B.D.S course details
Degree Bachelors
Full Form Bachelor of Dental Sciences
Duration Course Duration of Bachelor of Dental Science [BDS] is 5 Years.
Age Minimum age limit is ::17 years
Minimum Percentage It is open for students who have qualified Higher Secondary Examination with a minimum of 50% marks
Average Fees Incurred INR ::50K - 4 LPA
Similar Options of Study: MBBS, BHMS, BAMS, BUMS
Average Salary Offered INR 3.05 LPA (Source: Payscale)
The BDS is a 5 year (4 years academic education + 1 year mandatory internship) UG degree programme. This course can be pursued through full time and part time courses.
The Job Profiles of the BDS may be the following:
Dentist
Dental Surgeon
Endodontic
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologist
Oral Surgery
Orthodontics
Pedodontics
Periodontics
Prosthodontics
Some employment areas for BDS aspirants are:
Dental Clinics
Hospitals
Educational Institutions
Pharmaceutical Companies
Dental Products Manufactures
Private Practice
Salary
After pursuing BDS course, how much you will earn?
The initial salary of a dentist may be the Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 30,000 per month. After getting the experience and good hands on in this field, the candidate may get the handsome salary as 4 to 6 lakh per annum.
“Dental field offer rewarding job opportunities to BDS aspirants.”
There are more job opportunities to work in the US and the UK in the medical field with handsome salaries. You can establish your own clinic and earn around Rs. 40,000 to Rs. 1,00,000 per month
Books & Study Materials
There are several books are available in market to study BDS. Here we have listed some most preferred books to study BDS programme:
Phillips’ Science of Dental Materials: 1st South Asia Edition 2014 – Shenoy
Essentials of Pharmacology For Dentistry – K.D. Tripathi
Textbook of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2013 – Balaji
General Pathology – Harsh Mohan
Sturdevant’s Art and Science of Operative Dentistry: An Adaptation 2013 – Roberson and Gopikrishna
Applied Dental Materials by Anderson
A Textbook of Dental Anatomy Physiology and Occlusion – Rashmi G S (Phulari)
Textbook of Dental Anatomy, Physiology, Occlusion and Tooth Carving – Syed Khaja Aliuddin
Fundamentals of Oral Histology and Physiology – Arthur R. Hand and Marion E. Frank
The syllabus for BDS 1st year ::
is quite large as it contains - Anatomy , Physiology , Biochemistry , Dental Anatomy and Oral Histology (DAOH) mainly . I will specifically give a detailed list of the syllabus along with the necessary books.
Anatomy :-
Part 1 - Upper limb (including bones) and Thorax
Part 2 - Lower limb( including bones ) and Abdomen
Part 3 - Head-neck( scull bones ) and Brain
Part 4 - Histology
Physiology:-
Overview of cell
Digestive system (GIT)
Respiratory system
Excretory system
Cardiovascular system
Nervous system
Endocrine system
Biochemistry :-
Carbohydrates — Metabolism and disorder
Proteins — metabolism and disorder
Lipids — metabolism and disorder
Vitamins — fat soluble and water soluble
Mineral metabolism
Acid base metabolism
Nucleotides
DNA and RNA
Replication , Transcription and Translation
Hormone function pathway and mechanism
Plasma pprotein
Dental anatomy -
Introduction , Tooth numbering system , Chronology, Primary and Secondary teeth , Pulp Morphology , Occlusion,Temperomandibular joint
Dental Histology-
development of face , tongue mandible , maxilla , palate etc
Enamel
Dentin
Pulp
Cementum
Periodontal ligament
Alveolar process
Oral Mucous membrane
Salivary gland
Tooth eruption
Shedding of deciduous teeth
TMJ
Maxillary sinus
2nd year
Pharmacology
Microbiology + Pathology
Dental material
Total 4 subject. But 3 papers of 70 marks each.
3rd year
General Medicine
General Surgery
Oral Pathology
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