Dental Lecturer
Also known as: Dental Tutor · Lecturer – Dental College · Assistant Lecturer
Teaches dental students and treats patients in the clinics of a dental college.
Starting salary: not added yet.
What you’d do
A dental lecturer teaches BDS students in a dental college and supervises them in the college's clinics, while also treating patients. Private and government dental colleges hire lecturers. A typical day is lectures or practical classes, clinical supervision and patient work.
- Take lectures and practical classes
- Supervise students in college clinics
- Treat patients in the college department
- Help with exams and department records
How you get in
BDS graduates can join a dental college as a tutor or lecturer in some departments after registration. Promotion to senior lecturer, reader and professor generally requires an MDS (through NEET-MDS) and teaching experience as set out in Dental Council of India norms.
Salary in India
Salary data isn’t added for this role yet. When it is, every figure points to its source.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Teaching and explaining clinical procedures
- Supervising students in clinics
- Patient treatment
- Preparing assessments and records
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition2
How many graduates enter each year?
BDS graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field2
Is it diverse?
Share of women among BDS graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- Without an MDS, growth in teaching posts is limited.
- Typical path: tutor/lecturer, senior lecturer, reader, professor.
- Many combine college work with a private clinic, where college rules allow.
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