Best MDS Branch For India

Which Clinical MDS Specialty is the Best After BDS In India?

Some of the specialists which seem most in demand, as per my own personal experience of having worked in New Delhi, are Orthodontists, Oral Surgeons, and Endodontists. Specialists in these three fields will never have trouble finding a good job or getting attached to multiple clinics since they cover a large part of the treatment offered.

Some other clinical branches that are in demand are Periodontology because of its focus on Implantology and Pedodontics because more and more parents prefer to take their children to a specialist child dentist.

This is not to say that a successful career cannot be made out of other specialties. The ones mentioned above just seem to be the one that allows dentists to kickstart their careers a little bit easier than others.

Implantology After BDS in India?

There is no way around making a career in Dentistry without offering Implants in your practice and therefore Implantology is an excellent field to look at after completing BDS. The only thing is that Implantology by itself is not an MDS specialty in India. Unlike numerous places abroad where people can do an MS in Implantology, students in India still have to learn about Implants as a part of some other specialty.

Periodontology, Oral Surgery, and Prosthodontics are all fields that are integral to Implantology and so graduates from all of these three branches have a nice base on which to build their career in implantology.

MDS in Non-Clinical Fields After BDS In India

There was a point during which almost no one considered a career in non-clinical subjects like Oral Pathology and Radiology or Community Dentistry. However, as dental colleges mushroomed across the country, it became apparent that there were much fewer graduates in this field than any other and so the rise in their careers to Professors or Head of Departments was much quicker.

This lead to a few years where non-clinical subjects became very popular among BDS graduates that wanted to make their career in teaching.

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Now, unfortunately, it would seem that the ‘boom’ has passed and the sheer number of graduates from different MDS programs are much more than teaching jobs available. In my opinion, students should only choose Non-clinical lines if they are really interested in them and not just because there is less competition.

Conclusion

It is unfortunate that the value of the BDS degree has become devalued by sub-par colleges mushrooming across the country and the sheer number of graduates has made it essential to get an MDS degree afterward. However, that being said, I am a firm believer that quality always stands out and so choose an MDS branch that you realy want to excel in.

That will make all the difference in you being just another dentist with a specialists degree and a doctor that your colleagues and other patients really trust.