Faculty of Dentistry, LUMHS

The Faculty of Dentistry is the dental school of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences in Jamshoro, Sindh. ⁶ Our dataset records a public sector college established in 1881 with a four-year BDS programme. PMDC's public dental register lists the faculty with 100 BDS seats. ² LUMHS runs admission for this faculty through its own prospectus and merit lists. ¹ The prospectus sets seat categories for merit, reserved and self-finance candidates. ¹ The university contact directory lists the administration block at Deh Soun Valhar in Jamshoro. ⁴

The dental section opened at Liaquat Medical College in 1963. ¹ The prospectus calls the institute the second oldest and the largest dental institute in the country. ¹ Wikipedia ranks it as the second oldest dental institute in Pakistan. ⁶ PMDC uses the name Faculty of Dentistry while the prospectus calls it the Institute of Dentistry. ¹²

Our dataset names Liaquat University Hospital in Jamshoro as the attached teaching hospital with 150 beds. It also lists the Liaquat University Dental Hospital, a maxillofacial inpatient unit and a phantom head skills lab. The Central University Library and student hostels appear in the same facility list. Our dataset records no women-only restriction at this college.

The medical school that became LUMHS opened in 1881 inside the Civil Hospital in Hyderabad. ¹⁶ It was the first medical institution in the province of Sindh. ¹ After Sindh left the Bombay Presidency, the school rose to medical college status under Bombay University. ¹ Sir Francis Moody, the first Governor of Sindh, inaugurated the college. ¹ The first batch had 45 students and included one Muslim woman. ¹

The college moved to Karachi on 10 December 1945 and took the name Dow Medical College. ¹ The government opened a new college at the same Hyderabad premises in 1951. ¹ It named the new college Liaquat Medical College after the first Prime Minister of Pakistan. ¹ The University of Sindh gave affiliation to the college. ¹

Liaquat Medical College shifted to its campus at Jamshoro in 1963. ¹ The college added the Dental Section, which teaches the BDS degree, in the same year. ¹⁶ It also started postgraduate courses in 1963. ¹ The institute now offers MSc degrees in all clinical dental disciplines. ¹

The college expanded its postgraduate courses over the following decades. ¹ It gained the status of a postgraduate medical institute in 1989. ¹ It became a recognised training institution for FCPS and MCPS in medicine, surgery, dentistry and allied sciences. ¹

The Governor of Sindh promulgated the Liaquat University Ordinance on 20 January 2001. ¹ The ordinance upgraded the college to Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences. ¹⁶ The university calls itself the first public sector medical university of the country. ¹ Our dataset records the university as a public sector institution in Sindh.

The prospectus lists the Institute of Dentistry among the constituent institutes of LUMHS. ¹ The list also carries Bilawal Medical College, the college at Thatta and schools of nursing, physiotherapy and pharmacy. ¹ Bilawal Medical College opened in Jamshoro in 2016 for male students. ⁶ Liaquat Institute of Medical and Health Sciences in Thatta taught its first batch in 2024-25. ¹ The list also names the Institute of Bio-Medical Engineering and Technology. ¹

The university produced more than 1,200 specialists with postgraduate qualifications. ¹ Our dataset records that the faculty serves patients from Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas and lower Sindh. The dental institute trains surgeons for public and private practice in the region.

Our dataset records two open-merit closing aggregates for the BDS programme. Both values carry the open-merit label. The closing aggregate was 78.9% in 2024 and 85.2% in 2025. The dataset holds no values for 2022 and 2023, so the chart shows a two-year trend. A reader should treat the missing years as absent data and not as a fall in merit.

Sindh's prospectus computes the aggregate as 50% MDCAT, 40% HSSC and 10% SSC. ¹ The formula rounds the final figure to five decimals. ¹ A tie in the aggregate goes to the older candidate. ¹

The MDCAT total changed across years through 210, 200 and 180 marks. Compare the yearly figures with that scale change in mind. The 2025 figure sits well above the 2024 figure on our chart. The current MDCAT uses the 180-mark scale.

Our dataset names Liaquat University Hospital in Jamshoro as the attached hospital with 150 beds. Wikipedia lists Liaquat University Hospital in Hyderabad and Jamshoro among affiliated hospitals. ⁶ The NIMRA Cancer Hospital appears in the same affiliated list. ⁶ Our dataset records the network as a referral base for central and lower Sindh.

The faculty's mission statement names a clinical environment as part of its training. ³ Our dataset lists the Liaquat University Dental Hospital and a maxillofacial inpatient unit. The dentistry skill lab on the faculty page supports pre-clinical practice. ³ The prospectus places postgraduate dental training inside the institute's own services. ¹

The university's postgraduate medical centre opened when the institute gained status in 1989. ¹ PMDC and CPSP recognise the dental institute for undergraduate and postgraduate courses. ¹ The institute trains candidates for FCPS part-II examinations in surgery and dentistry. ¹ Graduates register with PMDC and the faculty keeps a list of registered graduates. ³

The prospectus states two goals for the institute. It aims to offer dental care to all sectors of society and to produce qualified specialists for the community. ¹ Wikipedia places the university hospital network across Hyderabad and Jamshoro. ⁶

The faculty sits on the LUMHS campus in Jamshoro. ⁶ Wikipedia records a campus area of about 570 acres. ⁶ The university administration block stands at Deh Soun Valhar in Jamshoro. ⁴

Our dataset lists a phantom head skills lab for pre-clinical practice. It also lists the Liaquat University Dental Hospital on campus. The Central University Library appears in the same facility list. Student hostels round out the facilities recorded in our dataset.

The LUMHS site links to a Dentistry Skill Lab for students. ³ It also links to a Digital Resource Center. ³ The faculty page carries a dean's message, mission statement and learning outcomes for the BDS course. ³

The faculty page also lists a faculty development programme and research journals. ³ An ISO certificate of registration and a quality management policy appear in its documents. ³ Our dataset records hostels among the campus facilities for students from outside Jamshoro.

PMDC's public dental register lists the Faculty of Dentistry at LUMHS with 100 seats. ² Our dataset records the status of this college as active. Our directory shows that status as PMDC recognised. The register groups the faculty among the public dental colleges of Sindh. ² PMDC keeps a separate register for the public medical colleges. ⁷

The prospectus states that PMDC and CPSP recognise the institute for undergraduate and postgraduate courses. ¹ It records recognition from the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom. ¹ It also records recognition from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates in the United States. ¹ The prospectus lists these recognitions in its profile of the institute. ¹

Our dataset also lists WHO WDOMS listing, ECFMG eligibility and CPSP accreditation. The faculty page links to PMDC faculty registration for its teachers. ³

Our dataset records hostels on campus for students who need accommodation. The campus carries a dentistry skill lab and a digital resource centre for study. ³ The faculty publishes learning outcomes for each stage of the BDS programme. ³ The prospectus lists separate transport and student activity charges in its fee table. ¹

Our dataset records a phantom head skills lab where students practise before patient work. The faculty mission statement names research and a clinical environment as part of training. ³ Graduates register with PMDC after the degree and the faculty keeps their list. ³

The university runs a faculty development programme for its teachers. ³ The site posts public health awareness lectures by university leadership. ³ The prospectus places the dental programme inside the LUMHS network of institutes. ¹