MDS Syllabus, subjects, AIIMS Syllabus, DCI Syllabus, AIIMS Syllabus, NEET MDS Exam Pattern

Q: Which course is best in MDS?

Some of the top courses in the MDS program are -ProsthodonticsPedodonticsOrthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopaedicsPeriodontologyPublic Health DentistryOral Medicine and RadiologyPreventive DentistryOral Pathology and Microbiology

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MDS Syllabus is aimed at imparting knowledge and skills about the medical branch of dentistry. It prepares the student with in-depth knowledge on Dentistry through various specializations and hands-on skills which would help them in making a successful career in Dental and Oral Health.

MDS course delivery method for this course includes seminars, Class discussions, lectures, workshops, conferences etc.

For the final evaluation, students have to sit for Final Examination, submit a thesis, clear practical exams and give a viva-voce examination.

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Table of Content

MDS Syllabus Quick Facts
MDS Syllabus

2.1 Semester wise Syllabus

2.2 Year Wise syllabus

DCI MDS Syllabus
AIIMS MDS Syllabus
NEET MDS Syllabus
NEET MDS Exam Pattern
MDS Syllabus: FAQs

MDS Course Details

Check out the quick facts on MDS syllabus in the section below.

Students pick a specialization as per their preferences. The course study involves seminars, lectures, clinical and laboratory methods and so on.
Aspirants willing to get in-depth knowledge about the MDS syllabus subjects and pattern, can take a look at the following table for a better insight.
The primary structure for the MDS syllabus is detailed below. Universities can curate the structure as per their rules and study framework.

MDS Syllabus

Check out the MDS subjects in the table below.

General Anatomy including embryology and histology	Dental Anatomy, Embryology and Oral Histology
General human physiology and Biochemistry	General Pathology and Microbiology
Dental Materials	General and Dental Pharmacology and Therapeutics
General Medicine	Oral Pathology and Oral Microbiology
General Surgery	Oral Medicine and Radiology
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics	Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
Periodontology	Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
Public Health Dentistry	-

Semester Wise Syllabus

Check out the semester Wise syllabus for the MDS course in the table below.

Semester I	Semester II
Etiopathogenesis Of Periodontal Diseases	Branch I Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Applied Basic Sciences	Minor Oral Surgery and Trauma
Diagnosis, Treatment, Preventive Periodontology and Implantology	Branch I Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Recent Advances in Periodontics	Recent Advances in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
-	Maxillofacial Surgery
Semester III	Semester IV
Oral Pathology, Oral Microbiology & Forensic Odontology	Applied Basic Sciences
Applied Basic Sciences	Conservative Dentistry including Preventive dentistry and Dental Materials
Recent Advances In Oral Pathology	Recent Advances in Conservative Dentistry
Laboratory And Histopathological Techniques	Endodontics
Semester V	Semester VI
Applied Basic Sciences	Seminars
Growth and Development, Basics in orthodontics, Diagnosis & Radiology	Didactic Lectures
Recent Advances in Orthodontics	Demonstrations
Bio-Mechanics & Various Orthodontics Tissue Changes, Techniques & Treatment Planning	Laboratory Techniques
Training in Methodology of Teaching	Structured Lecture Programs
Submission of Dissertation Thesis, Models, Radiographs, and Photographs	Clinical Case Conference
The students will undertake the laboratory work for the patients who are under their treatment	Joint Clinical Meetings with Allied Specialties
-	Weekly Journal Clubs

Year Wise syllabus

Check out the year wise syllabus for the MDS program in the table below.

First Year	Second Year
Applied Basic Sciences	Applied Basic Sciences
Branch I Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	Conservative Dentistry including Preventive dentistry and Dental Materials
Etiopathogenesis Of Periodontal Diseases	Oral Pathology, Oral Microbiology & Forensic Odontology
Minor Oral Surgery and Trauma	Endodontics
Diagnosis, Treatment, Preventive Periodontology and Implantology	Laboratory And Histopathological Techniques
Maxillofacial Surgery	Recent Advances In Oral Pathology
Recent Advances in Periodontics	Recent Advances in Conservative Dentistry
Recent Advances in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	-
Third Year Syllabus
Applied Basic Sciences	Didactic Lectures
Seminars	Growth and Development, Basics in orthodontics, Diagnosis & Radiology
Recent Advances in Orthodontics	Demonstrations
Bio-Mechanics & Various Orthodontics Tissue Changes, Techniques & Treatment Planning	Laboratory Techniques
Training in Methodology of Teaching	Clinical Case Conference
The students will undertake the laboratory work for the patients who are under their treatment	Joint Clinical Meetings with Allied Specialties
Structured Lecture Programs	Weekly Journal Clubs
Submission of Dissertation Thesis, Models, Radiographs, and Photographs	-

DCI MDS Syllabus

Check out the DCI MDS syllabus in the table below.

