1st Phase of BDS Course

The 1st phase of the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) degree lays the foundation for a successful career in dentistry.

This phase primarily focuses on building a strong understanding of basic medical sciences, human anatomy, and the fundamental principles of dentistry.

Key Subjects Covered

Department of Anatomy

Department of Dental Anatomy

Department of Physiology

Science of Dental Materials

This phase primarily focuses on building a strong understanding of basic medical sciences, human anatomy, and the fundamental principles of dentistry.

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Distributions of Teaching & Learning Hours

Subject Lecture (in hours) Tutorial (in hours) Practical (in hours) Others/ Demonstration / Dissection + card Exam (in hours) Integrated teaching (in hours) (Common Formative Exam Summative exam Total hours
Preparatory leave Exam time Preparatory leave Exam time
Anatomy 80 24 24 148 + 20 = 168 hrs 10 20 days 42 days 30 days 30 days 296
Dental Anatomy 99 146 27 18 10 290
Physiology & Biochemistry 132 124 60 – 10 316
Science of Dental Materials 110 40 70 69 10 289
Total 1191
Behavioral science, communication skill and medical ethics will be taught through four lecturers (4 hours)

within 1st phase under supervision of Dental Public Health department

 4
Grand total           1195
(Time for integrated teaching, examination preparatory leave and for formative & summative assessment is common for all subjects of the phase )

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Assessment

  • There will be in-course (card/item/term) & end-course (professional) assessment for the students in 1st phase of the course. i.e. formative and professional examination.

  • Formative assessment will be done through results of items, card and term ending examination & class attendance.

  • For formative assessment, 10% marks of written examination of each paper of each subject is allocated

  • For SAQ of each paper, 70% marks are allocated

  • For MCQ of each paper, 20% marks are allocated. There will be separate answer script for MCQ part of examination. Total number of MCQ will be 20

  • Oral part of the examination will be structured

  • OSPE / OSCE will be used for assessing skills/competencies. Traditional long & short cases will be also used for clinical assessment

  • There will be phase final professional examination within the each academic phase.

Examination & Distribution of Marks

Subjects Written Exam marks    Structured Oral Exam marks Practical Exam marks Formative Exam marks Total Marks
General Anatomy

90

 100 100 10 300
Dental Anatomy

90

 100 100 10 300
Physiology & Biochemistry

90 (45+45)

 100 (50+50) 100 (50+50) 10 (05+05) 300
Science of Dental Materials

90

 100 100 10 300
Total       1200

Eligibility for Prof

Eligibility for Appearing in the professional Examination

75% Attendance

At least 75% attendance in all classes – theory, practical, tutorial, residential field practice, clinical placement etc.

60% Marks

Obtaining at least 60% marks in examinations.

Passes in all

The student passes in all the subjects of the previous professional examinations.