Sharif Medical and Dental College (SMDC) in Lahore has emerged as the frontrunner in the merit rankings for medical and dental education in Punjab, according to a press release by the University of Health Sciences (UHS). This emerged as the UHS released the first college-wise selection list of admissions to private medical and dental colleges in Punjab. Read SMDC tops merit rankings among 49 medical and dental colleges of PunjabThe list of choices comprised 49 private medical and dental colleges, offering a total of 4,000 MBBS and 1,025 BDS seats. For admission to MBBS in private medical colleges, a minimum merit of 79.05% is required, while for BDS, the benchmark is set at 76.10%. Among the top merit holders, Sharif Medical and Dental College Lahore leads alongside FMH College of Medicine and Dentistry Lahore at 88.02%, Al Aleem Medical College Lahore at 87.10%, Shalamar Medical and Dental College Lahore at 86.88%, and Lahore Medical and Dental College Lahore at 86.63%.