Prosthetic Dentistry	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Study of human masticatory apparatus and its functions in health, in deranged occlusal states and in conditions incidental to partial or complete loss of teeth and/or facial structures.	Principles of General and Oral Surgery
Study of biological and mechanical consideration related to various types of dentures and allied prosthesis.	Surgical Anatomy and Pathology of Head and Neck
Study of the principles, procedures and techniques of constructing and maintaining various types of dentures and allied prosthesis including the material used.	Embryology and gross anatomy of head and neck in relation to oral and maxillofacial surgery
-	Laboratory Investigations
-	Surgical procedures
Periodontics	Pathology and Microbiology
Periodontal therapeutics	Study of principles of routine and special techniques used for histopathology including principles of histochemistry as related to oral pathology.
Applied anatomy, physiology, biochemistry of the periodontium	Study of special pathology or oral regions as well as relation of local pathologic and clinical findings to systemic conditions.
Surgical aspects of periodontics	Advanced and histopathologic study of Dental and oral tissues including embryologic consideration
Characteristics of periodontal disease, etiology, pathogenesis and microbiology	Oral microbiology and their relationship to various branches of dentistry
Traumatic periodontal disturbances	Forensic dentistry
Current advances in periodontics	0ral diagnosis of soft tissue changes-study of basic clinical changes and their significance to Dental and oral diseases as related to oral pathology
Public health aspects of periodontal diseases-preventive Periodontics	Study of principles and techniques of oral cytology and oral biopsy procedures
Interrelationship of periodontics with other Dental and medical clinical disciplines	Recent advances in oral pathology and oral microbiology
Conservative Dentistry
Conservative Dentistry	Endodontics
Occlusion	History and rationale of endodontic procedures
History and rationale of conservative procedures	Bacteriological investigations and intracoronal medication
Pathologic and non-pathologic lesions of the hard tissue of the teeth, advanced knowledge of etiology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention	Pulp and periapical pathology, advanced knowledge of etiology, diagnosis, treatment and management of pulp involved in teeth
Modern development and advanced knowledge of restorative materials, procedures, cutting tools, drugs and chemicals used in conservative dentistry	Advanced knowledge of development of root canal instruments their sterilization and use
Modern biological and mechanical concept	Etiology, treatment of fractured and traumatized teeth
All types of restoration used in conservative dentistry	Advanced knowledge of restorative materials and operative procedures in endodontics
Dental caries	Endodontic procedures for reimplantation of teeth and fundamentals of surgical procedures for reimplantation of teeth
Conservative dentistry in relation to other branches of dentistry including geriatric dentistry	-
Orthodontics	Paedodontics
Orthodontics	Clinical paedodontics
Practicals	Principles of oral and Dental health in children
Dissertation	Diagnosis-examination, diagnostic aids, diagnosis and treatment planning
Clinical Training	Preventive paedodontics-epidemiology, general and specific preventive measures
Case presentation	Dissertation
-	Recent advances
Oral Medicine and Radiology	Community Dentistry
Clinical pathology and microbiology as applied to oral and facial lesions	Biostatistics
Systemic diseases with oral manifestations	Epidemiology
Congenital and hereditary disorders involving lesions of orofacial region	Environmental Health (Elementary study only)
Haematological, dermatological and neurological conditions with oral manifestations	Public Health Education
Salivary glands disorders	Behavioural Sciences
T.M.J. Dys-function	Public Health Nutrition
Disease of reticulo-endothelial system and autoimmune diseases	Environmental Health
Neoplasms and premalignant lesions	Public Health Practice & Administration Family Planning
Allergy, forensic odontology and other miscellaneous conditions	Preventive Dentistry
Therapy in above conditions.	Dental Public Health & Dental Epidemiology
Hazards of radiation	-
Principles of radio physics and radiations	-
Radiological techniques of head and neck region	-
Radiological anatomy of head and neck and interpretation of x-rays films	-
Traces in diagnosis	-

AIIMS MDS Syllabus

Check out the AIIMS MDS syllabus in the table below.

