Government Dental College was established in the year of 1969 as a small department of Dentistry at Calicut Medical College. But in 1979 the college was expanded as a Dental wing with four specialities and in 1981 it was upgraded as a full-fledged Government Dental College. The first course was started under college was a Bachelor of Dental Science (BDS) in 1982. But along with a Bachelor of Dental Science (BDS) course Government Dental College is offering Master of Dental Science (MDS) in Prosthodontics, Conservative Dentistry, Periodontics, Orthodontics and Oral Pathology.