MBBS vs BDS - Choose the right career option

 

MBBS vs BDS - Choose the right career option

 

As soon as the board exam results have been announced, many candidates who passed their Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology (PCB) as core subjects wish to become a doctor. Yet there arises a confusion about choosing between the MBBS and BDS. Most of the medical aspirants end up choosing the MBBS course as they have limited knowledge about the BDS course . BDS is the best alternative to MBBS. The BDS graduates are referred to as dental surgeons, yet they can use the term doctor before their name. Many dentists prefer to use doctors before names as it is not entirely prohibited.

 

Both the MBBS and BDS courses have various advantages of their own. Hope this article helps the candidates in deciding between MBBS and BDS by knowing their major differences.

 

MBBS vs BDS - Abbreviation

 

We know that the full form of MBBS is Bachelor of Surgery, Bachelor of Medicine. It was originally derived from its latin name, Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae. The MBBS is the primary medical undergraduate course in India. It is also the most sought route to become a doctor of modern medicine in the country.

 

The full form of BDS is Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree. BDS is an officially recognized course to be pursued after class 12th in order to become a dentist. These dental graduates work on treating the oral hygiene of patients after completing the degree.

 

MBBS vs BDS - Know in brief

 

The MBBS course is the most popular and in demand undergraduate medical course among Class 12 Science (PCB) students in India. The MBBS is the best path to pursue for becoming a doctor in India. MBBS is the only certified course to become a modern medicine doctor. The admissions for MBBS course in medical colleges is authorized and granted by the Medical Council of India (MCI).

 

The BDS or Bachelor of Dental Surgery is the best one in the health sector after MBBS. Students aiming to develop their career as a dentist after 12th should select the BDS course as their Undergraduate. The course curriculum of BDS is maintained by the Dental Council of India.

 

MBBS vs BDS - Course duration

 

The time period of the MBBS course is 5.5 years in which the first four and a half years are theory-based and the last year is spent in mandatory internship.

During the MBBS internship period, the students have to participate in various hospital wards training. This helps them in having the real-time experience of their theoretical knowledge.

 

BDS is an undergraduate course with a time period of five years. In BDS, the first four years is for theory and final year is for rotatory internships.

 

MBBS vs BDS - Admission process

 

To get admitted in the medical or dental courses in India, candidates must qualify 12th with Physics, Chemistry & Biology with a minimum of 50% marks for general category while it is 40% for the reserved category.

 

National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is a unique and only entrance test conducted for admitting about 82,926 MBBS, 26,949 BDS, and other undergraduate medical seats offered by 542 medical, 313 dental, and many other colleges in India. The counseling for both the MBBS and BDS will be totally different and students have to separately register for this. Counseling process admission will be granted in the medical and dental colleges based on the applications filled, across the nation.

 

MBBS vs BDS - Syllabus

 

Candidates can go through the following to know the syllabus for both the MBBS and BDS.

 

Specialty wise MBBS syllabus

 

Phase	Subject	Topics
Pre-Clinical	Anatomy	Gross anatomy, Microanatomy, Embryology, and Genetics, Neuroanatomy
	Biochemistry	Biological cell, Biomolecules, Enzymes, Metabolic pathways, their regulation, and metabolic interrelationships, Food assimilation, and nutrition, Hormones, Molecular Biology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Environmental biochemistry, cancer and cancer makers
	Physiology	General Physiology, Nerve–Muscle, Blood, Respiratory System, Cardiovascular System, Gastrointestinal System, Nutrition, Environmental Physiology, Reproduction, Kidney, Neurophysiology, Yoga
Para-clinical	Forensic Medicine & Toxicology	Forensic Medicine, Toxicology
	Microbiology	Microbiology, Bacteriology, Bacterial Staining and Cultivation, Common Tests for Bacterial identification, parasitology, Virology, Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Infection, Mycology, Common Laboratory Methods for Diagnosis of Fungal Infections, Collection of Transport of Samples, Host-Parasite relationship, Bacterial, and Viral Genetics, Immunity to infection, Immunodiagnosis, Vaccines, Sterilisation and disinfection, Bacteriology of water and air, Microorganisms associated with gastrointestinal infections, Gastrointestinal infections caused by parasites
	Pathology	General Pathology, Systemic Pathology, Practical
	Pharmacology	General Pharmacology, Autonomic nervous system & Peripheral nervous system, Central nervous system, Autacoids, Cardiovascular system, Gastrointestinal and respiratory system, Hormones, Chemotherapy, Miscellaneous
Clinical	Anesthesiology	Preoperative evaluation & optimization, Skills I/V, Cannulation, Oropharyngeal/Nasopharyngeal Airway insertion, Bag-Mask Ventilation, Attaching pulse oximeter, BP cuff, and ECG electrodes and setting up a monitor
	Community Medicine	Behavioral Sciences, Health Education, Environment, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Nutrition, Maternal & Child Health, Rehabilitation, Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases And Non-communicable Diseases, Important National Health Programmes, Occupational Health, Health Administration, Health Economics, Geriatrics, Counselling
	Dermatology and Venereology	Ineffective dermatoses, Infective dermatoses, Infestations, Melanin synthesis, Allergic disorders, Drug eruptions, urticaria, erythema multiforme, Vesiculo-bullous diseases, Epidermopoiesis, Psoriasis, Pathogenesis, Syphilis, Gonococcal and Nongonococcal infections, HIV infection, Dermatological Emergencies
	Medicine	Clinical Pharmacology, Nutritional and metabolic disorders, Water, electrolyte and acid-base imbalance, Critical care Medicine, Pain management and palliative care, Medical Psychiatry, Poisonings, Specific environmental and occupational hazards, Immune response and Infections, Cardiovascular system
	Obstetrics & Gynaecology	Basic Sciences, Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Contraception, Neonatology and Recent Advances
	Ophthalmology	Microbiology in relation to eye, Pathology in relation to eye, Pharmacology in relation to eye, Disorders of the Lid, Disorders of the Lacrimal Apparatus, Conjunctivitis & Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Trachoma & Another chronic conjunctivitis, Keratitis and corneal ulcers, Corneal ulcer, Scleritis & Episcleritis
	Orthopedics	Pediatric orthopedics, Orthopaedic Oncology, Management of Trauma, Sports Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Orthopedic Neurology, Disorders of Spine, Radiology, Fracture
	Otorhinolaryngology	Oral cavity and oropharynx, Ear, Instruments, Operative Procedures, X-ray
	Pediatrics	Vital statistics, Growth and development, Nutrition, Immunization, Infectious diseases, Hematology, Respiratory system, Gastro-Intestinal Tract, Central Nervous System, Cardiovascular system, Genito-Urinary System, Neonatology, Pediatrics Emergencies, Fluid-Electrolyte, Genetics, Behavioral Problems, Pediatrics Surgical Problems, Therapeutics
	Psychiatry	Behavioural Sciences, Emotion and its application to health, Cognitive process and memory, psychiatric disorders, personality disorders, Schizophrenia, Bipolar disorders, Depression, Anxiety neurosis, phobia, and OCD
	Surgery	Skin, Head and Neck region, Arteries, Veins, Breast, Oesophagus, Stomach and duodenum, Small intestine, Colon and rectum, Appendix, Acute abdomen, Urology

