Master in Dental Surgery

Master in Dental Surgery

MDS ·
Masters
·
3 years
Fee (Tentative)NPR 2,381,760

Entrance Exams

BPKIHS has been running MDS Program since 2011 in Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Periodontology and Oral Implantology, Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, Prosthodontics and Orthodontics.

Subject Seats
Community Dentistry 2
Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics 2
Oral Medicine and Radiology 1
Oral Pathology 1
Prosthodontics 3
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2
Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics 2
Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry 3
Periodontology & Oral Implantology 3
Total 19

MDS program of B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences is of 3 years duration. The maximum time limit to complete the PG course is 10 years from the date the course started.

Eligibility

Eligibility

  • BDS or equivalent from institutions recognized by the government of Nepal
  • Registered in Nepal Medical Council 
  • Registered in the respective medical council of the applicant's own country for foreign candidates 
  • One year experience
  • Candidate should score a minimum of 50% (Pass Marks) in the Entrance Examinations conducted by Medical Education Commission for being eligible to be on the merit list

Exam Format

  • Single best response type with Multiple choice questions
  • Four options (A, B, C, D)
  • No. of questions - 200
  • Recall: Understanding: Application – 30:50:20
  • Duration – (3 hours including one-time voluntary toilet break)

Weightage

S.No. Subjects Marks
Clinical Dental Sciences Subjects
1 Oral Medicine and Radiology (10+5) 15
2 Oral and Maxillofacial 15
3 Periodontics 15
4 Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics (7+8) 15
5 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 15
6 Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry 15
7 Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthetics (Removable Prostho + Fixed Prosthodontics + Maxillofacial Prosthetics) (8+6+1) 15
8 Public Health Dentistry + Community Medicine and Biostatistics (5+5) 10
9 Oral Pathology and Microbiology 10
10 Dental Implantology 5
Sub-Total   130
Basic Medical Sciences
11 Anatomy 5
12 Physiology 5
13 Pathology 5
14 Pharmacology 5
15 Biochemistry 5
16 Microbiology 5
  Sub-Total 30
17 Oral Biology 5
18 Dental Materials 5
19 Forensic Odontology 5
20 General Medicine 5
21 General Surgery 5
22 Anesthesia 5
23 NMC CPD Topics (Medical ethics, rational use of drugs, infection prevention, BLS/ACLS, communication skills, medical emergencies in dental practices and practice management in dentistry) 10
Total   200