What is BDS?
BDS is an abbreviation of Bachelors of Dental Surgery. This is a course for undergraduates related to dental health who are further said to be dentist who are contacted in order to maintain dental health. The course comprises the components like integrated basic medical science, clinical medical science and clinical dental science. The students are taught to diagnose and treat problems with teeth and tissues in the mouth, along with giving advice and administering care to help prevent future problems. The course is officially for five years that includes a year of internship in order to practice the theories they are taught within the interval of four years. It is a degree that directly contributes in well being of human beings. It is the recognised degree in perspective of teeth as teeth has a major function in a human body that regulates the functions of mouth in case of speech.
Objectives
The major objectives of the programs are listed below:
- To make the graduates demonstrate the understanding of principles and practice of modem dentistry with an in-depth knowledge of structure and functions of human body, normal and in diseases
- To make the students participate in immunization and dental health programs and in health camp
- To make the students identify the common dental health problems, treat them and suggest the prevention for further days.
- To make people aware about dental hygiene and health sanitation
- To provide education to people about oral health and related health issues
- To produce capable graduates who can identify medico legal dental cases and function as required
- To develop a holistic approach to the practice of modem dentistry
- To make the dental education as a matter of concern for everyone
Scope of BDS
Dentists is a recognised degree that covers up the various needs within a society. From oral care to the teeth related problems and mouth issues,dentists are always preferred to solve them and make patient free from dental problems. BDS graduates can enroll themselves in dental clinics, hospitals, health institutes, pharmaceutical companies and so on. Here are the major scopes of BDS:
- Dentist
- Dental Surgeon
- Endodontic
- Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologist
- Oral Surgery
- Orthodontics
- Pedodontics
- Periodontics
- Prosthodontics
Universities offering the course
Here is a list of top universities that offers the course:
The University of Hong Kong
Main Building, Pokfulam Road, Pokfulam Hong Kong
Website: https://www.hku.hk/
King’s College London
London, England
Website: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Website: https://umich.edu/
Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Amsterdam the Netherlands
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Website: https://www.acta.nl/nl/index.aspx
Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU)
Tokyo, Japan
Website: http://www.tmd.ac.jp/
Karolinska Institutet
Solna, Sweden
Website: https://ki.se/start
University of Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Website: https://www.unibe.ch/
KU Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Website: https://www.kuleuven.be/kuleuven/
UCL (University College London)
Gower Street London
Website: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/
University of Gothenbur
Gothenburg, Sweden
Website: https://www.gu.se/
Universities offering the course within Nepal
Nepal is an aspiring country in case of dental health. BDS is becoming one of the rising course for the medical students. Here is a list of the universities offering the course within Nepal:
Tribhuvan University
Officially known as TU, Constituent Colleges and affiliated colleges are established under IOM( Institute of Medicine) out of which the following colleges offers the course
Maharajgunj Medical Campus
- Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
- Website: http://www.iom.edu.np/?page_id=131
Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences
Bhandarkhal, Kathmandu
Website: http://www.naihs.edu.np/
Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences
Kathmandu
Website: http://www.mmihs.edu.np/
Janamaitri Foundation Institute of Medical Sciences
Balaju, Kathmandu
Website: https://www.janamaitri.edu.np/
National Model College for Advanced Learning
Lainchaur, Kathmandu
People’s Dental College and Hospital
Naya Bazar, Kathmandu
Website: http://www.pdch.com.np/
KIST Medical College
Patan, Lalitpur
Website: http://www.kistmcth.edu.np/
MB Kedia Dental College, Birgunj
Website: http://www.mbkediadentalcollege.com/
Universal College of Medical Sciences
Siddharthanagar, Bhairahawa
Website: http://ucms.com.np/
Janaki Medical College, Janakpur
Website: https://janakimedicalcollege.edu.np/contact/
Gandaki Medical College
Lekhnath, Kaski
Website: http://www.gmc.edu.np/
Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur
Website: http://www.cmc.edu.np/
Kathmandu University
Officially known as KU, this university has given affiliation to following colleges:
Kathmandu University School of Medical Science (KUSMS)
Address: Dhulikhel Kavrepalanchok
Contact no,: 977-11-490497
Website: http://www.ku.edu.np/KUSMS/
Kantipur Dental College
Dhapasi, Basundhara, Ring Road (Near Police Bit) Kathmandu-3, Nepal
Contact no.: 977-01-4385910,
Website: http://kantipurdental.edu.np/
B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
Dharan, Nepal
Tel : 977-25-525555
Fax: 977-25-520251
Website: http://www.bpkihs.edu/?introduction.html
As a whole, BDS is an effective course for upcoming dentist who serve the state as a dentists maintaining the dental health, hygiene and oral health. The graduates can enroll in various places and establish themselves into a varieties of professionals holding the responsibility of oral health.
