SYLLABUS FOR
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I BDS  II BDS  III BDS  FINAL BDS  MDS

SYLLABUS FOR FINAL BDS PART I & II

FINAL B.D.S - PART I

PAPER 1: ORAL MEDICINE AND RADIOLOGY

ORAL MEDICINE:

1.                  Scope and importance of the subject.

2.                  Methods of diagnosis including special investigations.

3.                  Acute infections of oral and para-oral structures

4.                  Blood dyscrasias and their management.

5.                  Management of Cardiac patient in dentistry

6.                  Metabolic and Endocrine disturbances, their oral manifestations.

7.                  Nutritional deficiencies, and their significance in dentistry

8.                  Oral sopsis and its effects on general system.

9.                  Disfunctions of Tempero-mandibular joints.

10.              Cervical-facial lymphadenopathy

11.              Diseases of  salivary glands

12.              Facial pain.

13.              Cysts and tumours of the oral cavity.

14.              Oral manifestations of dermatological and other systemic disturbances.

15.              Special investigations.

16.              Immune concepts of oral lesions.

17.              Forensic odontology.

ROENTGENOLOGY

1.                  Physics of radiation – production of X-rays.

2.                  Principles of X-ray techniques and factors for Radiography and Fluoroscopy.

3.                  Techniques of intra-oral Radiography  and normal anatomical land mark.

4.                  Radiological interpretation of abnormal dental and jaw conditions.

5.                  Elements of Radiation treatment in oral and facial conditions and their sequelae.

6.                  Contract radiography and recent advances in Dental – Radiology including radioactive traces.

LIST OF BOOKS RECOMMENDED FOR READING AND REFERENCE

  1. Edward V Zegarelli, Diseases of the mouth and jaws. Second Edition, Philadelphiallea & Febigga 1978
  2. Malcolm .A. Lynch, Burkets Oral Medicine Diagnosis and treatment, 8th Ed. Philadelphia J.P. Lippincott company 1984.
  3. Paul W. Goaz & Stuart C.White, Oral Radiology; Principles and Interpretation 3rd ed Mosby 1994.
  4. LeRoy M.Ennis, Dental Roentgenology, 6th Edition, Philadelphia Lea & Febiger.   

 PAPER 2 : ORTHODONTICS

  1. Definition, aims, objectives, and scope of orthodontics
  2. Growth and development of jaws, teeth, face and skull and establishment of normal occlusion.
  3. Genetics as applied to Orthodontics.
  4. Normal occlusion and its characteristics, Factors responsible for establishment and maintenance of normal occlusion.
  5. Malocclusion – type & Different classification.
  6. Actiology and malocclusion.
  7. History taking and examination of patient and case analysis and differential diagnosis including cephalometrics and treatment planning.
  8. a) Proventive and interceptive treatment of malocclusion

b) Extraction in Orthodontics

  1. Appliances used in Orthodontics treatment – adequate knowledge of

a) Removable appliances, mechanical appliances and functional appliances and

b) Elementary knowledge of fixed appliances.

  1.  Tissues change incident to Orthodontrics treatment.
  2. Retention after treatment and relapse.
  3. Materials used in Orthodontics
  4. Habit breaking appliances.

LIST OF BOOKS RECOMMENDED FOR READING AND REFERENCE

  1.  

William R. Profit

:

Contemporary Orthodontics

2nd ed Mosby year Book 1993
  1.  

Graber T.M.

:

Orthodontics Principles and Practices

3rd ed. W.B. Saunders Company 1992
  1.  

C. Philip Adams

:

The Design, Construction and use of

Removable Orthodontics Appliences 6th ed

Varghese Publishing House 1993.  
  1.  

T.C. White and

J.H.Gardiner

:

Orthodontics for Dental Students 3rd ed Macmillan Indian Ltd., 1976
  1.  

Moyers Robert E.

:

Hand Book or Orthodontics 4th ed.

Year Book Medical Publishers 1988.

 

PAPER 3: PEDODONTICS

i.        Introduction, definition, scope and importance of pedodontics.

ii.       Growth and Development of Dental and Oral Facial Structures and normal occlusions. Development anomalies.

iii.     Morphology of Definitions and its applications.

a)                  Applied Morphology and Histology of desiduary and permanent teeth.

               b)         Importance of first permanent molar.

iv.     Fundamentals of the Dental Health

Biological factors responsible for maintenance of Dental and Oral Health.

v.      Contributory local factors affecting oral-plague etc.      

vi.     Child psychology and management of child patient.

vii.   Examination, Diagnosis, and treatment planning.

viii.  Clinical pedodontics.

