SRM Kattankulathur Dental College Infrastructure: Library, Hostel, Labs, Auditorium, Cafeteria & Other Facilities

Ayesha Taneem

Infrastructure:

The College provides the state of art infrastructure that will give the aspiring students ample learning opportunity. We also have the best possible amenities within the campus that will enable the students to have a comfortable living

Clinics:

The SRM Dental College has 486 dental chairs in the Under Graduate and post graduate clinics with good number of Outpatients reporting to the dental college. We have state of art equipment in the dental clinics including facilities for dental radiology wit in the hospital to provide advanced dental treatment as per the international standards. There is a comprehensive dental clinic that works from 8.ooAM to 8.00 Pm and on holidays to attend to dental emergencies. In addition to these facilities the dental surgeons and faculty also attend to emergencies in the field of maxillofacial surgery and trauma in the clinics at the SRM Hospital is located in the same campus.

Peripheral Clinics:

SRMDC has three additional peripheral clinics with state of art equipment located in chinna porur, MGR Nagar and West Mambalam under the purview of department of community health and these centers cater to the dental needs of the local population. The institution also provides facilities to transport patients from the peripheral clinics to the Parent institute if the need arises. Dental health camps are regularly conducted in these peripheral centers to educate the community about dental, oral health and its significance.

Hospital:

• The SRM Dental College has a 100 bedded hospital in the same campus that offers excellent medical care. It provides the students an excellent learning opportunity and helps them nurture in the field of medicine.

• There is a major Operation Theater complex with 5 operating tables with cutting edge technology and state of art equipment provide excellent treatment facility

• There is a provision for a separate Intensive Care Unit and High dependency wards with facilities to manage medical emergencies. The casualty is well equipped and manned to address to the emergencies reporting to the hospital round the clock.

• There are specialists from various fields of medicine including Physicians, General surgeons, plastic Surgeons, Orthopaedicians, Pediatricians, Gynecologists, Cardiologists, neurologists and neuro surgeons available throughout the day. Investigations including routine blood work up, ECG, Echocardiogram, Treadmill test, Full body X rays, Pulmonary function Tests are routinely performed here under the supervision of the concerned doctors to provide comprehensive care for the patients.

Class Rooms :

Our institution has 10 class rooms in the main building. All of them are centrally air conditioned and are equipped to accommodate 100 -150 students with the latest Audio visual technology. All the class rooms are Wi-Fi enabled and have Smart Class technology to help in Comprehensive learning and Understanding.

Auditorium :

SRMDC has 3 indoor auditoriums and one out door auditorium within the campus with facilities to accommodate 300-500 people. Conferences, workshops are regularly conducted in these places and the outdoor auditorium is often used to conduct cultural and sports events.

Labs :

• The College has a provision of 40 labs that include pre clinical labs in all the basic sciences departments and clinical labs headed by the departments of general pathology and oral and maxillofacial pathology that undertake various medical and histopathological investigations.

• The college has preclinical labs with 120 phantom heads in the department of Endodontics and prosthetic dentistry with 60 phantom heads in each lab. This will help the undergraduate student have hands on experience of various dental procedures prior to their clinical postings.

Hostel :

All the students are offered hostel facilities (separate for boys and girls) with all amenities provided so that they do not miss their home environment and concentrate on their academic career. In addition they are also provided avenues for recreation in the form of in-door and out-door game activities for maintaining a healthy body and mind. There is also a provisional store in proximity to the hostel to meet the day to day needs of the hostel residents

Canteen and Food Court :

• There is a large food court within the college campus that works round the clock to cater to the taste of all the students who come from different parts of the country.

• There is a separate section of fruit juices, desserts and continental food. The canteen and the food court are extremely hygienic with clean cooking and wash areas.

Sports :

The college believes in the ideology of Healthy Body – Healthy mind and encourages the students to take part in all the inter college sports events. We have a good basket ball court and badminton court within the college premises and also have the provision to hire larger sports grounds to conduct intra/ inter college sports activities.

Transport :

We have an excellent transportation facility to the college with 30 busses bringing in students from all over Chennai to our campus. All the busses start at their respective routes by 7.00 AM in the morning and leave the college campus by 3.00 PM after the college hours. For details regarding the transport facilities the students and faculty can our transport manager for details.

Gymnasium :

The College has a gymnasium within the campus close to the hostel that will help students maintain physical fitness.

Bank and ATM :

The bank transactions for all official student purposes are carried out through the city Union Bank that is located within the college campus. There are 2 City union bank ATM’s that are located within the campus that can be easily accessed by the students

Wi- Fi and DTP Center :

The complete campus of the SRM Dental College is Wi-Fi enabled and there is an in-house DTP centre that can be used by the students round the clock.