MDS Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics: Admissions, dental colleges, eligibility criteria, syllabus, fee details

MDS Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics: Admissions, dental colleges, eligibility criteria, syllabus, fee details
MDS Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics: Admissions, dental colleges, eligibility criteria, syllabus, fee details

Masters of Dental Surgery (MDS) in Orthodontics &
Dentofacial Orthopaedics
is a post-graduation course for doctors who have done their graduation in dental science and want to work as dentists in India or abroad. It is done by
them after the completion of their BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) or an
equivalent qualification recognized by the Dental Council of India and should
have obtained permanent registration with the State Dental Council.

The duration of this Postgraduate course is 3 years, and it focuses on
the study of prevention and correction of oral anomalies and malocclusion and
the harmonizing of the structures involved so that the dental mechanisms will
function in a normal way.

The course is a full-time course pursued at various
accredited institutes/hospitals across the country. Some of the top accredited
institutes/hospitals offering this course include Saveetha Institute of
Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Dr. D. Y. Patil
Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New
Delhi, and many more.

Admission to this course is done through the NEET-MDS Entrance exam
conducted by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Science (NBEMS),
followed by counseling based on the scores of the exam that is conducted by DGHS/DCI/State
Authorities. However, several institutes such as AIIMS conduct a
university-level entrance examination to offer MDS admission. MDS Admission in
the AIIMS, New Delhi is done based on the AIIMS INI CET. The Dental
Council of India (DCI) regulates dental education in the country.

The fee for pursuing BDS varies from accredited institutes/hospital to
hospital and may range from Rs. 20,000 to Rs.25 lakhs per year.

After completion of their respective course, doctors can either join the
job market or can pursue Fellowship programs recognized by DCI. Candidates can work as a dentist in government or
private hospitals, or nursing homes, or can start their dental clinic. The average
starting salary range is from Rs. 6.5 lakhs to Rs. 24 lakhs per year varies according to experience.

Through MDS aspirants can improve the skills of
critical analysis, research, and advanced clinical skills. After pursuing this
degree one can become an expert in this field.

What is MDS?

Master of dental surgery (MDS)
is a three-year post-graduate program that doctors can pursue after
completing a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS).

MDS degree is recognized by the Dental Council of
India (DCI) and is offered in various specializations, including:

• Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge

• Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics

• Periodontology

• Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics

• Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

• Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Microbiology

• Oral Medicine & Radiology

• Pediatric Dentistry and Preventive Dentistry

• Public Health Dentistry

MDS focuses on diseases related to the tooth, jaw, and other facial tissues.

Dental science deals with maintaining oral health.
Moreover, for surgeries such as dental implants, artificial replacements,
treating jaw and gum-related diseases and surgeries, correcting
misaligned/dispositioned teeth and jaw, treating dental tissues, facial
diseases diagnosis and surgeries and cosmetic treatments.

The required training
done during under-graduation would help the doctor to recognize the health
needs of the community.

The candidate should
regularly attend conferences, and workshops to upgrade her/ his knowledge.

Course Highlights

Here are some of the course highlights of the Masters of Dental
Surgery in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics:

Name of Course

MDS (Masters of
Dental Surgery) in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Level

Post-graduate

Duration of Course

Three
years

Course Mode

Full
Time

Minimum Academic
Requirement

The candidate must have a BDS degree from a dental college/institute recognized by the Dental Council
India and must have
completed their Internship for BDS before taking admission to the MDS course. Some dental colleges
mention minimum marks in the qualifying degree examination for admissions to
MDS courses such as 55% aggregate of all subjects in BDS course.

Admission
Process / Entrance Process / Entrance Modalities

Entrance
Exam NEET-MDS

AIIMS
INI-CET

Merit-based Counseling conducted by DCI

Course Fees

Rs.20,000 to Rs. 25 lakhs per year

Average Salary

Rs. 6.5 lakhs to Rs. 24
lakhs per year

Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for MDS are defined as the set of
rules or minimum prerequisites that aspirants must meet in order to be eligible
for admission, which includes:

A candidate for
admission to MDS must have a recognized degree of BDS awarded by an Indian
University in respect of a recognized 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 who possess a PG diploma recognized by the DCI with a duration of 2 years (proposed) in a particular specialty are eligible for admission to MDS in the same specialty
and the duration will be 2 years. The syllabus for the two years will be as per
the concerned university guidelines. SELECTION OF
POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS:

(1) Students for postgraduate dental courses (MDS) shall be
selected strictly on the basis of their academic merit.

(2) For determining the academic merit, the
university/institution may adopt any one of the following procedures both for
P.G. Diploma and MDS degree courses:

(i) On the basis of merit as determined by a competitive test
conducted by the State Government or by the competent authority appointed by
the State Government or by the University/group of universities in the same
state;

or

(ii) On the basis of merit as determined by a centralized
competitive test held at the national level;

or

(iii)On the basis of the individual cumulative performance at
the first, second, third & Final B.D.S. examinations, if such examinations
have been passed from the same university;

or

(iv) Combination of (i)
and (iii); (iii)

Provided that wherever the entrance test for Postgraduate admissions is held by a State Government or a
university or any other authorized examining body, the minimum percentage of
marks for eligibility for admission to postgraduate Dental courses shall be 50%
for general category candidates and 40% for the candidates belonging to
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.Provided further that in
non-Governmental institutions fifty percent of the total seats shall be filled
by the competent authority and the remaining percent, by the management of the institution on the basis of merit.

Admission Process:

The admission process contains a few steps to be followed in
order by the candidates for admission to Masters of Dental Surgery. Candidates
can view the complete admission process for MDS mentioned below:

The NEET-MDS or National
Eligibility Entrance Test for MDS is a national-level postgrad level
examination conducted by the NBE for admission to MDS courses in
approved/recognized Dental Colleges/ Deemed Universities /Institutes. These
eligibility criteria are decided by the Dental Council of India (DCI) with the
approval of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). The basic
requirements to appear for NEET MDS can be checked below:-

·
Candidates
must hold a BDS degree from a recognized institute to fulfill NEET MDS
eligibility criteria 2023.

