MDS Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics: Admissions, dental colleges, eligibility criteria, syllabus, fee details
Masters of Dental Surgery (MDS) in Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics is a post-graduation course for doctors who have done their graduation in dental science and want to work as dentists in India or abroad. It is done by them after the completion of their BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) or an equivalent qualification recognized by the Dental Council of India and should have obtained permanent registration with the State Dental Council.
The duration of this Postgraduate course is 3 years, and it focuses on the study of prevention and correction of oral anomalies and malocclusion and the harmonizing of the structures involved so that the dental mechanisms will function in a normal way.
The course is a full-time course pursued at various accredited institutes/hospitals across the country. Some of the top accredited institutes/hospitals offering this course include Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, and many more.
Admission to this course is done through the NEET-MDS Entrance exam conducted by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Science (NBEMS), followed by counseling based on the scores of the exam that is conducted by DGHS/DCI/State Authorities. However, several institutes such as AIIMS conduct a university-level entrance examination to offer MDS admission. MDS Admission in the AIIMS, New Delhi is done based on the AIIMS INI CET. The Dental Council of India (DCI) regulates dental education in the country.
The fee for pursuing BDS varies from accredited institutes/hospital to hospital and may range from Rs. 20,000 to Rs.25 lakhs per year.
After completion of their respective course, doctors can either join the job market or can pursue Fellowship programs recognized by DCI. Candidates can work as a dentist in government or private hospitals, or nursing homes, or can start their dental clinic. The average starting salary range is from Rs. 6.5 lakhs to Rs. 24 lakhs per year varies according to experience.
Through MDS aspirants can improve the skills of critical analysis, research, and advanced clinical skills. After pursuing this degree one can become an expert in this field.
What is MDS?
Master of dental surgery (MDS) is a three-year post-graduate program that doctors can pursue after completing a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS).
MDS degree is recognized by the Dental Council of India (DCI) and is offered in various specializations, including:
• Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge
• Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
• Periodontology
• Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics
• Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
• Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Microbiology
• Oral Medicine & Radiology
• Pediatric Dentistry and Preventive Dentistry
• Public Health Dentistry
MDS focuses on diseases related to the tooth, jaw, and other facial tissues.
Dental science deals with maintaining oral health. Moreover, for surgeries such as dental implants, artificial replacements, treating jaw and gum-related diseases and surgeries, correcting misaligned/dispositioned teeth and jaw, treating dental tissues, facial diseases diagnosis and surgeries and cosmetic treatments.
The required training done during under-graduation would help the doctor to recognize the health needs of the community.
The candidate should regularly attend conferences, and workshops to upgrade her/ his knowledge.
Course Highlights
Here are some of the course highlights of the Masters of Dental Surgery in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics:
| Name of Course | MDS (Masters of Dental Surgery) in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics |
| Level | Post-graduate |
| Duration of Course | Three years |
| Course Mode | Full Time |
| Minimum Academic Requirement | The candidate must have a BDS degree from a dental college/institute recognized by the Dental Council India and must have completed their Internship for BDS before taking admission to the MDS course. Some dental colleges mention minimum marks in the qualifying degree examination for admissions to MDS courses such as 55% aggregate of all subjects in BDS course. |
| Admission Process / Entrance Process / Entrance Modalities | Entrance Exam NEET-MDS AIIMS INI-CET Merit-based Counseling conducted by DCI |
| Course Fees | Rs.20,000 to Rs. 25 lakhs per year |
| Average Salary | Rs. 6.5 lakhs to Rs. 24 lakhs per year |
Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria for MDS are defined as the set of rules or minimum prerequisites that aspirants must meet in order to be eligible for admission, which includes:
- A candidate for admission to MDS must have a recognized degree of BDS awarded by an Indian University in respect of a recognized Dental College under Section 10(2) of the Dentists Act, 1948 or an equivalent qualification recognized by the Dental Council of India and should have obtained permanent registration with the State Dental Council.
- Candidates who possess a PG diploma recognized by the DCI with a duration of 2 years (proposed) in a particular specialty are eligible for admission to MDS in the same specialty and the duration will be 2 years. The syllabus for the two years will be as per the concerned university guidelines.
- SELECTION OF POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS:
(1) Students for postgraduate dental courses (MDS) shall be selected strictly on the basis of their academic merit.
(2) For determining the academic merit, the university/institution may adopt any one of the following procedures both for P.G. Diploma and MDS degree courses:
(i) On the basis of merit as determined by a competitive test conducted by the State Government or by the competent authority appointed by the State Government or by the University/group of universities in the same state;
or
(ii) On the basis of merit as determined by a centralized competitive test held at the national level;
or
(iii)On the basis of the individual cumulative performance at the first, second, third & Final B.D.S. examinations, if such examinations have been passed from the same university;
or
(iv) Combination of (i) and (iii); (iii)
- Provided that wherever the entrance test for Postgraduate admissions is held by a State Government or a university or any other authorized examining body, the minimum percentage of marks for eligibility for admission to postgraduate Dental courses shall be 50% for general category candidates and 40% for the candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
- Provided further that in non-Governmental institutions fifty percent of the total seats shall be filled by the competent authority and the remaining percent, by the management of the institution on the basis of merit.
Admission Process:
The admission process contains a few steps to be followed in order by the candidates for admission to Masters of Dental Surgery. Candidates can view the complete admission process for MDS mentioned below:
- The NEET-MDS or National Eligibility Entrance Test for MDS is a national-level postgrad level examination conducted by the NBE for admission to MDS courses in approved/recognized Dental Colleges/ Deemed Universities /Institutes.
