Manubhai Patel Dental College (MPDC) was founded in the year 2000 and is accredited by the Dental Council of India (DCI), New Delhi, as well as the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of India. It is situated on a contemporary campus spanning 6.21 acres in the centre of Baroda (Vadodara). Manubhai Patel Dental College is associated with the Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University in Bhavnagar. MPDC is the top dental college in Gujarat, with a strong reputation.
With an average of 400 patients each day, Manubhai Patel Dental College Hospital is well-equipped with advanced technology and more than 350 dental chairs. Additionally, MPDC is affiliated with MS University, the Government Medical College of Baroda. While each student has a private workspace, all dental specialists in each clinic have faculty members keeping a careful eye on them. It features pre-clinical and clinical laboratories, contemporary clinical departments, and a well-stocked, state-of-the-art library.
Manubhai Patel Dental College provides a wide range of treatments, including pediatric care, orthodontics, prosthodontics, implants, tobacco cessation, tooth conservation, endodontics, periodontology, and oral pathological diagnostics.
The dental college is housed in a 147557-square-foot constructed area and a 122950.6-square-foot unconstructed area with cutting-edge infrastructure that has set high standards in terms of Dental Education and creates an environment for an excellent student-oriented, patient-friendly environment with dedicated faculty in place.
The institution currently features 158 state-of-the-art electronic dental chairs and a well-maintained laboratory with all of the latest technology. There are four technology-driven air-conditioned gallery-style lecture halls with full audiovisual and multimedia projection capabilities. There are vast examination halls that can seat up to 250 students at once, as well as lecture spaces.
The Library covers a large space and has a good collection of books as well as back volumes of national and international journals. Students can also take advantage of an excellent E-Library resource. Advanced preclinical labs with patient simulations and a Wi-Fi-enabled campus. There is a dental education museum on site. The site has separate well-ventilated, large hostels for females and boys, as well as staff apartments. The playground on the wide campus is perfect for basketball, football, cricket, volleyball, and other sports. It is affiliated with SSG Hospital and Govt. Medical College for clinical practice.
The vision of MPCD Vadodara is "To create leaders who will be at the forefront of innovation, creating and applying pivotal technologies that will transform the world of tomorrow, and seek solutions to problems of our businesses and our society."
The mission of MPCD Vadodara is "To deliver world-class education to students so that they excel in deep technical know-how including in new technologies, creativity, social awareness, entrepreneurial skills and lifelong learning, to conduct curiosity-driven and problem-led research that generates transformative ideas that will improve our society and our world, to Promote a transparent culture which prizes practical learning, innovation, problem-solving, teamwork, adaptation to change and entrepreneurship."