M.D.S. (Community Dentistry)
Master of Dental Surgery in Community Dentistry

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M.D.S. Community Dentistry or Masters in Dental Surgery in Community Dentistry is a postgraduate Dentistry Course.  The Course deals with preventing disease, prolonging life & promoting physical & mental efficiency through organized community efforts for the sanitation of the environment, the control of communicable infections, the education of individual in personal hygiene, the organization of medical & nursing services for the early diagnosis & preventive treatment of disease and the development of the social machinery to ensure everyone a standard of living adequate for the maintenance of the health. The course is career orienting in nature that opens many jobs for them after it.

M.D.S. Community Dentistry Eligibility                       

• B.D.S. with minimum 55% marks
• Some reputed colleges and institutes do conduct entrance examination to get admission to Degree course.

M.D.S. Community Dentistry Syllabus

The following are study related subjects:-

M.D.S. Community Dentistry Colleges

• St. Joseph Dental College
• Sumandeep Vidyapeeth University
• Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham - Coimbatore Campus
• Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research / Meenakashi University

M.D.S. Community Dentistry Course Suitability 

• Those who want to have to provide basic & advanced Health promotion to an individual and group of people and to achieve good oral hygiene & health awareness in public through organized community efforts can go for the course.
• Candidates should be able to conduct Oral Health Surveys in order to identify all the oral health problems affecting the community and find solutions using multi - disciplinary approach.
• Those who want to have further higher studies also can go for it.
• They should have a basic understanding of the historical context of the oral health care system, structure and function, and the role of oral health care as part of the general health care system.

How is M.D.S. Community Dentistry Course Beneficial?

• It is beneficial to apply basic sciences knowledge regarding etiology, diagnosis and management of the prevention, promotion arid treatment of all the oral conditions at the individual and community level.
• The Course is also beneficial for further studies such as Ph.D. etc.
• Candidates can join government organizations like Public Health Foundation of India or other government and private-owned dental hospitals.
• In the case of candidates with interest towards teaching profession, they can look for jobs as lecturers in government/ private dental colleges.
• A community dentist can also work as professors and lectures in both government and private dental colleges since the course is gaining popularity.
• They should have flair in communication as their main role is to create awareness among the people.

M.D.S. Community Dentistry Job Types

• Community Counselor
• Community Manager-Fashion
• Assistant Professor-Community Med
• Family Physician & Community Health Manager
• Manager-Business Development
• Accounts Manager
• Family Physician and Community Health Manager
• Community Program Manager
• Community & Social Media Manager
• Community Development Expert
• Social Media Community Manager
• Client Servicing, Community Manager