- These eligibility criteria are decided by the Dental Council of India (DCI) with the approval of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). The basic requirements to appear for NEET MDS can be checked below:-
· Candidates must hold a BDS degree from a recognized institute to fulfill NEET MDS eligibility criteria 2023.
· Provisional/permanent registration with State Dental Council (SDC) or DCI by July 31, 2023.
· Completion of a one-year compulsory rotatory internship by July 31 of the academic year that a candidate is seeking admission is mandatory.
Common Counselling:
· MCC conducts the counseling of NEET MDS 2023 for the admission process to 50% All India Quota seats, deemed/central university seats, ESIC, and AFMC seats.
· Jammu and Kashmir do not participate in the central pool quota, therefore, the counseling for seats in government dental colleges is allotted by the state body responsible.
· The authority conducts three rounds of seat allotment for All India quota seats, while a mop-up round will be organized for deemed, central, and ESIC colleges. In order to participate in NEET MDS 2023 counseling process, aspirants must secure equal to more than the minimum cut-off percentile.
· The qualifiers can participate in the counseling process by registering themselves and providing their preferences of colleges as well as courses.
· Based on the choice filled, NEET MDS rank, seat availability in the particular college, reservation criteria, and other factors, the admission to MDS course will be granted.
· While the seat allotment process for 50% state quota and seats in private dental colleges will be conducted by the state counseling body as selected by the state government. The respective regulatory bodies will either organize the counseling process in online or offline mode.
· NEET MDS admissions in the states include application forms, merit lists, and seat allotment procedures. However, to apply for state MDS admissions, the qualified candidates must fulfill specific eligibility criteria of domicile, age, nationality, and other aspects as laid down by the state counseling authorities.
Fees Structure
The fee structure for MDS varies from accredited institute/hospital to hospital. The fee is generally less for Government Institutes and more for private institutes. The average fee structure for MDS is around Rs. 20,000 to Rs.25 lakhs per year.
Colleges offering Masters of Dental Surgery
There are various accredited institutes/hospitals across India that offer courses for pursuing MDS.
As per the Dental Council of India website, the following accredited institutes/hospitals are offering courses for the academic year 2022-23.
| S.No. | College Name | State | Type | Degree | Specialisation | No. of Seats |
| 1 | Anil Neerukonda Institute of Dental Sciences, Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 2 | C.K.S. Teja Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 3 | Drs. Sudha & Nageswara Rao Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Gannavaram Mandalam. | Andhra Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 4 | G. Pulla Reddy Dental College & Hospital, Kurnool | Andhra Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 5 | Gitam Dental College & Hospital, Vishakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 7 | Govt. Dental College, RIMS, Kadapa | Andhra Pradesh | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 8 | GSL Dental College & Hospital, Rajahmundry | Andhra Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 9 | KIMS Dental College, Amalapuram | Andhra Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 11 | Narayana Dental College & Hospital, Nellore | Andhra Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 12 | Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur | Andhra Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 13 | Sree Sai Dental College & Research Institute, Srikakulam | Andhra Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 14 | St. Joseph Dental College, Duggirala | Andhra Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 15 | Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram | Andhra Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 16 | Regional Dental College, Guwahati | Assam | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 17 | Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Kankarbagh, Patna | Bihar | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 18 | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Patna | Bihar | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 0 |
| 19 | Mithila Minority Dental College & Hospital, Darbhanga | Bihar | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 21 | Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Chandigarh | Chandigarh | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 22 | Chattisgarh Dental College & Research Institute, Rajnandgaon | Chhattisgarh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 23 | Govt. Dental College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarh | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 24 | Maitri College of Dentistry and Research Centre, Durg | Chhattisgarh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 25 | New Horizon Dental College & Research Instiute, Bilaspur | Chhattisgarh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 26 | Rungta College of Dental Sciences & Research, Bhilai | Chhattisgarh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 27 | Triveni Institute of Dental Sciences, Hosptial & Research Centre, Bilaspur | Chhattisgarh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 28 | Army Hospital (Research and Referral) Delhi Cantt, Delhi | Delhi | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 30 | Maulana Azad Dental College & Hospital, New Delhi | Delhi | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 31 | University College of Medical Sciences, Dilshad Garden | Delhi | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 33 | Ahmedabad Dental College & Hospital, Gandhinagar | Gujarat | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 34 | AMC Dental College, Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 35 | College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 36 | College of Dental Sciences, Amargadh | Gujarat | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 37 | Faculty of Dental Science, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad | Gujarat | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 38 | Goenka Research Institute of Dental Sciences, Gandhinagar | Gujarat | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 39 | Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 41 | K.M. Shah Dental College & Hospital, Vadodara | Gujarat | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 4 |
| 42 | Karnavati School of Dentistry, Gandhinagar | Gujarat | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 43 | Manubhai Patel Dental College & Dental Hospital & SSR General Hospital, Vadodara | Gujarat | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 44 | Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College & Hospital, Visnagar | Gujarat | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 45 | D.A.V. Centenary Dental College, Yamuna nagar | Haryana | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 46 | Jan Nayak Ch. Devi Lal Dental College, Sirsa | Haryana | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 47 | Maharishi Markandeshwar College of Dental Sciences & Research, Mullana | Haryana | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 48 | Manav Rachana Dental College, Faridabad | Haryana | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 49 | PDM Dental College & Research Institute, Jhajjar | Haryana | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 50 | Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Rohtak | Haryana | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 50 | Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Rohtak | Haryana | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 51 | Sri Govind Tricentenary Dental College, Hospital & Research Institute | Haryana | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 52 | Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences & Research,Faridabad | Haryana | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 53 | Swami Devi Dyal Hospital & Dental College, Panchkula | Haryana | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 54 | Bhojia Dental College & Hospital, Nalagarh | Himachal Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 55 | H.P. Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Shimla | Himachal Pradesh | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 56 | Himachal Dental College, Sunder Nagar | Himachal Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 57 | Himachal Institute of Dental Sciences, Poanta Sahib | Himachal Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 59 | Indira Gandhi Government Dental College, Jammu | Jammu & Kashmir | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 60 | Awadh Dental College & Hospital, Jamshedpur | Jharkhand | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 61 | Hazaribag College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Hazaribag | Jharkhand | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 62 | Vananchal Dental College & Hospital, Garhwa | Jharkhand | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 63 | A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 9 |
