The Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences of Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS), Rohtak has been ranked third among the Best Dental Colleges in India.
The ranking is based on academic excellence, infrastructure, career progression and placement facilities. Apart from this, PGIMS Rohtak has also been ranked among the top best 40 medical colleges in India.
While congratulating the administration of University and management of Institute, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said on Monday that with this achievement, the credibility of PGIMS, Rohtak has increased across the country and this would be maintained in future also. In a survey conducted by a media house, the institute has been found to be better in providing facilities to patients, he said.
Principal, Government Dental College, Rohtak, Dr. Sanjay Tiwari said that the PGIMS, Rohtak is equipped with excellent infrastructure which include ultra modern dental chairs, two dental operating microscope, one all ceramic furnace, two metal ceramic furnace, 11 radio-visio graphic unit, three implant units, three digital OPG machines, one state of art CBCT and one air-conditioned mobile, dental van with two dental chairs and all modern equipment. Apart from this, all the postgraduate clinics and Operation Theaters are air conditioned, he said.
Dr Tiwari said that this year, the university has plan to start seven new fellowship programmes to impart super-specialty training in PGIMS, Rohtak over and above MDS courses in Micro-endodontics, Implantology, Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Maxillofacial Trauma Forensic Odontology and Maxillofacial Prosthesis and Maxillofacial implants.
He added that average OPD of PGIMS is more than 5,000 patients per day and approximately 1,000 patients per day were being provided free of cost emergency medical treatment in emergency department.