I am a BDS Final year student. After passing I need to do specialised course in Maxillofacial. Pls guide about such courses in India/abroad.

Dear Aspirant,

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery course in an MDS postgraduate 3-year course in dentistry. Most institutes require a minimum aggregate of 50% marks for this and have an entrance exam which comprises of an Entrance test and personal interview or group discussion. Some even ask for a one year internship after BDS for the same. The top recruiters of such professionals are Fortis Healthcare, MAX Healthcare, Care Hospitals, Indian Council of Medical Research, Apollo Hospitals, Kailash Hospital, and such. The average salary will be 3 to 15 lacs.

Colleges which offer this course in India are:

1. Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi
2. Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore
3. SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad
4. Kind George's Medical University, Lucknow
5. AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalore
6. Awadh Dental College and Hospital, Jamshedpur
7. Kannur Dental College, Kannur
8. Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneshwar
9. Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Dental Sciences and Research
10. Subharti Dental College, Meerut
11. Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur
12. Tamil Nadu Government Dental College and Hospital
13. AECS Maruti College of Dental Sciences and Research, Bangalore
14. Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi
15. Gurunanak Institute of Dental Science and Research, Kolkata
16. Hitkarini Dental College and Hospital, Jabalpur
17. Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Kanpur
18. Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences and Research, Faridabad
19. Pushpagiri College of Dental Science, Thiruvalla
20. National Dental College and Hospital, Mohali

Courses in abroad are offered in the following universities:

1. University of Bridgeport, U.S.A.
2. Griffith University, Australia
3. The University of Sydney, Australia
4. University of Liverpool, UK
5. University of Aberdeen, UK
6. MCPHS University, UK
7. Cardiff University, UK
8. University of Glasgow, UK
9. University of Plymouth, UK
10. The University of Adelaide, Australia

Hope this helps. All the best!

Oral and maxillofacial surgery specializes in surgery of the face, mouth, and jaws. It is an internationally recognized surgical specialty

Some of the top colleges for the same are mentioned below :-

All India Institute of Medical Sciences - [AIIMS]

Lady Hardinge Medical College - [LHMC]

Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences - [MAIDS]

Manipal College of Dental Sciences - [MCODS]

SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital Sattur.

Feel free to comment if you have any doubt

Good luck

After you finish BDS , that is after internship you can do super specialisation courses which includes oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, prosthodontics etc.

In India, you need to appear for NEET MDS, that you would be eligible to apply only after you complete your internship and through the counseling process you can select your super specialisation course and college according to your rank.

If you want to study abroad, the process varies from country to country. First of all BDS degree from India is not a valid degree in most of the countries. Given below are process to be followed in different countries :

1. In European countries, including UK you need both MBBS and DDS to do a super specialisation in Maxillofacial surgery.

2. You need to qualify NBDE and NDBE exams for practice in USA and Canada, and do DDS for 2 years to get practising license and then apply for super specialisation.

3. For Australia and New Zealand you would have to qualify entrance test to get registered with the dental councils of the respective countries.

4. In countries like Japan, Russia you have to clear a language test first then apply for the entrance test.

5. In African countries India BDS degree is valid, you may apply for super specialisation there.