Yenepoya University Mangalore
- University
- Co - Education
- ESTD 2009
- Medicine
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Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) Oral Medicine and Radiology
MDS Oral Medicine and Radiology
Course
M.D.S. Oral Medicine and Radiology or Master of Dental Surgery in Oral Medicine and Radiology is a postgraduate Dentistry course. Oral Medicine and Radiology deal with the study, diagnosis and medication management of Oral and Oro – facial diseases. It emphasizes the concept of system diseases in a role of oral sepsis and oral manifestations of systemic diseases with an objective of maintaining proper oral health for general health. Oral diagnosis is the art of identifying the diseases, defects dysfunction deformities by scientific methods . Radiology is included in this specialty and it is the study of radiation and its uses in taking radiographs for oral and or facial diseases. The interpretation of these radiographs helps in proper diagnosis. The course is career originating in nature that provides them many jobs after its completion.
Eligibility
Candidates wishing to apply for the course need to have passed their bachelors degree in dental sciences with a minimum of 55% marks. Certain universities offer a direct entrance test for admission in the college while others require you to have already given any of the standard tests for MDS in Oral Medicine and Radiology such as NEET MDS.
Duration: 3 years
Higher Studies: Ph. D
Career Opportunities
- Assistant General Manager
- Attending Consultant
- Consultant
- Dental Assistant
- Dental Hygienist
- Dental Lab Technician
- Dental Surgeon
- Medical Coder
- Medical Representative
- Oral Pathologist
- Professor
- Public Health Specialist
- Registrar Jr. Consultant
