Outline of BDS Course of Study

Here’s a little information about the syllabus of Bachelor in Dental Surgery (BDS) Program in Tribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine who are planning to join or have joined the course. The BDS program consists of four and half years of full-time study with one year of compulsory rotating internship.

FIRST YEAR: 

1. Integrated Basic Medical Sciences:

i) Anatomy(including Embryology, Histology, Genetics, and Anthropology)

ii) Physiology

iii) Biochemistry

iv) Microbiology

v) Pathology

vi) Pharmacology

a. General Concepts

b. Neuro-Sensory System

c. Musculo-Skeletal System

2. Dental Materials Science

3. Laboratory Technique (Conservative Dentistry, Prosthodontics)

SECOND YEAR:

1. Integrated Basic Medical Sciences:

i) Anatomy(including Embryology, Histology, Genetics, and Anthropology)

ii) Physiology

iii) Biochemistry

iv) Microbiology

v) Pathology

vi) Pharmacology

a. Respiratory System

b. Cardiovascular System

c. Gastrointestinal System

d. Renal-Electrolyte System

e. Reproductive System

f. Metabolic/Endocrine System

2. Oral Anatomy

3. Laboratory Technique (Pre-clinical Prosthodontics and Pre-clinical Conservative Dentistry) 

THIRD YEAR:

1. Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

2. General Medicine

3. General Surgery

4. Anesthesiology

5. Forensic Dentistry

FOURTH YEAR FIRST PHASE:

1. Orthodontics

2. Pedodontics

3. Community Dentistry

4. Oral Medicine and Radiology

FOURTH YEAR SECOND PHASE:

1. Prosthodontics

2. Conservative Dentistry (including Endodontics)

3. Oral Surgery

4. Periodontology

FIFTH YEAR:

1. Compulsory Rotating

2. Internship of One Year Duration

(Source: Medical Education Department, Maharajganj, Kathmandu, Nepal)