The GITAM Dental College and Hospital was founded in the year 2001 with an annual intake of 40 students, which was increased to 100 students in the academic year 2003-04. GITAM Dental College Visakhapatnam's dental programs have been approved by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
Gitam Dental College Vishakhapatnam is a well-known private dental college in Andhra Pradesh. The college is commonly known as Gitam Dental College. The college is associated with Dr. YSR University of Health Sciences. Initially, Gitam Dental College was founded to provide students with the greatest dental care and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
GITAM Dental College & Hospital organizes regular dental health camps to educate, motivate, and treat the general public, particularly the rural people, to enhance their oral hygiene and health. The college now has a yearly intake of 100 BDS seats and 44 seats in various Postgraduate Dental Sciences disciplines.
The Dental College boasts exceptional infrastructure, with approximately 2,25,000 square feet of built-up area, making it the largest of its kind in Andhra Pradesh. It boasts a well-equipped, cutting-edge library, sophisticated clinical departments, and pre-clinical and clinical laboratories. Patients have access to free transportation, and therapy is provided at no cost to the deserving poor. The institution has the most up-to-date computerized dental chairs and a well-maintained laboratory with all of the latest technology.
There are technologically advanced air-conditioned classrooms and seminar halls. The campus has various auditoriums that are centrally air-conditioned. There is a dental education museum on site. The site has well-ventilated, large hostels for boys and girls separately. There are areas accessible for football, cricket, volleyball, and tennis. In addition, the respective hostels offer indoor game facilities. There are also gymnasium facilities available. The campus has several food courts, as well as wi-fi, bank, and ATM amenities.
GITAM Dental College is attached to Seven Hills Hospital which is run by GITAM University for Clinical Practice. The Institute offers oral health camps and awareness programs in and around the Visakhapatnam District using its mobile dental clinic.