Orthodontics
Principles of Orthodontics	History of Orthodontics, scope & limitations
Normal occlusion	Importance of orthodontic records
Recognition of malocclusion, incidence, etiology and classification	Cephalometrics, models and photographic analysis
Growth prediction by computers	Diagnostic aids
Preventive and Interceptive orthodontics	Treatment planning by computer
Role of extractions	Serial extractions
Corrective orthodontics by fixed appliances (techniques)	Corrective Orthodontics by removal appliances
Myofunctional appliances	Analysis of forces, applied in orthodontic treatment
Biomechanical principles of Orthodontics tooth movement and tissue changes	Anchorage
Cleft palate Orthodontics, presurgical, mixed dentition and permanent dentition	Surgical Orthodontics
Slow & rapid max. expansion.	Clinical and laboratory techniques
Cast trimming	Model preparation
Soldering	Wire bending techniques
Manipulation of cold & hot cure acrylic resins	Spot welding
Impression taking	Radiographic and cephalometric analysis, tracing digitization
Bite registration	Clinical demonstrations of treatment planning by different methods & techniques
Conventional & prefabricated bands, cementation and arch fixation on the patient	Typodont exercises by both techniques
Removable and functional appliances	Direct bonding
Prosthodontics
Applied Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology and Biostatistics	Complete Denture Prosthodontics
Genetics in Dentistry	Diagnosis and treatment planning for a completely edentulous mouth
Endocrine glands in particular reference to Pituitary, Parathyroid and Thyroid glands	Anatomy and physiology of edentulous mouth
Normal occlusion, development of occlusion in deciduous, mixed and permanent dentitions	Oral aspects of systemic diseases of Prosthodontic interest
Role of Calcium and Vit D in growth and development of teeth and jaws	The problem of reduction of residual ridges
Growth and development of face, jaws and teeth	Impressions in Complete Denture Prosthodontics
Histology of enamel, dentin, cement, periodontal ligament and alveolar bone	Surgical preparation for complete Dentures
Speech Mechanism	Posterior palatal seal, principles and techniques
Salivary glands and saliva	Recording of mandibular movements and maxillo - mandibular relations in edentulous patients
Anatomy and histology of oral mucous membrane	Articulators and face bow in complete denture construction
Introduction to Biostatistics	Complete denture occlusion
Tooth numbering systems	Selection and arrangement of anterior teeth including guidelines for complete denture esthetics
Definition of selected terms-scale of measurements related to statistics	Selection and arrangement of posterior teeth
Presentation of data	Verification of maxillo-mandibular relation records
Anthropology as applied to craniofacial region	Try in of complete dentures
Anatomy of T.M.J., its movements and Myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome	Denture Insertion
Role of Vit A, C and B complex in oral mucosal and periodontal health	Laboratory procedures involved in complete denture construction
Oral precancerous lesions	Patient’s education and complete denture maintenance
Malignant lesions of the oral cavity and head and neck region	Complaints associated with dentures
Pulpal anatomy, histology and biological considerations	Relining and rebasing of dentures
Anatomy, physiology and function of the masticator system	Denture repair
Mastication, swallowing and deglutition mechanism	Transitional dentures
Congenital abnormalities of face and oral cavity	Immediate dentures
Sterilization in dentistry	Overlay dentures
Indices in diagnosis of dental caries and periodontal diseases	The single complete denture
Methods of collecting data	Obturators on complete dentures
Gypsum products used in Prosthodontics	Implants for the edentulous arches
Physical, mechanical and biological properties of modern dental materials	Preventive Prosthodontics
Die and counter die materials	Geriatrics complete denture patients
Various resins used in Prosthodontics including Denture base materials	Epidemiology of edentulousness
Impression materials used in Dentistry	Role of computers in Prosthodontics
Metals and alloys used in Dentistry	-
Duplicating materials	-
Dental waxes including inlay casting wax	-
Investments	-
Cements	-
Casting procedures involved in small castings and cast partial dentures	-
Soldering and welding	-
Porcelain including Porcelain fused to Metal alloys	-
Porcelain furnace, firing and techniques	-
Abrasives and polishing agents	-
Mechanics of tooth cutting (burs and points)	-
Implant materials	-
Partial Denture Prosthodontics	Fixed Prosthodontics
Introduction and terminology used in partial denture Prosthodontics	Periodontal considerations in fixed Prosthodontics
Examination, diagnosis and treatment planning in partial denture Prosthodontics	Diagnosis and treatment planning
Principles of removable partial denture (R.P.D) design and RPI concept	Biomechanical principles of tooth preparation
Mouth preparation for removable partial denture including preparation of abutment teeth	Fundamentals of occlusion
Impression materials and procedures for partially edentulous mouth	Complete metal crown
Trying in and adjustment of cast frame work	Individual tooth preparation
Processing, finishing, delivery and instructions about maintenance of removable partial dentures	Porcelain Jacket Crown
Repairs and additions to removable partial dentures	Partial veneer crown for Ant. and Post teeth
Classification of partially edentulous arches	Preparations for intra-coronal restorations
Components of removable partial dentures and their function	Provisional or temporary restorations
Surveying	Preparations for extensively damaged or endodontically treated teeth
Support for the distal extension denture base	Impression materials and techniques
Occlusal relationship and arrangement of teeth	Fluid control and soft tissue management
Laboratory procedures involved in cast partial dentures	Working casts and dies
Acrylic partial dentures	Wax patterns
Immediate partial dentures	Articulation of casts
-	Occlusal equilibration
-	Pontics
-	Investing and casting
-	Finishing and cementation.
-	Cementing Medium
-	Porcelain laminates
-	Porcelain fused to metal restorations
-	Resin bonded retainers (Maryland bridges)
-	Fixed removable Prosthodontics
-	Solder joints and other connectors
Maxillofacial Prosthodontics
Maxillofacial Prosthodontics in completely and partially edentulous mouth	Cranial and facial implants
Extra Oral prosthesis including ocular, orbital, nasal and auricular	Maxillofacial prosthesis materials and adhesives.
Preclinical Exercises
Setting up of teeth in balanced occlusion(Complete Denture)	Fixed Partial Denture Work : Typodont & Laboratory
Removable Partial Dentures	-
Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
Applied Anatomy and Histology and age related changes	Applied General and Oral Physiology and Biochemistry and age related changes
General Pharmacology	Applied General and Oral Pathology and Microbiology
Applied Oral Pathology	Microbiology
Biostatistics	Principles of Research Methodology

