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*The Map showing Dental Colleges in All the States of India. | Disclaimer |
DS and MDS are dental courses that are recognized by the board. The BDS is a five-year course that includes four years of academics and one year of internship. Many colleges and universities provide dentistry courses. The course is aimed at creating dentists who are well-trained and educated in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of dental or other oral diseases and also observe the rules and regulations of the Dental Council.
MDS is a Master of Dental Surgery course that is a postgraduate course, which has a duration of three years. This is a specialization course as well, and one can take the following subjects oral and maxillofacial surgery, prosthodontics, community dentistry, conservation dentistry and endodontic, oral pathology and microbiology, oral medicine diagnosis, and radiology, periodontics, pedodontics, and preventive dentistry.
AdmissionAdmissions are provided based on the score the candidate has earned in the entrance exam. For the BDS course, candidates have to appear for the entrance exam, after which they will be allotted a seat in the institution or university. Application forms are available online, and candidates can fill out the forms on the notified date to sit for the entrance exam.
The entrance exam is called NEET (National Eligibility Entrance Test) and comprises subjects like physics, chemistry, botany, and zoology. There are objective-type questions and negative markings for every wrong answer.
For MDS also there is an entrance exam, which can be taken only after completing BDS. The MDS entrance test is of three hours and comprises 200 objective-type questions. The subjects are basic Science, clinical and para-clinical subjects, etc. There will also be negative markings for every wrong answer.
Eligibility criteria for BDS and MDSBDS: The candidate should be above 17 years at the time of admission. The candidate must complete the 12th class with at least 50% aggregate marks in subjects like physics, chemistry, and biology. Preferable students in the science stream will be preferred.
MDS: The candidate should have completed BDS with 50% aggregate marks. It is also necessary that the candidate has completed 12 months of internship at a recognized dental college. Those who complete the internship by the mentioned date can take the entrance test.
Benefits of the courseEarning a BDS or MDS degree is in itself a big achievement. The course study is one of the most difficult ones but makes for a respectable profession as well. One can work as a dentist in any hospital or clinic. One can also start a private practice. There are many government hospitals where one can get a good job and have a lucrative salary. Some areas of jobs are in pharmaceutical companies, educational institutes, dental products manufacturers, etc. One can work as a dental hygienist, assistant, consultant, lab technician, ceramist, oral pathologist, professor, etc.
One can take up further studies and opt for MDS, which can give you a wider prospect and help you gain more knowledge as well. You can go into research or become a surgeon. Candidates are now specialists in their particular field. The program offers development, research skills, critical analysis, etc. Besides, they are looked upon with respect in society and earn a high package as well.
The jobs of MDS can be found in hospitals, health centres, nursing homes, pharmaceutical companies, private consultations and clinics, dental product manufacturing companies, medical colleges, etc.
The salaries are very attractive, and one can earn around Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 50,000 in various facilities. Those practising privately earn lakhs.
Top Ten Dental Colleges in India 2023 | ||||||
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Rank | Name of the Institute | Address | State | Score | ||
1 | Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | No. 162, Poonamallee High Rd Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 81.83 | ||
2 | Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal | Madhav Nagar, Eshwar Nagar, Madhav Nagar, Manipal, Karnataka 576104 | Karnataka | 76.03 | ||
