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Established in 2017, Rashid Latif Dental College (RLDC) is a prestigious institution approved by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) and affiliated with the University of Health Sciences (UHS).
The college is purpose-built for 75 students. With over 100 dental units and a state-of-the-art dental skill lab equipped with 25 phantom head units, it provides elite facilities for practical training. We are attached to the Arif Memorial Teaching Hospital, a 600+ bed facility, allowing students to gain unparalleled practical clinical experience.
Our basic medical and dental sciences departments are taught in modern lecture halls equipped with audiovisual aids, Google Classroom integration, and advanced dissection halls. The faculty comprises fully qualified, PMDC-recognized professionals actively engaged in research and international conferences.
Beyond academics, RLDC provides a holistic environment. We offer a purpose-built digital library, dedicated computer labs, and separate on-campus hostels. We also strongly encourage participation in sports and extracurricular clubs for the well-being and personal growth of our students.
To prepare competent dental professionals through hands-on clinical training, structured teaching standards, and ethical patient care.
To educate dental students with the knowledge, clinical skills, and professional values required to address oral health needs while fostering ethical practice.
All program and curriculum outcomes are anchored in our institutional core values, forming the acronym CHAMPIONS. Each letter denotes an outcome domain against which every graduate is developed.
| Letter | Core Value / Domain | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C | Critical Thinking & Innovation | Reasons from evidence, questions assumptions, solve clinical problems. |
| H | Humane Leadership | Leads with empathy with staff, and patient care, active listening. Creating a supportive environment that relieves patient anxiety. |
| A | Accountability | Taking full moral and legal responsibility for clinical decisions, patient safety, and treatment outcomes. |
| M | Motivated Team Player | Contributes willingly and respectfully within the dental and wider healthcare team. |
| P | Perseverance | Sustains effort through long procedures, difficult cases and the demands of continuing professional development. |
| I | Integrity | Honest in-patient care, consent, record keeping, research and assessment. |
| O | Ownership | Takes charge of the assigned patient, the workspace, the instrument and the task from start to completion. |
| N | Nobility | Upholds the dignity of the profession, demonstrates social accountability, and practices within Islamic values. |
| S | Self-Discipline | Punctual, prepared, aseptic, protocol-compliant and self-regulating in learning and conduct. |
| ' | Professionalism | Conducts himself/herself in accordance with the PM&DC Code of Ethics, dress, demeanor, confidentiality and legal responsibility. |
A graduate of Rashid Latif Dental College is a CHAMPION—a safe, ethical, and reflective beginning practitioner who thinks critically, leads humanely, holds themselves accountable, works as a motivated team player, and practices with absolute professionalism in accordance with the standards of the PMDC and UHS.