Bachelor of Dental Surgery

Age:

Candidate's age must be a minimum of 17 years completed and maximum of 30 years not exceeded.

Qualification:

i)

• Intermediate in science or equivalent qualification from universities recognized by Tribhuvan University within or outside Nepal with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English as main subjects,
  or

• Ten plus two (10+2) with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English as principal subjects.

ii)

• The candidate must have secured not less than 50% of marks on the aggregate of the above subjects.

Candidates other than those mentioned above will not be eligible to apply for the BDS program.

Selection Criteria:

i)

• The selection of students will be done on a merit basis in the competitive entrance examination.

ii)

• Entrance examination will consist of three papers:

A candidate must secure:

• At least 50% marks in Paper I

• 60% marks in Paper II

• Aggregate of 60% in Paper I and II combined

• 60% marks in Paper III

Candidates scoring 60% overall will have their names entered into the merit list.

The aim of the BDS curriculum is to produce a competent, skillful, socially committed, knowledgeable caring dental surgeon who is able to accept social and professional responsibilities on the basis of health care needs of Nepal and the perceived relevance in terms of effective and safe care to the patients, to appreciate the need for and take responsibility for one's continuing professional development and is able to utilize in practice recent advances in the concerned field.

Objectives

On completion of the course, the dental graduates will be able to:

• Demonstrate understanding of the scientific basis of dentistry and related disciplines of medical science.

• Explain range of dental health problems prevalent in Nepal, systematically gather information presented by patients and apply techniques for the recognition, investigation, prevention and treatment of those problems.

• Explain the underlying pathophysiological mechanism of disease process.

• State principles of health promotion and disease prevention.

• Organize preventive, promotive health care and curative measures in the community and in hospital and clinical settings.

• Communicate effectively with patients, their families and with other health professionals and demonstrate psychological responses to physical and social processes.

• Explain the ethical and medico-legal considerations, health and safety procedures and legislations related to dentistry.

• Obtain information and assess its validity to set the priorities in planning.

• Appreciate attitudes favourable to the optimal practices of dentistry.

• Perform the highest possible standard of procedures which are within his/her area of competence.