Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Program description
The Bachelor of Dental Surgery program aims to produce knowledgeable, competent, skillful and socially committed caring dental surgeons who are able to meet the professional and social requirements in dental health care
The graduates of BDS program will be able to recognize, investigate, treat and prevent dental health problems; organize preventive, curative and promotive dental health care programs in hospital, and community settings; communicate effective with patients and their families; and perform the highest possible standard of procedures which are within the area of his/her competence.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course the dental graduates will be able to:
- demonstrate understanding of the scientific basis of dentistry and related disciplines of medical science
- explain range of dental health problems prevalent in Nepal, systematically gather information presented by patients and apply techniques for the recognition, investigation, prevention and treatment of those problems
- explain the underlying pathophysiological mechanism of disease process
- state principles of the health promotion and disease prevention
- organize preventive, promotive health care and curatives measures in the community and in hospital and clinical settings.
- communicate effectively with patients, their families and with other health professionals and demonstrate psychological responses to physical and social processes.
- explain the ethical and, medico-legal considerations, health and safety procedures and legislations related to dentistry
- obtain information and assess its validity to set the priorities in planning
- appreciate attitudes favourable to the optimal practices of dentistry
- perform the highest possible standard of procedures which are within his/her area of competence.
Program duration
The total duration of BDS program is 5½ years, which consists of 4½ years dental school; followed by 1 year rotatory internship in various dental departments.
Program outline
| BDS Year 1 |
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| 1. Anatomy |
| 2. Biochemistry |
| 3. Microbiology |
| 4. Pathology |
| 5. Pharmacology |
| 6. Physiology |
| 7. Dental Material Science |
| BDS Year 2 |
|---|
| 1. Anatomy |
| 2. Biochemistry |
| 3. Microbiology |
| 4.. Pathology |
| 5. Pharmacology |
| 6. Physiology |
| 7. Oral Anatomy |
| 8. Preclinical Conservative |
| BDS Year 3 |
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| 1. Oral Pathology |
| 2. General Medicine |
| 3. General Surgery |
| 4. Anaesthesiology |
| 5. Forensic Medicine |
| BDS Year 4 |
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| 1. Oral Medicine & Radiology |
| 2. Orthodontics |
| 3. Pedodontics |
| 4. Community Dentistry |
| BDS Year 5 |
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| 1. Prosthodontics |
| 2. Conservative & Endodontics |
| 3. Oral Surgery |
| 4. Periodontics |
| BDS Internship |
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| 1. Prosthodontics |
| 2. Conservative & Endodontics |
| 3. Oral Surgery |
| 4. Periodontics |
| 5. Oral Medicine & Radiology |
| 6. Orthodontics |
| 7. Pedodontics |
| 8. Community Dentistry |
