Overview
MDS in Pedodontics and
Preventive Dentistry is a 3 year postgraduate degree program, the minimum
eligibility for which is BDS from a recognized College or Institute.
Master
of Dental Surgery (MDS) with specialization in Pedodontics and Preventive
Dentistry is a post-graduation program in the field of Dentistry. It manages
the entire oral health needs of a child from his birth to his adolescence.
Applicants get training for instructional connection and even get the
introduction to a wide range of real-life clinical situations through this
program. It is essentially an age-defined speciality to satisfy both
far-reaching and essential remedial and preventive oral health care needs of
infants and children.
The
program begins with basics of Physiology and Anatomy. It instructs about
Pathology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Microbiology as a basic part. The
later part obviously turns out to be more particular and instructs about
psychology, child growth, interceptive orthodontics, a complete growth of
facial skeleton etc. Applicants also learn about applied basic Sciences,
Clinical Pedodontics, and Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Preventive and Public
health Dentistry etc. Students keep themselves updated with all the modern
advances in the field of Pedodontics through this program.
Candidates
must be able to comprehend or understand child behaviour, nervousness and
anxiety and be able to impart and oversee children demonstrating apprehension
and moderately disruptive behaviour utilizing behavioural and
pharmacotherapeutic strategies and furthermore determinations and plan
appropriate therapy for basic oral health issues and problems in children. They
might be in charge of ordering supplies, scheduling appointments, discussing
billing with patients, and numerous general office tasks. After completion of
this program, students willing to continue their studies may go for PhD.
Eligibility
Applicants
who have finished their BDS with at least 55% marks from any of the recognized
institute and university are eligible for this program. The age criteria
required should be checked by students before submitting the application form.
Candidates must have completed a 1-year internship before pursuing this course.
Admission Process
For
admission, various colleges and institutes conduct entrance exams of their own.
Numerous colleges and institutes consider the performance of applicants in
national level entrance exams. Interested students need to submit their
application form before the last date at the selected college and institute and
then their admission will be done on the basis of their performance in the
entrance exam.
·
All
India Post Graduate Dental Entrance Exam (AIPGDEE)
·
Kerala
University MDS Entrance Exam
·
Manipal
University MDS Entrance Exam
·
Dr
D.Y. Patil All India Common Entrance Test (AICET)
·
Bharti
Vidyapeeth Dental College and Hospital MDS Entrance Exam
Career Prospects
Pedodontics and
Preventive Dentistry is one of the perceived proficient careers and is among
the one of the best career option made by aspirants in India. This field is
very remunerative and demanding. Candidates can begin their career as doctor
and practitioners in government hospitals, community hospitals, nursing homes
and in industries. Service sectors for example defence services, army, railways
and ordnance factories also may hire dentists for hospitals.
Most
of the career opportunities for a graduate in this field are accessible in
universities, colleges, research institute, and teaching hospitals. Trained
private practitioners can start their own dental clinic that could help them to
pick up the certainty and income. Candidates who are occupied with social
service field can join NGOs, dental product manufacturing companies and
traders, Technical experts in Dentistry, etc. Besides, various job offers are
accessible in abroad for Indian doctors or dentists in the countries such as
the UK, US and Australia.
Major Job positions
Lecturer/Professor
Lecturer/Professor is
responsible to teach undergraduate and graduate candidates in the region
allocated by and reviewed timely by the Head of Department, and to assist with
supervision of undergraduate, postgraduate or research graduate (M.Phil. /Ph.
D) candidates.
Consultant
The consultant is in
charge of helping clients enhance or fix an area of their business.
Dentist
Dentist is responsible
to treat and diagnose problem and issues with patient’s gums, teeth and related
area of the mouth.
Pharmacovigilance
Officer
Pharmacovigilance
officer is responsible for the development and testing of new drugs. They
guarantee that medication on the market is completely safe for peoples and
analyze any problems.
Medial
marketing Executive
Medical marketing
Executives are responsible to enhance profit by creating more sales methods
that fit on customer needs by marketing product, ideas and services.
| Job profile | Job description | Average salary | |
| Dental Surgeon | They perform dental surgery on oral tissue and maxillofacial regions to cure or treat diseases, injuries, or defects. | They perform dental surgery on oral tissue and maxillofacial regions to cure or treat diseases, injuries, or defects. | 3,12,797 in 0-2 Years |
| Dental Hygienists | Dental Hygienists work under the supervision of authorized dental specialists. They perform essential dental care assignments, for the most part centered around keeping patients' teeth and gums clean. | Dental Hygienists work under the supervision of authorized dental specialists. They perform essential dental care assignments, for the most part centered around keeping patients' teeth and gums clean. | 5,00,913 in 0-2 Years |
| Dental Assistants | Dental Assistants play an assortment of roles, such as patient care, office, research, and frequently work seat- side as dental practitioners, analyzing and treating patients. They set patients up for treatment, and get their dental records. | Dental Assistants play an assortment of roles, such as patient care, office, research, and frequently work seat- side as dental practitioners, analyzing and treating patients. They set patients up for treatment, and get their dental records. | 4,30,000 in 0-2 Years |
| Professor | Professor is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes". Professors are usually experts in their field and teachers of the highest rank | Professor is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes". Professors are usually experts in their field and teachers of the highest rank | 16,73,000 in 0-2 Years |
| Teacher | The duties of a teacher can include: Teaching students based on national curriculum guidelines within your specialist subject areas. Planning, preparing and delivering lessons. Encouraging student participation in lessons and in other school-related activities. | The duties of a teacher can include: Teaching students based on national curriculum guidelines within your specialist subject areas. Planning, preparing and delivering lessons. Encouraging student participation in lessons and in other school-related activities. | 2,95,493 in 0-2 Years |
* Average salary are subjective to change based on various factors
