Overview
The BDS is a 4-year course and 1 year internship offered by MCODS.
The curriculum includes
- Clinical case studies and discussions
- Clinical demonstration
- Performing various restorations on phantom head and on patients
- Workshops and seminars
Career Opportunities
- Clinical Practice
- Further studies/ fellowships
- Master of Dental Surgery and Clinical practice
- Teaching
- Research
- Government administrative services
- Hospital Administration
Assessment
- Formative and summative assessments are carried out.
- At the end of year II, pre-clinical exercises on phantom head using typodont teeth and viva voce.
- At the end of year IV part II, theory exams include essay type and MCQs. Practical exams include clinical case study, restorations on patients and viva voce.
- Formative assessments in the form of end posting exam at the end of every clinical posting.
Duration
4 years + 1 year rotating internship
Facilities

Hospitals
Access to hospital facilities gives student hands-on training in dental procedures

Libraries
Libraries have publications on the latest developments in oral healthcare

Laboratories
Laboratories give students the opportunity for practical experience