BDS Course

Course Objective

• General Objective

The purpose of the dental educational program is to provide the opportunity for the learner to gain scientific knowledge and clinical skills needed in the practice of the profession, to instill the highest standards of professional conduct as a way of life and to promote a dedication to continuous, life-long professional study and improvement.

• Specific Objectives

The dental graduate should possess:

• A thorough understanding of the biological sciences to enable the integration and correlation of these basic sciences with clinical dental practice.
• Competence in diagnosis of oral and dental diseases including and understanding of the relationship between general and oral diseases.
• Skills to provide the preventive and curative services commonly required in dental practice.
• The ability to organize and administer a dental practice efficiently.
• Ability to appraise and apply research findings and new technology.
• A commitment towards continuing education.
• A sense of professional, ethical and social responsibility.

Basic Information About BDS Course

1. Name of the course: Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
2. Basic qualifications & prerequisite for entrance in BDS Course:
3. HSC or equivalent with Science.(Biology, Physics, Chemistry)
4. Candidate has to secure required grade point in the SSC and HSC examinations.
5. Students selection procedure for BDS course: According to decision by the proper competent authority as per merit.
6. Medium of Instruction: English
7. Duration: BDS course comprises of 5 Years, followed by logbook based rotatory internship for one year
8. Course structure and duration

The BDS course is divided into four phases .

NB: All academic activities including professional examination of each phase must be completed within the specified time of the phase.

Common Rules for Examinations

1. University Professional BDS Examinations will be held twice in a year and will be started in the month of May and November every year.
2. University Professional BDS Examinations will be completed within the specified time of the concerned phase.
3. After passing all the subjects of First professional BDS Examination, students can appear in Second Professional BDS Examination if all other prerequisites for appearing in Second professional examination are fulfilled as per curriculum. Only those students who appeared in First Professional BDS Examination will be eligible to attend all classes of 2nd phase including clinical ward placement within o2 (Two) weeks of completion of First Professional BDS Examination.
4. To appear in Third Professional BDS Examination, students will have to pass all the subjects of the Second Professional BDS Examination and all other prerequisites for appearing in Third Professional BDS Examination must be fulfilled as per curriculum.
5. i) To appear in Fourth (Final) Professional BDS Examination, students will have to pass all the subjects of the Third Professional BDS Examination and all other prerequisites for appearing in Fourth (Final) Professional BDS Examination must be fulfilled as per curriculum.

(ii) A student will be eligible to appear in Fourth (Final) Professional BDS Examination only  after completion of a period of 12 months from passing all the subjects of Third Professional BDS Examination in order to attain clinical skills and competencies.

1. Few directives and consensus about the following issues of assessment:
2. Incase of OSPE/OSCE- Instruments/equipments to be taken to oral boards to ask open questions to the students apart form Structured Oral Examination (SOE). There will be scope of instruments related viva, specially in clinical subjects and where applicable. Central OSPE/OSCE from Dean Office after moderation will be encouraged.
3. Incase of Structured Oral Examination (SOE), instead of preparing specific structured question, topics will be fixed considering wide range of contents coverage. Rating scale will be used for marking the students concurrently. Each student will be asked questions from all topics of the set. Equal or average duration of time will be set for every student.

Internship

After passing final professional BDS examination students have to enroll for one year log book based rotatory internship programme. Within this one year 11 months and 15 days at dental/medical college hospital and 15 days at UHC. Internship programme will be more structured and supervised. It is compulsory to complete internship training programme designed by BM&DC to get permanent registration for doing independent practice.

Curriculum

NB: All academic activities including professional examination of each phase must be completed within the specified time of the phase.

Common Rules for Examinations

1. University Professional BDS Examinations will be held twice in a year and will be started in the month of May and November every year.
2. University Professional BDS Examinations will be completed within the specified time of the concerned phase.
3. After passing all the subjects of First professional BDS Examination, students can appear in Second Professional BDS Examination if all other prerequisites for appearing in Second professional examination are fulfilled as per curriculum. Only those students who appeared in First Professional BDS Examination will be eligible to attend all classes of 2nd phase including clinical ward placement within o2 (Two) weeks of completion of First Professional BDS Examination.
4. To appear in Third Professional BDS Examination, students will have to pass all the subjects of the Second Professional BDS Examination and all other prerequisites for appearing in Third Professional BDS Examination must be fulfilled as per curriculum.
5. i) To appear in Fourth (Final) Professional BDS Examination, students will have to pass all the subjects of the Third Professional BDS Examination and all other prerequisites for appearing in Fourth (Final) Professional BDS Examination must be fulfilled as per curriculum.

(ii) A student will be eligible to appear in Fourth (Final) Professional BDS Examination only  after completion of a period of 12 months from passing all the subjects of Third Professional BDS Examination in order to attain clinical skills and competencies.

1. Few directives and consensus about the following issues of assessment:
2. Incase of OSPE/OSCE- Instruments/equipments to be taken to oral boards to ask open questions to the students apart form Structured Oral Examination (SOE). There will be scope of instruments related viva, specially in clinical subjects and where applicable. Central OSPE/OSCE from Dean Office after moderation will be encouraged.
3. Incase of Structured Oral Examination (SOE), instead of preparing specific structured question, topics will be fixed considering wide range of contents coverage. Rating scale will be used for marking the students concurrently. Each student will be asked questions from all topics of the set. Equal or average duration of time will be set for every student.

Internship

After passing final professional BDS examination students have to enroll for one year log book based rotatory internship programme. Within this one year 11 months and 15 days at dental/medical college hospital and 15 days at UHC. Internship programme will be more structured and supervised. It is compulsory to complete internship training programme designed by BM&DC to get permanent registration for doing independent practice.

Curriculum

Click the link below for details of BDS Curriculum:

CurriculumBook-BMDC-2016.pdf

DEPARTMENT

Phase I

Phase II

Phase III 

Phase IV