Facilities include a library, lecture halls with audio-visual aids, phantom head labs for pre-clinical training and seminar/CDE rooms.

The first-year BDS students undergo training at the Centre for Basic Sciences, Bejai with separate hostel facilities provided at the same campus.

The undergraduate and postgraduate training for both pre-clinical and clinical aspects are imparted at the Light House Hill and Attavar campuses.

Heads of departments are: Former Dean, Dr. V. Surendra Shetty took over the charge of Pro Vice Chancellor Manipal University (Mangalore Campus) from July 2012.

The test consists of multiple choice questions from Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English.