The Sharavathi Dental College and Hospital is also known as SDCH Shimoga. This institute was founded in the year 1992. SDCH Shimoga was founded under the Sharavathi Education Trust®. It is situated in Shimoga, Karnataka. SDCH Shimoga is known for its quality dental education. It is currently one of the leading dental colleges in Karnataka state.
SDCH Shimoga is affiliated with the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka and all the programs in this dental college are recognised/approved by the Dental Council of India (DCI).
SDCH Shimoga offers a BDS program and various MDS programs to the students. Admisison to BDS course is offered through the NEET UG exam and admission to MDS programs is offered through the NEET MDS examination. Both of these exams are national-level medical entrance exams which are conducted every year by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
The aspirants can find various facilities like a library, practical labs, boys' hostel, girls' hostel, auditorium, swimming pool, sports complex etc on the campus.
The vision of SDCH Shimoga is the "Creation of quality excellence for quality dental care through penetrative teaching learning and research activities."
The mission of Sharavathi Dental College is "To create effective ICT ambience and to train and motivate faculty research consultation and community services."