3 | Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences | Mirdard Rd, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, LNJP Colony, Maulana Azad Medical College Campus, New Delhi, Delhi 110002 | Delhi | 74.39 | ||
4 | King George`s Medical University | Shah Mina Rd, Chowk, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226003 | Uttar Pradesh | 72.36 | ||
5 | Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth | Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri Colony, Pune, Maharashtra 411018 | Maharashtra | 72.25 | ||
6 | A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences | Mirdard Marg, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, LNJP Colony, New Delhi, Delhi 110002 | Karnataka | 70.14 | ||
7 | SRM Dental College | Bharathi Salai, Ramapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 60008 | Tamil Nadu | 69.18 | ||
8 | Jamia Millia Islamia,New Delhi | Jamia Nagar, Okhla, New Delhi, Delhi 110025 | Delhi | 64.38 | ||
9 | Siksha `O` Anusandhan | Khandagiri Marg, Dharam Vihar, Jagamara, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751030 | Odisha | 63.26 | ||
10 | Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research | 1, Mount Poonamallee Rd, Sri Ramachandra Nagar, Ramachandra Nager, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600116 | Tamil Nadu | 62.4 |
Top BDS/MDS Dental Colleges in India | |||
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State | College Name | ||
Andhra Pradesh | Army College of Dental Science | ||
Andhra Pradesh | Government Dental College | ||
Andhra Pradesh | Kamineni Institute of Dental Science | ||
Andhra Pradesh | Mamatha Dental College | ||
Andhra Pradesh | Panineeya Dental College | ||
Andhra Pradesh | GITAM Dental College | ||
Andhra Pradesh | Narayana Dental College | ||
Andhra Pradesh | SIBAR Dental College | ||
Andhra Pradesh | Sri Sai Dental College | ||
Andhra Pradesh | Government Dental College | ||
Andhra Pradesh | Vishnu Dental College | ||
Andhra Pradesh | RIMS Government Dental College | ||
Andhra Pradesh | SVS Institute of Dental Science | ||
Bihar | Patna Dental College | ||
Bihar | Mithila minority dental college and hospital | ||
Bihar | Buddha Institute of Dental Science | ||
Bihar | Darbhanga Dental College | ||
Bihar | Dr. B.R Ambedkar Institute of Dental Science & Hospital | ||
Bihar | Dr. S.M. Naqui Imam Dental College & Hospital | ||
Bihar | Sarjug Dental College | ||
Chhattisgarh | Chattisgarh Dental College & Research Institute | ||
Chhattisgarh | Maitri College of Dentistry and Research Centre | ||
Chhattisgarh | Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research | ||
Chhattisgarh | Rungta College of Dental Science and Research | ||
Chhattisgarh | Triveni Institute of Dental Science | ||
Chhattisgarh | |||
Daman & Diu | Vaidik Dental College & Research Centre | ||
Delhi | Faculty of Dentistry | ||
Delhi | Maulana Azad Dental College | ||
Delhi | ESIC dental college and Hospital {Inderprastha University} | ||
Goa | Goa Dental College | ||
Gujarat | Government dental college and hospital | ||
Gujarat | Government dental college | ||
Gujarat | K.M. Shah dental college | ||
Gujarat | Manubhai patel dental college | ||
Gujarat | Visnagar dental college | ||
Gujarat | Karnavati school of dentistry | ||
Gujarat | ahemdabad dental college | ||
Gujarat | Mahadevia dental college | ||
Gujarat | Daman dental college | ||
Gujarat | Goenka Research Institute of Dental Science | ||
Gujarat | college of dental science | ||
Haryana | Post Graduate Institute of Dental Science | ||
Haryana | B.R.S. Dental College & Hospital | ||
Haryana | D.A.V. Centanary Dental College | ||
Haryana | Guru Govind Tricentary Dental College | ||
Haryana | Jan Nayak Chaudhari Devilal Dental College | ||
Haryana | Maharishi Markandeshwar College of Dental Science & Research | ||
Haryana | Manav Rachana Dental College | ||
Haryana | PDM Dental College & Research Institute | ||
Haryana | Shri Baba Mastnath Dental College & Hospital | ||
Haryana | Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Science and Research | ||
Haryana | Swami Devi Dyal Hospital & Dental College | ||
Himachal Pradesh | Bhojia Dental College & Hospital | ||
Himachal Pradesh | H P Government Dental College & Hospital | ||
Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Dental College | ||
Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Institute of Dental Science | ||