·
Provisional/permanent
registration with State Dental Council (SDC) or DCI by July 31, 2023.

·
Completion
of a one-year compulsory rotatory internship by July 31 of the academic year
that a candidate is seeking admission is mandatory.

Common Counselling:

·
MCC
conducts the counseling of NEET MDS 2023 for the admission process to 50% All
India Quota seats, deemed/central university seats, ESIC, and AFMC seats.

·
Jammu and Kashmir do not participate in the
central pool quota, therefore, the counseling for seats in government dental
colleges is allotted by the state body responsible.

·
The
authority conducts three rounds of seat allotment for All India quota seats,
while a mop-up round will be organized for deemed, central, and ESIC colleges.
In order to participate in NEET MDS 2023 counseling process, aspirants must
secure equal to more than the minimum cut-off percentile.

·
The
qualifiers can participate in the counseling process by registering
themselves and providing their preferences of colleges as well as courses.

·
Based
on the choice filled, NEET MDS rank, seat availability in the particular
college, reservation criteria, and other factors, the admission to MDS course
will be granted.

·
While
the seat allotment process for 50% state quota and seats in private dental
colleges will be conducted by the state counseling body as selected by the
state government. The respective regulatory bodies will either organize the
counseling process in online or offline mode.

·
NEET
MDS admissions in the states include application forms, merit lists, and seat
allotment procedures. However, to apply for state MDS admissions, the qualified
candidates must fulfill specific eligibility criteria of domicile, age,
nationality, and other aspects as laid down by the state counseling
authorities.

Fees Structure

The fee structure for MDS varies from accredited institute/hospital to
hospital. The fee is generally less for Government Institutes and more for
private institutes. The average fee structure for MDS is around Rs. 20,000 to
Rs.25 lakhs per year.

Colleges offering Masters
of Dental Surgery

There are
various accredited institutes/hospitals across India that offer courses for
pursuing MDS.

As per the Dental
Council of India website, the following accredited institutes/hospitals are offering
courses for the academic year 2022-23.

S.No.

College
Name

State

Type

Degree

Specialisation

No. of Seats

1

Anil Neerukonda
Institute of Dental
Sciences,
Visakhapatnam

Andhra
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

2

C.K.S. Teja Institute of Dental Sciences
& Research, Tirupati

Andhra
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

3

Drs. Sudha & Nageswara Rao Siddhartha

Institute of Dental Sciences,
Gannavaram Mandalam.

Andhra
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

4

G. Pulla Reddy
Dental College &
Hospital, Kurnool

Andhra
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

5

Gitam Dental
College & Hospital,
Vishakhapatnam

Andhra
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

7

Govt. Dental
College, RIMS,
Kadapa

Andhra
Pradesh

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

8

GSL Dental College
& Hospital,
Rajahmundry

Andhra
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

9

KIMS Dental
College,
Amalapuram

Andhra
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

11

Narayana Dental
College & Hospital,
Nellore

Andhra
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

12

Sibar Institute of
Dental Sciences,
Guntur

Andhra
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

13

Sree Sai Dental
College & Research
Institute,
Srikakulam

Andhra
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

14

St. Joseph Dental
College, Duggirala

Andhra
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

15

Vishnu Dental
College,
Bhimavaram

Andhra
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

16

Regional Dental
College, Guwahati

Assam

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

17

Buddha Institute of
Dental Sciences &
Hospital,
Kankarbagh, Patna

Bihar

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

18

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Institute of Dental
Sciences &
Hospital, Patna

Bihar

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

0

19

Mithila Minority
Dental College &
Hospital, Darbhanga

Bihar

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

21

Dr. Harvansh Singh
Judge Institute of
Dental Sciences &
Hospital,
Chandigarh

Chandigarh

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

22

Chattisgarh Dental
College & Research
Institute,
Rajnandgaon

Chhattisgarh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

23

Govt. Dental
College, Raipur,
Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

