On successful completion of 4 years of academic work, the students would be required to undergo 1-year of rotating internship (House Surgeoncy) at Sambhram Hospital. Here, they would work in all clinical departments and get thoroughly trained in handling real-life situations, under the expert guidance of the faculty.

Extracurricular Programmes

The college offers ample scope for the all-round development of the students' personalities. It offers fine facilities for indoor games as well as outdoor sports and competitions, in addition to forums for cultural and creative expressions.

Alumni Association

The college has a strong network of alumni that facilitates easy and useful interaction between present and past students of the institution in regard to a host of activities including student welfare, development modalities, job opportunities and featuring of events such as Annual Day, Dental Exhibitions & Workshops. In collaboration with its alumni, the college also organizes educational, scientific and social programmes, including guest-lectures by leading personalities in different fields of professional and general interest, and publication of a periodical newsletter.

Active Public Service

Free Dental Camps

The Community Dentistry Department of the college, occasionally in collaboration with ENT, ophthalmology, Gynaecology and other departments of medical colleges regularly organizes free dental checkup-cum-treatment camps in the surrounding rural and urban areas. Oral health education and motivation are provided and free food, medicines, toothpaste and other special dental material are also provided at these camps. Students and interns play an active role in these camps, under the supervision of their teachers and thus the camps serve the twin objective of practical, onsite exposure to the students plus service to society. Up until now, more than 2,500 camps of this kind have been organized and the major ones among them are:

1. Janma Bhoomi Jeevitha Arogya Karyakramam camp at Kuppam, AP, under the auspices of the Sai Oral Health Foundation, Hyderabad and R.V. Dental College, Bangalore, in the presence of the Sri Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister, AP.
2. Akshara Jyothi camp at Sri Prasanna Venugopalaswamy Seva Sangham, Makarahalli Village, Bangarpet Taluk, involving over 1000 patients.
3. Colgate-Palmolive-sponsored camp at New Delhi where about 1200 students were examined and treated.

Academic and Rural Dental Society

This professional body of the college gives opportunities for the students to:

• Conduct Seminars/symposiums and publish newsletters & dental heallth literature
• Conduct free dental camps for treatment, health education & motivation and distribution of free dental material and drugs to poor patients
• Visit orphanages and old-age homes for free health check-ups