Himachal Pradesh | M N Dav Dental College | ||
Himachal Pradesh | M.N.D.A.V. Dental College & Hospital | ||
Jammu and Kashmir | Government Dental College and Hospital | ||
Jammu and Kashmir | Govt. Dental College | ||
Jammu and Kashmir | Institute of Dental Science | ||
Jharkhand | Awadh Dental College and Hospital | ||
Jharkhand | Hazaribag College of Dental Science and Hospital | ||
Jharkhand | Vananchal Dental College & Hospital | ||
Jharkhand | RIMS | ||
Karnataka | The Oxford Dental College & Hospital | ||
Karnataka | A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Science | ||
Karnataka | Coorg Institute of Dental Science | ||
Karnataka | Government Dental College | ||
Karnataka | Manipal College of Dental Science | ||
Karnataka | Manipal College of Dental Science Mangalore | ||
Karnataka | SDM college of Dental Science | ||
Karnataka | Bapuji Dental College & Hospital Davangere | ||
Karnataka | College of Dental Science Davangere | ||
Karnataka | Vydehi Institute of Dental Science & Research Centre | ||
Karnataka | VS dental College and Hospital | ||
Karnataka | Bangalore Institute of Dental Science | ||
Karnataka | Dayananda Sagar Dental College | ||
Karnataka | Hasanambika Dental College | ||
Karnataka | D A P M R V Dental College | ||
Karnataka | SJM Dental College | ||
Karnataka | College of Dental ScienceCollege of Dental Surgery | ||
Karnataka | Manipal Academy of Higher Education | ||
Karnataka | Coorg Institute of Dental Science | ||
Karnataka | Dr Syamala Reddy Dental College | ||
Karnataka | Farooqia Dental College | ||
Karnataka | H K D E T's Dental College Hospital & Research Institute | ||
Karnataka | H.K.E. Society's 'S Nijalingappa Institute of Dental Science | ||
Karnataka | AECS Maruthi Dental College | ||
Kerala | Century International Institute Of Dental Science & Research Centre | ||
Kerala | Amrita School Of Dentistry | ||
Kerala | Mar Baselios Dental College | ||
Kerala | Annoor Dental College | ||
Kerala | PSM College of Dental Science and Research | ||
Kerala | PMS College Of Dental Science and Research | ||
Kerala | Royal Dental College | ||
Kerala | Govt Dental College Trivandrum | ||
Kerala | Govt Dental College Calicut | ||
Kerala | Govt Dental College Kottayam | ||
Kerala | Pariyaram Dental College | ||
Kerala | Educare Institute Of Dental Science | ||
Kerala | Al Azhar Dental College | ||
Kerala | Kannur Dental College | ||
Kerala | Indira Gandhi Institue Of Dental Science | ||
Kerala | Malabar Dental College & Research Centre | ||
Kerala | KMCT Dental College | ||
Kerala | Pushpagiri College Of Dental Science | ||
Kerala | Noorul Islam College Of Dental Science | ||
Kerala | Azeezia College Of Dental Science & Research | ||
Kerala | MES Dental College | ||
Kerala | St Gregorious Dental College | ||
Kerala | Sri Sankara Dental College | ||
Madhya Pradesh | College of Dental Science & Hospital | ||
Madhya Pradesh | College of Dentistry | ||
Madhya Pradesh | Guru Govind Singh College of Dental Science and Research Centre | ||
Madhya Pradesh | Hitkarini Dental College & Hospital | ||
Madhya Pradesh | Institute of Dental Education and Advance Studies | ||
Madhya Pradesh | Maharana Pratap College of Dentistry & Research | ||
Madhya Pradesh | Mansarovar Dental College | ||
Madhya Pradesh | Modern Dental College & Research Centre | ||
Madhya Pradesh | People's Dental AcademyPeoples College of Dental Science & Research Centre | ||
Madhya Pradesh | Rishiraj Keer College of Dental Science and Research CentreRKDF Dental College & Research Centre | ||
Madhya Pradesh | Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry | ||
Maharashtra | Government Dental College and Hospital | ||
Maharashtra | Nair Hospital Dental College | ||
Maharashtra | Governmant Dental College and hospital | ||
Maharashtra | Government Dental College and Hospital | ||
Maharashtra | Aditya Dental College | ||
Maharashtra | Annasaheb Chudaman Patil Memorial Dental College | ||
Maharashtra | Armed Forces Medical College | ||
Maharashtra | Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College & Hospital | ||
Maharashtra | Chatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Shikshan Sansthas Dental College | ||
Maharashtra | D.Y.Patil Dental College | ||
Maharashtra | Dental College & Hospital | ||
Maharashtra | Dr.Hedgewar Smruti Rugna Sewa Mandal's Dental College | ||
