Govt. Dental College Kottayam

Ever since the inception of Medical College, Kottayam nearly 40 years back a Dental Department was attached to it. However, later it was realised that the nature of work that was under taken mainly was Oral Surgical. Hence in 1992 the Dental Department was re-designated as Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. This department is considered to be the referral centre for minor and major maxillofacial surgical cases of Central Kerala, comprising of Kottayam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam and Alappuzha districts.While offering quality Oral & Maxillofacial surgical services, the people of Central Kerala were not provided other specialised dental treatment in government sector in Central Kerala. They had to approach private dental practitioners or seek treatment either in Thiruvananthapuram or Kozhikode Dental College. Hence it was only reasonable that facilities for specialised dental treatment be made available to the people of Central Kerala through the establishment of a Dental College attached to Medical College, Kottayam.