24

Maitri College of
Dentistry and
Research Centre,
Durg

Chhattisgarh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

25

New Horizon Dental
College & Research
Instiute, Bilaspur

Chhattisgarh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

26

Rungta College of
Dental Sciences &
Research, Bhilai

Chhattisgarh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

27

Triveni Institute of
Dental Sciences,
Hosptial & Research
Centre, Bilaspur

Chhattisgarh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

28

Army Hospital
(Research and
Referral) Delhi
Cantt, Delhi

Delhi

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

30

Maulana Azad
Dental College &
Hospital, New Delhi

Delhi

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

31

University College
of Medical Sciences,
Dilshad Garden

Delhi

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

33

Ahmedabad Dental
College & Hospital,
Gandhinagar

Gujarat

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

34

AMC Dental
College, Ahmedabad

Gujarat

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

35

College of Dental
Sciences and
Research Centre,
Ahmedabad

Gujarat

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

36

College of Dental
Sciences, Amargadh

Gujarat

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

37

Faculty of Dental
Science, Dharmsinh
Desai University,
Nadiad

Gujarat

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

38

Goenka Research
Institute of Dental
Sciences,
Gandhinagar

Gujarat

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

39

Govt. Dental
College & Hospital,
Ahmedabad

Gujarat

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

41

K.M. Shah Dental
College & Hospital,
Vadodara

Gujarat

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

4

42

Karnavati School of
Dentistry,
Gandhinagar

Gujarat

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

43

Manubhai Patel
Dental College &
Dental Hospital &
SSR General
Hospital, Vadodara

Gujarat

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

44

Narsinhbhai Patel
Dental College &
Hospital, Visnagar

Gujarat

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

45

D.A.V. Centenary
Dental College,
Yamuna nagar

Haryana

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

46

Jan Nayak Ch. Devi
Lal Dental College,
Sirsa

Haryana

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

47

Maharishi
Markandeshwar
College of Dental
Sciences &
Research, Mullana

Haryana

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

48

Manav Rachana
Dental College,
Faridabad

Haryana

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

49

PDM Dental
College & Research
Institute, Jhajjar

Haryana

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

50

Post Graduate
Institute of Dental
Sciences, Rohtak

Haryana

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

50

Post Graduate
Institute of Dental
Sciences, Rohtak

Haryana

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

51

Sri Govind
Tricentenary Dental
College, Hospital &
Research Institute

Haryana

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

52

Sudha Rustagi
College of Dental
Sciences &
Research,Faridabad

Haryana

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

53

Swami Devi Dyal
Hospital & Dental
College, Panchkula

Haryana

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

54

Bhojia Dental
College & Hospital,
Nalagarh

Himachal
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

55

H.P. Govt. Dental
College & Hospital,
Shimla

Himachal
Pradesh

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

56

Himachal Dental
College, Sunder
Nagar

Himachal
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

57

Himachal Institute
of Dental Sciences,
Poanta Sahib

Himachal
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

59

Indira Gandhi
Government Dental
College, Jammu

Jammu &
Kashmir

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

60

Awadh Dental
College & Hospital,
Jamshedpur

Jharkhand

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

61

Hazaribag College
of Dental Sciences
and Hospital,
Hazaribag

Jharkhand

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

62

Vananchal Dental
College & Hospital,
Garhwa

Jharkhand

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

63

A.B. Shetty
Memorial Institute
of Dental Sciences,
Mangalore

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

9

65

Al Ameen Dental
College & Hospital,
Bijapur

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

66

Al-Badar Rural
Dental College &
Hospital, Gulbarga

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

67

AME’s Dental
College & Hospital,
Raichur

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

68

Bangalore Institute
of Dental Sciences
& Hospital,
Bangalore

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

69

Bapuji Dental
College & Hospital,
Davangere

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

70

College of Dental
Sciences, Davangere

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

71

Coorg Institute of
Dental Sciences,
Virajpat

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

72

D.A. Pandu
Memorial R.V.
Dental College,
Bangalore

Karnataka

Private

PG
Diploma

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

1

72

D.A. Pandu
Memorial R.V.
Dental College,
Bangalore

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

73

Dayanand Sagar
College of Dental
Sciences, Bangalore

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

74

Dr. Syamala Reddy
Dental College,
Hospital & Research
Centre, Bangalore

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

0

75

Farooqia Dental
College & Hospital,
Mysore

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

0

76

Govt. Dental
College, Bangalore

Karnataka

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

77

H.K.E. Society’s, S.
Nijalingappa
Institute of Dental
Sciences &
Research

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

78

JSS Dental College
& Hospital, Mysore

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

4

80

KLE Society’s
Institute of Dental
Sciences,Bangalore

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

81

KLE Vishwanath
Katti Institute of
Dental Sciences,
Belgaum

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

82

Krishnadevaraya
College of Dental
Sciences &
Hospital, Bangalore

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

83

M.R. Ambedkar
Dental College &
Hospital, Bangalore

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

84

M.S. Ramaiah
Dental College,
Bangalore

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

85

Maaruti College of
Dental Sciences &
Research Centre,
Bangalore

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

88

Maratha Mandal’s
Dental College &
Research Centre,
Belgaum

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

89

Navodaya Dental
College, Raichur

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

90

P.M.N.M. Dental
College & Hospital,
Bagalkot

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

91

Rajarajeswari
Dental College &
Hospital, Bangalore

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

92

S.B. Patil Dental
College & Hospital,
Bidar

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

94

SDM College of
Dental Sciences &
Hospital, Dharwad

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

95

Sharavathi Dental
College & Hospital,
Shimoga

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

96

Sri Hasanamba
Dental College &
Hospital, Hassan

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

97

Sri Rajiv Gandhi
College of Dental
Sciences &
Hospital, Bangalore

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

98

Sri Siddhartha
Dental College,
Tumkur

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

99

Srinivas Institute of
Dental Sciences,
Mangalore

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

100

Subbaiah Institute of
Dental Sciences,
Purale, Shimoga

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

101

The Oxford Dental
College, Bangalore

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

8

103

Vydehi Institute of
Dental Sciences &
Research, Bangalore

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

104

Yenepoya Dental
College & Hospital,
Mangalore

Karnataka

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

8

105

Amrita School of
Dentistry, Kochi

Kerala

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

106

Annoor Dental
College & Hospital,
Ernakulam

Kerala

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

107

Azeezia College of
Dental Sciences &
Research, Kollam

Kerala

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial Orthopedics

3

108

Educare Institute of
Dental Sciences,
Malappuram

Kerala

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

109

Govt. Dental
College, Kottayam

Kerala

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

110

Govt. Dental
College, Kozhikode

Kerala

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

111

Govt. Dental
College, Trivandrum

Kerala

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

112

Kannur Dental
College, kannur

Kerala

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

113

KMCT Dental
College, Calicut

Kerala

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

114

Malabar Dental
College & Research
Centre, Malappuram

Kerala

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

115

Mar Baselios Dental
College,
Kothamangalam

Kerala

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

116

MES Dental
College,
Malappuram

Kerala

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

117

Noorul Islam
College of Dental
Sciences,
Trivandrum

Kerala

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

118

PMS College of
Dental Science &
Research,
Thiruvananthpuram

Kerala

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

119

PSM College of
Dental Sciences &
Research, Trichur

Kerala

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

120

Pushpagiri College
of Dental Sciences,
Tiruvalla

Kerala

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

121

Royal Dental
College, kerala

Kerala

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

122

Sree Anjaneya
Medical Trust,
Calicut

Kerala

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial Orthopedics

3

123

Sri Sankara Dental
College,
Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