| 65 | Al Ameen Dental College & Hospital, Bijapur | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 66 | Al-Badar Rural Dental College & Hospital, Gulbarga | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 67 | AME’s Dental College & Hospital, Raichur | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 68 | Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Bangalore | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 69 | Bapuji Dental College & Hospital, Davangere | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 70 | College of Dental Sciences, Davangere | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 71 | Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Virajpat | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 72 | D.A. Pandu Memorial R.V. Dental College, Bangalore | Karnataka | Private | PG Diploma | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 1 |
| 72 | D.A. Pandu Memorial R.V. Dental College, Bangalore | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 73 | Dayanand Sagar College of Dental Sciences, Bangalore | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 74 | Dr. Syamala Reddy Dental College, Hospital & Research Centre, Bangalore | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 0 |
| 75 | Farooqia Dental College & Hospital, Mysore | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 0 |
| 76 | Govt. Dental College, Bangalore | Karnataka | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 77 | H.K.E. Society's, S. Nijalingappa Institute of Dental Sciences & Research | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 78 | JSS Dental College & Hospital, Mysore | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 4 |
| 80 | KLE Society’s Institute of Dental Sciences,Bangalore | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 81 | KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences, Belgaum | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 82 | Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Bangalore | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 83 | M.R. Ambedkar Dental College & Hospital, Bangalore | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 84 | M.S. Ramaiah Dental College, Bangalore | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 85 | Maaruti College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Bangalore | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 88 | Maratha Mandal’s Dental College & Research Centre, Belgaum | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 89 | Navodaya Dental College, Raichur | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 90 | P.M.N.M. Dental College & Hospital, Bagalkot | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 91 | Rajarajeswari Dental College & Hospital, Bangalore | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 92 | S.B. Patil Dental College & Hospital, Bidar | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 94 | SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Dharwad | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 95 | Sharavathi Dental College & Hospital, Shimoga | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 96 | Sri Hasanamba Dental College & Hospital, Hassan | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 97 | Sri Rajiv Gandhi College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Bangalore | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 98 | Sri Siddhartha Dental College, Tumkur | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 99 | Srinivas Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 100 | Subbaiah Institute of Dental Sciences, Purale, Shimoga | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 101 | The Oxford Dental College, Bangalore | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 8 |
| 103 | Vydehi Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Bangalore | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 104 | Yenepoya Dental College & Hospital, Mangalore | Karnataka | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 8 |
| 105 | Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi | Kerala | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 106 | Annoor Dental College & Hospital, Ernakulam | Kerala | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 107 | Azeezia College of Dental Sciences & Research, Kollam | Kerala | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 108 | Educare Institute of Dental Sciences, Malappuram | Kerala | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 109 | Govt. Dental College, Kottayam | Kerala | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 110 | Govt. Dental College, Kozhikode | Kerala | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 111 | Govt. Dental College, Trivandrum | Kerala | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 112 | Kannur Dental College, kannur | Kerala | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 113 | KMCT Dental College, Calicut | Kerala | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 114 | Malabar Dental College & Research Centre, Malappuram | Kerala | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 115 | Mar Baselios Dental College, Kothamangalam | Kerala | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 116 | MES Dental College, Malappuram | Kerala | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 117 | Noorul Islam College of Dental Sciences, Trivandrum | Kerala | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 118 | PMS College of Dental Science & Research, Thiruvananthpuram | Kerala | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 119 | PSM College of Dental Sciences & Research, Trichur | Kerala | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 120 | Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences, Tiruvalla | Kerala | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 121 | Royal Dental College, kerala | Kerala | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 122 | Sree Anjaneya Medical Trust, Calicut | Kerala | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 123 | Sri Sankara Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 124 | St. Gregorios Dental College, Ernakulam | Kerala | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 125 | Bhabha College of Dental Sciences, Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 126 | College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Indore | Madhya Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 127 | College of Dentistry- Indore | Madhya Pradesh | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 128 | Hitkarini Dental College & Hospital, Jabalpur | Madhya Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 129 | Index Institute of Dental Sciences, Indore | Madhya Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 130 | Maharana Pratap College of Dentistry & Research Centre, Gwalior | Madhya Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 131 | Mansarover Dental College, Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 132 | Modern Dental College & Research Centre, Indore | Madhya Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 133 | People’s Dental Academy, Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 134 | Peoples College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 135 | Rishiraj College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 136 | RKDF Dental College & Research Centre, Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 137 | Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry, Indore | Madhya Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 138 | Aditya Dental College, Beed | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 139 | Annasaheb Chudaman Patil Memorial Dental College, Dhule | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 140 | Armed Forces Medical College, Pune-1 | Maharashtra | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 141 | Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College & Hospital, Navi Mumbai | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 142 | Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College & Hospital, Pune | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 143 | Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College & Hospital, Sangli | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 144 | Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Shikshan Sanstha’s Dental College & Hospital, Aurangabad | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 145 | D.Y. Patil Dental School, Pune | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 146 | Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental College & Hospital, Pune | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 147 | Dr. Hedgewar Smruti Rugna Seva Mandals Dental | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 148 | Dr. Rajesh Ramdasji Kambe Dental College & Hospital, Akola | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 149 | Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Aurangabad | Maharashtra | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 150 | Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Mumbai | Maharashtra | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 151 | Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Nagpur | Maharashtra | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 152 | Late Shri Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Medical & Rural Development Foundation's Dental College & Hospital, Ahmednagar | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 153 | M.A. Rangoonwala College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Pune | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 154 | Maharashtra Institute of Dental Sciences & Research (Dental College) | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 156 | Mahatma Gandhi Vidya Mandir’s Dental College & Hospital, Nashik | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 157 | Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai | Maharashtra | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 158 | Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental College & Hospital, Navi Mumbai | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 159 | Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay Dental College, Solapur | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 160 | Rural Dental College, Loni | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 4 |
| 161 | S.M.B.T. Dental College & Hospital, Amrutnagar | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 162 | Saraswati Danwantri Dental College & Hospital, Parbhani | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 163 | School of Dental Sciences, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 164 | Sharad Pawar Dental College & Hospital, Wardha | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 165 | Sinhgad Dental College & Hospital, Pune | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 166 | SMBT Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Nandihills, Nashik | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 167 | Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College & Hospital, Nagpur | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 168 | Tatyasaheb Kore Dental College & Research Centre, New Pargaon | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 169 | Terna Dental College & Hospital, Navi Mumbai | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 170 | Vasantdada Patil Dental College and Hospital, Sangli | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 171 | Vidarbha Youth Welfare Society’s Dental College & Hospital, Amravati | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 172 | VSPM’s Dental College & Research Centre, Nagpur | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 173 | Yerala Medical Trust & Research Centre’s Dental College & Hospital, Navi Mumbai | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 174 | Yogita Dental College & Hospital, Ratnagiri | Maharashtra | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 175 | Hi-Tech Dental College & hospital, Bhubaneswar | Orissa | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 176 | Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar | Orissa | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 177 | Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar | Orissa | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 178 | S.C.B. Dental College & Hospital, Cuttack | Orissa | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 179 | Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Pondicherry | Pondicherry | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 181 | Mahe Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Mahe | Pondicherry | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 183 | Adesh Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Bathinda | Punjab | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 184 | Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College Hospital & Research Institute, Ludhiana | Punjab | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 186 | Dasmesh Institute of Research & Dental Sciences, Faridkot | Punjab | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 187 | Desh Bhagat Dental College & Hospital, Mandi Gobindgarh | Punjab | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 188 | Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Ferozepur | Punjab | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 190 | Guru Nanak Dev Dental College & Research Institute, Sunam | Punjab | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 192 | National Dental College & Hospital, Gulabgarh | Punjab | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 194 | Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Amritsar | Punjab | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 195 | Darshan Dental College & Hospital, Udaipur | Rajasthan | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 196 | Daswani Dental College & Research Centre, Kota | Rajasthan | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 197 | Geetanjali Dental & Research Institute, Udaipur | Rajasthan | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 198 | Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Jaipur | Rajasthan | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 199 | Jaipur Dental College, Jaipur | Rajasthan | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 200 | Jodhpur Dental College General Hospital, Jodhpur | Rajasthan | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 0 |
| 201 | Maharaja Ganga Singh Dental College & Research Centre, Sri Ganganagar | Rajasthan | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 202 | Mahatma Gandhi Dental College & Hospital, Sitapura, Jaipur | Rajasthan | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 203 | NIMS Dental College, Jaipur | Rajasthan | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 204 | Pacific Dental College & Research Centre | Rajasthan | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 205 | Pacific Dental College, udaipur | Rajasthan | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 206 | Rajasthan Dental College & Hospital, Jaipur | Rajasthan | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 207 | Surendera Dental College & Research Institute, Sri Ganganagar | Rajasthan | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 208 | Vyas Dental College & Hospital, Jodhpur | Rajasthan | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 209 | Adhiparasakthi Dental College & Hospital, Melmaruvathur | Tamil Nadu | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 210 | Best Dental Science College, Madurai | Tamil Nadu | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 211 | Chettinad Dental College & Research Institute, Kancheepuram | Tamil Nadu | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 212 | CSI College of Dental Sciences & Research, Madurai | Tamil Nadu | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 213 | Faculty of Dentistry, Rajah Muthiah Dental College & Hospital, Annamalai Nagar | Tamil Nadu | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 214 | JKK Natrajah Dental College & Hospital, Komarapalayam | Tamil Nadu | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 215 | K.S.R. Institute of Dental Science & Research, Tiruchengode | Tamil Nadu | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 216 | Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Dental Sciences, Kanchipuram | Tamil Nadu | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 217 | Madha Dental College & Hospital, Kundrathur | Tamil Nadu | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 218 | Meenakshi Ammal Dental College & Hospital, Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 7 |