Set up of Pedodontic clinic..

Teething disorders

Developmental Anomalies.

Dental caries in children

Restorative dentistry

Pulp Therapy and Endodontics.

5 space Maintiners.

Treatment of traumatized teeth arrangement of problems of the primary and mixed dentition period.

Gingival disorders in children

Stomatological conditions in children.

Management of handicapped children.

Mouth habits and their managements.

Lecturers                   -       40 hours

Practicals & Clinical      -      150 hours       Total 190 hours

LIST OF BOOKS RECOMMENDED FOR READING AND REFERECE

1

Ralph E Mcdonald

:

Dentistry for the Child and

Adolescent 5th ed.

the C.V. Mosby Company 1988 

2

Finn. Sidney B.

:

Clinical Pedodontics 4th ed.

W.B. Saunders Company 1995

3

Braham. Raymond L.

:

Text Book of Pediatric Dentistry 2nd ed.

CBS Publishers & Distributors 1990

 

PAPER 4: COMMUNITY DENTISTRY

1. BIOSTATISTICS

Introduction and General Principles of Biostatistics, Statistical procedures.

2. PSYCHOLOGY

Introduction, Psychological development from birth to adolescence, Management of child in the dental office-parent counseling in respect of dental health and hygiene of the child.

3. PUBLIC HEALTH.

Concept and phylosepy of public health, Public Health in India.

General Epidemiology, Health Education, environmental health, disposal of wastes, waker: norms for portability, purification.

4. PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY

Prevention, levels of prevention, various measures in the prevention of dental and oral diseases at individual and mass level.

5. PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY:

Introduction, definition, objectives functions of public health dentist, procedural steps in dental public health, indices for dental diseases, surveying and evaluation, epidemiology of dental caries, periodontal diseases, oral cancer. Utilisation of dental manpower, payment for dentalcare, public dental health programme. School Dental Health  programme. Dental Health services at State and Center. Private practice administration, ethics, Dental Council and Association.

6. SOCIAL SCIENCES

As  applied to health, social structure concepts, groups, social institutions, urban and rural societies, their concepts of health. Applications of sociology in health programme, social environment.

Cultural Anthropology objective, different aspects of Folk: medicine, and popular medicine, Cultural pattern and complexes, taboos, as related to health.

FIELD PROGRAMME:

1.                  In Rural area to conduct survey of Dental diseases, provide dental health education, emergency treatment.

2.                  School – Health Programme,  Dental care for school children and preventive programme – topical fluoride application and oral hygiene demonstrations.

LIST OF BOOKS RECOMMENDED FOR READING AND REFERENCE

Sl. No.

Title of the book

Author

Remarks

1

Principles of Dental Public Health

1979 Edition 

J.M. Dunning

--

2

Community Dentistry

Clifford Dummet

--

3

Dental Public Health

Jodffery Black

--

4

Dentist, his practice & Community

Young & Striffler

--

5

Preventive Dentistry

Muller & Hine

--

6

Preventive Medicine & Public Health 

Sparks.

--

7

Flourides & Dental Fluorsis

Myers

--

8

Preventive Dentistry

Forrest J.O

--

9

Preventive Medicine for the Doctor in his community

Leavell and clark

--

10

Better Health through Preventive  Dentistry & Nitrition.

