16th conference covered Operative Dentistry and Endodontics ¹. Dental camps take the students into the wider Swat district, such as the flood relief camp at Makanbagh ¹.

The college held a White Coat Ceremony for its fourth BDS batch ¹. The site lists an award ceremony for position-holding students ¹. The first annual magazine issue appears on the site ¹. A proctorial board policy notice appears in the news section of the site ¹. The parent college states its aim in one line: "We promote Service, Altruism, Life-long learning, Research and Leadership" ².