What is BDS/Bachelor of Dental Surgery?

BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) is the most sought professional course after MBBS especially for those students who want to pursue MBBS but because of some reasons, he\she could not get admission in MBBS. B.D.S is a 5 year-long undergraduate program involving advanced study in the diagnosis and treatment of the jaws and soft & hard oral tissues by surgery. The main focus of the BDS course syllabus revolves around a topic related to teeth or related to dental subjects

Eligibility Criteria:-

10+2 with science stream especially Biology stream. There are some college which seek 50% to 60% in 10+2 aggregate to give admission in their colleges.

Admission Process:-

At the national level National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) is conducted to give admission in different colleges across India according to the merit obtained in the test. Apart from this there are few colleges which conduct their own entrance test too.

Best college for BDS course.-

• Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi.
• Faculty of Dental Sciences King George’s Medical University, Lucknow.
• Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Rohtak.
• Nair Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai.
• Faculty of Dental Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
• Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bangalore.
• Mahatma Gandhi PG Institute of Dental Sciences, Puducherry.
• Government Dental College, Kottayam.
• Government Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur.
• Rajah Muthiah Dental College and Hospital, Tamil Nadu.

Syllabus:-

Five-year course has been divided with the following subjects to be undertaken in these five years.
First Year:-
General Anatomy
Embryology and Histology
General Human Physiology
Dental Anatomy and Embryology
Oral Histology
General Biochemistry

Second Year:-
Dental Materials
General Pathology and Microbiology
General Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Pre-Clinical Prosthodontics & Crown & Bridge
Preclinical Conservative Dentistry
Dental Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Third Year:-
Oral Pathology
General Medicine
Oral Microbiology
General Surgery

Fourth Year:-
Oral Medicine

Radiology
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics
Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge
Public Health Dentistry
Periodontology
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry

Fifth Year:- Mandatory Internship

Career prospects

• Medical Writer
• Oral Pathologist
• Dentist
• Surgeon of Dental
• Dental Health Consultant
• Lecturer.