Billingsh M.L

--

FINAL B.D.S - PART II

PAPER 5 : PROSTHODONTICS AND CROWN & BRIDGE 

A. COMPLETE DENTURES

1.        Introduction & scope

2.        Applied anatomy

3.        Examination, diagnosis, treatment planning and desiduary progosis.

4.        Principle of retention & stability.

5.        Principles and techniques of impressing making..

6.        Preparation of casts, trays and temporary denture-bases.

7.        Jaw-relation and methods of registration.

8.        Artificial teeth their selection and arrangements and esthetics.

9.        Articlators and face boes.

10.    Occlusion and articulation in complete denture.

11.    Trying in of complete dentures.

12.    Processing and fishing of dentures.

13.    Correction of occulusal discreoancies.

14.    Delivery and adjustments of complete dentures.

15.    Sequela of ill-fitting dentures.

16.    Repair, rebasing and relining.

17.    Immediate dentures.

18.    Implant dentures.

B.            REMOVAL PARTIAL DENTURES

1.        Introduction and  Scope

2.        Classification.

3.        Examination, diagnosis, treatment planning.

4.        Components of removable partial dentures & their function.

5.        Surveyors.

6.        Mouth preparations for partial dentures.

7.        Impression procedures.

8.        Design of removable partial dentures associated problems.

9.        Fabrications of the cast metal frame work.

10.    Jaw relation record.

11.    Selection and arrangement of teeth.

12.    Acrylic Partial denture.

13.    Trying in of partial dentures.

14.    Processing, finishing and maintenance of partial dentures.

15.    Immediate partial dentures.

C.            ELEMENTS OF CROWN AND BRIDGE PROSTHESIS:

1.          Introduction  Definitions.

2.          Indications and contra-indications.

3.          Examination, diagnosis, & treatment planning.

4.          Selection and choice of abutment teeth.

5.          Principles of tooth reduction.

6.          Indications, contra indications, and procedures of preparation of abutment teeth for receiving various types of retainers.  

7.          Temporary protection of prepared tooth.

8.          Gingival retraction and impression procedures

9.          Construction of dyes and working models, direct and indirect techniques

10.      Technique of fabrication of retainers.

11.      Connectors, stress, breakers and assembly of fixed bridges. 

12.      Connectors, stress, breakers and assembly of fixed bridges.

13.      Finishing, cementing and maintenance of crown and bridge.

D.            …………….. PROSTHESIS:

1.          Splints

2.          Obturators.

3.          Carriers

Lecturers           -    80 plus 20 = 100 hours

Practicals / Clinicals     -     360 ( Techniques) plus

                                         540 ( Clinincals)

Total         -                     1000   hours  

LIST OF BOOKS RECOMMENDED FOR READING AND REFERENCE

1

George A Zarb

:

Bouchers Prosthodontics treatment for edentulous patients lied Mosby 1997

2

Grant Alam A

:

Complete Prosthodontics : Problems, Diagnosis and Management Mosby 1994

3

Hearwell Charless M

:

Syllabus of Complete Dentures 4th

Varghese Publishing House 1981

4

Fenn H.R.B

:

Clinical Dental Prosthetics 2nd ed CBS Publishing    and distributors 1986

5

Winkler Sheldon

:

Essentials of complete Denture Prosthoentics

2nd ed Ishigaku Euro America Inc. 1996

REMOVABLE PARTIAL DENTURES

1

Mcgivney Glen P

:

Mc-Cracken’s Removable partial Prosthodontics

9th ed Mosby 1995

2

Gross Joseph E &

Miller Ernest L

:

Removable Partial Prosthodontics 3rd ed. Mosby

Year book 1991

3

Renner Robert P

:

Removable Partial Dentures Quintessence

Publishing  Company 1987

4

Osborne John

:

Partial Dentures 4th ed CBS Publishers &

Distributors 1985

5

Stewart Kenneth L

:

Clinical Removable Partial Prosthodontics 2nd ed.

Ishiyaku Euro America Inc. 1997

ELEMENTS OF CROWN AND BRIDGE PROSTHESIS

1

Howe Lesile C.

:

Inlays, Crowns and Bridges

A clinical Hand Book wright 1993

2

Berned. G.N. Smith

:

Dental Crowns and Bridges:

Design Preparation Mosby Year Book Medical

Publishers 1986

 

 

 

Fixed Prosthodontics

1

William F.P.Malone

:

Tylman’s Theory & Practice of Fixed Prosthodontics

8th ed Ishiyaku Euro America inc 1989

2

Rosenstiel Stephen F

:

Contemporary Fixed prostho dontics 2nd ed

Mosby 1995.

PAPER 6 : FINAL YEAR CONSERVATIVE DENTISTRY INCLUDING ENDODONTICS

    Lecturers:

            Definitions and scope.

            Oral hygiene in relation to conservative dentistry

            Instruments – Normenolatures design and formulae, care and sterilization.

            Examination diagnosis and treatment planning.

            Charting and recording of the cases.

            Cavities classification and nomenclature.

            Choice of filling materials.

Principles of cavity preparation control of pain prevention of damage to hard and soft tissues during operative procedures.

Methods employed for  the exclusion of saliva

Bio-Mechanics of cavity design and restoration with filling materials.

