De Montmorency College of Dentistry (DCD) is located in

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...

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. It is situated next to the

Badshahi Masjid The Badshahi Mosque (Urdu, Punjabi: ; literally ''The Royal Mosque'') is a Mughal-era congregational mosque in Lahore, capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab. The mosque is located west of Lahore Fort along the outskirts of the Walled Cit ...

. The college is named after former Punjab Governor Sir

Geoffrey Fitzhervey de Montmorency Sir Geoffrey Fitzhervey de Montmorency (23 August 1876 – 25 February 1955) was an Anglo-Irish colonial administrator. He was Governor of the Punjab. Work He was born in the townland of Castlemorris, near Knocktopher, in County Kilkenny, to ...

who remained in office till start of 1930s. It has been the highest merit college upon enrolment of new students consistently for years. Each year it enrols a hundred students in its 4 year BDS programme. It is affiliated with the University of Health and Sciences and it’s associated hospital is the Punjab Dental Hospital. It has two active societies, the Sports committee and the DDLS (de'Montmorency debating and literacy society). The Sports Committee acts as the Student Council body of the college. Prof.Dr. Waheed-ul-Hamid is the current principal of the college. Every year the college holds a number of events, the Annual Dinner being the most significant. The Annual Dinner held in 2019.08.28 reunited the famous Pakistani musical band, The Aarish, on the event.

Notable alumni

Arif Alvi Arif-ur-Rehman Alvi (; born 29 July 1949) is a Pakistani dentist and politician currently serving as the 13th President of Pakistan, in office since 9 September 2018. He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2 ...

, the

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