124

St. Gregorios Dental
College, Ernakulam

Kerala

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

125

Bhabha College of
Dental Sciences,
Bhopal

Madhya
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

126

College of Dental
Sciences &
Hospital, Indore

Madhya
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

127

College of
Dentistry- Indore

Madhya
Pradesh

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

128

Hitkarini Dental
College & Hospital,
Jabalpur

Madhya
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

129

Index Institute of
Dental Sciences,
Indore

Madhya
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

130

Maharana Pratap
College of Dentistry
& Research Centre,
Gwalior

Madhya
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

131

Mansarover Dental
College, Bhopal

Madhya
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

132

Modern Dental
College & Research
Centre, Indore

Madhya
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

133

People’s Dental
Academy, Bhopal

Madhya
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

134

Peoples College of
Dental Sciences &
Research Centre,
Bhopal

Madhya
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

135

Rishiraj College of
Dental Sciences &
Research Centre,
Bhopal

Madhya
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

136

RKDF Dental
College & Research
Centre, Bhopal

Madhya
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

137

Sri Aurobindo
College of Dentistry,
Indore

Madhya
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

138

Aditya Dental
College, Beed

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

139

Annasaheb
Chudaman Patil
Memorial Dental
College, Dhule

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

140

Armed Forces
Medical College,
Pune-1

Maharashtra

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial Orthopedics

2

141

Bharati Vidyapeeth
Dental College &
Hospital, Navi
Mumbai

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

142

Bharati Vidyapeeth
Dental College &
Hospital, Pune

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

143

Bharati Vidyapeeth
Dental College &
Hospital, Sangli

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

144

Chatrapati Shahu
Maharaj Shikshan
Sanstha’s Dental
College & Hospital,
Aurangabad

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

145

D.Y. Patil Dental
School, Pune

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

146

Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental
College & Hospital,
Pune

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

147

Dr. Hedgewar
Smruti Rugna Seva
Mandals Dental

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

148

Dr. Rajesh Ramdasji
Kambe Dental
College & Hospital,
Akola

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

149

Govt. Dental
College & Hospital,
Aurangabad

Maharashtra

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

150

Govt. Dental
College & Hospital,
Mumbai

Maharashtra

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

151

Govt. Dental
College & Hospital,
Nagpur

Maharashtra

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

152

Late Shri
Yashwantrao
Chavan Memorial
Medical & Rural
Development
Foundation’s Dental
College & Hospital,
Ahmednagar

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

153

M.A. Rangoonwala
College of Dental
Sciences &
Research Centre,
Pune

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

154

Maharashtra
Institute of Dental
Sciences &
Research (Dental
College)

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

156

Mahatma Gandhi
Vidya Mandir’s
Dental College &
Hospital, Nashik

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

157

Nair Hospital Dental
College, Mumbai

Maharashtra

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

158

Padmashree Dr.
D.Y. Patil Dental
College & Hospital,
Navi Mumbai

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

159

Pandit Dindayal
Upadhyay Dental
College, Solapur

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

160

Rural Dental
College, Loni

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

4

161

S.M.B.T. Dental
College & Hospital,
Amrutnagar

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

162

Saraswati Danwantri
Dental College &
Hospital, Parbhani

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

163

School of Dental
Sciences, Krishna
Institute of Medical
Sciences, Karad

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

164

Sharad Pawar
Dental College &
Hospital, Wardha

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

165

Sinhgad Dental
College & Hospital,
Pune

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

166

SMBT Institute of
Dental Sciences and
Research,
Nandihills, Nashik

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

167

Swargiya
Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental
College & Hospital,
Nagpur