| 219 | R.V.S. Dental College & Hospital, Sulur | Tamil Nadu | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 220 | Ragas Dental College & Hospital, Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 8 |
| 221 | Rajas Dental College & Hospital, Kavalkinaru Jn | Tamil Nadu | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 222 | S.R.M. Dental College, Ramapuram, Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 9 |
| 223 | Sathyabama University Dental College and Hospital, Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 224 | Saveetha Dental College & Hospital, Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 7 |
| 225 | Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, Narayanpuram | Tamil Nadu | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 4 |
| 226 | Sree Mookambika Institute of Dental Sciences, Kulasekharam | Tamil Nadu | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 227 | Sri Ramachandra Dental College & Hospital, Porur | Tamil Nadu | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 228 | Sri Ramakrishna Dental College & Hospital, Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 229 | Sri Venkateswara Dental College & Hospital, Kancheepuram | Tamil Nadu | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 230 | SRM Kattankulathur Dental College & Hospital, Kanchipuram | Tamil Nadu | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 231 | Tagore Dental College & Hospital, Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 232 | Tamil Nadu Government Dental College & Hospital, Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 233 | Thai Moogambigai Dental College & Hospital, Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 234 | Vinayaka Mission’s Sankarachariyar Dental College, Salem | Tamil Nadu | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 235 | Vivekanandha Dental College for Women, Elayampalayam | Tamil Nadu | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 236 | Army College of Dental Sciences, Secunderabad | Telangana | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 237 | Government Dental College and Hospital, Hyderabad | Telangana | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 238 | Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences, Nalgonda | Telangana | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 240 | Malla Reddy Institute of Dental Sciences,Hyderabad | Telangana | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 240 | Malla Reddy Institute of Dental Sciences,Hyderabad | Telangana | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 241 | Mamata Dental College, Khamam | Telangana | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 242 | Meghna Institute of Dental Sciences, Nizamabad | Telangana | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 243 | MNR DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL , MEDAK | Telangana | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 244 | Panineeya Mahavidyalaya Institute of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Hyderabad | Telangana | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 245 | Sri Balaji Dental College, Hyderabad | Telangana | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 246 | Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, Vikarabad | Telangana | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 247 | Sri Venkata Sai Institute of Dental Sciences, Hyderabad | Telangana | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 248 | Babu Banarasi Das College of Dental Sciences, Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 249 | Career Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 250 | Chandra Dental College & Hospital, safedabad | Uttar Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 4 |
| 251 | D.J. College of Dental Sciences & Research, Modi Nagar | Uttar Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 252 | Dental College Azamgarh | Uttar Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
| 253 | Dr. Ziauddin Ahmad Dental College, Aligarh | Uttar Pradesh | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 254 | Faculty of Dental Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 4 |
| 255 | Faculty of Dental Sciences, Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 256 | I.T.S. Centre for Dental Studies & Research, Ghaziabad | Uttar Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 257 | I.T.S. Dental College, Hospital & Research Centre, Gr. Noida | Uttar Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 258 | Inderprastha Dental College & Hospital, Ghaziabad | Uttar Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 259 | Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly | Uttar Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 260 | Institute of Dental Studies & Technology, Modinagar | Uttar Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 261 | K.D. Dental College, Mathura | Uttar Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 262 | Kalka Dental College & Hospital, Meerut | Uttar Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 263 | Kothiwal Dental College & Research Centre, Moradabad | Uttar Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 264 | Rama Dental College, Hospital & Research Centre, Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 265 | Santosh Dental College & Hospital, Ghaziabad | Uttar Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 266 | Saraswati Dental College, Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 267 | Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental & Medical Sciences, Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 268 | School of Dental Sciences, Greater Noida | Uttar Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 269 | Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College & Research Centre, Masuri | Uttar Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 270 | Subharati Dental College, Meerut | Uttar Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 6 |
| 271 | Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College & Research Centre, Moradabad | Uttar Pradesh | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 273 | Seema Dental College & Hospital, Rishikesh | Uttrakhand | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 274 | Uttaranchal Dental College & Medical Research Institute, Dehradun | Uttrakhand | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 3 |
| 275 | Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College & Hospital, Calcutta | West Bengal | Govt. | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 276 | Gurunanak Institute of Dental Science & Research, Kolkatta | West Bengal | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 5 |
| 277 | Haldia Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Banbishnupur | West Bengal | Private | MDS | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2 |
Syllabus
MDS is a three-year postgraduate course that provides training in dental surgery.
According to the Dental Council of India's MDS Course Regulations 2017, the Syllabus for MDS in Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics is as follows:
Syllabus
Part-I
Paper-I: Applied Basic Sciences: Applied Anatomy, Physiology, Dental Materials, Genetics, Pathology, Physical Anthropology, Applied Research Methodology, Bio-Statistics, and Applied Pharmacology.
Part-II
Paper-I: Orthodontic history, Concepts of occlusion and esthetics, Child and Adult Psychology, Etiology and classification of the malocclusion, Dentofacial Anomalies, Diagnostic procedures and treatment planning in Orthodontics, Practice Management in Orthodontics.
Paper II: Clinical Orthodontics
Paper III: Descriptive and analyzing type question.
OBJECTIVES:
The training program in Orthodontics is to structure and achieve the following four objectives
Knowledge:
1. The dynamic interaction of biologic processes and mechanical forces acting on the stomatognathic system during orthodontic treatment
2. The etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment planning of various common Orthodontic problems
3. Various treatment modalities in Orthodontics – preventive, interceptive and corrective.
4. Basic sciences relevant to the practice of Orthodontics
5. Interaction of social, cultural, economic, genetic and environmental factors and their relevance to the management of oro – facial deformities
6. Factors affecting the long-range stability of orthodontic correction and their management
7. Personal hygiene and infection control, prevention of cross infection and safe disposal of hospital waste, keeping in view the high prevalence of Hepatitis and HIV and other highly contagious diseases.
Skills:
1. To obtain proper clinical history, methodical examination of the patient, perform essential diagnostic procedures, interpret them and arrive at a reasonable diagnosis about the dentofacial deformities.
