Do MBBS students study about teeth?
MBBS students hardly know anything about teeth, dentistry in comparison to dental students or graduates. Their ignorance about importance of teeth, oral hygiene and it’s correlation to medical fitness.
Are MBBS and BDS syllabus same?
Hello student, Syllabus is almost the same in the first year, mbbs and bds have anatomy, physiology, biochemistry but bds also has an additional subject known as DENTAL ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY. and trust me, it is the most interesting subject of first year. The practical do differ.
Why is dentistry so separate from medicine?
Dentistry has treatment codes, but it doesn’t really have a commonly accepted diagnostic code language which makes it hard to integrate medical and dental records and harder to do research on the commonalities between oral health and overall health.
Is dentistry a field of medicine?
First, dentistry is a specialty area of medicine. In other words, doctors who become dentists must train in that specific area of medicine. Dentistry is a particular area of health that most medical doctors don’t have time for. Because of this, dentistry is a separate area of health that demands its own doctors.
Do med students learn about teeth?
Yet many medical school students have not learned much about identifying dental problems or oral manifestations of systemic disease—or the importance of counseling patients to care for their teeth.
What is the difference between MBBS and BDS in Dental Surgery?
It take less time to complete undergraduate degree in Dental Surgery than MBBS as the BDS course duration is 5 years where as the MBBS course duration is 5 and a half years. Students get their BDS degree much earlier than MBBS degree.
Is a BDS dentist a good career option for female students?
Dentistry is a stress free job. Compared to MBBS doctors, dentists have no emergency calls as tooth related diseases or infections can be treated as directed by the dentists and are not life threatening problems. It’s a very good career option for female students. A career in BDS is highly lucrative.
Is BDS a good career option after MBBS?
A career in BDS is highly lucrative. The actual earning of a MBBS doctor starts very late where as dentists start enjoying their earnings soon after completion of the BDS course. Although MBBS could be your first course choice but if you find any of the above presented reasons to pursue BDS course genuine then you can opt for BDS course.
Do you need to know anatomy to anaesthetize teeth?
You need to know anatomy to safely and effectively anaesthetize teeth. You need to know locations of major nerves when doing surgery eg. Removing impacted wisdom teeth. You also have to understand anatomy when deciding if the impacted tooth can be removed intact or if it has to be sectioned.