Sree Mookambika Institute of Dental Sciences (SMIDS), founded in 1999, is one of the fastest growing Dental Colleges in South India. It was founded by great visionaries, Dr. Velayuthan Nair and Dr. Rema V. Nair, with the chief aim of providing impeccable dental treatment facilities to the surrounding semi- rural community. It is managed under the aegis of the Padanilam Welfare Trust with the Trustees being Dr Velayuthan Nair, Dr Rema V. Nair, Dr. R. V. Mookambika and Dr. Vinu Gopinath.

Nestled among the serene hill-scapes of Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, the lush green, eco-friendly 73 acre campus is a vast educational, research and service complex comprising of Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences, Sree Mookambika College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences. It is the only dental college under The Tamil Nadu Dr. M G R Medical University which has a medical college within the same campus.

It has an undergraduate intake of 60 students, and the Post graduate degrees began in 2002 and admit 16 students yearly. All the departments are well equipped with the latest state of the art materials and equipments. They are headed by very experienced Professors and ably assisted by well qualified Assistant Professors, Readers and Lecturers.