2. To be competent to fabricate and manage the most appropriate appliance – intra or extra oral, removable or fixed, mechanical or functional, and active or passive – for the treatment of any orthodontic problem to be treated singly or as a part of a multidisciplinary treatment of oro-facial deformities.
Attitude:
1. Develop an attitude to adopt ethical principles in all aspects of Orthodontic practice.
2. Professional honesty and integrity are to be fostered
3. Treatment care is to be delivered irrespective of the social status, caste, creed, and religion of the patients.
4. Willingness to share knowledge and clinical experience with professional colleagues
5. Willingness to adopt, after a critical assessment, new methods and techniques of orthodontic management developed from time to time based on scientific research, which are in the best interest of the patient
6. Respect patients’ rights and privileges, including patients right to information and right to seek a second opinion
7. Develop attitude to seek opinion from allied medical and dental specialists as and when required
Communication Skills:
1. Develop adequate communication skills particularly with the patients giving them the various options available to manage a particular Dento-facial problem and to obtain a true informed consent from them for the most appropriate treatment available at that point of time.
2. Develop the ability to communicate with professional colleagues, in Orthodontics or other specialties through various media like correspondence, Internet, e-video, conference, etc. to render the best possible treatment.
COURSE CONTENT:
The program outlined, addresses both the knowledge needed in Orthodontics and allied Medical specialties in its scope.
Spread of the Curriculum:
PART-I:
A. Applied Basic Sciences:
Applied Anatomy:
a. Prenatal growth of head:
Stages of embryonic development, the origin of the head, the origin of face, the origin of teeth.
b. Postnatal growth of head:
Bones of the skull, the oral cavity, the development of the chin, the hyoid bone, the general growth of the head, growth of the face.
c. Bone growth:
Origin of bone, the composition of bone, units of bone structure, schedule of Ossification, mechanical properties of bone, the roentgen graphic appearance of bone
d. Assessment of growth and development:
Growth prediction, growth spurts, the concept of normality and growth increments of growth, differential growth, gradient of growth, methods of gathering growth data. Theories of growth and recent advances, factors affecting physical growth.
e. Muscles of mastication:
Development of muscles, muscle change during growth, muscle function and facial development, muscle function and malocclusion
f. Development of dentition and occlusion:
Dental development periods, order of tooth eruption, chronology of permanent tooth formation, periods of occlusal development, pattern of occlusion.
g. Assessment of skeletal age.
Physiology:
a. Endocrinology and its disorders:
Growth hormone, thyroid hormone, parathyroid hormone, ACTH.
b. Calcium and its metabolism:
c. Nutrition-metabolism and their disorders:
Proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals
d. Muscle physiology:
e. Craniofacial Biology:
Adhesion molecules and mechanism of adhesion
f. Bleeding disorders in orthodontics: Hemophilia
Dental Materials:
a. Gypsum products:
Dental plaster, dental stone and their properties, setting reaction etc.
b. Impression materials:
Impression materials in general and particularly of alginate impression material.
c. Acrylics:
Chemistry, composition physical properties
d. Composites:
Composition types, properties, setting reaction
e. Banding and bonding cements:
f. Wrought metal alloys:
Deformation, strain hardening, annealing, recovery, recrystallization, grain growth, properties of metal alloys
g. Orthodontic arch wires
h. Elastics:
Latex and non-latex elastics.
i. Applied physics, Bioengineering and metallurgy:
j. Specification and tests methods used for materials used in Orthodontics:
k. Survey of all contemporary literature and recent advances in above mentioned materials:
Genetics:
a. Cell structure, DNA, RNA, protein synthesis, cell division
b. Chromosomal abnormalities
c. Principles of orofacial genetics
d. Genetics in malocclusion
e. Molecular basis of genetics
f. Studies related to malocclusion
g. Recent advances in genetics related to malocclusion
h. Genetic counseling
i. Bioethics and relationship to Orthodontic management of patients.
Physical Anthropology:
a. Evolutionary development of dentition
b. Evolutionary development of jaws.
Pathology:
a. Inflammation
b. Necrosis
Biostatistics:
a. Statistical principles
• Data Collection
• Method of presentation
• Method of Summarizing
• Methods of analysis – different tests/errors
b. Sampling and Sampling technique
c. Experimental models, design and interpretation
d. Development of skills for preparing clear concise and cognent scientific abstracts and publication
Applied Research Methodology In Orthodontics:
a. Experimental design
b. Animal experimental protocol
c. Principles in the development, execution and interpretation of methodologies in Orthodontics
d. Critical Scientific appraisal of literature.
Applied Pharmacology
Definitions & terminologies used – Dosage and mode of administration of drugs. Action and fate of drugs in the body, Drug addiction, tolerance and hypersensitive reactions, Drugs acting on the central nervous system, general anesthetics hypnotics, analeptics and tranquilizers. Local anesthetics, Chemotherapeutics and antibiotics. Vitamins: A, D, B – complex group, C & K, etc.
PART-II:
Paper-I: Basic Orthodontics
Orthodontic History:
a. Historical perspective,
b. Evolution of orthodontic appliances,
c. Pencil sketch history of Orthodontic peers
d. History of Orthodontics in India
Concepts of Occlusion and Esthetics:
a. Structure and function of all anatomic components of occlusion,
b. Mechanics of articulation,
c. Recording of masticatory function,
d. Diagnosis of Occlusal dysfunction,
e. Relationship of TMJ anatomy and pathology and related neuromuscular physiology.
