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BDS
Undergraduate dental degree
The dental degree that qualifies you as a dentist: four years of study followed by a one-year compulsory rotating internship. After it you register with a State Dental Council to practise, or go on to specialise through an MDS.
After BDS, you can
How you get in
NEET-UG. Seats are filled through MCC counselling (all-India quota and deemed universities) and state counselling.
At a glance
- Registration with a State Dental Council is required to practise.
- Most seats are in private colleges, so fees vary widely.
- Specialisation is through an MDS, via NEET-MDS.
In numbers
BDS enrolment by year3
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