BDS Course Curriculum

Curriculum for Under-graduate Dental (BDS) – Updated 2024

Objectives of BDS Course —
To prepare a dental surgeon with required knowledge, skill and attitude to practice dental surgery to improve the oral & dental health in the community

1. Admission Requirements : The candidate must have passed S.S.C & H.S.C examinations from any one of the Secondary & Higher Secondary Education Boards of Bangladesh. H.S.C. examination must be in Premedical Group i.e. Science with Physics, Chemistry & Biology. They must have obtained at least 60% marks /GPA 3.0 marks in the combined S.S.C & H.S.C. examinations or equivalent qualifications. Detailed criteria for selection of candidates are determined from year to year by the Director General of Health services (Medical Education & Health Manpower Development). A candidate selected for admission in the Dental

College is obliged to follow the curriculum, rules and regulations as approved by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council and the respective University. Curriculum, rules or regulations are subject to changes from time to time.

2. Medium of Instruction And Assessment- The medium is English.

3. Recognised Dental Institutions For Undergraduate Dental Course :- Dhaka Dental College, Dental units of Chittagong Medical College and Rajshahi medical college and other institutions which are affiliated and recognised by appropriate authority.

DENTAL CURRICULUM FOR UNDER GRADUATE

DENTAL EDUCATION

4.1 Duration of The Course : The B.D.S course shall comprise four year’s of studies followed by one year of compulsory Professional practice in the form of rotatory internship. The course will be divided into Four years and will consists of Eight Terms. The allocation of time for Four years’ of academic studies shall be as follows:

Allocation of Time (In Weeks).

First Year Term -1 ……………………………… 24 weeks
Term -2 ……………………………… 24 weeks
University Exam ………………….. 3 weeks
Vacations ……………………………. 1 week.
Total : Part-1 ………………………… 52 weeks.
2nd Year Term -3 ……………………………… 24 weeks
Term -4 ……………………………… 24 weeks
University Exam ………………….. 3 weeks
Vacations ……………………………. 1 week.
Total : Part-II……………………….. 52 weeks.
3rd yrs Term -5 ……………………………… 24 weeks
Term -6 ……………………………… 24 weeks
University Exam ………………….. 3 weeks
Vacations ……………………………. 1 week.
Total : Part-III…………………….. 52 weeks.
4th year Term -7 ……………………………… 24 weeks
Term -8 ……………………………… 24 weeks
University Exam ………………….. 3 weeks
Vacations ……………………………. 1 week.
Total : Part-IV……………………. 52 weeks.

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Total for four years = 208 weeks (4 years)

Of the 24 weeks allocated for each TERM, at least 20 weeks should be utilized for teaching. The last four weeks in a term could be utilized for Term examinations and for making up any losses due to official holidays during the term.

4.2. ACADEMIC SCHEME : A term having 20 weeks for teaching will have at least 100 full working days and therefore approximately 600 hours of teaching time. On this basis each year will have approximately 1200 hours of teaching time.

4.2.1 Subject to be taught in each year 1st year – Anatomy with Histology Physiology with Biochemistry Science of Dental Materials 2nd year – General & Dental Pharmacology Pathology & Microbiology Oral Anatomy & Physiology Prosthodontic Technique Dental Public Health 3rd year – General Medicine General Surgery Periodontology & Oral Pathology Prosthodontics Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Orthodontics Paediatric Dentistry 4th year – Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics Prosthodontics Orthodontics Paediatric Dentistry

4.2.2. Each subject must introduce card and its satisfactory completion by the student should be obligatory before being sent up for University Examination. The card must be made available during practical University Examination and the results of the term-ending card examination may be consulted for reference where required.

4.2.3. The seminar or Integrated Teaching System will be introduced from thebeginning of the 1st year and it should be organized periodically, at the end of each system or topics.

4.2.4. At the end of each year, there shall be one University Examination named as First Professional B.D.S, 2nd Professional B.D.S, 3rd Professional B.D.S and Final Professional B.D.S. Examination.

