APDCH was started in 2005 as a Constituent of the Adhiparasakthi Charitable, Medical, Educational and Cultural Trust (ACMEC), which was established in 1978 by Arulthiru. Padmashri Bangaru Adigalar. APDCH is located in the holy land of Melmaruvathur almost 100 kilometers south of Chennai along NH-45. BDS program with the intake of 100 seats was approved by ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt.of India, Dental Council of India and is affiliated to Tamilnadu Dr. M.G. R Medical University, Chennai. APDCH got its final BDS recognition in the year 2010.
APDCH was established with a noble cause of providing affordable dental care to the downtrodden and weaker section of the society and also to provide education with social, cultural and spiritual values; the motto being “Your smile Our pride” and “Learn and Lead.” In this journey of sixteen years APDCH catered the dental needs of more than a million people, eleven batches of BDS and three batches of MDS students have successfully graduated and are currently serving dental needs of the society.