Dentistry
Dental science is a branch of medical science dealing with studying the structure of teeth and their treatment of various problems. Their multiple courses that come under this field of medical science, including BDS, which is the bachelor of dental surgery, MDS, which is the masters of Medical surgery, diploma in dental hygienist, and Ph.D. in dental sciences. BDS’s course is open to students who have passed their class 12th with biology, chemistry, and physics as their main subject. After completing the course of BDS, students can also pursue the Master’s course in the dental sciences, which is the MDS, after which students can go for Ph. D. For a smaller duration course, students can opt to go for the dental hygienist diploma after completing their class 12th. …
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Top Dentistry Courses
Under Graduate Courses
- BDS
Post Graduate Courses
- MDS
Top Specialization
Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge
Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
Public Health Dentistry
Periodontology
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics
Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Oral Pathology and Microbiology
Oral Medicine and Radiology
Career Prospects
Career
After clearing the exams such as NBDE and NDBE, students can go to countries like the US and Canada for the job. Job offered by these countries in dental science is five times more than that of jobs in India. Also, as per the latest reports, gulf countries have a huge demand for dentists from India or students studying any course in dental sciences in India and paying a salary around Rs. 1-1.5 lakhs per month. Consider the ration of dentists per person; job opportunities in medical science will increase over time.
As per a govt report, it highlighted that there has a rise in the number of dentists in India and total number of dental surgeons registered with the central/state dental councils up to December 31, 2018, was 2,54,283.
Job Roles
The dentist’s job role is to check the patient’s oral health and prescribe them medicines or perform surgeries. The researcher helps to perform research on the dental sciences. The lecturer’s role is to give lectures in the colleges and institute providing the course of BDS or MDS.
The average salary for people doing the job as a dentist in India is Rs/-3-4 lakhs per annum. The salary for the same job profile outside India will be higher. The salary depends on the year of experience you have and the degrees you have obtained.
