Haldia Institute of Health Sciences

Haldia Institute of Dental Sciences and Research (HIDSAR) is a private dental college situated in Haldia, West Bengal, India. It is affiliated with the West Bengal University of Health Sciences and is recognized by the Dental Council of India. The institution offers a four-year undergraduate program followed by one year of internship, leading to a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) degree, as well as a three-year postgraduate program leading to a Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) degree. MDS specialties include Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Medicine & Radiology, Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics, Periodontics, and Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry. Admission for undergraduates is based on NEET UG scores, while postgraduate admission is based on NEET MDS scores conducted annually by the National Board of Examination (NBE). The ICARE Institute of Medical Sciences and Research & B. C. Roy Hospital (IIMSAR & BCRH) is attached to the dental college and located on the same 25-acre campus in Banbishnupur, Balughata, Haldia. The campus includes a college building of about 1,00,000 sq feet and a 500-bedded multispeciality hospital, Dr. B. C. Roy Hospital, where pre-, para-, and clinical medical subjects for BDS students are taught.