SCB Dental College and Hospital is the only Government college of the state. It was started as a Dental wing of S. C. B. Medical college which has been upgraded to a full-fledged Dental college at present.It is one of the pioneer institute in eastern part of India in Dental teaching, training, research and patient care. The College was started with provision for BDS curriculum for 20 intake capacity. At present it has evolved to provide the both UG and PG training. UG intake capacity has been increased to 50 and PG intake capacity is 18 as per seat matrix of 2018.
The Institution has been catering quality oral health care services to the population of Odisha as well as the neighboring states with a steady inflow of patients. It provides a conducive environment for education and research to the students. Students of the institution have excelled in different fields of dental science in different platforms at national and international platform as well. Many research projects in the field of dentistry are being carried out in different departments of the institution under the guidance of faculty of the institution.