Filling materials. Pulp and soft tissue protection.

Airotors and high speed equipments.

Cavity preparation for various types of restorations including inlays and enlays Matrices.

Drugs used in conservative Dentistry.

    Endodontics:

            Rationale of endodontic therapy.

            Diagnostic aids in Endodontics.

            Care and sterilization of instruments for endodontics

            Treatment of vital and non vital pulp.

            Tests for sterility of the root canal.

LIST OF BOOKS RECOMMENDED FOR READING AND REFERENCE

1.        A.D. Brack, G.V. Black’s, Operative Dentistry Vol. II 9th Ed. U.S.A. Mosby 1995.

2.        H. Williams Gillmore, Operative Dentistry, 4th Ed. USA, C.V.Mosby Company 1967.

3.        H. Williams Gillmore, Operative Dentistry, USA, C.V.Mosby Company 1982.

4.        Clifford M. Strudenant, the art the science of operative Dentistry, 2nd Ed. U.S.A. C.V.Mosby Company 1985.

5.        H.M. Pickard, A Manual of Operative Dentistry 5th Ed, Oxford – Oxford University press – 1983.

6.        Lousis I Grossman, Endodontic Practice 11th Ed. Philadelphia Lea & Febiger-1988.

OPERATIVE DENTISTRY

1.      Clifford M. Sturd Evant, The Art and science of Operative Dentistry Third Ed.,  Mosby 1995.

2.      H.William Gillmore, Operative Dentistry Fourth Editions, B.I. Publications Pvt.Ltd. New Delhi 1990.

ENDODONTICS

1.   Lousis Grossman, Endodontics practice Eleventh Ed.., Varghese Publications 1998.

    

PAPER 7: ORAL SURGERY

   LOCAL ANESTHESIA

1.      Introduction

2.      Properties of an ideal local anesthetic drug.

3.      Properties of local anesthetic drug in use.

4.      Choices of anesthesia, local or general anesthesia.

5.      Indications and Contra-indications, advantages and disadvantages of the local anesthesia.

6.      Components of a standard local anesthetic solution and the part played by each components.

7.      How does the local anesthetic acts.

8.      Pre-anesthetic medications.

9.      Techniques of infiltration anesthesia, Nerve block anesthesia. Symptoms and Sings of anesthesia.

10.  Complications associated with local anesthesia and their management.

      GENERAL ANESTHESIA

1.      Properties of general anesthetic drugs commonly used.

2.      Pre-anesthetic preparation of a patient and per-medication.

3.      Evaluation of a patient for general anesthesia.

4.      Short anesthesia in a Dental Chair, Endotracheal – anesthesia. Intravenous anesthesia.

5.      Symptoms and Signs of the general anaesthesia.

6.      Complications arising during the administration of general anesthesia in the Dental Chair.

7.      Complications of tooth extraction and their management.

EXODONTIA

1.    Objectives.

2.    Indications for tooth extraction.

3.    Pre-operative assessment.

4.    Forceps extraction.

5.    'Surgical extraction' (Trans-alveolar extraction.)

6.    Extraction technique under general anesthesis in the Dental Chair.

7.    Complications of tooth extraction and their management. 

     ORAL SURGERY

1.      Definition and Scope.

2.      Diagnosis in Oral Surgery:

a)  History taking             b) Clinical examination             c) Special investigations 

3.      Importance of general condition of the patient in relation to Oral Surgery.

4.      Treatment planning.

5.      Sterilization.

6.      Use of antibiotics in surgery.  

7.      Diagnosis Pre-operative assessment and treatment of impacted teeth.

8.      Pre-Prosthetic Surgery

9.      Surgical aid, to Orthodontics

10.  Pre-facial infections, their diagnosis and treatment.

11.  Inflammatory diseases in Jaw bone and their management.

12.  Diagnosis and management of Cysts of Oral Cavity.

13.  Diagnosis and treatment of the fracture of the mandible.

14.  General cutline of the fracture of the middle-third of the facial skeleton.

15.  Dfagnosis and treatment of Benign neoplastic lesions of the Oral Cavity (Odontogenic and non-odontogenic).

16.  Surgical Procedures in relation to endodontic therapy ( Apicetomy)

17.  Surgical treatment of tumour like lesions of the oral cavity including odontome.

18.  Diseases of maxillary sinus, with special reference to Oro-antral fistula.

19.  Management of haemorrhage in oral surgery.

20.  Diseases of the salivary glands, Diagnosis treatment of saliva Calculi and neoplasms arising from minor salivary glands.

