Prescribed Medical Standards for Admission

Dental profession demands good physique and stamina. An applicant who suffers from any organic defect or does not have sound health so as to bear the strain of the course which must be heightened in his/her professional life would be well advised not to take up the dental Profession. He/ She must fulfill the following medical standards.

Height : Not less than 1.5 meter for male candidates, and not less than 1.2 meter for female candidates.

Weight : 50 Kg. Approximately for male candidates and 40 kg. Approximately for female candidates

Chest measurement : Not less than 69 cms with satisfactory limit of expansion and contraction for male candidates only.

Heart & Lungs : No abnormality.

Harnia, Hydrocele : Presence of these is a temporary disqualification to be & rectified before joining the course of study

Vision : Normal, where defective, it should be corrected to 6/9 in the better eye and 6/12 in the worse eye. Eye should be free from congenital and other disease.

Hearing : Normal, where defective, it must be corrected.