Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) in Public Health Dentistry

A candidate for admission to the MDS Course (Master of Dental Surgery) must have a recognised degree of BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) awarded by an Indian University in respect to the recognised Dental College under Section 10(2) of the Dentists Act, 1948, or an equivalent qualification recognized by the Dental Council of India and should have obtained permanent registration with the State Dental Council. Candidates not possessing a recognized Dental qualification for the above purpose should secure the prior approval of his qualifications by the Dental Council of India before he can be admitted to the MDS Course of any University in India.

The department has seven faculty members and one unit of post graduation. Faculty members have admirable knowledge in Public Health Dentistry and basic research methods. Our faculty have authored some textbooks, published many scientific papers in reputed peer reviewed national and international journals. Some of our faculties are members of editorial boards of national journals. Faculties are expert reviewers in national and international journals. Our staffs have contributed as resource personnel for many scientific deliberations like CDEs and workshops.

Our post graduate program offers good training to the budding public health dentists. Our postgraduate teaching programme is taught using interactive discussions and demonstrations besides routine seminars, journal clubs and clinical case presentations. Our students are encouraged to undertake research projects of their interest and pursue the same research further after completion of post graduation. They are motivated to attend conferences, CME, Quiz and workshops. Post graduate students along with faculty play a vital role in organizing various scientific events such as CDEs, guest lectures, workshops etc by department.