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

168

Tatyasaheb Kore
Dental College &
Research Centre,
New Pargaon

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

169

Terna Dental
College & Hospital,
Navi Mumbai

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

170

Vasantdada Patil
Dental College and
Hospital, Sangli

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

171

Vidarbha Youth
Welfare Society’s
Dental College &
Hospital, Amravati

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

172

VSPM’s Dental
College & Research
Centre, Nagpur

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

173

Yerala Medical
Trust & Research
Centre’s Dental
College & Hospital,
Navi Mumbai

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

174

Yogita Dental
College & Hospital,
Ratnagiri

Maharashtra

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

175

Hi-Tech Dental
College & hospital,
Bhubaneswar

Orissa

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

176

Institute of Dental
Sciences,
Bhubaneswar

Orissa

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

177

Kalinga Institute of
Dental Sciences,
Bhubaneswar

Orissa

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

178

S.C.B. Dental
College & Hospital,
Cuttack

Orissa

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

179

Indira Gandhi
Institute of Dental
Sciences,
Pondicherry

Pondicherry

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

181

Mahe Institute of
Dental Sciences &
Hospital, Mahe

Pondicherry

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

183

Adesh Institute of
Dental Sciences &
Research, Bathinda

Punjab

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

184

Baba Jaswant Singh
Dental College
Hospital & Research
Institute, Ludhiana

Punjab

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

186

Dasmesh Institute of
Research & Dental
Sciences, Faridkot

Punjab

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

187

Desh Bhagat Dental
College & Hospital,
Mandi Gobindgarh

Punjab

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

188

Genesis Institute of
Dental Sciences &
Research, Ferozepur

Punjab

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

190

Guru Nanak Dev
Dental College &
Research Institute,
Sunam

Punjab

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

192

National Dental
College & Hospital,
Gulabgarh

Punjab

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

194

Sri Guru Ram Das
Institute of Dental Sciences &
Research, Amritsar

Punjab

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

195

Darshan Dental
College & Hospital,
Udaipur

Rajasthan

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

196

Daswani Dental
College & Research
Centre, Kota

Rajasthan

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

197

Geetanjali Dental &
Research Institute,
Udaipur

Rajasthan

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

198

Govt. Dental
College & Hospital,
Jaipur

Rajasthan

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

199

Jaipur Dental
College, Jaipur

Rajasthan

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

200

Jodhpur Dental
College General
Hospital, Jodhpur

Rajasthan

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

0

201

Maharaja Ganga
Singh Dental
College & Research
Centre, Sri
Ganganagar

Rajasthan

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

202

Mahatma Gandhi
Dental College &
Hospital, Sitapura,
Jaipur

Rajasthan

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

203

NIMS Dental
College, Jaipur

Rajasthan

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

204

Pacific Dental
College & Research
Centre

Rajasthan

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

205

Pacific Dental
College, udaipur

Rajasthan

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

206

Rajasthan Dental
College & Hospital,
Jaipur

Rajasthan

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

207

Surendera Dental
College & Research
Institute, Sri
Ganganagar

Rajasthan

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

208

Vyas Dental College
& Hospital, Jodhpur

Rajasthan

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

209

Adhiparasakthi
Dental College &
Hospital,
Melmaruvathur

Tamil Nadu

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

210

Best Dental Science
College, Madurai

Tamil Nadu

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

211

Chettinad Dental
College & Research
Institute,
Kancheepuram

Tamil Nadu

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

212

CSI College of
Dental Sciences &
Research, Madurai

Tamil Nadu

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

213

Faculty of Dentistry,
Rajah Muthiah
Dental College &
Hospital, Annamalai
Nagar

Tamil Nadu

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

214

JKK Natrajah
Dental College &
Hospital,
Komarapalayam

Tamil Nadu

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

215

K.S.R. Institute of
Dental Science &
Research,
Tiruchengode

Tamil Nadu

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

216

Karpaga Vinayaga
Institute of Dental
Sciences,
Kanchipuram

Tamil Nadu

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

217

Madha Dental
College & Hospital,
Kundrathur

Tamil Nadu

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

218

Meenakshi Ammal
Dental College &
Hospital, Chennai

Tamil Nadu

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

7

219

R.V.S. Dental
College & Hospital,
Sulur

Tamil Nadu

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

220

Ragas Dental
College & Hospital,
Chennai

Tamil Nadu

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

8

221

Rajas Dental
College & Hospital,
Kavalkinaru Jn

Tamil Nadu

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

222

S.R.M. Dental
College,
Ramapuram,
Chennai

Tamil Nadu

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

9

223

Sathyabama
University Dental
College and
Hospital, Chennai

Tamil Nadu

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

224

Saveetha Dental
College & Hospital,
Chennai

Tamil Nadu

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

7

225

Sree Balaji Dental
College & Hospital,
Narayanpuram

Tamil Nadu

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

4

226

Sree Mookambika
Institute of Dental
Sciences,
Kulasekharam

Tamil Nadu

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

227

Sri Ramachandra
Dental College &
Hospital, Porur

Tamil Nadu

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

228

Sri Ramakrishna
Dental College &
Hospital,
Coimbatore

Tamil Nadu

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

229

Sri Venkateswara
Dental College &
Hospital,
Kancheepuram

Tamil Nadu

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

230

SRM Kattankulathur
Dental College &
Hospital,
Kanchipuram

Tamil Nadu

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

231

Tagore Dental
College & Hospital,
Chennai

Tamil Nadu

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

232

Tamil Nadu
Government Dental
College & Hospital,
Chennai

Tamil Nadu

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

233

Thai Moogambigai
Dental College &
Hospital, Chennai

Tamil Nadu

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

234

Vinayaka Mission’s
Sankarachariyar
Dental College,
Salem

Tamil Nadu

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

235

Vivekanandha
Dental College for
Women,
Elayampalayam

Tamil Nadu

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

236

Army College of
Dental Sciences,
Secunderabad

Telangana

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

237

Government Dental
College and
Hospital, Hyderabad

Telangana

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

238

Kamineni Institute
of Dental Sciences,
Nalgonda

Telangana

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

240

Malla Reddy
Institute of Dental
Sciences,Hyderabad

Telangana

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

240

Malla Reddy
Institute of Dental
Sciences,Hyderabad

Telangana

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

241

Mamata Dental
College, Khamam

Telangana

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

242

Meghna Institute of
Dental Sciences,
Nizamabad

Telangana

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

243

MNR DENTAL
COLLEGE &
HOSPITAL ,
MEDAK

Telangana

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

244

Panineeya
Mahavidyalaya
Institute of Dental
Sciences &
Research Centre,
Hyderabad

Telangana

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

245

Sri Balaji Dental
College, Hyderabad

Telangana

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

246

Sri Sai College of
Dental Surgery,
Vikarabad

Telangana

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

247

Sri Venkata Sai
Institute of Dental
Sciences, Hyderabad

Telangana

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

248

Babu Banarasi Das
College of Dental
Sciences, Lucknow

Uttar
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

249

Career Institute of
Dental Sciences &
Hospital, Lucknow

Uttar
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

250

Chandra Dental
College & Hospital,
safedabad

Uttar
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

4

251

D.J. College of
Dental Sciences &
Research, Modi
Nagar

Uttar
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

252

Dental College
Azamgarh

Uttar
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial Orthopedics

2

253

Dr. Ziauddin Ahmad
Dental College,
Aligarh

Uttar
Pradesh

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

254

Faculty of Dental
Sciences, Banaras
Hindu University,
Varanasi

Uttar
Pradesh

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

4

255

Faculty of Dental
Sciences, Lucknow

Uttar
Pradesh

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

256

I.T.S. Centre for
Dental Studies &
Research,
Ghaziabad

Uttar
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

257

I.T.S. Dental
College, Hospital &
Research Centre, Gr.
Noida

Uttar
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

258

Inderprastha Dental
College & Hospital,
Ghaziabad

Uttar
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

259

Institute of Dental
Sciences, Bareilly

Uttar
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

260

Institute of Dental
Studies &
Technology,
Modinagar

Uttar
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

261

K.D. Dental
College, Mathura

Uttar
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

262

Kalka Dental
College & Hospital,
Meerut

Uttar
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

263

Kothiwal Dental
College & Research
Centre, Moradabad

Uttar
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

264

Rama Dental
College, Hospital &
Research Centre,
Kanpur

Uttar
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

265

Santosh Dental
College & Hospital,
Ghaziabad

Uttar
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

266

Saraswati Dental
College, Lucknow

Uttar
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

267

Sardar Patel Post
Graduate Institute of
Dental & Medical
Sciences, Lucknow

Uttar
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

268

School of Dental
Sciences, Greater
Noida

Uttar
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

269

Shree Bankey Bihari
Dental College &
Research Centre,
Masuri

Uttar
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

270

Subharati Dental
College, Meerut

Uttar
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

6

271

Teerthanker
Mahaveer Dental
College & Research
Centre, Moradabad

Uttar
Pradesh

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

273

Seema Dental
College & Hospital, Rishikesh

Uttrakhand

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

274

Uttaranchal Dental
College & Medical
Research Institute,
Dehradun

Uttrakhand

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

3

275

Dr. R. Ahmed
Dental College &
Hospital, Calcutta

West Bengal

Govt.