NEET MDS Syllabus

The NEET MDS syllabus is divided into two parts, namely Part A and B. Check them, in the table below.

Part A	Part B
Biochemistry	Orthodontics
Embryology	Dental Materials
Dental Embryology	Oral Pathology
General Human Physiology	Oral Microbiology
Histology	Periodontology
General Anatomy	Oral Radiology
Oral Histology	Endodontics
Dental Pharmacology	Crown & Bridge and Prosthodontics
General Pathology	Oral Medicine
General Pharmacology	Conservative Dentistry
General Microbiology	Preventive Dentistry
Therapeutics	Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery
General Medicine and Surgery	Pedodontics
Dental Anatomy	Public Health Dentistry
Dentofacial Orthopedics	-

NEET MDS Exam Pattern

For securing admission to the MDS program, sitting for the NEET entrance exam one of the options. NEET is a popular national level entrance exam, which is conducted to select candidates for medical courses. Check its exam pattern for the MDS program in the section below.

The entrance exam will be organized online which will be a CBT test. The duration of the test will be 15 minutes of test tutorial, and the test takers will have 3 hours to finish the exam. Candidates will get a total of 240 MCQ questions, with each having 4 options.

Regarding the marking scheme, candidates with each correct response will get 4 marks, and on every wrong answer, 1 mark will be deducted. Any question unanswered will have zero marks.

MDS Syllabus: FAQs

Ques. What are the subjects in MDS?

Ans. The main three subjects of the MDS syllabus are Orthodontics, Conservative Dentistry, and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.

Ques. Which course is best in MDS?

Ans. Some of the top courses in the MDS program are -

Prosthodontics
Pedodontics
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics
Periodontology
Public Health Dentistry
Oral Medicine and Radiology
Preventive Dentistry
Oral Pathology and Microbiology

Ques. How many years is MDS?

Ans. The course duration of full-time MDS program is 3 years.

Ques. How much does a MDS course cost?

Ans. The average course fees for the MDS course in private colleges is INR 17,00,000, and in government colleges, it is INR 2,000.

Ques. Is MDS important after BDS?

Ans. It is a traditional way for people to pursue MDS after the BDS course. Pursuing MDS, completing the BDS program will administer students with additional knowledge in the clinical field, and will strengthen their possibility of getting a job with ease.

Ques. What is the salary of an MDS doctor in India?

Ans. The average salary of an MDS doctor in India ranges from INR 3 to INR 12 lakhs.

Ques. Is the MDS exam tough?

Ans. Among all the MDS entrance exams, NEET MDS exam is one of the toughest dental exams. It is not only tough for its vast syllabus, but the exam’s competitiveness makes it even tougher.

Ques. How many marks are required to clear Neet MDS?

Ans. To clear the NEET MDS entrance exam, it is necessary for the general candidates to get past the 766.1 mark. On the other hand, reserved categories including OBC and SC categories students will clear the exam with 759.8 and 644.3 respectively.