Royal Dental College, Palakkad is one of the educational institutions founded by Royal Education Foundation. Royal Education Foundation is a social group founded by a group of social activists who aims at undertaking various social, educational, and cultural related activities. The medical institution follows the motto of "EURDITO, PERITUS, and ALTIUM “meaning” KNOWLEDGE, PROFICIENCY, and CHARACTER". The college believes that these are the three most important qualities that should be embedded in a dental practitioner. College apart from academics also encourages its students to take part in co-curricular activities and to excel in same.