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

276

Gurunanak Institute
of Dental Science &
Research, Kolkatta

West Bengal

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

5

277

Haldia Institute of
Dental Sciences and
Research,
Banbishnupur

West Bengal

Private

MDS

Orthodontics &
Dentofacial
Orthopedics

2

Syllabus

MDS is a three-year postgraduate course that
provides training in dental surgery.

According to the Dental Council of India’s MDS Course Regulations 2017, the Syllabus for MDS in Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics is as follows:

Syllabus 

Part-I

Paper-I: Applied Basic Sciences: Applied Anatomy, Physiology, Dental Materials, Genetics, Pathology, Physical Anthropology, Applied Research Methodology, Bio-Statistics, and Applied Pharmacology.

Part-II

Paper-I: Orthodontic history, Concepts of occlusion and esthetics, Child and Adult Psychology, Etiology and classification of the malocclusion, Dentofacial Anomalies, Diagnostic procedures and treatment planning in Orthodontics, Practice Management in Orthodontics.

Paper II: Clinical Orthodontics

Paper III: Descriptive and analyzing type question. 

OBJECTIVES:

The training program in Orthodontics is to structure and achieve the following four objectives

Knowledge:

1. The dynamic interaction of biologic processes and mechanical forces acting on the stomatognathic system during orthodontic treatment

2. The etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment planning of various common Orthodontic problems

3. Various treatment modalities in Orthodontics – preventive, interceptive and corrective.

4. Basic sciences relevant to the practice of Orthodontics

5. Interaction of social, cultural, economic, genetic and environmental factors and their relevance to the management of oro – facial deformities

6. Factors affecting the long-range stability of orthodontic correction and their management

7. Personal hygiene and infection control, prevention of cross infection and safe disposal of hospital waste, keeping in view the high prevalence of Hepatitis and HIV and other highly contagious diseases.

Skills:

1. To obtain proper clinical history, methodical examination of the patient, perform essential diagnostic procedures, interpret them and arrive at a reasonable diagnosis about the dentofacial deformities.

2. To be competent to fabricate and manage the most appropriate appliance – intra or extra oral, removable or fixed, mechanical or functional, and active or passive – for the treatment of any orthodontic problem to be treated singly or as a part of a multidisciplinary treatment of oro-facial deformities.

Attitude:

1. Develop an attitude to adopt ethical principles in all aspects of Orthodontic practice.

2. Professional honesty and integrity are to be fostered

3. Treatment care is to be delivered irrespective of the social status, caste, creed, and religion of the patients.

4. Willingness to share knowledge and clinical experience with professional colleagues

5. Willingness to adopt, after a critical assessment, new methods and techniques of orthodontic management developed from time to time based on scientific research, which are in the best interest of the patient

6. Respect patients’ rights and privileges, including patients right to information and right to seek a second opinion

7. Develop attitude to seek opinion from allied medical and dental specialists as and when required

Communication Skills:

1. Develop adequate communication skills particularly with the patients giving them the various options available to manage a particular Dento-facial problem and to obtain a true informed consent from them for the most appropriate treatment available at that point of time.

2. Develop the ability to communicate with professional colleagues, in Orthodontics or other specialties through various media like correspondence, Internet, e-video, conference, etc. to render the best possible treatment.

COURSE CONTENT:

The program outlined, addresses both the knowledge needed in Orthodontics and allied Medical specialties in its scope.

Spread of the Curriculum:

PART-I:

A. Applied Basic Sciences:

Applied Anatomy:

a. Prenatal growth of head:

Stages of embryonic development, the origin of the head, the origin of face, the origin of teeth.

b. Postnatal growth of head:

Bones of the skull, the oral cavity, the development of the chin, the hyoid bone, the general growth of the head, growth of the face.

c. Bone growth:

Origin of bone, the composition of bone, units of bone structure, schedule of Ossification, mechanical properties of bone, the roentgen graphic appearance of bone

d. Assessment of growth and development:

Growth prediction, growth spurts, the concept of normality and growth increments of growth, differential growth, gradient of growth, methods of gathering growth data. Theories of growth and recent advances, factors affecting physical growth.

e. Muscles of mastication:

Development of muscles, muscle change during growth, muscle function and facial development, muscle function and malocclusion

f. Development of dentition and occlusion:

Dental development periods, order of tooth eruption, chronology of permanent tooth formation, periods of occlusal development, pattern of occlusion.

g. Assessment of skeletal age.

Physiology:

a. Endocrinology and its disorders:

Growth hormone, thyroid hormone, parathyroid hormone, ACTH.

b. Calcium and its metabolism:

c. Nutrition-metabolism and their disorders:

Proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals

d. Muscle physiology:

e. Craniofacial Biology:

Adhesion molecules and mechanism of adhesion

f. Bleeding disorders in orthodontics: Hemophilia

Dental Materials:

a. Gypsum products:

Dental plaster, dental stone and their properties, setting reaction etc.

b. Impression materials:

Impression materials in general and particularly of alginate impression material.

c. Acrylics:

Chemistry, composition physical properties

d. Composites:

Composition types, properties, setting reaction

e. Banding and bonding cements:

f. Wrought metal alloys:

Deformation, strain hardening, annealing, recovery, recrystallization, grain growth, properties of metal alloys

g. Orthodontic arch wires

h. Elastics:

Latex and non-latex elastics.

i. Applied physics, Bioengineering and metallurgy:

j. Specification and tests methods used for materials used in Orthodontics:

k. Survey of all contemporary literature and recent advances in above mentioned materials:

Genetics:

a. Cell structure, DNA, RNA, protein synthesis, cell division

b. Chromosomal abnormalities

c. Principles of orofacial genetics

d. Genetics in malocclusion

e. Molecular basis of genetics

f. Studies related to malocclusion

g. Recent advances in genetics related to malocclusion

h. Genetic counseling

i. Bioethics and relationship to Orthodontic management of patients.

Physical Anthropology:

a. Evolutionary development of dentition

b. Evolutionary development of jaws.

