About KSR Institute of Dental Science and Research Tamil Nadu
KSR Institute of Dental Science and Research Tamil Nadu - This college got established in September 2004. The college is affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R. Medical University and is recognized by the Government of Tamil Nadu and the Dental Council of India. Right from the time the college has been established, they have been providing a platform for students to achieve their dreams and has focused on developments in the field of dentistry for the welfare of people.
Their main objective is providing excellent training facilities to produce dentists of the highest caliber, the institute has been able to make this a possibility, with the active cooperation of the management and staff alike. This college is one of the best equipped dental educational institutions in the country. They offer undergraduate (B.D.S.) and postgraduate (M.D.S.) courses in dentistry.
The college is known to have a highly qualified faculty whose sole purpose is to impart knowledge and hones the skills of the students. The syllabus laid down by the Dental Council of India is followed. For clinical training in general medicine and general surgery, the college has tie-ups with Government Hospital, Tiruchengode and Sree Gokulam Hospital, Salem. The mission of the college faculty is committed to impart the knowledge and skills of dental science.
Their mission is also to inculcate the need to maintain and uphold professional ethics and to treat patients with utmost care and concern. The general objective laid down by the college is The dental graduate should acquire adequate knowledge of the scientific foundations on which dentistry is based, scientific principles of the practice of the dentistry, and concept of community oral health education.
He should develop necessary skills in the treatment of oral health problems, prevent and manage complications in carrying out these clinical procedures. He should also develop a proper attitude towards patients and maintain a high degree of professional ethics and conduct.
Lion Dr.K.S.Rangasamy’s is the president of the college and his dedication towards imparting quality education laid the foundation for the KSR Educational and Charitable Trust in 1984. It now consists of a whopping number of 14 institutions which impart not just text-book learning, but provide complete, holistic education. It is little wonder then, that in this short span, the Trust has become a major force to reckon with, in the field of education.
The college has strict policies against ragging for which they hold students accountable if found guilty. They make the students sign up different anti ragging forms to make sure they are not a part of these offensive activities. Enough anti ragging workshops are also conducted by the college to explain the students the dark side of this activity and why it should not be done.
There is a specialised mentor programme held by the college too. In this programme, the mentees are guided and motivated by experienced faculty mentors. The mentor monitors the academic progress and attendance of his/her mentees. Every faculty mentor is allotted a specific number of students under this program. The mentors are encouraged to meet their mentees on a weekly basis during working hours.
The Chief Mentor for this Mentor Program is Dr.M.Rajmohan, Professor and Head, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology. The Chief Mentor calls for a meeting of all faculty mentors once every 2 months to discuss the progress of the students and their issues. Both BDS and MDS degrees are approved by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, recognized by the Dental Council of India, and granted by The Tamil Nadu Dr.MGR Medical University.