Direct Admission In BDS |BDS Admission | Course Details, Scope, Eligibility

BDS Admission 2020 : With college admissions right around the corner, the stress levels are rising exponentially! Times are super uncertain and having even one reliable source would be a huge relief. So here I come to your rescue! The article is your complete guide if you’re looking for admission to Dental college in India r Direct Admission in BDS.

BDS Admission (Bachelor of Dental Surgery)

Starting with the basics, BDS is the short form for Bachelors of Dental Surgery. It is the only course in India that provides a professional program for dental surgery. As the name suggests, the course teaches the students about the denture, dental diseases, and surgery. The course duration is four years of the degree and one mandatory year of internship, which sums up to a total of five years. Direct BDS Admission has it’s own admission criterion and eligibility. Keep reading to know more.

ELIGIBILITY

• The student willing to take up a course in BDS must complete “Medical” in 10+2. Those of you who don’t know, “medical” translates to Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. This is the prime eligibility point.
• Secondly, the student must also get at least 50% marks in the above-mentioned subjects, in the board exams.
• The student must also score at 50% marks in English too.
• The candidate must be at least 17 years of age by 31st of December 2020.

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BDS ADMISSION CRITERIA

NEET or National Eligibility cum Entrance test counts as the only admission criteria for undergraduate medical courses like MBBS, BDS, BHMS, and BAMS. For BDS however it is mandatory to give the NEET exam as it is it’s only criteria. The exam typically consists of questions from Physics, Chemistry, and Biology(famously known as PCB) of classes 11th and 12th. A total of 26,000 seats are available as per the Dental Council of India records across 315 colleges inclusive of Govt, private colleges as well as central and deemed universities.

Direct Admission in BDS

Thanks to the high population of India, a large number of students have their eyes on the same goal. This increases the competition making it difficult for everyone to get a seat. Management quota is one way of getting admission to the BDS course. In case you are unable to get a seat on the basis of your merit, you still stand a chance through management quota.

• It is necessary to qualify the NEET exam for the current academic session to get a seat through direct admission.
• A total of 20% of BDS seats in Private Dental colleges & all seats in Deemed Dental Colleges are under NRI & Management Quota.
• For NRI, OCI, PIO, and National foreign students, interested in BDS in India, NRI quota is provided.
• Management quota seat is thus equivalent to a second chance for Indian students with a low score(yet qualified) in the NEET exam.

Direct Admission in BDS without Donation

• Stray vacancy counseling round is taken place after all BDS Mop- UP counseling rounds are done.
• It is conducted by each college at an individual level. Please note it is conducted only when there are seats left after all rounds of counseling.
• Management and NRI quota BDS seats have an extremely high tuition fee. Not everyone can afford an education so expensive.
• Therefore, such seats are mostly left vacant.
• In order to fill these vacant BDS seats, they are available at a discounted price.
• This is one way of getting direct admission in BDS , which is not overpriced too.

Read More: BDS Admission 2020 ( Bachelor Of Dental Surgery ) | NEET BDS 2020

BDS SYLLABUS

It is necessary to know the contents of a course, just so you’re aware of what exactly you’re walking into. Mostly ever Dental college in India provides uniform education in BDS. They all follow a well-structured syllabus, starting from the very basics and rising gradually.  So if you’re not so sure if BDS would interest you, have a look at the basic syllabus followed across the country.

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1st year

1. Anatomy
2. Physiology + Biochemistry
3. Dental Anatomy + Dental Histology

2nd year

1. Pharmacology
2. Microbiology + Pathology
3. Dental material

Total of 4 subjects. But 3 papers of 70 marks each.

