Review Article
Year : 2021 | Volume : 9 | Issue : 2 | Page : 41 - 45
Revised Curriculum of BDS with Optional Subjects: A Thought Process
Sandhya Tamgadge, Amisha Nayak, Avinash Tamgadge1, Vipin Vasudev S Pai2, Shirin Saini3
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology Dr. D. Y. Patil University, School of Dentistry, 1 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, Padmashree Dr D Y Patil Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 2 Department of Health and Hospital Management, New Delhi, India, 3 Department of Health and Dental Informatics, Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, Qatar
Address for correspondence:
Dr. Sandhya Tamgadge,
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, School of Dentistry D Y Patil University, Nerul, Sector 7, Navi Mumbai ‐ 400 706, Maharashtra, India.
E‐mail: sandhya.tamgadge@gmail.com
Abstract
There is a lot of saturation of conventional career opportunities when it comes to practicing in dental sciences. As a result, there is remarked observance of unemployment, drastic shifts in the careers which are seldom related to bachelor studies. This can often lead to a lack of job satisfaction and complete arrest of the conventional clinical practice. In such scenarios, it is necessary to seek for the alternative applied career options where the students as well as established dentists work and manifest expertise in such different career spectrums. In addition to the conventional subjects in masters of dental surgery, these courses might help the students who cannot afford the fees required for the masters. Exposure to the new fields can lead to better demand for jobs and the experience adds on to the expertise, better patient compliance, and development of better interpersonal and interdisciplinary clinical practice.
Keywords: Alternative career, BDS, customized curriculum, dental care, future scope, job opportunities, saturation
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How to cite this article:
Tamgadge S, Nayak A, Tamgadge A, Pai VV, Saini S. Revised curriculum of BDS with optional subjects: A thought process. Int J Community Dent 2021;9:41-5.
