MDS specialities · Academic year 2025-2026
MDS Courses in Tamil Nadu — All Nine Specialities and Their Seats
Tamil Nadu runs nine MDS specialities in 2025-26, sharing 435 sanctioned seats across 19 affiliated dental colleges. Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics is the largest branch with 74 seats and Public Health Dentistry the smallest with 18. Every MDS course is three years, full-time.
Figures on this page are read from The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University’s own sanctioned-intake document, retrieved 2026-08-22. Covers colleges affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University. Deemed-to-be universities award their own degrees and are not included in this matrix.
Which speciality a candidate wants narrows the college list before rank or fees do, because most colleges run only a subset of the nine branches. The table below shows each speciality, how many of the 435 seats it holds, and how many of the 19 affiliated colleges are sanctioned to run it.
| College | Location | Type | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu Government Dental College and Hospital | Chennai | Government | 42 |
| Chettinad Dental College and Research Institute | Padur, Kancheepuram | Self-financing | 38 |
| Government Dental College & Hospital | Cuddalore | Government | 37 |
| Adhiparasakthi Dental College and Hospital | — | Self-financing | 30 |
| Vivekanandha Dental College for Women | Elayampalayam, Tiruchengode | Self-financing | 29 |
| Ragas Dental College & Hospital | Uthandi, Chennai | Self-financing | 26 |
| Sri Venkateswara Dental College and Hospital | Thalambur, Chennai | Self-financing | 25 |
| Madha Dental College and Hospital | Kundrathur, Chennai | Self-financing | 24 |
| Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Dental Sciences | Chinna Kolambakkam, Kancheepuram | Self-financing | 22 |
| Tagore Dental College and Hospital | Vandalur, Chennai | Self-financing | 22 |
| K.S.R. Institute of Dental Science & Research | Tiruchengode, Namakkal | Self-financing | 20 |
| J.K.K. Natarajah Dental College & Hospital (JKKN) | Komarapalayam | Self-financing | 18 |
| C.S.I. College of Dental Sciences and Research | Madurai | Self-financing | 18 |
| Priyadarshini Dental College & Hospital | Pandur, Thiruvallur | Self-financing | 18 |
| Sree Mookambika Institute of Dental Sciences | Kulasekharam, Kanyakumari | Self-financing | 16 |
| R.V.S. Dental College and Hospital | Sulur, Coimbatore | Self-financing | 16 |
| Best Dental Science College | Madurai | Self-financing | 15 |
| Sri Ramakrishna Dental College & Hospital | Coimbatore | Self-financing | 13 |
| Rajas Dental College & Hospital | Kavalkinaru, Tirunelveli | Self-financing | 6 |
| Tamil Nadu total | 2 government + 17 self-financing | 435 |
Source: The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University — Sanctioned intake for the academic year 2025-2026 - MDS degree course. Retrieved 2026-08-22. Covers colleges affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University. Deemed-to-be universities award their own degrees and are not included in this matrix.
Download the full seat matrix
The same 19-college table as a single PDF, with the source document and retrieval date printed on it, so it can be checked against the university’s own copy.
Tamil Nadu MDS seat matrix 2025-26 (PDF)The nine specialities, by seat count
| Speciality | Seats in Tamil Nadu | Colleges running it | At JKKN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics | 74 | 19 of 19 | 5 |
| Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics | 72 | 18 of 19 | 5 |
| Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge | 63 | 18 of 19 | 3 |
| Periodontology | 57 | 17 of 19 | 2 |
| Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | 55 | 16 of 19 | — |
| Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry | 34 | 11 of 19 | — |
| Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Microbiology | 32 | 12 of 19 | — |
| Oral Medicine & Radiology | 30 | 11 of 19 | 3 |
| Public Health Dentistry | 18 | 7 of 19 | — |
| All nine specialities | 435 | 19 colleges | 18 |
Questions parents and NEET MDS candidates ask
How many MDS courses are there in Tamil Nadu?
Nine MDS specialities are sanctioned across Tamil Nadu for 2025-26: Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Periodontology, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Microbiology, Oral Medicine & Radiology, and Public Health Dentistry.
Which MDS speciality has the most seats in Tamil Nadu?
Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, with 74 of the 435 sanctioned seats. Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics follows with 72, then Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge with 63. Public Health Dentistry is the smallest branch at 18 seats.
Do all Tamil Nadu MDS colleges offer all nine specialities?
No. Only a few of the 19 affiliated colleges run all nine branches. Most run a subset, so the speciality a candidate wants narrows the college list before anything else does. The table on this page shows how many colleges are sanctioned for each branch.
How long is an MDS course in Tamil Nadu?
Three years, full-time, for every one of the nine specialities. The programme combines coursework, supervised clinical practice in the attached teaching hospital and a dissertation that must be completed before the degree is awarded.
Which MDS specialities does JKKN Dental College run?
Five of the nine: Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics with 5 seats, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics with 5, Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge with 3, Oral Medicine & Radiology with 3, and Periodontology with 2 — 18 seats in total.
More on MDS in Tamil Nadu
MDS admission 2026-27 at JKKN Dental College
JKKN holds 18 of the 435sanctioned MDS seats in the university’s matrix, across five specialities, at Komarapalayam in Namakkal district. Send an enquiry and the admissions office will call back with the current fee structure and counselling dates.