Pathology:

a. Inflammation

b. Necrosis

Biostatistics:

a. Statistical principles

• Data Collection

• Method of presentation

• Method of Summarizing

• Methods of analysis – different tests/errors

b. Sampling and Sampling technique

c. Experimental models, design and interpretation

d. Development of skills for preparing clear concise and cognent scientific abstracts and publication

Applied Research Methodology In Orthodontics:

a. Experimental design

b. Animal experimental protocol

c. Principles in the development, execution and interpretation of methodologies in Orthodontics

d. Critical Scientific appraisal of literature.

Applied Pharmacology

Definitions & terminologies used – Dosage and mode of administration of drugs. Action and fate of drugs in the body, Drug addiction, tolerance and hypersensitive reactions, Drugs acting on the central nervous system, general anesthetics hypnotics, analeptics and tranquilizers. Local anesthetics, Chemotherapeutics and antibiotics. Vitamins: A, D, B – complex group, C & K, etc.

PART-II:

Paper-I: Basic Orthodontics

Orthodontic History:

a. Historical perspective,

b. Evolution of orthodontic appliances,

c. Pencil sketch history of Orthodontic peers

d. History of Orthodontics in India

Concepts of Occlusion and Esthetics:

a. Structure and function of all anatomic components of occlusion,

b. Mechanics of articulation,

c. Recording of masticatory function,

d. Diagnosis of Occlusal dysfunction,

e. Relationship of TMJ anatomy and pathology and related neuromuscular physiology.

Etiology and Classification of Malocclusion:

a. A comprehensive review of the local and systemic factors in the causation of malocclusion

b. Various classifications of malocclusion

Dentofacial Anomalies:

a. Anatomical, physiological and pathological characteristics of major groups of developmental defects of the orofacial structures.

Diagnostic Procedures and Treatment Planning in Orthodontics:

a. Emphasis on the process of data gathering, synthesis and translating it into a treatment plan

b. Problem cases – analysis of cases and its management

c. Adult cases, handicapped and mentally retarded cases and their special problems

d. Critique of treated cases.

Cephalometrics

a. Instrumentation

b. Image processing

c. Tracing and analysis of errors and applications

d. Radiation hazards

e. Advanced Cephalometrics techniques including digital cephalometrics

f. A comprehensive review of literature

g. Video imaging principles and application.

Practice Management in Orthodontics:

a. Economics and dynamics of solo and group practices

b. Personal management

c. Materials management

d. Public relations

e. Professional relationship

f. Dental ethics and jurisprudence

g. Office sterilization procedures

h. Community-based Orthodontics.

Paper-II: Clinical Orthodontics Myofunctional Orthodontics:

a. Basic principles

b. Contemporary appliances –design, manipulation and management

c. Case selection and evaluation of the treatment results

d. Review of the current literature.

Dentofacial Orthopedics:

a. Principles

b. Biomechanics

c. Appliance design and manipulation

d. Review of contemporary literature

Cleft lip and palate rehabilitation:

a. Diagnosis and treatment planning

b. Mechanotherapy

c. Special growth problems of cleft cases

d. Speech physiology, pathology and elements of therapy as applied to orthodontics

e. Team rehabilitative procedures.

Biology of tooth movement:

a. Principles of tooth movement-review

b. Review of contemporary literature

c. Applied histophysiology of bone, periodontal ligament

d. Molecular and ultra cellular Considerations in tooth movement

Orthodontic / Orthognathic surgery:

a. Orthodontist’s role in conjoint diagnosis and treatment planning

b. Pre and post-surgical Orthodontics

c. Participation in actual clinical cases, progress evaluation and post-retention study

d. Review of current literature

Ortho / Perio / Prostho/Endo interrelationship:

a. Principles of interdisciplinary patient treatment

b. Common problems and their management

The basic principles of mechanotherapy include removable appliances and fixed appliances:

a. Design

b. Construction

c. Fabrication

d. Management

e. Review of current literature on treatment methods and results

Applied preventive aspects in Orthodontics:

a. Caries and periodontal disease prevention

b. Oral hygiene measures

c. Clinical procedures

Interceptive Orthodontics:

a. Principles

b. Growth guidance

c. Diagnosis and treatment planning

d. Therapy emphasis on:

• dento-facial problems

• Tooth material discrepancies

• Minor surgery for Orthodontics

Evidence-Based Orthodontics:

Different types of fixed Mechanotherapy:

Orthodontic Management of TMJ problems, sleep-apnoea etc.:

Retention and relapse:

a. Mechanotherapy – special reference to the stability of results with various procedures

b. Post-retention analysis

c. Review of contemporary literature

Recent Advances :

a. Use of implants

b. Lasers

c. Application of F.E.M.

d. Distraction Osteogenesis

e. Invisible Orthodontics

f. 3D imaging Digital Orthodontics, Virtual Treatment Planning

g. CAD-CAM bracket Customization

h. Robotic Wire Bending

i. Accelerated Orthodontics

• Surgical

• Device-assisted or mechanical stimulation

• Biochemical Mediators

j. Lingual Orthodontics

Paper III: Essays (descriptive and analyzing type questions)

PRE – CLINICAL EXERCISES

(Should be completed within 3 months)

A general outline of the type of exercises is given here:

1. General Wire bending exercises to develop manual dexterity.

2. Clasps, Bows, and springs used in the removable appliances.

3. Soldering and welding exercises.

4. Fabrication of removable, habit-breaking, mechanical, and functional appliances, also all types of space maintainers and space regainers.

5. Bonwill Hawley Ideal arch preparation.

6. Construction of orthodontic models trimmed and polished.

7. Cephalometric tracing and various Analyses, also superimposition methods –

8. Fixed appliance typodont exercises.

a) Training shall be imparted in one basic technique i.e. Standard Edgewise / Begg technique or its derivative / Straight wire etc., with adequate exposure to other techniques.

b) Typodont exercise

• Band making

• Bracket positioning and placement

• Different stages in treatment appropriate to technique taught

9. Clinical photography

10. Computerized imaging

11. Preparation of surgical splints, and splints for TMJ problems.

12. Handling of equipment like vacuum forming appliances and hydro solder etc.

Basic Pre-Clinical Exercise Work for the MDS Students:

1. Clasps:

Sl.No

Exercise

No.

