"The Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences (IGIDS) in Kerala is one of the centre of excellence for dental education and health care in India. Founded in 2007, this prestigious institution has in a very short time made a great impact, being registered with the Dental Council of India and affiliated to the Kerala University of Health Sciences. The vision and drive of IGIDS towards quality education has also been adjudged in its award of a NAAC Grade A status, which a reflection of tough quality assurance and innovative practices in dental science education.

The core factor for this achievement of IGIDS is its unique physical and scientific facilities. The institute has modern dental clinics, developed laboratories, and adequately equipped lecture rooms giving the students an environment conducive for learning as future dentists. This technological advancement is however matched by a competent and equally experienced teaching staff and practicing dentists who are able to enhance patient care in classrooms and patients in the clinic, ensuring comprehensive theoretical and clinical training for students."

IGIDS has a good number of academic programs for both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Its education is anchored on one of its core programs, the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) which is then followed by other postgraduate programs specializing in areas of dentistry of the student's interest. The curriculum offered by the institute is not just a collection of facts and theories, rather it helps students develop as individuals encouraging them to have strong ethical values which are much needed in dental practice as the profession keeps changing.

Apart from those, community outreach and service and research also form a big part at IGIDS. It has collaborations with other institutions all over the world such as Nagasaki University in Japan and Siyah Kula University in Indonesia to promote cultural diversity and support dental research. Furthermore, IGIDS has an innovative tele-oral-cancer-screening unit which is part of a global grant project by Rotary International that not only develops the International population but shows the charity side of the institute take care of people in need in rural areas.

In a short span of time, the Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences has created a reputation of churning out great dental practitioners who later on serve oral health care needs in every corner of the earth. Many times, the alumni of the institution is the best advertisement for the school, as it has been for numerous graduates who have completed their studies in various areas of dentistry. Balancing academia, clinical practice, research and outreach programs helps IGIDS set the pace in reshaping the dental education scene - not only in the state of Kerala, India but in the entire globe as well as visioned to be one of the centers of dental excellence."