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BDS via NEET UG

Bachelor of Dental Surgery — The dental counterpart of MBBS — oral health, dental surgery and prosthodontics with a paid rotating internship.

5 yrsDuration incl. internship
DCIRegulating council
27,000+Seats across India
NEET UGSingle entrance route

About The Course

What BDS actually is

BDS is a 4-year academic programme plus a 1-year compulsory rotating internship, regulated by the Dental Council of India. You cover oral anatomy, oral pathology, conservative dentistry, orthodontics and oral & maxillofacial surgery.

Seats are allotted through the same NEET UG counselling as MBBS — many candidates keep BDS in government colleges just below MBBS in their choice lists, since it secures a clinical doctor title at a much friendlier rank.

Oral AnatomyDental MaterialsOral PathologyPeriodonticsOrthodonticsProsthodonticsConservative DentistryOral Surgery

After Graduation

Where BDS takes you

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Dental practiceClinics, hospitals or your own chamber
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MDS specialisationVia NEET MDS after graduating
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Hospital dentistryDental departments & trauma units
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Dental entrepreneurshipChains, aligner and implant practices

Admission Route

How you get a BDS seat

01

Clear NEET UG

Your NEET UG score is the single entrance for this course.

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Counselling rounds

All-India and state quota choice filling, round by round.

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Allotment & reporting

Seat allotment, document verification and college reporting.

See our NEET UG counselling packages for exactly how we guide this, or explore the other courses one NEET score unlocks:

MBBS BAMS BHMS BUMS BSMS BNYS B.V.Sc & AH

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