Etiology and Classification of Malocclusion:
a. A comprehensive review of the local and systemic factors in the causation of malocclusion
b. Various classifications of malocclusion
Dentofacial Anomalies:
a. Anatomical, physiological and pathological characteristics of major groups of developmental defects of the orofacial structures.
Diagnostic Procedures and Treatment Planning in Orthodontics:
a. Emphasis on the process of data gathering, synthesis and translating it into a treatment plan
b. Problem cases – analysis of cases and its management
c. Adult cases, handicapped and mentally retarded cases and their special problems
d. Critique of treated cases.
Cephalometrics
a. Instrumentation
b. Image processing
c. Tracing and analysis of errors and applications
d. Radiation hazards
e. Advanced Cephalometrics techniques including digital cephalometrics
f. A comprehensive review of literature
g. Video imaging principles and application.
Practice Management in Orthodontics:
a. Economics and dynamics of solo and group practices
b. Personal management
c. Materials management
d. Public relations
e. Professional relationship
f. Dental ethics and jurisprudence
g. Office sterilization procedures
h. Community-based Orthodontics.
Paper-II: Clinical Orthodontics Myofunctional Orthodontics:
a. Basic principles
b. Contemporary appliances –design, manipulation and management
c. Case selection and evaluation of the treatment results
d. Review of the current literature.
Dentofacial Orthopedics:
a. Principles
b. Biomechanics
c. Appliance design and manipulation
d. Review of contemporary literature
Cleft lip and palate rehabilitation:
a. Diagnosis and treatment planning
b. Mechanotherapy
c. Special growth problems of cleft cases
d. Speech physiology, pathology and elements of therapy as applied to orthodontics
e. Team rehabilitative procedures.
Biology of tooth movement:
a. Principles of tooth movement-review
b. Review of contemporary literature
c. Applied histophysiology of bone, periodontal ligament
d. Molecular and ultra cellular Considerations in tooth movement
Orthodontic / Orthognathic surgery:
a. Orthodontist’s role in conjoint diagnosis and treatment planning
b. Pre and post-surgical Orthodontics
c. Participation in actual clinical cases, progress evaluation and post-retention study
d. Review of current literature
Ortho / Perio / Prostho/Endo interrelationship:
a. Principles of interdisciplinary patient treatment
b. Common problems and their management
The basic principles of mechanotherapy include removable appliances and fixed appliances:
a. Design
b. Construction
c. Fabrication
d. Management
e. Review of current literature on treatment methods and results
Applied preventive aspects in Orthodontics:
a. Caries and periodontal disease prevention
b. Oral hygiene measures
c. Clinical procedures
Interceptive Orthodontics:
a. Principles
b. Growth guidance
c. Diagnosis and treatment planning
d. Therapy emphasis on:
• dento-facial problems
• Tooth material discrepancies
• Minor surgery for Orthodontics
Evidence-Based Orthodontics:
Different types of fixed Mechanotherapy:
Orthodontic Management of TMJ problems, sleep-apnoea etc.:
Retention and relapse:
a. Mechanotherapy – special reference to the stability of results with various procedures
b. Post-retention analysis
c. Review of contemporary literature
Recent Advances :
a. Use of implants
b. Lasers
c. Application of F.E.M.
d. Distraction Osteogenesis
e. Invisible Orthodontics
f. 3D imaging Digital Orthodontics, Virtual Treatment Planning
g. CAD-CAM bracket Customization
h. Robotic Wire Bending
i. Accelerated Orthodontics
• Surgical
• Device-assisted or mechanical stimulation
• Biochemical Mediators
j. Lingual Orthodontics
Paper III: Essays (descriptive and analyzing type questions)
PRE – CLINICAL EXERCISES
(Should be completed within 3 months)
A general outline of the type of exercises is given here:
1. General Wire bending exercises to develop manual dexterity.
2. Clasps, Bows, and springs used in the removable appliances.
3. Soldering and welding exercises.
4. Fabrication of removable, habit-breaking, mechanical, and functional appliances, also all types of space maintainers and space regainers.
5. Bonwill Hawley Ideal arch preparation.
6. Construction of orthodontic models trimmed and polished.
7. Cephalometric tracing and various Analyses, also superimposition methods –
8. Fixed appliance typodont exercises.
a) Training shall be imparted in one basic technique i.e. Standard Edgewise / Begg technique or its derivative / Straight wire etc., with adequate exposure to other techniques.