3rd year

1. General Medicine
2. General Surgery
3. Oral Pathology

Final year (4th year)

1. Oral Medicine and radiology
2. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
3. Prosthodontics
4. Periodontics
5. Public health and community dentistry
6. Conservative and endodontics
7. Pedodontics
8. Orthodontics
9. Human Physiology
10. Materials used in Dentistry
11. Human Oral Anatomy, Physiology, Histology and Tooth Morphology
12. Oral Pathology and Oral Microbiology
13. Orthodontics
14. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

TOP DENTAL COLLEGES

It is better to study a particular course when you have your mind, set at a particular destination. It adds a purpose to your hard work. But what forms a good college? What features should you look at when you’re choosing a decent dental college? Don’t worry we’ll answer that for you!

• Practical exposure: While it is important to have theoretical, for a doctor, it is even more important so receive practical experiences. You should look for a college, that gives enough exposure. Practice makes a man perfect!
• Faculty: It is extremely important for the faculty to be good. Only the teachers can instill an interest in the subjects, in the students.
• Infrastructure: The college should have a good infrastructure. The technologies, labs, and equipment should be up to date.
• Affiliation: The college you choose, should be under the affiliation of a decent and reputed university. Some colleges take too long to even grade the exams and it is frustrating.

Keeping such parameters in mind, below are a few dental colleges that top the list, across the country.

1. Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (Delhi)
2. Manipal College of Dental Sciences (Udupi)
3. Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth (Pune)
4. Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (Chennai)
5. A. B. S. M. Institute of Dental Sciences (Mangaluru)
6. Manipal College of Dental Sciences (Mangalore)
7. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (Chennai)
8. Nair Hospital Dental College (Maharashtra)
9. SRM Dental College (Chennai)
10. JSS Dental College and Hospital (Mysuru)

Note: The above colleges are ranked from one to ten, based on NIRF rankings. NIRF is the National Institutional Ranking Framework.

HOW TO ACE NEET?

If it is so necessary to get into a good college, its obviously even more important to make sure you give your 100% to the NEET exam. Don’t worry, it is a piece of cake as long as you are sincere in your work and keep trying! Below are a few tips to ace NEET exams!

• Planned Studying: Studying is way more effective when you do it systematically. Making a proper study plan or a time table will give a sense of achievement and confidence at the end of every day.
• Study Material: NEET is a national level exam and it is not known for being an easy one. Studying for it requires a lot more than NCERT books. You will have to level up.
• Note making: Whenever you study, make sure you make notes and efficient ones at that. The notes should be such that you can visit them at the time of the exam and they provide a quick recap.
• Difficult topics first: The logic behind doing the difficult topics first is so that you can revise them before the exam. If you start doing the crucial and difficult topics right before the exam would risk a blackout.
• Practice: I think this is the most important part of your preparation. You can study all you want, but none of it would be of use if you don’t learn its applications. Practicing more and more would also increase your confidence. You should do as many mock test/sample papers as you can.
•  Sleep: I know it may seem like cracking NEET would lead to sleepless nights, but your brain needs to work efficiently when you study. Sleep is like the fuel to your brain and without proper sleep, studying would be useless. Students should have at least 8 hours of sleep every night.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:

One might think why to even go through so much perseverance and hard work? Are there any rewards in it for me?  BDS is the only approved course in India to practice dentistry. It is mostly really easy to find a job after the degree is completed. Some students also prefer going in for further research.

Employment opportunities are in the following job sectors:

• Government sector: Government jobs are the most glorified kind in India. After taking up BDS, they can opt for many government jobs like in the Army Dental Corp, Dentist in the Railway sector, or even a dental surgeon in a state government hospital. Government jobs offer job security and pensions.
• Private Hospital: Students can work in any private hospital. They usually offer a higher pay scale as compared to government jobs. One can even start their own practice at a self-owned clinic.
• Dentists in Gulf countries: Many students target gulf countries to practice dentistry after BDS. The gulf countries have a high number of recruiters and living there is affordable as compared to other countries. The pay scale is very high ranging between INR 80k to 1.5lakh per month
• Dentistry Research: Some students have a genuine interest in knowing more about dentistry. They love to dig deeper and everything else comes after their subject. Hence, doing research and finding better treatments is also a great opportunity.

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