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 Conservative Dentistry & Endodontic 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. Endodontics is the science of prevention and treatment of pulp and periradicular diseases.
MDS in Ortho Dontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics is a 3 year Postgraduate program. Ortho Dontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics is the specialized branch in dentistry that focuses on the alignment of the teeth and the dental arches: the maxilla and the mandible. The practice of this specialty includes diagnosis, prevention, interception, and correction of malocclusion and other abnormalities of the developing or mature orofacial structures. The course aim with the study and treatment of malocclusions, i.e., improper bites, which might be caused due to disproportionate jaw relationships, teeth irregularity, or both.
MDS in Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge is a 3 year postgraduate degree program. MDS in Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge is a specialty which deals with restoration of oral function developing restoration as well as maintenance of oral function, making comfortable denture and substitution of natural teeth as well as related tissues by settled or removable artificial substitutes. These restorations involve crowns, bridges as well as veneers.
MDS in Periodontics and Oral Implantology is the dental specialty that focuses on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the gingiva, or “gums” and other surrounding tissues. The Department of Periodontics & Oral Implantology educates the under graduate students in the didactic and clinical applications necessary to perform the entire spectrum of periodontal procedures. Periodontists believe that personal good oral hygiene behaviors are best taught to and practiced by age-specific and social groups through oral health education. Periodontal medicine perceives good oral health as an open gateway to good general systemic health, and documents the many links to general systemic health affected by the destructive presence of inflammation and oral infection from bacteria.
Sri Venkateswara Dental College & Hospital was established in the year 2007. The college is recognized by the Dental Council of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, and affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University.
The college aims to provide quality education and advanced training to the students, thus producing competent dental graduates, who have sound knowledge and excellent skills for rendering the best of oral health care to the society. The college boasts of its highly qualified and experienced faculty. The college is housed in spacious, well planned building which accommodates all the departments, equipped with 'state-of-the-art' facilities. The well equipped laboratories and infrastructural facilities are inseparable parts of the excellent academic activities. The management has set up the college to be one of the premier dental institutes of the country.
Sri Venkateswara Dental College & Hospital Off.Old Mahabalipuram Road, Near Navalur Thalambur, Chennai - 600 130, Tamil Nadu, India