College was established in the academic year 1985-86. It is affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, recognized by Dental Council of India, New Delhi and accredited by NAAC with ‘B’ grade. Located in the historical city of Chitradurga (with world famous Yelu Suthina Kote meaning a fort with seven circular walls) is one of the oldest Dental Colleges of the country and to its credit thousands of dental graduates has passed out of the institution. The city of Chitradurga is well connected by National highways and is just 200 km from the state capital, Bengaluru.
The Dental College and Hospital is developed as per the norms of the Dental Council of India, New Delhi and offers Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) course. The college has an intake of 60 students per academic year and has got state of the art infrastructure with a team of dedicated and excellent faculty members with a vast teaching experience in their respective fields.
Since its inception, the college has developed into a centre for excellence, imparting quality education, generating competent, skilled manpower to face the scientific, technological, managerial and social challenges in the fast evolving global scenario with a high degree of credibility, integrity, ethical standards and social concerns.