Maharashtra | Guardian Dental College | ||
Maharashtra | Jamanlal Goenka Dental College & Hospital | ||
Maharashtra | Shri Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Medical & Rural Development Foundation's Dental College | ||
Maharashtra | M.A. Rangoonwala College of Dental Science & Research Centre | ||
Orissa | Kalinga Institute of Dental Science | ||
Orissa | SCB Medical College | ||
Orissa | Gandhi Dental College | ||
Orissa | Hi-Tech Dental College | ||
Orissa | Institute of Dental Science | ||
Orissa | V.M. Lord Jagannath Institute of Dental Science & Research | ||
Punjab | Genesis Institute of Dental Science and Research- Dental College and Hospital | ||
Punjab | Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College Hospital & Research | ||
Punjab | Christian Dental College | ||
Punjab | Dasmesh Institute of Research & Dental Science | ||
Punjab | Desh Bhagat Dental College and Hospital | ||
Punjab | Govt. Dental College & Hospital | ||
Punjab | Guru Nanak Dev Dental College & Research Institute | ||
Punjab | Khalsa Dental College & Hospital Nangal Kalan | ||
Punjab | Kothiwal Dental College & Research Center Mohra Mustaqeen | ||
Punjab | Laxmibai Institute of Dental Science & Hospital | ||
Punjab | National Dental College & Hospital | ||
Punjab | Punjab Govt. Dental College & Hospital | ||
Punjab | Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Dental Science & Research | ||
Rajasthan | College of Denstistry | ||
Rajasthan | Darshan Dental College & Hospital | ||
Rajasthan | Daswani Dental College & Hospital | ||
Rajasthan | Dental Wing | ||
Rajasthan | Eklavya Dental College & Hospital | ||
Rajasthan | Government Dental College & Hospital | ||
Rajasthan | Jaipur Dental College | ||
Rajasthan | Jodhpur Dental College & General Hospital | ||
Rajasthan | Maharaja Gangasingh Dental College & Research Centre | ||
Rajasthan | Mayurakshi Dental College & Hospital | ||
Rajasthan | NIMS Dental College | ||
Rajasthan | Pacific Dental College | ||
Rajasthan | Rajasthan Dental College & Hospital | ||
Rajasthan | Surendra Dental College & Research Institute | ||
Rajasthan | Vyas Dental College & Hospital | ||
Tamil Nadu | JKKN DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL | ||
Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu Government Dental College & Hospital | ||
Tamil Nadu | Ragas Dental College & Hospital | ||
Tamil Nadu | Saveetha Dental college and Hospital | ||
Uttar Pradesh | Subharti Dental College | ||
Uttar Pradesh | Inderprastha Dental College | ||
Uttar Pradesh | Dental College | ||
Uttar Pradesh | Institute of Dental Science Bareilly | ||
Uttar Pradesh | Avadh Institute of Dental Science | ||
Uttar Pradesh | Career Institute of Dental Science (http://www.careertrust.in/cimsh/) | ||
Uttar Pradesh | Chandra Dental College & Hospital | ||
Uttar Pradesh | D.J. College of Dental Science and Research | ||
Uttar Pradesh | Dental College | ||
Uttar Pradesh | Dr. Ziauddin Ahmad Dental College | ||
Uttar Pradesh | Harsaran Dass Dental College | ||
Uttar Pradesh | Hindustan Institute of Dental Science | ||
Uttar Pradesh | I.T.S. Centre for Dental Studies & Research Centre | ||
Uttar Pradesh | Inderprastha Dental College & Hospital | ||
Uttar Pradesh | Institute of Dental Science | ||
Uttar Pradesh | Institute of Dental Studies & Technology | ||
Uttar Pradesh | Institute of Medical Science | ||
Uttar Pradesh | ITS Dental College | ||
Uttar Pradesh | K.G. University of Dental Science | ||
Uttar Pradesh | Kalka Dental College | ||
Uttar Pradesh | Kanti Devi Dental College | ||
Uttar Pradesh | Kothiwal Dental College | ||
Uttar Pradesh | Krishna Dental College | ||
Uttar Pradesh | Purvanchal Institute of Dental Science | ||
Uttar Pradesh | teerthankar mahaveer dental college | ||
Uttar Pradesh | Rama Dental College | ||
Uttarakhand | Semma dental college | ||
Uttarakhand | Uttaranchal Dental and Medical Research Institute | ||
West Bengal | Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital | ||
West Bengal | Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Science and Research | ||
West Bengal | North Bengal Dental College | ||
West Bengal | Burdwan Dental College | ||
West Bengal | Government Dental College | ||
West Bengal | The North Bengal Dental College |
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