1

¾ Clasps

1

2.

Triangular Clasps

1

3.

Adam’s clasp

2

4.

Modification of Adam’s – With Helix

2

5.

Southend Clasp

1

2. Labial Bows:

Sl.No.

Exercise

No.

1

Short labial bow (upper
& lower)

1

2

Long labial bow (upper &
lower)

1

3.

Split
high labial bow

1

3. Springs: 

Sl.No.

Exercise

No.

1

Double cantilever spring

1

2

Coffin spring

1

3

T spring

1

4. Appliances:

Sl.No.

Exercise

No.

1.

Hawley’s retention appliance with anterior bite plane

1

2.

Upper Hawley’s appliance with posterior bite plane

1

3.

Upper expansion appliance with expansion screw

1

4.

Habit
breaking appliance with
tongue crib

1

5.

Oral screen
and double oral screen

1

6.

Lip bumper

1

7.

Splint for
Bruxism

1

8.

Catalans appliance

1

9.

Activator

1

10.

Bionator

1

11.

Frankel-FR 1&
2 appliance

2

12.

Twin block

1

13.

Lingual arch

1

14.

TPA

1

15.

Quad helix

1

16.

Utility arches

1

17.

Pendulum appliance

1

18.

Canine Retractor(Marcotte & PG Spring)

1

5. Soldering exercises:

Sl.No.

Exercise

No.

1

Star/Comb/Christmas tree

1

6. Study model preparation:

7. Model analysis – Mixed and permanent Dentition:

8. Cephalometrics:

Sl.No.

Exercise

1

Lateral cephalogram to be traced in different colors
and super imposed to see the accuracy of tracing

2

Vertical and Anterio-Posterior Cephalometric analysis

3

Soft tissue analysis – Holdaway and Burstone

4

Various superimposition methods

9. Basics of Clinical Photography including Digital Photography:

10. Typodont exercises: Begg or P.E.A. method/Basic Edgewise:

Sl.No

Exercise

1

Teeth setting in Class-II
division I malocclusion with maxillary anterior Proclination and mandibular anterior crowding

2

Band pinching, welding brackets and buccal tubes
to the bands

3

Different Stages
dependent on the applied
technique


CLINICAL WORK:

Once the basic pre-clinical work is completed in three months, the students can take up clinical cases and the clinical training.

Each postgraduate student should start with a minimum of 50 fixed orthodontics cases and 20 removable including myofunctional cases of his/her own. Additionally he/she should handle a minimum of 25 transferred cases.

The type of cases can be as follows:

• Removable active appliances

• Class-I malocclusion with Crowding

• Class-I malocclusion with bi-maxillary protrusion

• Class-II division – 1

• Class-II division – 2

• Class-III (Orthopedic, Surgical, Orthodontic cases)

• Interdisciplinary cases

• Removable functional appliance cases like activator, Bionator, functional regulator, twin block and new developments

• Fixed functional appliances – Herbst appliance, jasper jumper etc

• Dentofacial orthopedic appliances like head gears, rapid maxillary expansion, NiTi expander etc.,

• Appliance for arch development such as molar distalization

• Fixed mechanotherapy cases (Begg, PEA, Tip edge, Edgewise, lingual)

• Retention procedures of above-treated cases.

Career Options

After completing MDS, candidates
will get employment opportunities in Government as well as in the Private
sector. They can apply for higher studies
through research courses or can apply in the government or private sector for a
job.

In the Government sector, candidates
have various options to choose from which include:

Join
State Government Dental Jobs as a Dental Surgeon.
Join the
Indian Navy as a Dental Officer.
Join the
Indian Railways as a Dentist.
Join as
Territorial Officer in Indian Army.
Join the
National Rural Health Mission or NRHM.
Join
through UPSC vacancy.
Join ESIC
or Employees State Insurance Corporation.
Join ECHS
or Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme.

While in the Private sector, the
options include:

· Clinical
practice- start your own clinic, work in a clinic associated with a
hospital, or work in private clinics.

·
They can join Research organizations.

·
Join universities/colleges as lecturers.

Courses After MDS in Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics

Master of Dental Surgery is a postgraduate course that can be pursued after finishing high school. After
pursuing BDS, a candidate could pursue the following course programs, where MDS
is a feeder qualification.

These include:

Ph.D. in Orthodontics. Ph.D. in Dental Sciences.

Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQs) – MDS in Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics

Question: What is the full form of MDS?

Answer: The full form of MDS is Masters of Dental
Surgery.

Question: What is MDS?

Answer: Masters of Dental Surgery (MDS) is a postgraduate
course done by doctors after completing BDS.

Question: What is the duration of MDS?

Answer: MDS is a postgraduation program of three years.

Question: What is the
eligibility of MDS?

Answer: The candidate must have qualified NEET MDS and have a BDS degree from a Dental College recognized by the Dental Council of
India. He /She must have completed satisfactorily one-year compulsory rotating
internship from colleges recognized by the Dental Council of India.

Question: What is the scope after doing MDS?

Answer: MDS offers candidates various employment
opportunities and career prospects.

Question: What is the average salary for MDS
candidate?

Answer: The MDS candidate’s average salary ranges
between Rs.6.5 lakhs to Rs. 24 lakhs depending on the experience. The average salary
may vary with experience.

Question: How
selection is done?

Answer: The selection is done on
an annual basis which is based on performance in NEET PG-MDS and counseling
conducted by DCI (Dental Council of India).

Question: What is MDS Orthodontics and
Dentofacial Orthopaedics all about?

Answer: MDS Orthodontics and Dentofacial
Orthopaedics is a postgraduate course that deals with the study and treatment
of disproportionate jaw, and teeth irregularity of developing or mature Oro-facial
structures.

Question: What is Dentofacial orthodontics?

Answer: Children are frequently the best prospects for getting dentofacial orthopedic treatment because, unlike orthodontics, which involves managing tooth movement, dentofacial orthopedics involves guiding facial growth and development, which primarily takes place during childhood.

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