ABOUT Dr. Ziauddin Ahmad Dental College Aligarh

A dental section was started in Department of General Surgery of J.N. Medical College with a single dental chair. This section was separated from General Surgery Department in 1986 and was given a status of Department of Dental Surgery. The Department of Dental Surgery used to treat patients suffering from Oral & Maxillofacial Disorders. Prof. S.I.H Rizvi was the first Dentist to join the Department. Later on Prof. S.H. Hashmi, Prof. H.A. Alvi ,Dr. Amit Nagar & Dr. Shadab Rizvi joined the Department. Prof. S.H. Hashmi was the first Principal of our College, succeeded by Prof.H.A. Alvi. Dr. Shadab Rizvi joined the department in 1988 as House Officer. In December, 1994 University requested to Ministry of Health, Government of India to grant permission to start the Dental College, which was granted in 1995 and first inspection by Dental Council of India to start Dental College at A.M.U. was held in October, 1995. After getting necessary permission from the Central Government, the foundation stone of Dental College was laid by the then VC Dr. Mahmudur Rahman in 1996 and the College was named Sir Syed Dental College. Initially, the classes and labs were held in Medical College (JNMC) with clinics in the present Dermatology Department. The first batch was admitted on 1st Dec, 1996 with an intake of 40 students.