21.  Surgical aspects of histopathological disgnosis.

22.  Oral surgical complications and their management.  

23.  Diagnosis of nalignant conditions of Oral Cavity, a broad outline about the different methods of treatment.

24.  Diseases of tempormandibular joints, such as arthritis, hypoplasis, subluxation, dislocation, anxyolosis. Other causes if inability to open the mouth.

25.  Affection of trigeminal and facial nerves.

    Lectures:-

            Anesthesia ( Local and general)            …            10 hours

            Exodontia                                             …            10 hours

            Oral Surgery                                         …            40 hours

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                    Total                                                  60 hours

Clinical                                             220 hours

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Total Practical & Clinical Hours       280 hours                    

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LIST OF BOOKS RECOMMENDED FOR READING AND REFERENCE

1.      Daniel M Laskin, Oral & Maxillofacial surgery Vol. I & II St. Lom’s  C.V.Mosby co., 1980.

2.      Gutsav O Kruger T.B. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 6th Ed., St Lousis, C.V. Mosby 1984.

3.      Mervyu Shear, Cysts of te Oral region briston John wrighd & sons 1976.

4.      Georffery L Howe. extraction of teeth Briston wright 1985.

5.      W.Harry Archer, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 5th Ed. – Vol. I & II, Phyladelphia, W.B. Saunders company 1975.   

PAPER 8: PERIODONTICS

1.        Introduction :- Scope and applicability of the subject. Historical background of Periodontology.

2.        Maintenance of  Health – Role and scope of Oral Physiotherapy measures, patient education – programme and periodic check.

3.        Classification of gingival and periodontal disturbances.

4.        Gingival enlargement.

5.        Infective muco-gingival conditions – specific and non-specific.

6.        Degenerative conditions – Gingival and Periodnotosis.

7.        Atrophic conditions affecting gingival and periodontal tissues.

8.        Local systemic factors in the causation of gingival and periodontal lesions.

9.        Periodontitis and seguelae.

10.    Nalocclusion,  Mal-alignment and traumatic occlusion Bruxism and Tempero-mandibular joint aistrubances. Occlusion equilibrium.  

11.    Diagnosis and diagnostic aids including roentgenography and its uses and limitations.

12.    Prognosis.

13.    Norphological defects of the muco-gingival structures influencing periodontium and their statement.

14.    Treatment of all gingival and periodontal disturbances.

Treatment planning,  phases and rationale.

Different available therapeutic procedures.

Healing Mechanism.

15.    Role of Nutrition in aetiology and treatment.

16.    Drugs in Periodontics.

17.    Instrumentation.

18.    Splints.

19.    Preventive periodentics, concept of focal infection.

20.    Materials used in periodontia.

CLINICALS

Varied approaches towards plaque control.

Treatment of the sufficient number of cases of scaling and root planning.

Approach, examination diagnosis ( including differential / diagnosis ) and analusis of Periodontal and other cases – clinically.

Treatment planning including surgical treatment and execution of the same.

Occlusal equilibration.

            Lecturers         ….      45 hours

            Practical/Clinicals      ….      205 hours.

LIST OF BOOKS RECOMMENDED FOR READING AND REFERENCE

1)     Fermin A Carrauze Glickman’s Clinical periodontology Seventh Edition, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders company 1990.

2)     Frank .E. Benbe, Periodontology  - Diagnosis and treatment Newyourk. The MacMillan company 1953.

3)     John. F.Prichard. Advanced periodont disease/Surgical and Presthetic management. Philadelphia. W.B. Saunder’s Company 1972.

4)     Balint Orban. Periodontics – A concept – theory and practice St. Leuis The C.V. Mosby Company 1958.

5)     Henry M. Goldman, Periodontal Therapy, Sixth Edition, St.Louis . The C.V. Mosby Company 1980.

6)     A Bryan Wade, Basic Periodontology Second Edition Bristol:John Wright & sons Ltd. 1965

7)     Torquil Macphee, Essentials of Periodontology and Periodontics Third Edition Oxford-Blackwell Scientific Publications – 1981.

8)     Sidney Sorbin, The practice of Periodontia, Newyourk Mac. Grawhill company.

                 

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