b) Typodont exercise
• Band making
• Bracket positioning and placement
• Different stages in treatment appropriate to technique taught
9. Clinical photography
10. Computerized imaging
11. Preparation of surgical splints, and splints for TMJ problems.
12. Handling of equipment like vacuum forming appliances and hydro solder etc.
Basic Pre-Clinical Exercise Work for the MDS Students:
1. Clasps:
| Sl.No | Exercise | No. |
| 1 | ¾ Clasps | 1 |
| 2. | Triangular Clasps | 1 |
| 3. | Adam’s clasp | 2 |
| 4. | Modification of Adam’s – With Helix | 2 |
| 5. | Southend Clasp | 1 |
2. Labial Bows:
| Sl.No. | Exercise | No. |
| 1 | Short labial bow (upper & lower) | 1 |
| 2 | Long labial bow (upper & lower) | 1 |
| 3. | Split high labial bow | 1 |
3. Springs:
| Sl.No. | Exercise | No. |
| 1 | Double cantilever spring | 1 |
| 2 | Coffin spring | 1 |
| 3 | T spring | 1 |
4. Appliances:
| Sl.No. | Exercise | No. |
| 1. | Hawley’s retention appliance with anterior bite plane | 1 |
| 2. | Upper Hawley’s appliance with posterior bite plane | 1 |
| 3. | Upper expansion appliance with expansion screw | 1 |
| 4. | Habit breaking appliance with tongue crib | 1 |
| 5. | Oral screen and double oral screen | 1 |
| 6. | Lip bumper | 1 |
| 7. | Splint for Bruxism | 1 |
| 8. | Catalans appliance | 1 |
| 9. | Activator | 1 |
| 10. | Bionator | 1 |
| 11. | Frankel-FR 1& 2 appliance | 2 |
| 12. | Twin block | 1 |
| 13. | Lingual arch | 1 |
| 14. | TPA | 1 |
| 15. | Quad helix | 1 |
| 16. | Utility arches | 1 |
| 17. | Pendulum appliance | 1 |
| 18. | Canine Retractor(Marcotte & PG Spring) | 1 |
5. Soldering exercises:
| Sl.No. | Exercise | No. |
| 1 | Star/Comb/Christmas tree | 1 |
6. Study model preparation:
7. Model analysis – Mixed and permanent Dentition:
8. Cephalometrics:
| Sl.No. | Exercise |
| 1 | Lateral cephalogram to be traced in different colors and super imposed to see the accuracy of tracing |
| 2 | Vertical and Anterio-Posterior Cephalometric analysis |
| 3 | Soft tissue analysis – Holdaway and Burstone |
| 4 | Various superimposition methods |
9. Basics of Clinical Photography including Digital Photography:
10. Typodont exercises: Begg or P.E.A. method/Basic Edgewise:
| Sl.No | Exercise |
| 1 | Teeth setting in Class-II division I malocclusion with maxillary anterior Proclination and mandibular anterior crowding |
| 2 | Band pinching, welding brackets and buccal tubes to the bands |
| 3 | Different Stages dependent on the applied technique |
CLINICAL WORK:
Once the basic pre-clinical work is completed in three months, the students can take up clinical cases and the clinical training.
Each postgraduate student should start with a minimum of 50 fixed orthodontics cases and 20 removable including myofunctional cases of his/her own. Additionally he/she should handle a minimum of 25 transferred cases.
The type of cases can be as follows:
• Removable active appliances
• Class-I malocclusion with Crowding
• Class-I malocclusion with bi-maxillary protrusion
• Class-II division – 1
• Class-II division – 2
• Class-III (Orthopedic, Surgical, Orthodontic cases)
• Interdisciplinary cases
• Removable functional appliance cases like activator, Bionator, functional regulator, twin block and new developments
• Fixed functional appliances – Herbst appliance, jasper jumper etc
• Dentofacial orthopedic appliances like head gears, rapid maxillary expansion, NiTi expander etc.,
• Appliance for arch development such as molar distalization
• Fixed mechanotherapy cases (Begg, PEA, Tip edge, Edgewise, lingual)
• Retention procedures of above-treated cases.
Career Options
After completing MDS, candidates will get employment opportunities in Government as well as in the Private sector. They can apply for higher studies through research courses or can apply in the government or private sector for a job.
In the Government sector, candidates have various options to choose from which include:
- Join State Government Dental Jobs as a Dental Surgeon.
- Join the Indian Navy as a Dental Officer.
- Join the Indian Railways as a Dentist.
- Join as Territorial Officer in Indian Army.
- Join the National Rural Health Mission or NRHM.
- Join through UPSC vacancy.
- Join ESIC or Employees State Insurance Corporation.
- Join ECHS or Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme.
While in the Private sector, the options include:
· Clinical practice- start your own clinic, work in a clinic associated with a hospital, or work in private clinics.
· They can join Research organizations.
· Join universities/colleges as lecturers.
Courses After MDS in Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics
Master of Dental Surgery is a postgraduate course that can be pursued after finishing high school. After pursuing BDS, a candidate could pursue the following course programs, where MDS is a feeder qualification.
These include:
- Ph.D. in Orthodontics.
- Ph.D. in Dental Sciences.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – MDS in Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics
- Question: What is the full form of MDS?
Answer: The full form of MDS is Masters of Dental Surgery.
- Question: What is MDS?
Answer: Masters of Dental Surgery (MDS) is a postgraduate course done by doctors after completing BDS.
- Question: What is the duration of MDS?
Answer: MDS is a postgraduation program of three years.
- Question: What is the eligibility of MDS?
Answer: The candidate must have qualified NEET MDS and have a BDS degree from a Dental College recognized by the Dental Council of India. He /She must have completed satisfactorily one-year compulsory rotating internship from colleges recognized by the Dental Council of India.
- Question: What is the scope after doing MDS?
Answer: MDS offers candidates various employment opportunities and career prospects.
- Question: What is the average salary for MDS candidate?
Answer: The MDS candidate’s average salary ranges between Rs.6.5 lakhs to Rs. 24 lakhs depending on the experience. The average salary may vary with experience.
- Question: How selection is done?
Answer: The selection is done on an annual basis which is based on performance in NEET PG-MDS and counseling conducted by DCI (Dental Council of India).
- Question: What is MDS Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics all about?
Answer: MDS Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics is a postgraduate course that deals with the study and treatment of disproportionate jaw, and teeth irregularity of developing or mature Oro-facial structures.
- Question: What is Dentofacial orthodontics?
Answer: Children are frequently the best prospects for getting dentofacial orthopedic treatment because, unlike orthodontics, which involves managing tooth movement, dentofacial orthopedics involves guiding facial growth and development, which primarily takes place during childhood.
