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BACHELOR OF DENTAL SURGERY
What is BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery)?
BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) is the only professional programme on dental surgery in India. BDS is one of the most sought after course after MBBS. Students while aspiring for a medical career at the high school level and beyond look for information that tells them all about BDS. The course is 4 years in duration followed by one year of paid rotating internship. In India, BDS is regulated by the Dental Council of India where all dentists have to register to be able to practice after the completion of their study.
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is the national level exam to apply for BDS admissions. A total of 26,000 seats are available as per the Dental Council of India records across 315 colleges inclusive of Govt, private colleges as well as central and deemed universities.
In this course, the students are taught about the denture, dental problems and surgery. It is also a good job oriented degree programmes and various opportunities are available in the hospital, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing industries. The BDS degree is awarded on the successful completion of the four-year academic education. The one-year mandatory internship programme in dentistry education leading to the Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree programme. After completing your BDS, you are qualified to practice as a dentist.
The list of best Dental Colleges
| M.R.AMBEDKAR. DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, | BANGALORE | Apply Online |
| KRISHNADEVARAYA COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES & HOSPITAL | BANGALORE | Apply Online |
| KLE VISHWANATH KATTI INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES | BELGAUM | Apply Online |
| KLE SOCIETY'S INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES | BANGALORE | Apply Online |
| K.G.F. COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES & HOSPITAL, | KGF | Apply Online |
| K.V.G. DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL | SULLIA | Apply Online |
| JSS DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, MYSORE | MYSORE | Apply Online |
| H.K.D.E.TS DENTAL COLLEGE, HOSPITAL & RESEARCH INSTITUTE, | HUMNABAD | Apply Online |
| H.K.E. SOCIETY'S, S. NIJALINGAPPA INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES & RESEARCH | BAGALKOT | Apply Online |
| FAROOQIA DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL | MYSORE | Apply Online |
| DAYANAND SAGAR COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES, | BANGALORE | Apply Online |
| DR. SYAMALA REDDY DENTAL COLLEGE, HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTRE | BANGALORE | Apply Online |
| D.A. PANDU MEMORIAL R.V. DENTAL COLLEGE | BANGALORE | Apply Online |
| COORG INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES, | VIRAJPAT | Apply Online |
| COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES, | DAVANGERE | Apply Online |
| BANGALORE INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES & HOSPITAL, | BANGALORE | Apply Online |
| AME'S DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, | RAICHUR | Apply Online |
| BAPUJI DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, | DAVANGERE | Apply Online |
| AL AMEEN DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, | BIJAPUR | Apply Online |
| A.J. INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES, | MANGALORE | Apply Online |
| AL-BADAR RURAL DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, | GULBARGA | Apply Online |
| A.B. SHETTY MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES, | MANGALORE | Apply Online |
| MAARUTI COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES & RESEARCH CENTRE, | BANGALORE | Apply Online |
| M.S. RAMAIAH DENTAL COLLEGE, BANGALORE | BANGALORE | Apply Online |
| YENEPOYA DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, | MANGALORE | Apply Online |
| VYDEHI INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES & RESEARCH, | BANGALORE | Apply Online |
| V.S. DENTAL COLLEGE, | BANGALORE | Apply Online |
| SRINIVAS INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES, | MANGALORE | Apply Online |
| SUBBAIAH INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES, PURALE, | SHIMOGA | Apply Online |
| THE OXFORD DENTAL COLLEGE, | BANGALORE | Apply Online |
| SRI RAJIV GANDHI COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES & HOSPITAL, | BANGALORE | Apply Online |
| SRI SIDDHARTHA DENTAL COLLEGE, | TUMKUR | Apply Online |
| SRI VENKATESHWARA DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, | BANGALORE | Apply Online |
| SRI HASANAMBA DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, | HASSAN | Apply Online |
| SHARAVATHI DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, | SHIMOGA | Apply Online |
| SDM COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES & HOSPITAL, | DHARWAD | Apply Online |
| RAJARAJESWARI DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, | BANGALORE | Apply Online |
| S.B. PATIL DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, | BIDAR | Apply Online |
| S.J.M. DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, | CHITRADURGA | Apply Online |
| MARATHA MANDAL'S DENTAL COLLEGE & RESEARCH CENTRE, | BELGAUM | Apply Online |
| NAVODAYA DENTAL COLLEGE, | RAICHUR | Apply Online |
| P.M.N.M. DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, | BAGALKOT | Apply Online |
| MANIPAL COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES, | MANIPAL | Apply Online |
| MANIPAL COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES, | MANGALORE | Apply Online |
| Specialisation | Description |
| Prosthodontics | Restoration and maintenance of oral function, health, comfort and appearance by the replacement of missing or lost natural teeth and associated tissues either by fixed or removable artificial substitutes. |
| Periodontics | Health and diseases of the investing and supporting structures of the teeth and oral mucous membrane |
| Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Surgical and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries and defects of the human jaws and associated oral and facial structures |
| Conservative Dentistry | Prevention and treatment of the diseases and injuries of the hard tissues and the pulp of the tooth and associated periapical lesions |
| Orthodontics | Prevention and correction of oral anomalies and malocclusion and the harmonising of the structures involved, so that the Dental mechanism will function in a normal way |
| Oral Pathology | Nature of oral diseases, their causes, processes and effects. It relates the clinical manifestation of oral diseases to the physiologic and anatomic changes associated with these diseases |
| Community Dentistry | Preventing and controlling Dental diseases and promoting Dental health through organised community efforts |
| Paedodontics | Prevention and treatment of oral and Dental ailments that may occur during childhood |
| Oral Medicine and Radiology | basic diagnostic procedures and techniques useful in recognising the diseases of the oral tissues of local and constitutional origin and their medical management, x-rays and their uses in diagnosis and treatment of diseases in relation to orofacial diseases |