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Masters of Dental Science
(M.D.S.)
MDS is a postgraduate course in
different disciplines of dentistry. A candidate has to be BachelorofDentalScience in
order to be eligible for this course. M.D.S is a three-year program that
has almost nine specialty disciplines. The course follows an annual system over
semester system.
Since this a professional or a career-oriented course,
students with an M.D.S degree can find various Career Options and Jobs in Dental departments of Hospitals, Dental
Clinics, Research Centres, Educational Institutions as Dentists, Dental researcher, Dental Teacher etc.
A fresh graduate of this course can expect an average annual salary of 1 Lakh INR to 2.5 Lakh INR. This
salary would only increase with experience and on the type of hospitals and
clinics.
Duration
This course is completed over the duration of three years.
About the Course
Dental Science or Dental Surgery is a branch of the
medical sciences which deals with dental and oral health. This course imparts
the knowledge and the skills to solve these dental and oral health problems
which are faced by most of the human population.
Specializations
In different colleges, students would find Master of Dental Health (Public Health) or
some other variant. These are specializations and not an entirely different
course. M.D.S provides
the following specializations:
·
Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge
·
Periodontology
·
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
·
Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
·
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics
·
Oral Pathology and Microbiology
·
Public Health Dentistry
·
Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
·
Oral Medicine and Radiology