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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