Dentistry is a highly specialized branch. No wonder then, five years of graduation are needed to study just one part of the body. Of course, further studies like Pedodontics, Orthodontics and the newly emerging Cosmetic Dentistry just add to the plethora of vistas available to the aspiring dental surgeon. How many of us in our daily lives can do without a dentist? Sooner or later we have to be seated in the dental chair and submit our teeth to the skills of the dental surgeon. He may twist, drill or vacuum suck our teeth, but then at the end of it all, he gives us a reason to smile. In fact, 32 reasons to smile!

One of the first private dental colleges in the state, the Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College comes under the aegis of the Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil University . It boasts of an attached Hospital that is housed in a spacious multi-storied building. The college offers Bachelor of Dental Surgery and a Masters in Prosthetic Dentistry, Orthodontics, Oral Surgery, Periodontology and Conservative DentistryThe College is an excellent breeding ground for ace dentists with ultra-modern clinical and research facilities and a dedicated and learned faculty. It currently maintains the departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Medicine and Radiology, Conservative Dentistry, Orthodontics, Periodontology, Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Paediatric Dentistry, Prosthodontics and Community Dentistry.