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NITTE University Mangalore

Mangalore,Karnataka,India

0824 220 4300

: +91 - 828 101 0854

www.nitte.edu.in

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  • University
  • Co - Education
  • ESTD 2008
  • Medicine

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Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

MDS  Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 

Course

M.D.S. Orthodontics & Dentofacial  Orthopedics or Master of Dental Surgery in Orthodontics & Dentofacial  Orthopedics is a postgraduate Dentistry Course. The Course helps to educate orthodontists who are proficient at treating the broad scope of occlusal and dento-facial malocclusions. Special emphasis is placed on diagnosis and treatment planning, growth and development, biomechanics, and occlusion, using research to help develop critical thinking and writing skills while making a significance contribution to the scientific literature. The course helps to focus on the alignment of the teeth and the dental arches: the maxilla and the mandible. The practice of this specialty includes diagnosis, prevention, interception, and correction of malocclusion and other abnormalities of the developing or mature oro-facial structures.  

Eligibility

  • BDS, completed from an institute recognized by the Dental Council of India (MCI).
  • A minimum aggregate score of 55% at the level of graduation.
  • Permanent registration with the State Dental Council.

Duration: 3 years

Higher Studies

Postgraduates interested in pursuing higher studies in the discipline may go for Ph.D. or M. Phil. in the subject.

Career Opportunitiues

  • Consultant
  • Dental Assistant
  • Dental Hygienist
  • Dental Lab Technician
  • Dental Surgeon
  • Medical Representative
  • Private Practitioner
  • Professor
  • Public Health Specialist

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