*General Medicine includes:Infectious diseases, Chest, diseases and general diseases

**General Surgery includes: Otolaryngology, Ophthalmology & Orthopedic Surgery 3rd. Prof. B.D.S Examination should be held at the end of Year III on a pre fixed date (as per schedule in 9.1). The subjects to be examined are :-

(i) General Medicine.

(ii) General Surgery and

(iii) Periodontology and Oral Pathology.

8.2 Final Professional B.D.S Examination shall be held at the end of Year IV on a prefixed date (as per schedule in 9.1) The subjects to be examined are :

(i) Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery;

(ii) Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics :

(iii) Prosthodontics

(iv) Orthodontics and

(iv) Paediatric dentistry.

9. UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION :

9.1 All the four professional B.D.S examinations will start Simultaneously, in the 1st week of February & August in each year. Routine for conducting written examinations will be prefixed as follows :
1st day of Examination Anatomy with Histology – 1st year

General & Dental Pharmacology – 2nd year
Medicine -3rd year
Prosthodontics -Final year
2nd day of Examination Physiology with Biochemistry -1st year
Pathology & Microbiology -2nd year
General Surgery -3rd year
Orthodontia -Final year
3rd day of Examination Science of Dental Materials -1st year
Oral Anatomy with Physiology -2nd year
Period ontology & Oral Pathology -3rd year
Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics -Final year
4th day of Examination Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery -Final year
Dental Public health -2nd year
5th day of Examination Paediatrics Dentistry -Final year.

9.2 Practical, Oral and Clinical examinations for each group of Examiners will start as soon as possible after completion of the written examinations. The routine for practical/oral/Clinical examination will be drawn up in such way that the oral Practical/Clinical examination can be completed within-2-3 weeks and whole examination is completed within a period of 4-5 weeks. The routine for Oral/Practical/Clinical examinations should be drawn up in such a manner, that more or less equal gaps are provided between the subjects for each batch of Examinees. The results of the examinations are to be published within 10(ten) days after the completion of whole examinations.

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9.3. Simultaneously with the introduction of the new Examination system, card system for each subject (including clinical subjects) shall be gradually introduced for continuous evaluation of students performances during the course of studies. A student who does not complete the card in a particular subject will not be allowed to appear in the University Examination in that subject.

9.4. If a student does not pass all the subjects of any one B.D.S Examination he/she will not be eligible to appear in any subject of the next higher B.D.S Examination.

9.5. Any student passing all the subjects of any B.D.S Examination & successfully completes one academic year will be allowed to sit for the next higher and subsequent B.D.S. examinations. 9.6 A student who fails in second chance in a particular professional B.D.S examination will not be allowed to attend classes on higher class except 3rd year students, till he/she clears his failed subjects and is promoted to higher class.

9.7 Students who do not appear in particular subject or examination will be considered as failed in that subject or examination and will be dealt with accordingly.

9.8 Students passing in the regular BDS Examination will be eligible to obtain honors (75%) & place (upto 10 places) in order of merit.

9.9 They should be two boards (4 examiners) during exam for each subject.

9.10 Term examination will carry some marks allotted for each subject taught during the terms. All the marks allotted for term examination shall be consulted during practical part of the University Examination. The distribution of marks is shown in table 10.2

10.2. EXAMINATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MARKS.

Total Marks for University Exam : 3500
Pass Marks for Term Examination : 60%
Pass Marks for University Examination: 60% in theory, 60% Oral 60% Clinical: and
60% for practical for each separately all universities.

Note: Each student must complete his/her Term card and pass term Examination to be eligible to appear at the University examination for part concerned. The marks allotted for Term Examination/Term Card will be distributed for:

a) Attendance
b) Written Test
c) Oral
d) Practical
e) Dissection
f) Clinical Clerkship
g) Clinical works
h) Minor Surgery, etc.
i) FRST under Dental public Health

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BDS Course Curriculum