De'Montmorency College of Dentistry

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De Montmorency College of Dentistry (DCD) is located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. [1] It is situated next to the Badshahi Masjid. The college is named after former Punjab Governor Sir Geoffrey Fitzhervey de Montmorency who remained in office till start of 1930s. It is considered as the top dental college of the country.

Every year it enrolls almost a 100 students in the 4 year BDS programme it offers. It is affiliated with Punjab Dental Hospital, the only government dental hospital in Lahore. It has two active societies, the Sports committee and the DDLS (de'Montmorency debating and literacy society). The sports committee is basically the Student Council body, incorrectly referred to as the sports committee due to traditional reasons. [ citation needed ] Prof.Dr. Waheed-ul-Hamid is the current principal of the college.

Every year the college holds a number of events, the Annual Dinner being the most highlighted one. The Last Annual Dinner held in 2019.08.28 reunited the famous Pakistani musical band, The Aarish, on the event. [2]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. "De, Montmorency College of Dentistry (DCD), Lahore". Ilmkidunya. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  2. "AARISH". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 31 August 2019.