BDS stands for Bachelor of Dental surgery. It is a clinical field of surgery associated with mouth and dealing with the injuries related to teeth, jaw, and gums. It is a 5 year undergraduate degree program in dentistry to prepare students for successful career as a dental health practitioner.
MDS in Oral Pathology is a 3 year postgraduate program. Oral Pathology and Microbiology is a specialized branch of dentistry that deals with the nature, characteristics, cause, effects, and diagnosis of diseases that affect the oral and maxillofacial regions. It studies the teeth structure and facilitates appropriate maintenance of the same. Students enrolled to the course are trained to deal with the nature of oral diseases, their causes, and effects, and administer suitable treatment.
MDS in Public Health Dentistry is a 3-year full-time postgraduate course. Public The discipline of Public Health Dentistry aims at the advancement of public oral health through the exploration of related practice, research, and policy developments. The Department of Public Health Dentistry is concerned with purveying dental health education at the community level, also by means of applied dental research, administration of group dental care programs, and prevention and control of dental diseases among school-going children.
MDS in Oral Medicine is a 3 year postgraduate program. Oral Medicine and Radiology is a specialized branch in dentistry that deals with diseases of oral and surrounding structures, oral manifestation of systemic diseases and oral and dental treatment of medically compromised patients. This Program aims to train the students ardently to use basic diagnostic procedures and techniques useful in recognizing the disease of the oral and paraoral tissues of local and constitutional origin and their medical management.
MDS in Periodontics is a 3 year postgraduate program. This branch of dentistry deals with diseases of the supporting and investing structures of the teeth including the gums, cemented and periodontal membranes, and alveolar bone. Periodontics is the area of dentistry that focuses on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the tissues that support or surround the teeth, such as the gum tissue and the jaw bones. It also involves the upkeep of the health, function, and looks of the dental tissues.
MDS in Conservative Dentistry is three year Postgraduate program. It is the branch of dentistry which deals with the treatment of diseases and injuries that originate in the teeth. In this type of medication, diseased or fractured teeth are restored with materials that are biologically acceptable.
MDS in Oral Surgery is a 3 year postgraduate dentistry program. Oral surgery involves the diagnosis, surgical and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries and defects of the human jaw, and associated oral and facial structures. It is a surgery performed to treat various kinds of illnesses, wounds and imperfections in the head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and delicate tissues of the oral (mouth) and maxillofacial (jaws and face) district.
MDS Orthodontics is a postgraduate course in different disciplines of dentistry. This field is concerned with the study and treatment of malocclusions, the meaning of this term in colloquial language is improper bites, which might be due to the disproportionate jaw relationships, tooth irregularity or both. Orthodontics is a stream of dentistry, which is concerned with correcting the irregularities present in teeth and jaws, which can be by birth or because of some accident.
MDS in Prosthodontics is a 3 year postgraduate program in dentistry. Prosthodontics is the branch of Dentistry that deals with replacement and restoration of damaged or lost teeth using artificial tools and techniques such as dentures, implants, bridges, crowns, and veneers. They are also concerned with managing facial abnormalities resulting from injuries, birth defects, and diseases. Appearance, comfort, and aesthetics of a patient are taken care of by a Prosthodontist.
MDS in Pedodontics is a 3-year postgraduate program. This is a paediatric branch of dentistry that deals with diseases of the supporting and investing structures of the teeth including gums ,cemented, periodontal membranes, alveolar bone. Bacteria commonly found in the mouth can cause disease and inflammation in the gums. Those diseased gums can then trigger serious problems throughout the rest of the mouth. When left untreated, inflammation that affects the periodontal tissue can attack other structures in the mouth, such as the teeth and the jawbone.
Ph. D in Oral Medicine & Radiology is a 3 year course. Oral Medicine and Radiology deal with the study, diagnosis and medication management of Oral and Oro-facial diseases. It emphasizes the concept of systemic diseases in a role of oral sepsis and oral manifestations of systemic diseases with an objective of maintaining proper oral health for general health. Oral diagnosis is the art of identifying the diseases, defects dysfunction deformities by scientific methods. Radiology is included in this specialty and it is the study of radiation and its uses in taking radiographs for oral and or facial diseases. The interpretation of these radiographs helps in proper diagnosis.
Ph. D in Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics is a 3 year course. The Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics program provides a balanced education with a strong emphasis in active clinical experience, didactics and research. The program combines a foundation in basic sciences with clinical and behaviour training relevant to the delivery of orthodontic treatment. Candidates attend lectures, seminars, practical sessions, lab work, clinical work and other relevant activities according to the prescribed content of the programme.
P.hd in Periodontology is a 3 year Doctorate course. The program is intended to prepare future leaders in the specialty of periodontics and is well-suited for individuals interested in academic careers and clinical practice. Ph.D. Periodontics provides a variety of clinical, didactic and research experiences. The primary focus of the program is a production of excellent clinicians, who are also well educated in relevant basic sciences and principles of scientific investigation.
Ph D in Paedodontics & Preventive Dentistry is a 3 year course. Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry is an age-defined specialty that provides both primary and comprehensive preventive and therapeutic oral health care for infants and children through adolescence, including those with special health care needs. Course helps to Identify and differentiate between normal and abnormal somatic dentofacial and psychological growth and development and to promote physical, mental, psychological and dental health of the child, to note any aberrant alterations in development of child, to improve the dental health in accord to the general health and to encourage the dental profession at all levels to ensure that the younger generation in the future will require less dental treatment.
This college has been one of the most vibrant and dynamic institutions in the field of dental education. It has nurtured hundreds of dentists to reach the zenith of their profession. From time immemorial, India has been a Mecca of knowledge, education and enlightenment. Bapuji Dental College,since its inception in 1979, has made an immense contribution to this legacy. The state of the art institute offers students the best possible clinical education complemented by opportunities in research and community service.
Bapuji Dental College boasts one of the finest lab facilities to impart liberal clinically oriented teaching on par with the best. The freshers are trained in the sophisticated phantom head labs, fitted with 100 dental workstations for pre-clinical training simulating dental treatment. The college is also well equipped with a Ceramic Lab for crown and bridge fabrication to gain technical skills in dentistry.
The college also prides itself with a huge library set with good ventilation and illumination - a perfect setting for avid readers. The library is well equipped with modern facilities and resources in the form of CD-ROM, online databases, video cassettes, books, journals, back volumes of journals, theses, WHO publications etc. It’s a one stop resource center for the student from all forms references of to printouts and to binding.
Bapuji Dental College is one among the very few Indian colleges doing research projects for US based International companies like GC International, 3M ESPE(USA), Biohorizons(USA) and the like. Various research projects have been carried out in all the specialities of dentistry and published in respected peer-reviewed journals.
With its grand infrastructure, excellent faculty and mature guidance, Bapuji Dental College is a reminiscence of ancient Indias educational centers of excellence. It`s the ultimate destination in India for a student in search of dental educational excellence.
BAPUJI DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL Post Box No.326. DAVANGERE – 577004. Karnataka, India