Dental Surgery Course

Dental Surgery Course

Dental science can be broadly called as a branch of medicine which deals with all the health problems related to teeth, mouth, any soft and hard tissues of oral cavity and the gums. It is one of the most rapidly growing fields of medicine. And with rapidly changing economic environment, and changing consumption pattern has created many opportunities as well as challenges in the field of dentistry. One of these is cosmetology, in which the dentist improves the patient appearance with various dental procedures which are purely developed for cosmetic dental surgery.

Qualifications
For Degree level course, which is BDS (Bachelor of Dental sciences) the candidate must be 10+2 passed with minimum 50% marks and must have chemistry, biology and physics in his 10+2 examination. For post graduate courses (MDS Master of Dental sciences) one should be BDS. The dentist profession is very challenging; it requires a good stamina for working long, good interpersonal skill, patience, a very good concentration power, manual dexterity and most importantly good health.

Benefits :
For dental graduates there are very good opportunities available from government hospitals, private nursing homes and teaching departments in medical colleges. Now days dentist also work for pharmaceutical companies in their research and development division for the production of oral medicine and oral care products. There is option for self practice as well, but this is most challenging of the all the options available. The future of dental education in India is very bright; this can be inferred from the fact that, in the last 10 years or so, there is 10 times growth in the number of dental colleges. Almost 23000 fresh dental graduates pass each year from various colleges and universities across India, making India top in that category.

Course and Duration :
There are various courses available at graduate and post graduate level. The BDS is of 4 years followed by internship where as the post graduate courses are of 2-3 year of duration. And there are various specializations at PG level like
Orthodontics
Periodontics
Endodoctics
Prosthodontics
Maxillofacial and oral surgery
Oral Pathology
Pediatric Dentistry

Universities offering Dental surgery courses
Some of the best institutes offering Dental surgery courses are :
Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Afzalganj, Hyderabad – 500012 (A.P.)
Maulana Azad Dental College & Hospital, MAMC Complex, New Delhi – 110002
Faculty of Dental Sciences, U.P. K.G. University of Dental Sciences, Lucknow – 226003 (U.P.)

Govt. Dental College & Hospital, 1, P.D’mello Road, Fort, Mumbai-400001 (Maharashtra)