From its inception as a small Department of Dentistry at the Calicut Medical College in 1969, the mission of the Govt. Dental College, Kozhikode has been to impart and improve the oral health care of the population.
The Kunhitharuvai Memorial Charitable Trust Group of Institutions or KMCT was established in 1994 by Dr. K. Moidu a leading medical practitioner and a visionary educationist for imparting quality education in different professional fields.