Quality dental care preserves oral health and smiles. Here are Kathmandu’s top dental hospitals equipped with digital X-rays and sterilization protocols.
Please note: the order below is an editorial ordering, not a medical ranking, and this guide does not give medical advice. Services, hours and contact details can change, so confirm them with the hospital before you visit. Facts were checked against the hospitals’ own official websites and official government health sources, which are named in each section. No fees or prices are listed, because none were verified from those official sources.
Overview & Selection Criteria
Kathmandu Valley represents the cultural, academic, commercial, and administrative heart of Nepal. To compile this authoritative guide, the Hamro Nepal editorial team cross-referenced institutional registrations, public reputation, service reliability, customer satisfaction, and physical on-ground inspections.
Many of the hospitals in this list combine teaching and clinical work, so patients are treated by teams that also train Nepal’s next generation of dentists. The list begins with the capital’s two dedicated dental teaching hospitals, followed by the dental departments of its largest general and teaching hospitals, so readers can compare a specialist dental hospital with a large hospital that also provides dental care.
Curated Highlights & Key Recommendations
Below are primary highlights curated for quality, accessibility, and proven track record across the valley:
- People’s Dental College and Hospital: Nepal’s first dental college, founded in 1997 in Sorakhutte, Kathmandu.
- Kantipur Dental College & Hospital: Premier specialized tertiary dental teaching facility in Dhapasi.
- Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital: The dental department at a major teaching hospital in Maharajgunj, with MDS training in oral and maxillofacial surgery and orthodontics.
- Bir Hospital: A large government hospital in Mahaboudha with a Dental Surgery department.
- Civil Service Hospital: A government multispecialty hospital in Minbhawan.
- Grande International Hospital: A NABH-accredited multispecialty hospital in Dhapasi with a Dentistry and Dental Surgery department.
- Norvic International Hospital: A multispecialty hospital in Thapathali whose specialties include Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
- Om Hospital & Research Centre: A 175-bedded multispecialty hospital in Chabahil that lists DENTAL among its services.
- Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital: A teaching hospital in Sinamangal with a Dental specialty and a BDS programme.
- Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital: A teaching hospital in Jorpati with a Dental Department and a BDS programme running since 2011.
1. People’s Dental College and Hospital
People’s Dental College and Hospital in Sorakhutte, Kathmandu, was founded in 1997 and is Nepal’s first dental college, according to its official website, pdch.com.np. It is an autonomous college under the jurisdiction of the Nepal Medical Council and registered with the Ministry of Education, Government of Nepal, and it functions under the affiliation of Tribhuvan University. It was also the first dental college in Nepal to start MDS programmes, and its official website lists services including dental check-ups, teeth cleaning, root canal treatment, crown and bridge work, dental implants, braces and aligners, and pediatric dentistry.
2. Kantipur Dental College & Hospital
Kantipur Dental College & Hospital in Basundhara, Kathmandu (near Dhapasi), is a dental teaching hospital established in 2007, according to its official website, kantipurdental.edu.np. Its main teaching hospital is in Basundhara, with other locations in Sundarbasti and Satungal. Its official website lists services including clear aligners, dental implants, laser gum contouring, teeth whitening, TMJ care, braces, crowns, bridges and dentures, root canal treatment, 24/7 emergency dental care, and CBCT imaging.
3. Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital
Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, is the teaching hospital of the Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, and its Department of Dental Surgery is listed on the hospital’s official website, tuth.org.np. The department provides MDS training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics at Maharajgunj Medical Campus, according to the Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University. As a teaching hospital, its dental care is delivered alongside the training of postgraduate dental specialists.
4. Bir Hospital
Bir Hospital in Mahaboudha, Kathmandu, is a large government hospital run by the National Academy of Medical Sciences, and its Dental Surgery department is listed on its official website, birhospital.gov.np. The department’s listed services include oral and dental consultation, restorations, root canal treatment, crown and bridge work, dentures, dental radiographs, orthodontic treatment, scaling and periodontal treatment, extractions, oral surgery, and dental implants.
5. Civil Service Hospital
Civil Service Hospital in Minbhawan, Kathmandu, is a government multispecialty hospital, according to its official website, csh.gov.np, serving civil servants and the general public. Readers seeking dental care there should confirm current dental OPD availability through the hospital’s official website or its online booking system, booking.csh.gov.np, before visiting, as OPD schedules can change.
6. Grande International Hospital
Grande International Hospital in Dhapasi, Kathmandu, is a NABH-accredited multispecialty hospital, according to its official website, grandehospital.com, which lists a Dentistry and Dental Surgery department. The hospital describes itself as a 200-bed multispecialty hospital on its official website. It is included here for its dedicated Dentistry and Dental Surgery department within a large accredited hospital.
7. Norvic International Hospital
Norvic International Hospital in Thapathali, Kathmandu, is a multispecialty hospital with more than 200 beds and more than 33 specialties, according to its official website, norvichospital.com. Its specialties list includes Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the surgical specialty that covers dental and facial surgery. Norvic is one of Kathmandu’s large private hospitals, and its dental-related care is provided through that surgical specialty.
8. Om Hospital & Research Centre
Om Hospital & Research Centre in Chabahil, Kathmandu, is a 175-bedded multispecialty hospital, according to its official website, omhospitalnepal.com, which lists DENTAL among its services. It is a large private hospital in Chabahil, and dental care is listed alongside its other hospital services on the hospital’s official website.
9. Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital
Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital at 184, Baburam Acharya Sadak, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, is a teaching hospital whose official website, kmc.edu.np, lists a Dental specialty. Its dental department offers a BDS programme, and its official website also lists an MDS programme in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
10. Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital
Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital in Attarkhel, Jorpati, Kathmandu, is a teaching hospital whose official website, nmcth.edu, lists a Dental Department, including Oral Medicine and Radiology. Its BDS programme has been running since 2011, and it also offers an MDS programme, according to nmcth.edu, affiliated with Kathmandu University.
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