| Lahore Medical and Dental College | |
|---|---|
| Type | Private Medical College |
| President | Prof. Javaid Asghar |
| Location | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Affiliations | UHS |
| Website | Official website |
Lahore Medical & Dental College (LMDC) was founded as a private medical college under the aegis of a non-profit trust after obtaining no objection certificate from the Government of Punjab. Its main academic campus is situated in a recently constructed, custom built structure in the North of Lahore in a clean and peaceful setting on the banks of the Lahore canal.
The campus is spread over a sprawling area of 18 acres (73,000 m2). It houses attractive modern air-conditioned lecture theaters, dissection halls and laboratories for various basic subjects like Pathology, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology, Pharmacology, and Histology. The Radiology includes X - Ray Machines, CT Scan Mammography, Ultrasound colored dopler and Fluoroscopy. The College has a very impressive Anatomy Museum Pathology Museum, Forensic Medicine and Community Medicine Museum. This building also houses various dental laboratories including Phantom head laboratory, Dental material laboratory, Prosthetic laboratory, Dental Radiology laboratory and OPG. The clinical dentistry section of LM&DC has the best facilities available anywhere. A Mosque is under construction for the convenience of the students to offer prayers. A new Phase-2B building with an area of 55,000 square feet (5,100 m2) has been added. This block will accommodate Dental Clinics, Dental Operation Theaters, Lecture Theaters for students, Library, Information Technology Department, Pathology Museum, Chemical Pathology Laboratory and offices for the teaching staff.
A full-fledged faculty in basic and Clinical Departments is in position. Some high tech costly equipment including C.T Scan, Monitors, Ventilators, Orthoscope, Multimedia Microscopes, Digital Camera, Operating Microscope and Dental Units have been procured for GTTH, Dental Section and Pathology department of Lahore Medical and Dental College Lahore. Similarly Thumb Printing Machines and Video Cameras have been installed in the lecture theaters. These lecture theaters have been connected through networking with the Central Information Department. These arrangements have been made to improve and monitor students' attendance. Highly qualified teachers including Ph.D Professors, Ex-Principals of King Edward Medical College, Fatima Jinnah Medical College and de'Montmorency College Punjab have been included in the college Faculty. The graduates of this college are currently working all over Pakistan in various hospitals. Many of its graduates are doing residencies in US, European and Australian hospitals. LMDC is recognized by Pakistan Medical and Dental Council and is affiliated with University of Health Sciences, Lahore. Currently no student union is allowed in the college but societies and clubs are allowed.