 

 

 

BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) Syllabus

 

First Year of BDS

 

●      General Human Anatomy including Embryology and Histology

●      General Human Physiology and Biochemistry, Nutrition and Dietetics

●      Dental Anatomy Embryology and Oral Histology

●      Dental Materials

●      Pre-clinical Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge

 

Second Year of BDS

 

●      General Pathology and Microbiology

●      General and Dental Pharmacology and Therapeutics

●      Dental Materials

●      Preclinical Conservative Dentistry

●      Pre-clinical Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge

●      Oral Pathology & Oral Microbiology

 

Third Year of BDS

 

●      General Medicine

●      General Surgery

●      Oral Pathology and Oral Microbiology

●      Conservative dentistry and Endodontics

●      Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

●      Oral Medicine and Radiology

●      Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics

●      Paediatric & Preventive Dentistry

●      Periodontology

●      Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge

 

Fourth Year of BDS

 

●      Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics

●      Oral Medicine & Radiology

●      Paediatric & Preventive Dentistry

●      Periodontology

●      Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

●      Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge

●      Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics

●      Public Health Dentistry

 

 

MBBS vs BDS - Top 10 colleges

 

Given below are the top medical and dental colleges of India for MBBS and BDS admission in India.

 

Top medical (MBBS) colleges in India

 

NIRF Rank 2020	Name of the colleges	Score out of 100
1	All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi	90.69
2	Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh	80.06
3	Christian Medical College, Vellore, Karnataka	73.56
4	National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka	71.35
5	Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh	70.21
6	Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh	64.72
7	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu	64.39
8	Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry	63.17
9	Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka	62.84
10	King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh	62.2

 

 

Top dental (BDS) colleges in India

 

NIRF Rank	Name of college	Score out of 100
1	Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, Delhi	82.51
2	Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Udupi, Karnataka	78.17
3	Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra	76.37
4	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu	72.34
5	A. B. S. M. Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangaluru, Karnataka	70.87
6	Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka	68.75
7	Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education And Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu	66.27
8	Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai, Maharashtra	64.54
9	SRM Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu	64.47
10	JSS Dental College and Hospital, Mysuru, Karnataka	64.07

 

MBBS vs BDS - Career opportunities

 

Students wanting to pursue medicine can look out the following to know more on the career opportunities in MBBS and BDS.

 

Career after MBBS

 

Medical graduates who completed their MBBS degree aiming to secure jobs in reputed companies all over the nation and globe must know about their career opportunities after MBBS. Both the  private and government sectors offer a lot of job opportunities to the deserving and qualified candidates. Every candidate has the perks of getting the below mentioned jobs.

 

●      Doctors

●      Junior Doctors

●      Physicians

●      Junior Surgeons

●      Medical Professors or Lecturers

●      Researcher

●      Scientists

 

Career after BDS

 

There are also a lot of job opportunities available for the BDS graduates. Medical aspirants with a BDS degree can secure a job in both the private and government sector of the country. Below are some of the jobs that can be taken by the BDS graduates.

 

●      Set up a private practice

●      Consultant

●      Teaching

●      Oral consultant

●      Oral surgeon, and many more.

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