Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Dental Sciences
BDS
BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) is a 5-years undergraduate program and the only approved professional dental course in India. It is a compulsory course for the students aspiring to work as dentists at government or private hospitals. BDS is one of the most popular medical courses after MBBS in India.
BDS mainly focuses on training and introducing the students to the dental sciences and surgeries. The 5-year program involves 4 years of classroom education and 1 year of compulsory rotating internship.
YEAR OF STUDY | SUBJECTS | DURATION |
FIRST YEAR | GENERAL ANATOMY | I YEAR |
BIOCHEMISTRY | ||
GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY | ||
DENTAL ANATOMY AND ORAL HISTOLOGY | ||
SECOND YEAR | GENERAL PATHOLOGY | I YEAR |
GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY | ||
PHARMACOLOGY | ||
DENTAL MATERIALS | ||
PRECLINICAL CONSERVATIVE AND PROSTHODONTICS | ||
THIRD YEAR | GENERAL SURGERY | I YEAR |
GENERAL MEDICINE | ||
ORAL PATHOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY | ||
FINAL YEAR | ORAL MEDICINE AND RADIOLOGY | I YEAR |
ORAL MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY | ||
PROSTHODONTICS CROWN AND BRIDGE | ||
CONSERVATIVE AND ENDODONTICS | ||
PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY | ||
PERIODONTICS | ||
PEDODONTICS | ||
ORTHODONTICS | ||
COMPULSORY ROTARY INTERNSHIP | ORAL MEDICINE AND RADIOLOGY | 30 DAYS |
ORAL MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY | 45 DAYS | |
PROSTHODONTICS CROWN AND BRIDGE | 45 DAYS | |
CONSERVATIVE AND ENDODONTICS | 30 DAYS | |
PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY | 90 DAYS | |
PERIODONTICS | 30 DAYS | |
PEDODONTICS | 30 DAYS | |
ORTHODONTICS | 30 DAYS | |
ORAL PATHOLOGY ELECTIVE POSTING | 15 DAYS 15 DAYS |
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